Giovanni Girolamo Saccheri: His Life and Contributions
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6 pages. A biographical and historical account of the life of Giovanni Girolamo Saccheri with special emphasis on the contributions he made to the world of mathematics, including his book Logica Demonstrativa. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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Girolamo Cardano / Mathematician
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8 pages in length. Cardano was a 16 century Italian mathematician best known for his work entitled "Ars magna" (the "Great Art"), from which many new ideas in algebra were systematically presented. Among them are Cardano's rule and the linear transformations that eliminate the second degree terms in a complete cubic equation. Report is written in part as a sentence outline and contains various pictorial examples of Cardano's formulas. Bibliography lists 7 sources.
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Goldbach's Conjecture: An Abstract
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This 1 page paper provides an overview of an abstract of a research paper on the mathematician Christian Goldbach and his prime conjecture.
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Golden Mean, Irrational Numbers & Fibonacci Series
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A 3 page research paper that discusses the interrelated nature of the Golden Mean, irrational numbers and Fibonacci series numbers. The writer defines these concepts and then discusses them in regards to music. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
Filename: khmusnum.rtf

Gottfried Wilhelm von Leibniz
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A 5 page paper on the life and works of Gottfried Wilhelm von Leibniz. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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Graph Theory
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A 6 page overview of the mathematical discipline of graph theory. As a field of study, graph theory has nothing at all to do with what most people normally associate with the word 'graph,' and is a specialized field. Applications range from analyzing children's games to finding the furthest stretch of graph theory principles. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
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History and Use of the Number "e"
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This 5 page paper introduces the topic with a modern day look at compound interest, then delves into the history of the number e. Both early and modern uses are discussed. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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History of Calculus
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Calculus provides methods to deal with varying quantities. O'Connor & Robertson (1996) state that it has been evolving since Zeno in 450 B.C.E, who was supposed to be the first to posit an equation based on the infinite. However, the first infinite equation is believed to have been introduced by Archimedes in 250 B.C.E., bringing with it leaps in logic from theorists like Barrow, Newton and Leibniz. Bibliography lists 4 sources. jvHisClc.rtf
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Hyperbolas and Parabolas
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A 12 page research paper that explores the fascinating nature of these conic sections. The writer discusses the history of conic investigation, their definitions, and then explores multiple applications and uses of these concepts. Bibliography lists 7 sources.
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