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Thinking Mathematically Description: .Blitzer continues to raise the bar with his engaging applications developed to motivate readers from diverse majors and backgrounds.Thinking Mathematically, Fifth Edition, draws from the authorrsquo;s unique background in art, psychology, and math
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Mathematics Through Applications Fundamental Mathematics through Applications focuses on relevant content, motivating real-world applications, examples, and exercises demonstrating ...Show synopsisFundamental Mathematics through Applications focuses on relevant content, motivating real-world applications, examples, and exercises demonstrating how integral mathematical understanding is to student mastery in other disciplines, a variety of occupations, and everyday situations. A distinctive side-by-side format pairing an example with a corresponding practice exercise encourages students to get actively involved in the mathematical content from the start. Unique Mindstretchers target different levels and types of student understanding in one comprehensive problem set per section incorporating related investigation, critical thinking, reasoning, and pattern recognition exercises along with corresponding group work and historical connections. Compelling Historical Notes give students further evidence that mathematics grew out of a universal need to find efficient solutions to everyday problems. Plenty of practice exercises provide ample opportunity for students to thoroughly master basic mathematics skills and develop confidence in their understanding
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Learning through doing is the foundation of this book, which allows readers to explore case studies as well as expository material. The book provides a practical guide to the numerical solution of linear and nonlinear equations, differential equations, optimization problems, and eigenvalue problems. It treats standard problems and introduces important variants such as sparse systems, differential-algebraic equations, constrained optimization, Monte Carlo simulations, and parametric studies. Stability and error analysis is emphasized, and the MATLAB® algorithms are grounded in sound principles of software design and in the understanding of machine arithmetic and memory management. Nineteen case studies allow readers to become familiar with mathematical modeling and algorithm design, motivated by problems in physics, engineering, epidemiology, chemistry, and biology. A website provides solutions to the challenges that are offered throughout the book and also supplies relevant MATLAB codes, derivations, and supplementary notes and slides. Audience: This book is intended as a primary text for courses in numerical analysis, scientific computing, and computational science for advanced undergraduate and early graduate students. Physicists, chemists, biologists, earth scientists, astronomers, and engineers whose work involves numerical computing also will find the book useful as a reference and tool for self-study. {"currencyCode":"USD","itemData":[{"priceBreaksMAP":null,"buyingPrice":88.2,"ASIN":"0898716667","isPreorder":0},{"priceBreaksMAP":null,"buyingPrice":120.49,"ASIN":"0136108040","isPreorder":0}],"shippingId":"0898716667::o1uL25LGhIxYG9BxmTrIBOpIjcKXVw%2BHbV%2B8n%2FPM4CZKnDvZwo0QMQas9%2F1CXlBMi9lPjoaSxKR%2FKcdEFy9J63m%2Fn8JYKhMYl3Dc04IsxOo%3D,0136108040::oO4jiViDDDHcD3A7qhtd3%2F7H5iQA%2F6SgkFki%2BxPgXkediKf1t0BCHYs8ttBzn9Gu1VrpyY2zOLv5XwYyFUX00E5kFilfzTCa5PCqCxdeYVbKxOFz94FQianne P. O Leary is Professor of Computer Science at the University of Maryland, College Park, and also holds an appointment in the university s Institute for Advanced Computer Studies (UMIACS) and in the Applied Mathematics and Scientific Computing program. Her research is in computational linear algebra and optimization, with applications to solution of ill-posed problems, image deblurring, information retrieval, and quantum computing. Most Helpful Customer Reviews Good book. The condition of the book was flawless but can't say the same for the content of the book itself. Although the material covered in the book is very useful and it also contains really nice Matlab tips and tricks in how to program most of these methods the theoretical coverage of the material is pretty vague. Good overall but could make quite a few improvements in terms of content and layout.
