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Identity That Makes a Difference: Substantial Learning as Closing the Gap between Actual and Designated Identities

In the attempt to account for striking differences between learning activities of immigrant mathematics students from the former Soviet Union and of their native Israeli classmates, we introduce the notions of actual and designated identities. These identities are subsequently presented as important factors that mold learning and influence its effectiveness. Since designated identities may be s...

Mulla Sadra’s Theory of Substantial Motion[1]

Mohammad Javad Rezaei* Mahdi Dasht Bozorgi**  One of the most important philosophical theories of Mulla Sadra is substantial motion, which has greatly influenced other philosophical discussions. In this article, first we refer to the historical background of the theory before Mulla Sadra, namely in Peripatetic Philosophy, and then deal with Mulla Sadra’s innovations, such as ...

Substantial Assistance and Sentence Severity: Is There a Correlation Substantial Assistance

A substantial improvement of the Stirling formula

We introduce the approximation formula n! p 2 n n e + 1 12en n for the factorial function. Finally, some numerical computations are made to prove the superiority over other well-known formulas. MSC: 40A25; 41A60;

A substantial increase of the impact factor

When we contracted, some 4 years ago, an established publisher (Informa Healthcare) for the publication of our journal, we had to set a reasonable goal for our achievements. Perhaps, not surprisingly, we looked at the so much debated impact factor institute and found that by reaching the critical 1.0 level—used by our local faculty in their budgetary system—a realistic and meaningful aim had be...