10-year reunion‚ and the alumni office has asked you to write a one-page essay about your personal and professional accomplishments since graduation. What would yours say? ----------------------- As I reflect upon my personal and professional life‚ I can proudly tell you that my resume is filled with many of my accomplishments of the past ten years. For instance‚ I can point to my graduation from Temple with my Doctorate in Pharmacy‚ the evolution of relationship with family and friends‚ the
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fePolar coordinates are two-dimensional and thus they can be used only where point positions lie on a single two-dimensional plane. They are most appropriate in any context where the phenomenon being considered is inherently tied to direction and length from a center point. For instance‚ the examples above show how elementary polar equations suffice to define curves—such as the Archimedean spiral—whose equation in the Cartesian coordinate system would be much more intricate. Moreover‚ many physical
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Mathematics is a subject that I have thoroughly enjoyed throughout my school years. The challenge of thinking and the process of logic always attract me to Mathematical problems‚ however difficult and regardless of the form in which they come. My aptitude towards mathematics aroused because of its simplicity‚ that as long as you follow the right steps in a systematic order‚ you will reach the correct answer. At the same time‚ the challenge which it provides‚ with its complex yet logical questions
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Alexis Sorensen Kant Final James Griffith 1:30-3:00(T/TH) 11/17/12 Pure Mathematics Immanuel Kant‚ a Prussian philosopher during the 1700s‚ examined the basis of human knowledge and its existence. Through rationalism and empiricism‚ Kant developed an individual model that supported the concept of pure mathematics. Kant’s logic allowed him to prove concepts that appeared unable to be proven. Pure mathematics‚ as an a priori cognition‚ can be considered to be an example of a concept that may
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Running Head: Literacy Literacy in Mathematics: Understanding the Importance of Reading and Writing in Mathematics Lessons Patricia J. Guajardo EDUC4345G Our Lady of the Lake University November 29‚ 2011 Abstract Understanding literacy in Math means more than just knowing the basic skills of addition‚ subtraction‚ multiplication and division. Mathematics is made of letters‚ numbers‚ symbols‚ and a vocabulary that form a language all its own. It is important for teachers to understand
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Kyle Smith Math 1332 Fall 2011 McCullough-Pannell How Mathematics is used in Firefighting Math is used extensively in firefighting‚ partly because firefighters have so many jobs to do in the course of their work. As a volunteer firefighter‚ I have seen mathematics used in many areas of firefighting. If you don’t have a solid background in math‚ especially algebra‚ you will struggle to pass the required exams and have a hard time getting
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Roman Mathematics Introduction The system of Roman numerals that we know today is a numeral system that originated from ancient Rome‚ and was adapted from Etruscan numerals. The system used in antiquity was slightly modified in the Middle Ages to produce the system being used today. The grandeur days of Rome did not emphasize on mathematics as a discipline and discover new abstractions. The Romans were more absorbed in applying mathematics in engineering and architecture to improve the quality
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Mayans Mathematics The Mayan number system was developed by the ancient Maya civilization of Central America. Similar to the number system we use today‚ the Mayan system operated with place values. To achieve this place value system they developed the idea of a zero placeholder. The Maya seem to be the first people who used a place value system and a symbol for zero. Beyond these similarities there are some significant differences between the Mayan number system and our modern system. The Mayan
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Thinking Mathematically Short Essay: Understanding Mathematics and Linguistics How is Mathematics and Linguistics related with each other? Linguistics is the science of language. Linguists seek to understand the proper uses of natural human language. How languages are structured‚ how and why they vary and change‚ how they are acquired‚ and how people‚ in communicating use them. Mathematics on the other hand is the language of science. It is used to understand
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Mathematics in Gaming: Understanding can help you win! Prafull S Chapate1 Vimaltai Tidke Convent‚ Narendranagar Nagpur-440027‚ Maharashtra‚ India Abstract In this paper‚ we present you detail relationship between mathematics and some of the games you encountered in your daily life. Mathematical knowledge of these games gives you an edge over your mathematically ignorant opponent and who knows may help you win the game and money. 1. Introduction For entertainment many people play
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