The Sixth Seminar Nasional Pendidikan Matematika Universitas Ahmad Dahlan 2018

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The Preface of the Seminar Nasional Pendidikan Matematika (SENDIKMAD) 2018Puguh Wahyu PrasetyoEditor in Chief of SENDIKMAD’s 2018 Publication, Universitas Ahmad Dahlan Kampus IV UAD, Jl. Ringroad Selatan, Kragilan, Tamanan, Banguntapan, Bantul, Daerah Istimewa Yogyakarta 55191E-mail: puguh.prasetyo@pmat.uad.ac.idPrefaceThe Sixth Seminar Nasional Pendidikan Matematika Ahmad Dahlan is a biennial event of Department of Mathematics Education of Universitas Ahmad Dahlan. The objectives are to improve mathematics teaching and to expand mathematics contributions to the society. The main topics of the conference are divided into five categories namely Analysis, Statistics, Algebra, Applied Mathematics, and Mathematics Education.The keynote presentations are provided especially to show the contribution of Mathematician and Mathematics Educators in the world of mathematics and mathematics education towards research and knowledge sharing where our conference theme for this year is Developing literation skills and High Order Thinking Skills by Innovative Mathematics Learning in Industry Era 4.0. The main event is the talk of the Minister for the Ministry of Education and Culture of the Republic of Indonesia, Professor Dr. Muhadjir Effendy, M.A.P as the first keynote speaker. We have two another keynote speakers coming from Universitas Muhammadiyah Malang, Professor Dr. Yus Mochamad Cholily and Universitas Gadjah Mada, Dr. Nanang Susyanto, M.Sc.We also have a speaker in workshop session coming from Universitas Ahmad Dahlan, Dr. Rully Charitas Indra Prahmana, S.Si., M.Pd. SENDIKMAD 2018 was an overwhelming success, attracting the delegates, speakers and sponsors from many countries and provided great intellectual and social interaction for the participants. Without their support, the conference would not have been successfully organized. I trust that all the participants found their involvement in the Conference both valuable and rewarding. Our wish is that all participants would enjoy this conference, contribute effectively toward it and take back with you knowledge, experiences, contacts and happy memories of this conference and especially with this beautiful kingdom of Yogyakarta.Dr. Puguh Wahyu Prasetyo, S.Si., M.Sc