Physical Sciences and Mathematics Commons^™

An Introduction To And Discussion Of Automata And Sequential Machines, Joseph Philip Seab

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A Brief Study Of Topology, Mary Beth Mangrum

Honors Theses

Topology is the study of topological properties of figures -- those properties which do not change under "elastic" motion. It is generally divided into two branches: set topology and algebraic topology. Set topology discusses the nature of a topological space, the properties of sets of points, the definitions of limits and continuity, the special properties of metric spaces, and questions concerning separation and connectedness. Algebraic topology deals with groups which are defined on a space, their structure and invariants.

Federal Careers And Opportunities For Mathematicians, Gail Ray

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The purpose of this paper is to research the opportunities for a math major in the Federal Civil Service, and the requirements for positions. Those occupations which require courses only in math are few. However, there are several more which requires a combination of math with some other subject matter.

Those positions requiring only math are: Agricultural marketing specialist, cartographer, equipment specialist, geodesist, and mathematician.

Mathematics On An International Basis, Sandra Lee Sawyer

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Is the math of the United States inferior? In 1967 there was an international study of mathematics comparing twelve different countries: United States, Japan, Australia, Belgium, England, Finland, France, Germany, Israel, The Netherlands, Scotland, and Sweden. Funded in part by the United States Office of Education and five years in the making, the report was based on a test given to 133,000 students in different countries at the age of thirteen and at the end of high school.

The Evolution And Application Of Pi, Carolyn Rhodes

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There is no part of the arithmetic that deals with approximations that is more interesting than that which seeks to find the ratio of the circumference of a circle to its diameter. This ratio has been studied from both a practical and a theoretical standpoint. Under the name "quadrature of the circle" it occupied mathematicians for many thousands of years, beginning with the Bible and extending to the twentieth century.