Review by \u3ci\u3eAboriginal Peoples in Canadian Cities: Transformations and Continuities\u3c/i\u3e edited by Heather A. Howard and Craig Proulx

In some respects, this comprehensive anthology represents the cutting edge in a growing field of study related to urban Aboriginal communities in Canada. With a focus ranging from Toronto to Vancouver, the book contains fascinating new studies, including the experiences of Aboriginal employees at Ontario\u27s Casino Rama, the rebuilding of Papaschase First Nation in Edmonton, and how Plains culture has been adopted as a form of healing in Vancouver. While the authors acknowledge the absence of voices addressing the Atlantic provinces and Quebec, this is offset by the strength of offerings from the Prairies, which include a textual analysis of media racism, a focus on Aboriginal youth gangs, and an exploration of hip-hop culture. Notably, in a context in which Inuit communities are often ignored, the book includes a study of Inuit communities in Ottawa. While the introduction covers a range of issues relating to urban Aboriginality, this book is refreshing in its view of urban Aboriginal communities as normative, rather than exceptions to a reserve norm. Indeed, the opening essay by David Newhouse, Urban Life: Reflections of a Middle-Class Indian, offers an unapologetic choice to be urban and highlights what cities have to offer urban Aboriginal people, particularly those who are culturally sure of their identities and economically in a position to enjoy the benefits of urban life

Challenging White Hegemony in University Classrooms: Whose Canada Is It?

In the past decade, Aboriginal women and women of colour have pointed out that Canadian academia is an important siteforthe construction of race and gender relations. Aboriginal activists an

Almost Oscillatory Three Dimensional Dynamic Systems

In this article, we investigate oscillation and asymptotic properties for 3D systems of dynamic equations. We show the role of nonlinearities and we apply our results to the adjoint dynamic systems

Almost Oscillatory Three Dimensional Dynamic Systems

In this article, we investigate oscillation and asymptotic properties for 3D systems of dynamic equations. We show the role of nonlinearities and we apply our results to the adjoint dynamic systems

Positive Solutions of Boundary Value Dynamic Equations

In this paper, we deal with the existence of a positive solution for 2nd and 3rd order boundary value problem by first defining their respective Green’s function. The Green’s function is used to derive the Green’s function for the 2nth and 3nth order boundary value problem, respectively, where n is a positive integer. The Green’s function is also used to derive conditions for positive solution of the 2nth and 3nth order eigen value differential equation, respectively

The Marshall Differential Analyzer: a Visual Interpretation of Mathematics

Mechanical integration is an idea dating back to the late 1800\u27s discovered by James Thomson, brother of Lord Kelvin. This idea was then expanded to build a calculating machine, called a differential analyzer, by Vannevar Bush (M.I.T) in 1929. The Marshall University Differential Analyzer Team has followed in the footsteps of Dr. Bush and a gentleman named Dr. Arthur Porter, who was the first to build a differential analyzer in England when he was a student of Dr. Douglas Hartree. He built his machine of Meccano components, the British version of Erector Set. In the early days of Arthur Porter\u27s research, the machine was used to solve ordinary differential equations and the results were compared to those of more sophisticated differential analyzers of that time. Dr. Porter\u27s research proved that the Meccano differential analyzer was well suited for many dynamical systems applications. The Team has recently constructed the only two publicly accessible differential analyzers in the USA, a mini two integrator machine and a larger four integrator machine built in the spirit of the Porter Meccano Manchester Differential Analyzer. They are continuing in the spirit of Dr. Porter\u27s work. In this work we will give a brief overview of the Marshall Differential Analyzer Project, the mechanics of the machine and the mathematics that can be described by the mechanics. An example will be presented to unify the mechanics and the mathematical concepts

The Marshall Differential Analyzer: a Visual Interpretation of Mathematics

Mechanical integration is an idea dating back to the late 1800\u27s discovered by James Thomson, brother of Lord Kelvin. This idea was then expanded to build a calculating machine, called a differential analyzer, by Vannevar Bush (M.I.T) in 1929. The Marshall University Differential Analyzer Team has followed in the footsteps of Dr. Bush and a gentleman named Dr. Arthur Porter, who was the first to build a differential analyzer in England when he was a student of Dr. Douglas Hartree. He built his machine of Meccano components, the British version of Erector Set. In the early days of Arthur Porter\u27s research, the machine was used to solve ordinary differential equations and the results were compared to those of more sophisticated differential analyzers of that time. Dr. Porter\u27s research proved that the Meccano differential analyzer was well suited for many dynamical systems applications. The Team has recently constructed the only two publicly accessible differential analyzers in the USA, a mini two integrator machine and a larger four integrator machine built in the spirit of the Porter Meccano Manchester Differential Analyzer. They are continuing in the spirit of Dr. Porter\u27s work. In this work we will give a brief overview of the Marshall Differential Analyzer Project, the mechanics of the machine and the mathematics that can be described by the mechanics. An example will be presented to unify the mechanics and the mathematical concepts