Mathematics papers

A description of the life and work of Joseph Fourier, a French mathematician in the early 1800s who became known for his analytical theory of heat.

Relates the history of operations management (OR).

This paper is a book review of Hans Magnus Enzensberger's "The Number Devil: A Mathematical Adventure."

A biography of Sir Isaac Newton.

This paper analyzes Alfred North Whitehead's theory of noble discontent as expressed in his writing, "The Adventure of Ideas."

An action plan to implement new instructional practices in Mount Baker Junior High School in the instruction of mathematics.

Compares the covered-uncovered interest rate parity of the U.S. dollar and the Swiss franc including the programming routines, algorithms and applications in MATLAB, RATS and EVIEWS.

Presents a detailed case study of the US Dollar and the Swedish Kronor to evaluate the purchase power parity (PPP) hypothesis including programming routines and algorithms examples in MATLAB, RATS and EVIEWS .

An overview of poisson regression analysis and its application to an exploration of the relationship between adequacies of sleep and injuries sustained by children between 18 months and 4 years of age.

A biography of the life and works of mathematician Blaise Pascal.

An outline of the development and abilities of the human brain.

A brief discussion on the achievements of Isaac Newton.

A case study analysis of the statistical problems at the USA World Bank and possible solutions to the problems.

This paper looks at the controversy over who discovered calculus and provides an explanation of why the honor should go to Isaac Newton over the claim of Gottfried Leibniz.

A persuasive argument against the approach and implementation of the No Child Left Behind Act of 2002.

Presents a brief history of Phi, mathematical connections and Fibonacci numbers.

An argument against the views of Harold Bloom regarding William Shakespeare's influence in Lewis Carroll's "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland," as expressed in his work, "Shakespeare: The Invention of the Human."

A research paper that examines educators' perceptions of changes in reform-related practices in mathematics instruction since the implementation of state wide testing.

A discussion on dividend growth models and the capital asset pricing model (CAPM).

A look at the use of grounded theory in qualitative research.

Looks at the life of Florence Nightingale as a nurse, mathematician and feminist.

An analysis of a study entitled "The Effect of Movie Portrayals on Audience Attitudes About Non-traditional Families and Sexual Orientation" conducted by M.A. Mazur and T.M Emmers-Sommer.

An application of Abraham Maslow's hierarchy of needs theory to mathematics education.

A discussion of Sir Isaac Newton's inventions and discoveries.

An examination of five lessons plans for a mathematics class, in terms of ability to integrate math and literacy skills.

An overview of the mathematical theory known as the Pythagorean theorem.

An examination of Galileo's work in the realm of astronomy, physics and mathematics and how the Catholic Church reacted to his views.

A review of the application of cooperative learning techniques in math education.

Presents an extensive discussion on the teaching of elementary grade mathematics including a plan for teaching fifth graders the concepts of elementary geometric measurements.

Discusses measures of central tendency and their respective applications.

This paper discusses the teaching of math and science and looks at both traditional and more innovative ways of teaching.

A comparative analysis of the disciplines of mathematics and art.

This paper explores the strategy/implicit instructional strategy as suitable for a middle school mathematics class.

This paper explores how contextual factors affect the teaching/learning process in the mathematical classroom.

This paper presents a study to determine whether tracking of students in math increases state standardized testing achievements.

A literature review in preparation for the development of a summer mathematics program.

A review of Mario Livio's book "The Golden Ratio: The Story of Phi, the World's Most Astonishing Number', which chronicles the history of this number.

A review of H.E. Huntley's book, "The Divine Proportion", which argues that mathematics can be beautiful.

An Instructional Technology Plan for the use of technology in teaching maths.

This paper looks at programming languages that are grounded in mathematical logic.

An analysis of linear transformation and its applications.

An analysis of the origins and importance of hyperbolic (non-Euclidean) geometry.

This paper explains how geometric concepts can be taught based on the symmetry found in Islamic art.

A review of some of the important contributions of Galileo Galilei to the field of mathematics and science.

This paper discusses the historical development of Napier's logarithms and their lack of a base with current logarithms, which employ a base 10.

