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Papers On Mathematics
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Interpreting Statistical Results
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This 3 page paper answers 12 short questions set by the student concerning statistical data given in a table looking 4 sample groups asking about at the eating habits of male and female students and non students. The bibliography cites 2 sources.
Filename: TEfoodcase.rtf
Inuitive and axiomatic mathematics
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A paper which considers the difference between intuitive and axiomatic mathematics, and some of the reasons why the former is most commonly found in school curriculums, whereas the latter forms part of university level studies. Bibliography lists 11 sources.
Filename: JLaxiom.rtf
Issues in Mathematical Decidability
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This 8 page paper looks at the definition of decidability and then answers some specific questions posed by the student to do with its use and interaction in calculus. The bibliography cites 5 sources
Filename: TEdecida.wps
John Napier / The Creator of Logarithms
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A 9 page research paper on the life, works, and mathematical contributions of John Napier (1550-1617) -- the man most commonly associated with the creation of Logarithms. Napier also developed methods for multiplying and dividing small rods known as Napier's Bones, a device that was the forerunner of the slide rule. Some sample equations and a glossary of terms (defined) are included. Bibliography lists 12+ sources. Napier.wps *A 10 page version of this report is also available with more personal analysis as
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John Napier / The Creator of Logarithms
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A 9 page research paper on the life, works, and mathematical contributions of John Napier (1550-1617) -- the man most commonly associated with the creation of Logarithms. Napier also developed methods for multiplying and dividing small rods known as Napier's Bones, a device that was the forerunner of the slide rule. Some sample equations and a glossary of terms (defined) are included. Bibliography lists 12+ sources.
Filename: Napier.wps
Jordanus Nemorarius And Leonardo Pisano Fibonacci
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A 3 page paper that reports some of the contributions made to mathematics by these two early 13th century mathematicians. Jordanus, for instance, substituted letters for numbers and Fibonacci brought the decimal system to his world. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: PGjrfb.RTF
Josiah Willard Gibbs
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This 15 page paper provides a biographical sketch
of the life of Josiah Willard Gibbs, the great American mathematician
and professor at Yale. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: KTjsgibb.wps
Kinetics
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A 5 page paper which provides a general summary of kinetics, and considers the evolution of kinetic theory. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: TGkinetc.rtf
Life and works of Euler
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A paper which looks at the life and works of the mathematician Leonhard Euler, and his contribution to the different fields of science, technology and mathematics in Europe in the eighteenth century. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: JLeuler.rtf
Linear Algebra
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A 15 page research paper on various concepts in linear algebra. The writer details multivariables, vectors, determinants, gaussian elimination, and other elements of linear algebra. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
Filename: Linalgeb.wps
Linear Algebra; Linear Models, the Wassily Leontief Input Output Models
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This 5 page paper examines the Wassily Leontief Input Output Models, looks at the assumption and the way in this is calculated with example calculations throughout. The bibliography cites 4 sources.
Filename: TEwassleo.rtf
LINEAR REGRESSION AND CORRELATION
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This 5 page paper gives a brief overview of linear regression, then details the correlation of the regression to independent variables. One graph included. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: MBstatlin.rtf