Once upon a time there was no zero. Of course people knew if they had nothing‚ but there was no mathematical notation for it. Zero was independently invented only three times. The first recorded zero is attributed to the Babylonians in the 3rd century BC. A long period followed when no one else used a zero place holder. But then the Mayans‚ halfway around the world in Central America‚ independently invented zero in the fourth century CE. The final independent invention of zero in India was long
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References: Antonio‚ A. L. (2003‚ November-December). Diverse student bodies‚ diverse faculties: The success or failure of ambitions to diversify faculty can depend on the diversity of student bodies. Academe Online. Astin‚ A. & Chang‚ M. exerted from Who benefits from racial diversity in higher education. Retrieved May 13‚ 2009‚ from http://www.diversityweb.org/Digest/W97/research.html . Coomes‚ Michael D. & DeBard‚ Robert (2004). Serving the Millennial Generation. San Francisco:
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My behavior changes were set to tackle my eating habits and the lack of water I was consuming. I chose to change my eating habits because I noticed that although my weight gain wasn’t significant‚ I was constantly feeling out of energy. I decided to lean towards items such as organic produce‚ whole-wheat‚ lean proteins‚ and low fat dairy options. Likewise‚ I figured that drinking more water‚ an essential nutrient‚ would reenergize my body and make me feel full. Thus‚ I wasn’t tempted to stop by Del
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actually getting away with it‚ and others of course are being detained and isolated from their work force. Now so many illegal immigrants are being evicted easily from their work force or even from off the streets. In the book Disposable Domestics‚ Grace Chang explains that there had been sixty law enforcement agents from Virginia’s sheriff’s office who joined the federal agents. They were joined together by the Immigration and Naturalization Service to rummage around a construction site where workers were
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solution to mankind’s energy problems”. (Chang‚ R‚ 2 November 2010‚ Govt preparing for nuclear power option‚ p. A1) There are boons and banes for nuclear energy and starting with the boons‚ nuclear power stations requires lesser fuel then power stations which burn fossil fuels to produce the electrical power of the same amount. An illustration of the radioactive substance used by the nuclear power plant is uranium and plutonium.(Leh‚ Y. K. ‚Chuan‚ K. K.‚Chang‚ S. L. ‚2008‚ Radioactivity‚ p.534).
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to finance the construction. Mr. Salas invited two other friends to finance the venture. One of these two was Mr. Rey Chang. Subsequently‚ Mr. Salas and Mr. Chang bought out the shares of the other stockholder and sold the shares to the Retirement and Separation Benefits System (RSBS) of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) Mr. Salas and Mr. Chang are both prominent businessmen. Mr. Salas belong to a group of companies with different lines of businesses like construction
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References: Chang‚ Ho-Joon (2008). Bad Samaritans. Bloomsbury Press‚ New York. De Soto‚ H (no date). Commanding Heights‚ PBS interview. Retrieved Oct 10‚ 2010 from http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/commandingheights/shared/pdf/int_hernandodesoto.pdf Easterly‚ W. (2008). Hayek
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WHO WAS MARTIN GARDNER? Leading Quote: “Pick up anything (Martin Gardner) wrote. You’ll smile and learn something.” –Persi W. Diaconis (bolded top of page) Martin Gardner was the best friend Mathematics ever had. He was responsible for introducing math to the world in a whole new way by turning something intimidating and unapproachable to many into fun and games or—even better—magic. It is said that by doing so “he brought more mathematics to more millions than anyone else.”* (Richard K. Guy)
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Fibonacci was one of the most talented mathematicians in the Middle Ages. Few people realize that it was Fibonacci that gave us our decimal point when during fractions or other Math problems. When he Fibonacci was studying mathematics‚ he used the Hindu-Arabic symbols instead of Roman symbols which didn’t have zeros and lacked place value. Fibonacci also created the Roman numeral system. It’s no wonder that such a system caught on so quickly with merchants and other people in professions where
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Sir Isaac Newton I am Sir Isaac Newton. I am a mathematician and physicist‚ and one of the foremost scientific intellects of all time. I was born at Woolsthorpe‚ near Grantham in Lincolnshire‚ in 1642. I entered Cambridge University in 1661; then was elected at Fellow of Trinity College in 1667‚ then Lucasian Professor of Mathematics in 1669. I remained at the university‚ lecturing in most years‚ until 1696. Of these Cambridge years‚ in which I was at the height of my creative power‚ I singled out
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