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Papers On Mathematics
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Astrology; The Contribution of Johannes Kepler
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This 4 page paper examines the reforms that were proposed by Johannes Kepler during the sixteenth century and why he made these proposals that revolutionised the practice of astrology. The bibliography cites 5 sources.
Filename: TEastrkepler.rtf
Attitudes to Mathematics: A View of Attitudes in UK Education
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This 50 page paper provides an overview of the issue of the attitudes
towards mathematics in education in the United Kingdom. This paper
considers the attitudes, how they are measured, and how these attitudes
impact learning. Though this paper has a definitive bias for UK
education, the studies integrated into the review of literature include
sources that relate the general factors that influence views of
mathematics in Western education in general, including issues like
gender bias and curriculum development. Bibliography lists 30 sources
Filename: MHMathUK.rev.wps
Augustin-Louis Cauchy
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This 46 page paper looks at the French nineteenth century mathematician Augustin-Louis Cauchy. The paper begins with an examination of the development of calculus up until the time of Cauchy and then looks at the mathematicians background and how it may have impacted on his work. The majority of the paper looks at his work, with numerous mathematical equations and examples. The paper includes consideration on how he created rigor in calculus, and many of his theories, including work on Fermat’s theories and many other theories of his own. The bibliography cites 20 sources.
Filename: TEcauchy.rtf
Automating Asymptotes
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A 3 page paper examining factors affecting engineers' understanding of graphing functions for a new software product. The paper's premise is software, but its subject is finding x- and y-intercepts and asymptotes, then graphing the equation. The equation used is f(x) = x – 1/ x^2 – x – 12. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: KSmathAsympt.rtf
Baseball Case Study for Excel
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This 12 page paper is a set of examples of how to use excel to solve a set of questions set by the student. Date provided concerns wages of baseball players for a range of teams, each question looks at a different aspect of analysing the data, exploring ranges, means, medians and mode, probability and standard deviation. The bibliography cites 3 sources.
Filename: TEexcelbase.rtf
Benefits Of Computer-Taught Math Over Standard Textbook Practices
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A 10 page study that provides support for the hypothesis that computer taught math provides significant beneficial outcomes for learners in terms of test scores. Bibliography lists 10 sources.
Filename: Mtcomp.wps
Box Jenkins Model
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This 4 page paper considers the statement that the Box Jenkins methodology of forecasting is not an explanatory method but a simple statistical method. The bibliography cites 10 sources.
Filename: TEboxjen.rtf
BUSINESS MATHEMATICS AND OTHER INFORMATION
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This 5-page paper offers an explanation of the importance of business math and statistics. Other issues covered include calculation of insurance premiums and property taxes, as well as depreciation. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: MTbumath.rtf
Business Statistics and Probability
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A 4 page paper using a survey of 288 employees as the data used in statistical analysis of that data. Questions answered through calculation of probability include "What is the gender distribution?" and "What is the probability this person will be an hourly employee whose intrinsic satisfaction is 6 or more?" Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: KSstatsProbBus2.rtf
BUSINESS STATISTICS I
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This 8-page paper answers general questions about business statistics. Topics include different types of sampling, differences between a population parameter and sample statistic and central tendency averages. Bibliography lists 7 sources.
Filename: MTbizsta.rtf