Analysis in Engineering: How to Use the Basic Tools Rather than follow the traditional approach of stating mathematical principles and then citing some physical examples for illustration, Professor Mei ...Show synopsisRather than follow the traditional approach of stating mathematical principles and then citing some physical examples for illustration, Professor Mei puts applications at center stage. Beginning with the problem, he finds the mathematics that suits it and closes with a mathematical analysis of the physics. He selects physical examples primarily from applied mechanics. Among topics included are Fourier series, separation of variables, Bessel functions, Fourier and Laplace transforms, Green's functions and complex function theories. Also covered are advanced topics such as Riemann-Hilbert techniques, perturbation methods, and practical topics such as symbolic computation. Engineering students, who often feel more awe than confidence and enthusiasm toward applied mathematics, will find this approach to mathematics goes a long way toward a sharper understanding of the physical world.Hide synopsis Description:New. This item is printed on demand. Rather than follow the...New. This item is printed on demand. Rather than follow the traditional approach of stating mathematical principles and then citing some physical examples for illustration, Professor Mei puts applications at center stage. Beginning with the problem, he finds. Description:NEAR FINE. 480pp., Paperback, This listing is a new book, a...NEAR FINE. 480
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MA 211 Calculus and Analytic Geometry II Ottum, JosephCOURSE OBJECTIVES: Upon completion of the course, the student should understand and be able to apply the following mathematical concepts: • Natural and Logarithmic, exponential and other transcendental functions • Applications using differential equations • Volume using the disk and shell methods • Integration by parts and variable substitution, partial fractions, improper integrals • Indeterminate form and L'Hopital's Rule • Sequences and infinite series • Conics, parametric functions, and polar coordinates Course Assessment: - Tests - Notebook - Final Examination Grading: Four Tests (Including Final) 20% of final grade each Homework Notebook/Participation 20% of final grade Gades A:90-100 B:85-89 C:80-84 D:70-79 Late Submission of Course Materials: Assignments should be turned in on the specified due date. Classroom Rules of Conduct: Students are expected to participate fully in class learning activities. Phones and beepers are to be placed on "vibrate" or turned off. Students are required to exercise courteous behavior between themselves and
Student Solutions Manual, 3rd Edition Author(s): Aufmann/Lockwood/Nation/CleggGo beyond the answers--see what it takes to get there and improve your grade! This manual provides worked-out, step-by-step solutions to the odd-numbered problems in the text. You'll have the information you need to truly understand how these problems are solved.
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Menu Category Archives: Mathematics How to Insert Equation Numbers in Word 2010. In most cases, I'm using LaTEX to typeset my math docs but when I am in a hurry or I'm having my students write up reports, I need to use Word. Here's a quick demo for adding equation numbers in word that auto-number and can be referenced in the text. Share this: I just posted a new video to the Trigonometry Lecture Series. This is the 11th in the series. In this video, I cover how to identify properties of sine and cosine graphs, determine the amplitude and period of sinusoidal functions, graph the sinusoidal functions using key points, and find an equation for a sinusoidal graph. Share this: (Submitted as an essay in the MOOC – "History and Future of (Mostly) Higher Education" on Coursera) For the first several years teaching in the undergraduate mathematics classroom, I was convinced that the better my lecture, the better the learning that took place in my Math classes. I was extremely enthusiastic of my presentation of factoring polynomial or row-reducing large matrices, and almost any other math topic you can conceive. I worked hard to provide visually stimulating examples and always received high marks on my student evaluations. And yet, there was no significant difference between those topics in which I was well-prepared and those topics that had less-than-exceptional presentations. Eventually I had to admit and, yes, unlearn that there was any significant connection between my lecture style and my student's mastery of the concepts. In its place, I learned that a reasonably well presented topic coupled with a great deal of hands-on group work, facilitated by peer instruction/collaboration DID make a significant impact on