2015 Math Curse By: Jon Scieszka and Lane Smith Math Curse‚ written by Jon Scieszka and Lane Smith‚ takes us on a journey with a small child who is cursed by math. His teacher’s name is Mrs. Fibonacci‚ who was a well know mathematician who connected a mathematical sequence found in nature. Of course Mrs. Fibonacci told her class and this child how easily math can be seen in the outside world. Our main character goes on a math rampage that drives him crazy. Scieszka and Smith do a great job a combining
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MATH PROJECT SELECTION LIST 1. Investigate the five "perfect" (or Platonic) solids and explain why there are only five. References: "The Mathematics Teacher"‚ April ’77‚ p. 335; I have directions for making the solids from strips of paper; NCTM Student Math Notes‚ May 1999. 2. Research an invention based on unusual geometric properties or configurations (e.g. Rolamite Bearing‚ Wankel Engine‚ Holograms‚ etc.). References: "Popular Science"‚ Feb. ’76‚ p. 106; "Popular Science"‚ Aug
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"Mathematics‚ rightly viewed‚ possesses not only truth‚ but supreme beauty" A frosting winter day. A dusk is coming. A student is walking down the river‚ trying to catch the last sparks of the sun reflecting on the smooth surface of the water. He is holding a camera in his hands as well as the sketchbook. Suddenly ‚ an old man comes out of the blue from the forest. He quickly recognises the boy and seems to be puzzled about his presence in the woods. Man: Good evening
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remembered well after their time‚ for their work. Their works of art whether it be a sculpture or painting‚ is visited by thousands daily. This is because of the renaissance artists’ use of the golden ratio. To fully appreciate this revolutionary number sequence‚ this paper will demonstrate the effectiveness of this ratio in artwork. First by explaining the golden ratio‚ and where it had been developed. Then paper will highlight the past artworks that used the golden ratio and how it complemented the piece
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Logos: Apple A very common sight for many people: The Apple logo. In the diagram on the separate sheet‚ we see how they used Fibonacci to make an aesthetically pleasing picture. The logo looks nice because of its rounded‚ almost spherical shape. Some would argue that it is perfect whereas others find it boring. Over the years the colours have changed from the rainbow stripes of 1976 to the monochrome of 1998. It had changed to be monochrome to look more professional as opposed to childish. It
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STORY OF THE HIDDEN SYMBOLS About Dan Brown: Dan brown born on June 22‚ 1964 is an American author for thriller fiction. He is best known for The Da Vinci Code 2003 a bestselling Mystery- detective novel. Brown’s novels are treasure hunts sets in 24 - hour period‚ and features the recurring themes of cryptography‚ keys‚ symbols‚ codes and conspiracy theories. His books have been translated into 52
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CMDA5103/MAY2009-F/FA INSTRUCTIONS: 1. THERE ARE SIX (6) QUESTIONS IN THIS PAPER. 2. ANSWER FIVE (5) QUESTIONS ONLY. Question 1 Arrays are used when storing a large number of values. You are required to create an array named a and answer the following questions regarding array manipulation. a. Write a method fillRandom(int[] a‚ int min‚ int max)‚ fill the array a with a random integer value. (Note: Math.random() returns a double in the range of 0.0 and 1.0‚ therefore it is cast to an integer
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Sorting CS 102 File Structures & File Organizations Sorting – arranging the items in a list in ascending or descending order by a key value. Applicable for all file organizations‚ not just sequential Why sort ? to make a report‚ to merge files in queries‚ to merge files in master file maintenance‚ to make searches easier‚ to prioritize‚ etc. Chapter 05 External Sorting Algorithms Internal vs External Sorts Internal Sort – sorting items entirely in main memory ICS 2‚ ICS 3‚ CS 101
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over the world. It is seen in architecture‚ nature‚ Fibonacci numbers‚ and even more amazingly‚the human body. Fibonacci Numbers have proven to be closely related to the Golden Ratio. They are a series of numbers discovered by Leonardo Fibonacci in 1175AD. In the Fibonacci Series‚ every number is the sum of the two before it. The term number is known as ‘n’. The first term is ‘Un’ so‚ in order to find the next term in the sequence‚ the last two Un and Un+1 are added. (Knott).
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the Golden number‚ divine proportion‚ divine section‚ and Golden proportion (Rod 2013)1. Not so long after Phidius discovered the Golden Ratio‚ Leonardo Fibonacci‚ a mathematician‚ discovered the Fibonacci sequence‚ which has been proven to tie into the Golden Ratio (Hom 2013)2. If you take any two successive numbers from the Fibonacci sequence‚
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