Academic papers on Mathematics

National Statistics And Local Decisions
A 3 page paper that begins by briefly explaining what statistics is and the purpose of statistics. The essay discusses how easily it is to misuse statistics, using the example of national teacher salary averages. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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Euclid of Alexandria; The Elements
This 11 page paper looks at the work of the ancient mathematician Euclid and his work The Elements. The paper looks briefly at the life of Euclid and then at the work The Elements, including some of the contents of the work and how it may be used....
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Statistical Testing
This 5 page paper shows the student had to answer some statistical questions. Questions are answered using t-test in order to compare means of samples; independent and paired. The use of the p statistic in determining probability is also...
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Mathematical Errors in 7th Grade
This 3 page paper provides an overview of common mistakes made in seventh grade mathematics problems. This paper relates the reasons for these mistakes and their impacts for learning. Bibliography lists 1 source.
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The History of Quadratic Equations
This 6 page paper takes a look at the quadratic formula through history. How the roots of it emerged in 2000 BC is traced to its current usage. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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Statistical Analysis of Research Results
This 3 page paper uses a basic statistical analysis to examine research results supplied by the student using mean, median, mode, skewness and standard deviation when comparing a new medical treatment with an existing treatment. The bibliography...
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Airline Case Study; Correlation between Age and Maintenance Costs
This 4 page statistical analysis paper is based on a case study supplied by the student. The paper provides figures for two airlines for the cost of their aircraft maintenance and the average age of their fleets over a number of years. The paper...
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Determining a Hamiltonian Circuit Route
This 3 page paper uses the neighborhood algorithm, the sorted edges algorithm and the brute force method to assess the best journey route between 5 towns. The bibliography cites 2 sources.
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Is There A Relationship Between Experience And Wages?
This 7 page paper uses data supplied by the student to assess whether or not there is a link between the length of job experience and the level of wages earned. The paper uses statistical analysis to look at the data and performs an hypothesis...
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Annotated Bibliography: Origins of Greek Mathematics
This 3 page paper is an annotated bibliography of 8 sources dealing with the origins of Greek mathematics.
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Mathematics; Anxiety And Commutative, Associative, And Distributive Laws
This 3 page paper discusses with two issues. The first part of the paper considers how to help mature students that have a mathematics anxiety may be helped before undertaking a learning course containing maths when they have not tackled the subject...
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Factoring and the Common Denominator
This 3 page paper is written in three parts. The first part outlines a general strategy for factoring. The second part of the paper discusses why a lowest common denominator (LCD) is needed when adding and subtracting with rational expressions, the...
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Quadratic Equations; Competing the Square and Using a Quadratic Formula
This 3 page paper describes and shows the student how to solve quadratic equations using the completing the square method and using an equation. The paper includes a step by step solution to a problem.
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The History of Algebra
This 3 page paper is a brief overview of the history of algebra. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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Wages for Women in Different Industries; an Hypothesis Test
This 3 page paper uses data supplied by the student concerning women wages and the industry that they work in to perform an hypothesis test to assess if there is any difference in wage based on the industry that the women are employed within. The...
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