Karen says that she has heard something about APR rates but doesn’t really know what the term means. Wayne says he thinks it has something to do with the prime rate, but he isn’t sure what. Write a … See the whole entry
Conduct a survey of banks, savings and loan companies, and credit unions in your area. Prepare a report on the different types of savings accounts available and the interest rates they pay. Include methods of payment as well … See the whole entry
Write a paper using population analysis.
To get you started, select five U.S. cities of different sizes. Find the population of these cites in 1980, 1990, 2000, and 2010.
Write an essay on earthquakes. In particular, discuss the Richter scale for measuring earthquakes. What is its relationship to logarithms?… See the whole entry
Historical Quest
Write an essay on John Napier. Include what he is famous for today, and what he considered to be his crowning achievement. Also Include a discussion of “Napier’s bones.”
Reference:
https://www.17centurymaths.com/contents/napier/jimsnewstuff/Napiers%20Bones/NapiersBones.html… See the whole entry
Prepare a classroom demonstration of topology by drawing geometric figures on a piece of rubber inner tube. Demonstrate to the class various ways in which these figures can be distorted.
The problem shown in the News … See the whole entry
The German artist Albrech Durer (1471-1528) is not only a Renaissance artist, but also somewhat of a mathematician. Do some research on the mathematics of Durer.
a. Consider the product (1)(2)(3) … (1,998)(1,999)(2,000). … See the whole entry
In 1928 Frank Ramsey, an English mathematician, showed that there are patterns implicit in any large structure. The accompanying diagram (which resembles the aestheometric design of Projects 7.2 and 7.3) typifies the problems that Ramsey theory addresses.
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Construct models for the regular polyhedra.
References:
H.S.M. Coxeter, Introduction to Geometry (New York: Wiley, 1961).
Jean Pederson, “Plaited Platonic Puzzles,” Two-Year College Mathematics Journal, Fall 1973, pp. 23-27.
Max Sobel and Evan Maletsky, Teaching … See the whole entry
Recently there has been talk of Puerto Rico becoming the 51st state. If that happens, we will need to have a flag with 51 stars. Design a flag with 51 stars discussing the pros and … See the whole entry