their demonstrated mastery. Continue reading → Share this: I've just completed creating a new YouTube channel (SplineGuyMath) specifically to house the videos I created for my online courses. As early as 2007, I began creating a series of lecture videos for Intermediate and College Algebra. As part of an agreement with Wayland Baptist University, those videos were incorporated into their online math curriculum and are still the centerpiece of the online courses that we offer in those areas. Those videos belong to the University so you'll have to look into taking online courses with Wayland to see those… Taking the same approach, I began developing videos for other courses, from Trigonometry to Numerical Analysis to Differential Equations, and many other topics as the need arose. For the ones I own the rights to, I've decided to just throw them out there for anyone that might be interested. A quality online college level course is MUCH more than just the content or lectures that might accompany it, it is the guidance and personal instruction provided by the teacher. Plus, for a math course, it requires you to actually "do the math," not just watch it be "performed." Share this: I spent (wasted?) several hours working this problem out years ago but saw it posted recently on Google Plus. I soon realized that either my solution predated my blog or I never actually posted my solution. You may use only elementary geometry, such as the fact that the angles of a triangle add up to 180 degrees and the basic congruent triangle rules (side-angle-side, etc.). You may not use trigonometry, such as sines and cosines, the law of sines, the law of cosines, etc. Spoiler Alert: Don't read any further if you want to give this a shot yourself! MY SOLUTION: Share this: I have the great privilege of being able to gather with some 60 K-12 educators and lead them in a workshop to learn how to incorporate technology into their classroom. At the Region 17 Education Service Center in Lubbock on Friday, February 8, 2013, I am leading a technology workshop entitled, "Teaching in the One iPad Classroom". Here's what we hope to be covering: (from the abstract on their website) In this workshop, attendees will be introduced to strategies for using the iPad to teach in the modern classroom. Software tools and apps will be presented that allow wireless mirroring of an iPad through the projector in the classroom as well as remote control of your desktop computer while teaching. Additionally, a range of apps will be presented that offer a basis for interactivity in the classroom and a powerfully visual presentation of concepts. Much of the content for this has been taken from the Teacher Quality Grant for which I am the lead instructor. As part of the Teacher Quality Grant (2012-13), high school and junior high algebra teachers have learned how to integrate the iPad into their curriculum and even use it to develop their own curriculum elements. Here is the handout that is being made available as part of the workshop: Workshop Handouts Share this: The elementary school where my boys attend is hosting a fund raising contest where students bring their change to donate. Instead of accumulating donations to win for their own grade, they are putting their change in other grades canisters. The grade with the lowest weight in donated change at the end of the fund-raising wins. Pretty innovative, I think. The kids seem motivated, so fortunately for the school they are not colluding to all bring nothing which would keep their weights down. Instead they are piling in the change especially those with siblings in other grades. Strolling through the halls, I overheard a conversation where teachers were wondering if anyone had found out which coins weighs the most so they could give more of those. Of course, that got me thinking. The obvious answer would be that the larger coins like the half-dollar or presidential dollar would be the heaviest. Although, don't you really want to have the most weight for your money? Sure, I could put in 10 presidential dollar coins, but which would weigh more, 10 dollars in half dollars, 10 dollars in quarters, or 10 dollars in dimes? So, of course, I had to know the answer. Checking out the U.S. Mint, I learned the following weights for each of the coins: In spite of the larger weights for the larger coins, you are still much better off dumping in those pennies. I did learn a pretty interesting fact though: A dollar in dimes weighs the same as a dollar in quarters which also weighs the same as a dollar in half-dollars. Pretty cool!
Advanced Topics in Mathematics This course allows students to explore mathematical topics beyond those covered in the standard mathematics curriculum. Some semester-long topics include combinatorics, number theory, numerical analysis, and topology.