This paper discusses mathematics education in early education programs.

This paper discuses Stepran's infinity puzzle as an excellent method to explore the character of infinity relative to tangible outcomes.

This paper applies game theory (GT) to industrial relations, especially in the area of collective bargaining.

This paper discuses that mathematics and human language are very similar in structure and form because they can both be broken down into ever smaller functional units.

A discussion as the to the proof or lack thereof in support of Godel's theorem of the self-awareness of machines.

This paper discuses stock charting techniques and presents five examples.

An analysis of the advantages of Godel's theorem within mathematics.

This paper looks at Eric Carle's book 'The Grouchy Lady Bug' and discusses grade one mathematics lessons involving literature.

A review of Godel's theorem and the limitations of an allegory in trying to understand it.

An analysis of the universal nature of mathematics and developments in the philosophy of mathematics.

This paper shows how the unit circle contributes to an easier understanding of trigonometry.

This paper discuses lookback options, an "exotic" nonstandard option type as compared to its opposite the usual "vanilla" standard options.

This paper researches the use of manipulatives in the field of mathematics.

An exploration of the use of the hands-on manipulatives in the middle school math classroom

A discussion of the life and career of mathematician George Polya.

This paper is an introductory description of the five-steps of hypothesis testing.

An exploration of Blaise Pascal's novel argument for the logical belief in God, as presented in "Wager for Skeptics."

This paper discusses data mining for intrusion detection of log files, using hierarchical clustering primarily.

This paper discusses anomaly intrusion detection using data mining and statistics.

A description of th life and achievements of William Sealey Gosset in the realm of statistics.

This paper discusses the role of reading in mathematics.

An analysis of the important statistical contributions of John Wilder Tukey.

A regression analysis used to explain whether police use different standards of severity when dealing with resident versus non-resident drivers in Florida.

An analysis of the differences in mathematical achievement between African American males and White males.

An examination on using M.C. Escher' "Circle Limit III" to instruct students in hyperbolic geometry.

This paper discusses the life and work of internationally famous Russian statistician Pafnuty Lvovich Chebyshev, born in 1821, near Moscow.

An analysis of the mathematical significance and applications of Zipf's Law and Benford's Law.

An analysis of the mathematical and scientific contributions of John von Neumann.

This paper looks at the life and achievements of American scientist, Josiah Willard Gibbs.

A discussion regarding the academic developmental disorder, dyscalculia.

This paper discusses the effects of web-based instruction on mathematics achievement and attitudes of 6th grade students.

This paper describes a study on the use of computer-based testing to assess the mathematical skills of high school students.

This paper describes the use of specific technological tools that assist students in the development of their mathematical skills.

This paper examines research about the effects of computer-based programs on the teaching of mathematics.

A review of the literature 'Understanding the Concepts of Limit and Continuity in Calculus Courses at the High School and/or Early College Level'.

This paper discusses Pythagoras, one of the greatest men of the Ancient Greek civilization.

This paper explores the popularity of the the Golden Ratio in many areas.

An examination of the Heb-Sed (or Sed) Festival of ancient Egypt.

Discusses the similarities between natural human languages and mathematics.

A biographical account of the life of Greek scholar Eratosthenes and his many contributions to the sciences.

An analysis of the implications of Kurt Godel's theorem on mathematics.

An analysis of statistical analysis forecasting methods.

An analysis of the works of Wittgenstein and the question of whether machines can think.

Examines the effectiveness of teaching mathematics at high school level.

An overview of a simple line graph.

This paper examines some theories in order to determine if there are any universal truths in mathematics.

This paper discusses if biology, evolution and the development of mathematics have a connection.

This paper discusses whether mathematical thought can lead to fundamental truths and highlights the use of metaphor in mathematical thought.

This paper provides a lesson plan for the teaching of mathematics in high school.

This paper studies the connections between biology, evolution and mathematics.

This paper studies science, in particular astronomy, making use of the book "Science without Limits" by James Perlman.

This paper present a study of the theory of matrices that includes its history, development and uses.

This paper describes two distinct mathematics education dissertations.