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Mathematics

Masters Essays

2018

Mathematics

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Archimedes In The Classroom, Rachel Towne Apr 2018

Archimedes In The Classroom, Rachel Towne

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Eureka! Eureka! What better way to excite and engage students than to bring Archimedes into the classroom? Archimedes is widely regarded as the greatest mathematician of antiquity. Very little is known about Archimedes’ personal life. Archimedes was born in Syracuse, Sicily around 287 B.C., and he was the son of an astronomer. He probably studied in Alexandria, Egypt under followers of Euclid. Today we know Archimedes as a brilliant mathematician and scientist, he spent much of his career inventing war machines. Despite orders not to harm Archimedes, his life was cut short in 212 B.C. when the Romans invaded Syracuse …


Ancient Cultures + High School Algebra = A Diverse Mathematical Approach, Laryssa Byndas Jan 2018

Ancient Cultures + High School Algebra = A Diverse Mathematical Approach, Laryssa Byndas

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Advanced Enrichment Topics In An Honors Geometry Course, Kayla Woods Jan 2018

Advanced Enrichment Topics In An Honors Geometry Course, Kayla Woods

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Mathematical Curves In The High School Classroom, Magdalena Zook Jan 2018

Mathematical Curves In The High School Classroom, Magdalena Zook

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Group Rings, Christopher Wrenn Jan 2018

Group Rings, Christopher Wrenn

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