THE IMPORTANCE OF MATHEMATICS W. T. Gowers It is with some disbelief that I stand here and prepare to address this gathering on the subject of the importance of mathematics. For a start‚ it is an extraordinary honour to be invited to give the keynote address at a millennium meeting in Paris. Secondly‚ giving a lecture on the significance of mathematics demands wisdom‚ judgment and maturity‚ and there are many mathematicians far better endowed than I am with these qualities‚ including several
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Discuss the cause of the Tacoma bridge disaster‚ in terms of waves‚ vibrations‚ and resonance. Elaborate the effects with relevant equations and formulae. The Tacoma bridge collapse can be attributed to the waves caused by the buildup of energetic vibrations. These energetic vibrations were built up from the bridge “taking energy from the steadily blowing wind” (Crowell). Eventually enough of these energetic vibrations built up to cause resonance within the system‚ causing the wave-like motion
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Mathematics is highly valued in our society but for many students the thought of learning mathematics is daunting. Learning mathematics in primacy school may have been a positive experience but it may have also been filled with frustration and anxiety. If a teacher has a negative view of mathematics then their students will adopt this view. Students must be shown the relevance and purpose of mathematics in a real life and meaningful way. There is no doubt that mathematics is an indispensable tool
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Brief Introduction: AJ Davis is a department store chain‚ which has many credit customers and want to find out more information about these customers. AJ Davis has complied a sample of 50 credit customers with data selected in the following variables: Location‚ Income (in $1‚000’s)‚ Size (Number of people living in the household)‚ Years (number of years the customer has lived in the current location)‚ and Credit Balance (customers current credit card balance on the store’s credit car‚ in $)
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Geometry PJ Architecture and Geometry Architecture and geometry are perfect complements of each other they go hand to hand in so many ways let’s discuss some of these ways. Architecture has geometry written all over it if geometry never existed Architecture wouldn’t have existed either. First of all geometry is the reason that we can calculate and measure the sizes and shapes of certain structures for us to use. Geometry allows us pin point exactly how much more we may need or less ‚ without
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Puzzle: Who Got More? Mrs Mess was buying a set of garden furniture. The bill was seventy rupees. She gave the attendant what she thought were two ₹50 notes‚ (actually two ₹100 notes). The attendant was sleepy and didn’t notice either‚ so he gave Mrs Mess what he thought were three ₹10 notes (actually three ₹50 notes). Who ended up better off than they should? Solution: Mrs Mess comes away better off than she should‚ by ₹20 in fact. Despite the warning in the title‚ Mrs Mess did pay
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TEST BANK > CONTROL PANEL > POOL MANAGER > POOL CANVAS Pool Canvas Add‚ modify‚ and remove questions. Select a question type from the Add Question drop-down list and click Go to add questions. Use Creation Settings to establish which default options‚ such as feedback and images‚ are available for question creation. Add Creation Settings Name Chapter 1--Fundamental Concepts Description Instructions Modify Add Question Here Multiple Choice 0 points Modify Remove Question Which of the following
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Article 1: Titre: Colorado Flooding Imperils Oil and Gas Sites‚ Causes Spill Date: Septembre 19‚ 2013 Journal : National Geographic Cet article parle de l’inondation à Colorado le 17 Septembre‚ 2013. Cette inondation était un grand désastre parce qu’il y avait un grand déversement de pétrole. Il y avait a peu près 5250 gallons de pétrole qui a infiltré la rivière South Platte dans la partie centre-nord de l’état. Le pétrole venait des réservoirs pétroliers Anadarko endommagés. Cette déversement
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____________________________________________________________ _________________________ Spring 2011 CIS115 Introduction to Programming and Logic Midterm Exam ____________________________________________________________ _________________________ ANSWERS [Please do not share these answers with anybody] Question 1 to 15: Choose the best answer. Four points for each question. 1. An algorithm is __________. a) a type of software that analyzes a problem b) a graphical representation
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ADM 3346A COST ACCOUNTING Solution Fall 2010 Midterm Examination STUDENT NAME: _________________________________________________ STUDENT NUMBER: ________________________________________________ 90 minutes INSTRUCTIONS 1. 2. 3. 4. Books and notes are not permitted‚ except language dictionaries. Non programmable calculators are permitted. Put all answers in the question booklet Questions concerning possible errors in the exam only will be answered. Questions Max Points
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