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Plane Protective Geometry, Lana Sue Legrand
Plane Protective Geometry, Lana Sue Legrand
Honors Theses
The following study was based on the text A Modern Introduction to Geometries by Annita Tuller, Associate Professor of Mathematics at Hunter College. The study consisted of problem solving at the end of each topic studied. Therefore, this paper contains a brief summary of the topics covered followed by the problems solved with theta respective drawings. No attempted is made to include all of the theorems, axioms, or definitions necessary to solve the problems but page references are given to refer to the text.
The Development Of The Calculus, Janie Ferguson
The Development Of The Calculus, Janie Ferguson
Honors Theses
The Greeks made the first step in the inquiry of the infinitely small quantities by an attempt to determine the area of curves. The method of exhaustions they used for this purpose consisted of making the curve a limiting area, to which the circumscribed and inscribed polygons continually approached by increasing the number of their sides. The area obtained was considered to be the area of the curve. The method of integration is somewhat similar, to the extent that it involves finding the limits of sums. Zeno of Elea (c. 450 B.C.) was one of the first to work with …
Nomography, Scotty Andrews
Groups, Janie Ferguson
Industrial Mathematicians, Mary Beth Mcgee
Industrial Mathematicians, Mary Beth Mcgee
Honors Theses
What is an industrial, or professional, mathematician? What does he do? Generally, there are two kinds: workers in pure mathematics and workers in applied math.
The pure mathematician likes to play with mathematical laws and principles just to see what will happen. They have mathematical curiosity; they are not especially interested in whether anyone ever finds any use for the result or not. They have the fun of working their problems, and that is the only reward they ask. There is a large group of men and women getting paid good salaries for having such fun; they are the pure …