LAST THEOREM I am going to do my project in the field of number theory. Number theory‚ a subject with a long and rich history‚ has become increasingly important because of its application to computer science and cryptography. The core topics of number theory are such as divisibility‚ highest common factor‚ primes‚ factorization‚ Diophantine equations and so on‚ among which I chose Diophantine equations as the specific topic I would like to go deep into. Fermat ’s Last Theorem states
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Thomas W. Hetrick Memorial Scholarship As my time at BHS comes to an end I have had time to reflect on my achievements and have found a new appreciation for the people in my life. Moving onto college‚ I will use the skills that I have learned from teachers‚ fellow students‚ friends and family. I plan on attending Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania in the fall of 2016. If I were fortunate enough to win the esteemed Thomas W. Hetrick Memorial Scholarship‚ I would use the money to help
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Bernoulli’s Principle states that for an ideal fluid (low speed air is a good approximation)‚ with no work being performed on the fluid‚ an increase in velocity occurs simultaneously with decrease in pressure or a change in the fluid’s gravitational potential energy. This principle is a simplification of Bernoulli’s equation‚ which states that the sum of all forms of energy in a fluid flowing along an enclosed path (a streamline) is the same at any two points in that path. It is named after the
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1 10/10/01 Fermat’s Little Theorem From the Multinomial Theorem Thomas J. Osler (osler@rowan.edu) Rowan University‚ Glassboro‚ NJ 08028 Fermat’s Little Theorem [1] states that n p −1 − 1 is divisible by p whenever p is prime and n is an integer not divisible by p. This theorem is used in many of the simpler tests for primality. The so-called multinomial theorem (described in [2]) gives the expansion of a multinomial to an integer power p > 0‚ (a1 + a2 + ⋅⋅⋅ + an ) p = p k1 k2 kn a1 a2
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Chinese remainder theorem The Chinese remainder theorem is a result about congruences in number theory and its generalizations in abstract algebra. It was first published in the 3rd to 5th centuries by Chinese mathematician Sun Tzu. In its basic form‚ the Chinese remainder theorem will determine a number n that when divided by some given divisors leaves given remainders. For example‚ what is the lowest number n that when divided by 3 leaves a remainder of 2‚ when divided by 5 leaves a remainder
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“The Arrow impossibility theorem and its implications for voting and elections” Arrow’s impossibility theorem represents a fascinating problem in the philosophy of economics‚ widely discussed for insinuating doubt on commonly accepted beliefs towards collective decision making procedures. This essay will introduce its fundamental assumptions‚ explain its meaning‚ explore some of the solutions available to escape its predictions and finally discuss its implications for political
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The four color theorem is a mathematical theorem that states that‚ given a map‚ no more than four colors are required to color the regions of the map‚ so that no 2 regions that are touching (share a common boundary) have the same color. This theorem was proven by Kenneth Appel and Wolfgang Haken in 1976‚ and is unique because it was the first major theorem to be proven using a computer. This proof was first proposed in 1852 by Francis Guthrie when he was coloring the counties of England and realized
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Kirchhoff’s Law Kirchhoff’s current law (KCL) imposes constraints on the currents in the branches that are attached to each node of a circuit. In simplest terms‚ KCL states that the sum of the currents that are entering a given node must equal the sum of the currents that are leaving the node. Thus‚ the set of currents in branches attached to a given node can be partitioned into two groups whose orientation is away from (into) the node. The two groups must contain the same net current. In general
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a NOR gate. DeMorgan’s theorems state the same equivalence in "backward" form: that inverting the output of any gate results in the same function as the opposite type of gate (AND vs. OR) with inverted inputs De Morgan’s theorem is used to simplify a lot expression of complicated logic gates. For example‚ (A + (BC)’)’. The parentheses symbol is used in the example. _ The answer is A BC. Let’s apply the principles of DeMorgan’s theorems to the simplification of
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A Brief History of the Pythagorean Theorem Just Who Was This Pythagoras‚ Anyway? Pythagoras (569-500 B.C.E.) was born on the island of Samos in Greece‚ and did much traveling through Egypt‚ learning‚ among other things‚ mathematics. Not much more is known of his early years. Pythagoras gained his famous status by founding a group‚ the Brotherhood of Pythagoreans‚ which was devoted to the study of mathematics. The group was almost cult-like in that it had symbols‚ rituals and prayers. In addition
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