John Napier / The Creator of Logarithms
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A 9 page research paper on the life, works, and mathematical contributions of John Napier (1550-1617) -- the man most commonly associated with the creation of Logarithms. Napier also developed methods for multiplying and dividing small rods known as Napier's Bones, a device that was the forerunner of the slide rule. Some sample equations and a glossary of terms (defined) are included. Bibliography lists 12+ sources. Napier.wps *A 10 page version of this report is also available with more personal analysis as
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John Napier / The Creator of Logarithms
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A 9 page research paper on the life, works, and mathematical contributions of John Napier (1550-1617) -- the man most commonly associated with the creation of Logarithms. Napier also developed methods for multiplying and dividing small rods known as Napier's Bones, a device that was the forerunner of the slide rule. Some sample equations and a glossary of terms (defined) are included. Bibliography lists 12+ sources.
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Josiah Willard Gibbs
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This 15 page paper provides a biographical sketch of the life of Josiah Willard Gibbs, the great American mathematician and professor at Yale. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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Kinetics
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A 5 page paper which provides a general summary of kinetics, and considers the evolution of kinetic theory. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: TGkinetc.rtf

Linear Algebra
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A 15 page research paper on various concepts in linear algebra. The writer details multivariables, vectors, determinants, gaussian elimination, and other elements of linear algebra. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
Filename: Linalgeb.wps

LINEAR REGRESSION AND CORRELATION
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This 5 page paper gives a brief overview of linear regression, then details the correlation of the regression to independent variables. One graph included. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: MBstatin.rtf

Linear Transformation On Upper Triangular Matrix
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This 6 page paper considers this complex subject, first defining both linear transformation and upper triangular matrices, going on to look at the preserving elements with sub sections on inertia-preservers, idempotent preservers and commutativity preservers. The bibliography cites 6 sources.
Filename: TElintrn.wps

Mathematics in Music
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This 5 page paper considers the way that maths can be seen as present in the subject off music. The paper looks at notation, frequencies and accounting as relevant subjects in this field. The paper is written to demonstrates the wide use of mathematics in many subjects. The bibliography cites 4 sources.
Filename: TEmathmu.wps

Napier's Life & Works
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A short, 3 page overview of the life & works of John Napier containing brief descriptions of his major works and other people also associated with the development of logarithms.
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Newton and Leibniz
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In this 7 page paper we look at how both of these men can be seen as the founders of calculus. The paper considers their ideas and the ways in which they were similar was well as the controversy over the publishing of these ideas. The bibliography cites 6 sources.
Filename: TEcalcul.wps