While mathematics has long been at the heart of the physical sciences, “computational biology” is just now coming into its own as a branch of science. Biologists are realizing the utility of mathematics to their research, and mathematicians are finding…
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Whether you are referring strictly to the representational and quantifying function which, after all, is the purest and ultimate purpose of mathematics – the language of abstract measurement, or the hypothesizing that it can describe some physical or tangible event,…
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Computational biology is a rapidly expanding and cutting edge field that seeks to apply computer science, statistics and applied mathematics to biological problems. This can take the form of data analysis (bioinformatics), molecular modeling (genomics, proteomics, molecular visualisation), and prediction…
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The question that has perplexed those who studied and developed mathematical theorem throughout time is “How can nothing, as symbolized by zero, be something?” The concept of zero seems to have originated around 520 AD with the Indian Aryabhata who…
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For many, the square root is one of the first mathematical concepts they will learn outside of simple addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division. The square root is a concept that not only combines multiplication and division, but also is used…
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It would not be at all unusual for an individual to believe that there exist only two kinds of meaningful propositions. First, there are those propositions (or assertions) that are demonstrably true or false. An example of one of these…
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Probability or more precisely probability theory is a very interesting branch of mathematics that has many applications in practically all the fields of human endeavour – especially in the many areas of engineering, agriculture, medicine and the social sciences. In…
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The quadratic equation is one of the important topics studied under algebra in the Senior High School years. Understanding the various methods of solving the quadratic equation is prerequisite to learning the many applications of this important algebraic equation. The…
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Bar, line and pie graphs are three types of graph that can be used to chart values. To consider each graph separately: Bar graphs: The bar graph is a graph that uses bars to represent values from a given range….
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The first method I use when teaching students how to calculate square root is to look to see if the number is a perfect square first. I suggest students memorize the perfect squares from 1 to 25: 1, 4, 9,…
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