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Academic Hats And Ice Cream: Two Optimization Problems, Valery F. Ochkov, Yulia V. Chudova
Academic Hats And Ice Cream: Two Optimization Problems, Valery F. Ochkov, Yulia V. Chudova
Journal of Humanistic Mathematics
This article describes the use of computer software to optimize the design of an academic hat and an ice cream cone!
Numerical Integration Through Concavity Analysis, Daniel J. Pietz
Numerical Integration Through Concavity Analysis, Daniel J. Pietz
Rose-Hulman Undergraduate Mathematics Journal
We introduce a relationship between the concavity of a C2 func- tion and the area bounded by its graph and secant line. We utilize this relationship to develop a method of numerical integration. We then bound the error of the approximation, and compare to known methods, finding an improvement in error bound over methods of comparable computational complexity.
Analyzing Mathematicians' Concept Images Of Differentials, Timothy Shawn Mccarty
Analyzing Mathematicians' Concept Images Of Differentials, Timothy Shawn Mccarty
Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports
The differential is a symbol that is common in first- and second-year calculus. It is perhaps expected that a common mathematical symbol would be interpreted universally. However, recent literature that addresses student interpretations of differentials, usually in the context of definite integration, suggests that this is not the case, and that many interpretations are possible. Reviews of textbooks showed that there was not a lot of discussion about differentials, and what interpretations there were depended upon the context in which the differentials were presented. This dissertation explores some of these issues. Since students may not have the experience necessary to …