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Mathematical Concepts Relating to Cameras Including Aperture and Focal Points

In nine pages the relationship between mathematics and cameras is outlined in an examination of camera types along with focal leng...

Overview of the Life of Greek Mathematician Euclid

In ten pages this paper discusses Euclid of Alexandria's life and his contributions to geometry and mathematics. There are 5 sour...

Mathematics and Cooperative Learning

In five pages the benefits of cooperative learning when applied to the teaching of mathematics are examined. Five sources are cit...

Math Anxiety, Understanding the Fear of Mathematics

significantly with mathematics achievement (Pajares & Miller, 1994), mathematics aptitude (Cooper & Robinson, 1991), and grades in...

Current Mathematics Instruction Methods of Assessment

is one of the most important factors for choosing between a norm-based test and a criterion-related test. Since norm-based tests ...

Theories of Chaos and Numbers

In ten pages this paper examines chaos theory in an overview that includes history, theorists, mathematics, and also discusses suc...

Philosopher and Mathematician Pythagoras

In fifteen pages Pythagoras' life and his contributions to science, mathematics, and philosophy are discussed. There are 6 source...

Philosophical Basis for the Music of Greece

In five pages this research paper discusses how philosophy has laid the foundation for Greek music in a consideration of its relat...

Language Impaired Children and Math Performance Impact

In five pages this paper examines children with SLI or a specific language impairment in a consideration of characteristics and ho...

Teaching Math by Computer and Standard Textbook Math Education in Terms of Benefits

In a study consisting of ten pages the hypothesis that teaching math by computer generates significantly higher learning outcomes ...

OVERVIEW OF MATHEMATICS HISTORY

however, early mathematics came right along with that. Richardson notes that Hieroglyphic numbers were introduced around 3,000 BCE...

Public Relations Field and Mathematics

graphs. People in this field must be able to create them. They should for example know how to compare two sets of numbers and calc...

UK Mathematics and GCSE Level Expansion

and A/S levels. The A level is the two year course and is seen as the traditional course, however, there is also an A/S level, thi...

Axiomatic and Intuitive Mathematics

This information is seen as being self-evident, since it does not require any further analysis or proof to assert its validity. Th...

Real Analysis Conceptual History

traditional mathematical definition of space so that it could be utilized to compare figures (2002). Stahl (1999) provid...

6th Grade Student, Mathematics, and Methodology

school students being displayed for comparison. GENERAL MATH FOR LIBERAL EDUCATION For most students the question arises at some...

Mathematician Leonhard Euler's Life and Works

of lieutenant, but gave up his military commitments when he became professor of physics in 1730: since this mean that he was a ful...

War and Mathematics

of terrorist attacks -- more specifically, the terrorist attack on September 11, 2001 on the World Trade Centers in New York City....

Children with Down Syndrome

are smaller than average (Hunter, 1999). Their arms and legs are also shorter in relation to the rest of their bodies, and hands a...

Gender Bias and the Developmental Stages of Kohlberg

can negatively influence a persons choice of careers in either science or mathematics (Adams, 1998). As a result, these fields ar...

Math and Why There Are Some People Who Hate It

of history and not understand anything about ancient Egypt and yet still be able to comprehend history in the 17th century in Euro...

Mathematics Lessons for Primary Learners

counting strategy of tally counting, taking a group of differentiated items, tallying the results for each item group. 3. To demo...

College Math 'Survival'

with students, days with one solitary teacher standing well off in the distance addressing the class over a microphone and detaili...

Questions and Prompts Mathematical Thinking

a student agreeing to do some of the work (Brousseau, 1997). It may be argued that this contract between teacher and student is ea...

Educational Methods and Elementary Mathematics

In five pages the controversy regarding teaching elementary mathematics is discussed with the position taken that problem solving ...

Pros and Cons of One Gender Classroom Approaches

In six pages this paper considers the teaching of technology, science, and mathematics in this evaluation of the one gender approa...

Quantitative Literacy and the Mathematical Knot Theory

In five pages this paper discusses how quantitative literacy can be illustrated by the knot theory of mathematics. Seven sources ...

Analysis of the Pluralism Philosophy

In twelve pages this research paper examines the evolution of pluralism in a consideration of such philosophies as David Hume's em...

Planning and Scheduling from a Mathematical Perspective

In five pages this paper examines how mathematics is factored into planning and scheduling in a discussion of schedule processors,...

Is Knowledge True, or False, or Does It Reside Somewhere in the Middle?

would provide an explanation for celestial motion (Greer 356). For hundreds of years, Newtons laws of physics remained unchalleng...