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Papers On Mathematics
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Aristotle: His Contributions to Math
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5 pages. One of Aristotle's greatest contributions to mankind is within the field of math. Because his philosophical believes were predicated solely on logic and syllogism, and these are mathematical in nature, it is a fact that Aristotle based most of his philosophy on analysis and math. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: JGAarmth.wps
Assessing Two Sets of Data
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This 3 page paper analyses two sets of data provided by the student. Each is a data set of amounts of commission earned by sales teams. The two sets of data are analysed looking at the range, median, mode and mean with the standard deviation. The bibliography cites 2 sources.
Filename: TEsetsda.rtf
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