Synopses & Reviews Publisher Comments: This practical introduction to the techniques needed to produce high-quality mathematical illustrations is suitable for anyone with basic knowledge of coordinate geometry. Bill Casselman combines a completely self-contained step-by-step introduction to the graphics programming language PostScript with an analysis of the requirements of good mathematical illustrations. The many small simple graphics projects can also be used in courses in geometry, graphics, or general mathematics. Code for many of the illustrations is included, and can be downloaded from the book's web site: scientists, engineers, and even graphic designers seeking help in creating technical illustrations need look no further. Synopsis: Synopsis: A completely self-contained step-by-step introduction to the graphics programming language PostScript plus advice on what goes into good mathematical illustrations. About the Author Bill Casselman holds a doctorate from Princeton University for his work on automorphic forms. He is currently Professor of Mathematics at the University of British Columbia. Additionally, he is the technical editor of the online collected works of Robert Langlands and the Graphics Editor of NOTICES of the American Mathematical Society. "Synopsis" by Cambridge University Press,"Synopsis" by Cambridge University Press, A completely self-contained step-by-step introduction to the graphics programming language PostScript plus advice on what goes into good mathematical
Book DescriptionProduct Description Review "Fledgling graphics and games developers will find it a valuable introduction; experienced developers will find it an invaluable reference. Everything is here..." -David Luebke, University of Virginia, co-author of Level of Detail for 3D Graphics "...If you program graphics, let alone games, you need this book...Highly recommended." --Rick Wayne in a review for Software Development Magazine Book Description First Sentence Over the past decade or so (driven by increasingly powerful computer hardware), 3D games have expanded from custom-hardware arcade machines to the realm of "hardcore" PC games, on to consumer "set top" videogame consoles, and even onto handheld devices such as personal digital assistants (PDAs) and cellular telephones.&nbspRead the first pageIf only every topic in game and graphics programming were covered as well as math. Over the past several years, a number of exceptionally good books covering math for game and graphics programming have been released, and I've had the opportunity to review most of them. Although, not surprisingly, there is some overlap between them all, each covers unique material and presents information in an original way so that collectively, the books provide an impressive body of work. Essential Mathematics stands out as one of the best books in the pack, especially in regards to its coverage of the math behind low-level rendering techniques. The book is broken into 4 parts. The first part, Core Mathematics, covers vectors and matrices, transformations, and number representation. This part will be useful to anyone doing 3D graphics. Part II, Rendering, covers topics such as lighting and shading, texturing, projection, and rasterization. This part was of particular interest to me because I've been working on a commercial renderer, but it should also be useful to those who want a better understanding of what graphics engines do under the hood. Part III, Animation, covers curves (very in depth) and representation of orientations (Euler vs. axis-angle vs. quaternions). Finally, Part IV, Simulation, covers intersection testing and rigid body dynamics. There are also a couple of appendices to help you brush up on trig and calculus, if needed. The book includes many C++ code samples and demos, including a handy math library and a simple rendering/game engine using OpenGL and GLUT. The authors are to be commended for their writing style as well. It's very easy for a book of this nature to get bogged down in an extremely heavy academic tone, but this book manages to avoid that, making for a remarkably easy read. I'm glad I don't have to choose just one game math book, but if I did, this would probably be the one I'd pick. I have read many math books for video games and there are two aspects of this book I really like. The first is the book is encyclopedic and terms of the amount of information that it covers. The second reason that I like this book is that it clearly explains where the equations come from not just what the equations are. 15 of 18 people found the following review helpful 5.0 out of 5 starsFabulous teaching!July 24 2005 By R. Falck - Published on Amazon.com Format:Hardcover See my other review. I bought this book and the other. I got stuck in that other book. I am learning linear algebra for the first time. This book is doing it! Although it gets quite abstract at times, and seems to be presenting the subject as if it is not related to 3D programming (like solving equations for an n-dimensional space), and it explains something and then says it is not used in 3D programming, it explains the concepts extremely well, and although it may take a while for a new concept to sink in for me, I do not find myself having to go elsewhere for help. One note though, I tried to email one of the authors to find out about errata for the book and never got a response. I did eventually find it though. Don't expect the authors to be available. They do not have a message board.
