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Students with Developmental Delays and Preschool Education

In five pages this paper discusses the preschool learning of mathematics for preschool students who have developmental delays. Ei...

The Contributions of Forgotten Mathematician Al-Khwarizmi

In five pages this paper discusses the background and mathematical contributions of algorithms' founder Abu Abdullah Muhammad Ibn ...

Educational Methods and Elementary Mathematics

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

Late Medieval Era and Scientific Discovery

In six pages this paper discusses the scientific advancements during this period with natural sciences, astronomy, geography, and ...

War and Mathematics

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

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...

Jordanus Nemorarius And Leonardo Pisano Fibonacci

to those given by al-Khwarizmi" (OConnor and Robertson, 2003). Jordanus proofs had to do with "the method of completing the square...

Literature Review of Mathematics Distance Learning

schools and colleges have worked collaboratively to support the introduction of online instructional models. In California school...

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...

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...

Accounting Practice and the Use of Mathematics

can do on silicon. But that is not math. That is accounting. Real math is not crunching numbers but contemplating them and the mys...

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...

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...

Latchkey Children and Mathematics Teaching

In twenty three pages this paper discusses how to approach mathematics teaching to latchkey children who lack supervision during t...

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...

Pyramid Constructions and Mathematical Applications by the Ancient Egyptians

advanced understanding of the subject because their exploits in engineering, astronomy and administration would not have been poss...

College Math 'Survival'

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

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 and Computer Technology

has clearly developed in the mathematics classroom. Young (2000) considered the implications of computer and technological advanc...

Elementary Mathematics Writing

use the rules and processes of elementary math. There has been a shift in teaching strategies from the "teaching by telling," m...

Theories of the Egyptian Pyramids

vaults for the pharaohs" ("World" PG). It goes on to say that the pyramids have square bases and four triangular faces and further...

Mathematics and the Space Program

In twenty pages this paper examines the connection between the space program conditions and 1960s and 1970s mathematics education ...

Using Technology In The Elementary School

scores on the states Comprehensive Assessment Report were strongly related to increases in technological use (Page, 2002, p. 389)....

Biography of Sir Christopher Wren

the inner circle, much like the royal physicians (Jardine, 2002). His sister married and her husband, Holder, became Christophers...

Profile of an Equitable Math/Science Classroom

and "facilitate the integration of all member of the class into learning activities" (Wallace). A particular evocative suggestion ...

Mathematics; Anxiety And Commutative, Associative, And Distributive Laws

such as money is used, but in the way meals are made and served, schedules are personal schedules are put together and managed how...

Global Civilization and Muslim Contributions

In eight pages this paper discusses how Muslim cultures have contributed to the world in a consideration of geography, medicine, s...

Seriously Considering Education in the U.S.

In ten pages an emphasis upon science and mathematics is featured in this U.S. public education consideration of 'borders and fron...

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...

A History and Sociological Overview of Prostitution

society. Therefore, it was imperative to the churchs position of power to eradicate this opposition. The early church did not, how...