As students‚ we are taught the basics about mathematics. What the core properties of addition‚ subtraction‚ multiplication and division mean. How they work‚ and if we are lucky‚ we go into a little history of these methods. For those of us who have learned history‚ we learned that the basis for modern mathematics came from the Greeks and their writings. While this is correct‚ to truly understand the historical aspect of mathematics and its origins‚ one must study a time before the Greeks‚ when math
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fell was due to the rise of christianity because it eroded the traditional roman beliefs‚ values‚ and also caused problems between new christian believers and those who continued to hold on to the old philosophies. Evan Andrews‚ the author of “8 Reasons Why Rome Fell” explained‚ ”Christianity displaced the polytheistic Roman
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unfair in order to gain an advantages. Whereas exam cheating refers to the situation where students break exam room rules and behave dishonest to their exam paper with the purpose of achieving a good result in the examination. Nowadays‚ students cheating during the examination become a social issue in our country. There are some reasons why students cheating during examination. First and foremost‚ students cheat during examination because they want to get a good score in their examination. They are
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Not my own work but it is fun to read. _________________________________________ How is Statistics Different from Mathematics? And Why Is the Distinction Important? By Isidoro P. David Acronyms: CHED-Commission on Higher Education; NHERA-National Higher Education Research Agenda; HEI-Higher Education Institution; PSA- Philippine Statistical Association; SRTC-Statistical Research and Training Center; UPD-SS- University of the Philippines School of Statistics; UPLB-IS- University of
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F?t_ S trr @) 1. The roots of the equation Lear blan 223-3*+82*5:0 ate zp z‚ artd z‚ Given that zr: 1 + 2i‚ firrd zrand z‚ (s) 72 =- t:Zl- II 4 2. f(x):3cos2x + x-2‚ (a) Show that the equation f(x) : -7t <x < 1T 0 has a root a in the interval 12‚31. (2) (b) Use linear interpolation once on the interval f2‚31to find an approximation to a. Give your answer to 3 decimal places. (3) (c) The equation f(x) : 0 has another root B in the interval [-1‚ 0]. Starting with this interval
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Philosophy through Mathematics For centuries mathematics has been the bases to almost everything we do. Whether we are dealing with complex physics or modern medicine‚ without mathematics almost nothing we have now would be possible. Mathematics is a broad topic that can be broken down into many different categories. Most people limit their mathematics to just basic arithmetic and some geometry but the world of mathematics can be expanded to be so much more. The world of mathematics includes more than
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Most people know that a “dozen” means twelve and that a “baker’s dozen” means thirteen. In Jay Asher’s Thirteen Reasons Why‚ the term “baker’s dozen” is given an entirely new definition: Hannah Baker’s thirteen reasons for killing herself. As Hannah Baker‚ a teenager with a desirable life‚ secret admirers‚ and pleasant looks‚ is overwhelmed with the pressures of her life and chooses suicide to end these said struggles‚ revealing her true weakness. Nevertheless‚ Hannah is indeed harassed and held
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1) Calculation of Labour Utilization: No. of total employees = 22 No. of assistant supervisors = 4 Time used by assistant supervisors for production process = 100% -10% = 90% Therefore‚ the total available labour = 18 + 0.9*4 = 21.6 Maximum labour hours/ month = No. of days*labour hrs available/day*total available labour = 20*8*21.6 = 3456 hrs Actual labour hours used = 1531.7 hrs Capacity Utilization = Actual labour hours used/ Maximum labour hours available = (1531.7/3456) * 100 = 44
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REVISION CHAPTER 1 (from Mid-Semester Exam Sem. II 09/10) 1 2 Given the function : y 2 sin 2x 3 a) Find the i) amplitude ii) period iii) phase shift. . b) Sketch the graph of the function over one period. [6] 2 Find the exact value of the expressions below. Rationalize the denominator where appropriate: a) cot 70 tan 650 csc( 250 ) sec( 110 ) 5 19 tan cos 6 6 4 23 cot sin 3 6 [5] b)
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20 Reasons Why Music is Important in Education 20 Reasons Why Music is Important in Education In a 1995 study‚ music students who participated in pullout lessons averaged higher scores than nonpullout students in all areas of the Ohio Proficiency Test. Journal of Research in Music Education‚ 1998 20 Reasons Why Music is Important in Education The nation’s top business executives agree that arts education programs can help repair weakness in American education and better prepare workers for
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