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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...

Alternative Mathematics Assessment

In seven pages this paper examines elementary and secondary classrooms in a consideration of the alternative mathematics assessmen...

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 ...

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...

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...

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...

Knowledge and the Importance of Knowing the Past

ranging from the advancement of technology, to wide-ranging theoretical, philosophical and cultural issues, the impressions and de...

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...

Educational Methods and Elementary Mathematics

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

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)....

“A History of Mathematics: From Mesopotamia to Modernity”

use of mathematics generalizations could be made from certain observations which could be applied to other observations, that patt...

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...

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...

Mathematical Errors in 7th Grade

The following is a breakdown of the problem example given and the way in which the problem can be used to demonstrate why the mult...

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...

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...

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...

Balancing the Risks of Using Malathion to Reduce the Occurrence of West Nile Virus

When making decisions regarding risk reduction, potential risks will need to be assessed from all potential actions. The writer us...

Vatican Councils I and II and Authority of the Papacy

be found in civil law, that might need to be explained in terms of religious or spiritual meanings. This is particularly true when...

Settling International Disputes Peacefully

the general principles of law recognized by civilized nations. If there is an international law, especially where it is based upon...

Standards Based Learning For Students With Disabilities And Individualized Educational Programs (IEP)

Focusing upon student-need specific and content-specific elements of standards-based learning, one approach in particular has prov...

Judaizers in the First Century

by Jewish law or the like.4 One of the specific issues brought up was circumcision, which was required under Mosaic Law. it was on...

What Should a Counselor Think about When Determining the Way That Clients Notes Should Be Recorded?

helping clients "to understand and clarify their views of their life-space, and to learn to reach their self-determined goals thro...

The Church and the Empire in the 4th Century

in the late Third and early Fourth centuries. Diocletian had ruled with an iron hand. He established a four-fold division of power...

International Law And The War In Iraq

42 that give the Security Council the authority to determine if there is cause to use acts of aggression (Dorf, 2003). These Artic...

GMAC v. Raju

before the court: The defendant defaulted and the plaintiff definitively proved that GMAC has "a right to copyright and trademark ...