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The Flea in History

interestingly enough to mean "wingless siphon" (Kettle, 1995). The flea is a highly specialized creature and subsists by sucking ...

Chrysler LLC - An Analysis

wheelbases, power steering, air bags, the first minivans, the first SUVs, the first muscle cars and so much more (Chrysler, About ...

'The History Book' and School Textbooks on History

One that attracts a great deal of attention as been the American Kennedy Family, others may be less well known as it s the accumul...

History and Traps

discovered that she was pregnant after Harry left for the War. It sounds like a soap opera because Harry did not return from the ...

History of Mexico and Mesoamerican History's Role

across the continent moving throughout what is now the United States and down into what is now Mexico. In regards to his we note t...

Bertrand Russell/On Denoting

"shaves all those who do not shave themselves" and then inquiring if the barber shaves himself or not ("Bertrand Russell"). Anothe...

Mathematics; Anxiety And Commutative, Associative, And Distributive Laws

such as money is used, but in the way meals are made and served, schedules are personal schedules are put together and managed how...

Philosopher and Mathematician Pythagoras

In fifteen pages Pythagoras' life and his contributions to science, mathematics, and philosophy are discussed. There are 6 source...

Students with Developmental Delays and Preschool Education

In five pages this paper discusses the preschool learning of mathematics for preschool students who have developmental delays. Ei...

The Contributions of Forgotten Mathematician Al-Khwarizmi

In five pages this paper discusses the background and mathematical contributions of algorithms' founder Abu Abdullah Muhammad Ibn ...

Late Medieval Era and Scientific Discovery

In six pages this paper discusses the scientific advancements during this period with natural sciences, astronomy, geography, and ...

UK Mathematics and GCSE Level Expansion

and A/S levels. The A level is the two year course and is seen as the traditional course, however, there is also an A/S level, thi...

Axiomatic and Intuitive Mathematics

This information is seen as being self-evident, since it does not require any further analysis or proof to assert its validity. Th...

Real Analysis Conceptual History

traditional mathematical definition of space so that it could be utilized to compare figures (2002). Stahl (1999) provid...

War and Mathematics

of terrorist attacks -- more specifically, the terrorist attack on September 11, 2001 on the World Trade Centers in New York City....

Questions and Prompts Mathematical Thinking

a student agreeing to do some of the work (Brousseau, 1997). It may be argued that this contract between teacher and student is ea...

Jordanus Nemorarius And Leonardo Pisano Fibonacci

to those given by al-Khwarizmi" (OConnor and Robertson, 2003). Jordanus proofs had to do with "the method of completing the square...

Music and Mathematics

In five pages this paper examines how mathematics appears in several subjects including music in a consideration of accounting, fr...

Quantitative Literacy and the Mathematical Knot Theory

In five pages this paper discusses how quantitative literacy can be illustrated by the knot theory of mathematics. Seven sources ...

Philosophical Basis for the Music of Greece

In five pages this research paper discusses how philosophy has laid the foundation for Greek music in a consideration of its relat...

Analysis of the Pluralism Philosophy

In twelve pages this research paper examines the evolution of pluralism in a consideration of such philosophies as David Hume's em...

Planning and Scheduling from a Mathematical Perspective

In five pages this paper examines how mathematics is factored into planning and scheduling in a discussion of schedule processors,...

Is Knowledge True, or False, or Does It Reside Somewhere in the Middle?

would provide an explanation for celestial motion (Greer 356). For hundreds of years, Newtons laws of physics remained unchalleng...

Alternative Mathematics Assessment

In seven pages this paper examines elementary and secondary classrooms in a consideration of the alternative mathematics assessmen...

Educational Methods and Elementary Mathematics

In five pages the controversy regarding teaching elementary mathematics is discussed with the position taken that problem solving ...

Mathematics and Computer Technology

has clearly developed in the mathematics classroom. Young (2000) considered the implications of computer and technological advanc...

Elementary Mathematics Writing

use the rules and processes of elementary math. There has been a shift in teaching strategies from the "teaching by telling," m...

Biography of Sir Christopher Wren

the inner circle, much like the royal physicians (Jardine, 2002). His sister married and her husband, Holder, became Christophers...

Mathematics One on One Tutorial and Peer Alternatives

person-environment link and it plays a direct role in cognitive development, language development, and social development. Each o...

Math Instruction in High School and Diversity

current math performance and the skills required to meet future goals (Miller and Mercer, 1997). Fuchs (2003) conducted a study ...