Description for any change over time is necessary for most daily application of mathematics. Mathematics itself is applied everyday in many fields of expertise. Since each field of expertise have different requirement for the representation of change, mathematics itself have…
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Resubmit: a book review “Symmetry and the Monster:One of the Greatest Quests of Mathematics,”by Mark Ronan One would think that a prestigious presssuch as Oxford’s, which published “Symmetryand the Monster,” would give a manuscript atleast a cursory reading – or…
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The reason being that division by zero is not allowable for reasons very simply stated. Let a and b be any two numbers, and then consider the equation: a x 0 = b x 0 If division by zero is…
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When playing against an opponent, how should you strategize? In many fields exists the study of “game theory,” which is the study of strategic decision making. Game theory helps reveal which alternatives have greater statistical likelihood of being successful. In…
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Only forty eight people in history have ever been awarded the Fields Medal the highest honor a mathematician can receive and Enrico Bombieri is one of them. The Fields Medal Award was created in 1936 by the Canadian mathematician, John…
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Electricity and its properties have many times troubled and challenged human knowledge and understanding. The flow of electricity, being bound in space-time to the force of magnetism through maxwell’s equations, is now understood to the point that it can be…
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Statistical data helps social scientists understand and describe social phenomena, but should never be interpreted as infallible or irrefutable proof.’ While good researchers take precautions to ensure the reliability and validity of their findings, no one is capable of designing…
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If it’s true that on St. Patrick’s Day everyone can be Irish, then just three days earlier, on March 14, everyone can be a mathematician. For this is Pi Day, a celebration of that famous irrational number and all things…
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Alabama is home to a traditional college football rivalry between the University of Alabama and Auburn University. On the steps of a building at the University of Alabama, a woman conducts a poll. “Are you an ‘Bama fan or an…
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All you hear these days is that Statistics are misleading. But what about the people who work for a living calculating these statistics that people just push aside? As a Mathematics and Statistics major, I am almost offended that statistics…
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