THE MATHEMATICS ENTHUSIAST

(formerly The Montana Mathematics Enthusiast)

ISSN 1551-3440 Vol.9, Nos.3, June 2012

1. 2. 3. 4. Beyond Post-modernity in mathematics education Ole Skovsmose (Denmark) Moving towards new inter-cultural perspectives in mathematics education Ingrid Dash (Sweden) & Bharath Sriraman (USA) Inquiry- without posing questions? Helle Alr (Denmark) & Marit Johnsen-Hines (Norway) Loss of Dimension in the History of Calculus and in Student Reasoning Robert Ely(Idaho) SECTION ON NORTH CALOTTE CONFERENCE IN MATHEMATICS EDUCATION (Troms 2010) 5. 6. Editorial: On superficial geographical biases Bharath Sriraman Investigating engineers needs as a part of designing a professional development program for engineers who are to become mathematics teachers Ragnhild Johanne Rensaa (Norway) From designing to implementing mathematical tasks: investigating the changes in the nature of the T-shirt task. Claire Vaugelade Berg (Norway) Foundations for success in mathematical competitions: A study of best praxis in lower secondary schools in Norway Steinar Thorvaldsen & Lars Vavik (Norway) University Mathematics Teachers' Views on the Required Reasoning in Calculus Exams Ewa Bergqvist (Sweden)

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10. Values in effective mathematics lessons in Sweden: what do they tell us? Aihui Peng (Sweden/China) & Mikaela Nyroos (Sweden) 11. The role of theory when studying epistemological characterizations of mathematics lecture(r)s Magnus sterholm (Sweden) The Final Word 12. A New Consideration in the Search for Mersenne Primes Cory Daignault & Joe Mott (USA)