A while ago I discovered an interesting web site, Berkeley Science Books, that publishes a set of very comprehensive Ebooks called "Calculus Without Tears." Author Will Flannery has a pretty detailed explanation on the home page of his web-site of why he thinks Calculus can be taught in elementary school. His view is that Calculus in college is bogged down with lots of theory; if you change the focus of Calculus to application first and theory later, and if you teach the fundamentals of Calculus that don't require algebra, trigonometry, or geometry (except for the formula for the area of a rectangle) then you can teach Calculus to 4th graders. Flannery sees the motivation for all of mathematics, beyond basic arithmetic, to be physics, and the building basics - derivatives, integrals, and differential equations, which are fundamental to physics and to Calculus - can be taught to those with no mathematical sophistication. Flannery questions the wisdom of the Math and science curriculum teaching algebra, geometry, and trigonometry before teaching the physics that drives the need for these other branches of mathematics. To be honest, part of me agrees with Flannery and part of me doesn't. I've always enjoyed pure and recreational Math. I absolutely love Math for the sake of doing Math. I love the logic, the creativity, the problem solving, the beauty, the joy, and the elegance of mathematics. But, I get that I'm not typical. Many people find Math to be too abstract and don't see the value of manipulating abstractions. For those people I can see the value of learning Math in a very concrete fashion. I can see the value in approaching Math from the desire to understand how our physical world works, starting with basic formulas for force and distance, and proceeding from there. I believe that someone with an engineering mindset or teachers who want to approach Math from the very concrete will really appreciate Flannery's books. I'm not an educator so I can't speak to what works best in the classroom. I would suspect that a combination of concrete and abstract might work best but I'm not sure in what combination or sequence. I now provide a review of "Calculus Without Tears." My review is more about Flannery's approach to the subject matter, and not so much about the content, which you can read about on his web-site. You should know that I received review copies of the books from the author. Beyond that I received no payment of any kind and no conditions were placed on my review. "Calculus Without Tears" comes in four volumes. I've seen the first three: The books are all in a workbook form. There are lessons with explanations of concepts and tons of problems per lesson. I really like this approach to learning. The exercises are so well structured that they guide the learner through the material one step at a time and thus build confidence. Thus, they are perfect for homeschool students or those who enjoy a self-paced approach to learning. I have to say, though, that while I believe that a motivated 4th grader could learn the material from these books, I'm not sure that a student with a 4th grade reading level would understand all of the explanatory material. Much of the material is easy to understand but I think some of it would require help from an adult teacher or tutor. An adult learner would sail through the explanatory material and benefit as much as a child from the numerous examples to work out. True to Flannery's claim, very little mathematical background is required to learn the material. Volume 1, for example starts with calculating the position of a runner (running at constant velocity) against time. The student is given many opportunities to compute values of the distance function. First, values are entered into a table, later they are graphed. Derivatives are introduced as are integrals, all in a very natural progression from calculating values of simple linear functions, to learning how to plot these points, to learning about properties of lines, including their slopes and the areas underneath them. Flannery employs a very clever technique to letting students know if they got the answers to the problems right. Many sets of problems have a "checksum", which is just a number that represents the total of the numbers of the answers of some or all of the problems in the set. So, a student computes the answer to the problems in the set, adds up those numbers, and compares it to the checksum. If his total matches the checksum then there's an excellent chance that he got them all right. If not, then one or more answers are incorrect and the student can check his work and change one or more answers until his total matches the checksum. While I like this approach I can also see some students becoming frustrated as there is no answer key and no solutions to the problems. I appreciate Flannery's approach as an engineer to teaching this material. He has very clearly thought through all of the concepts he needs to convey to get from A to B and he has created numerous progressive exercises to cover that path. I'm quite impressed. As a comparison of Flannery's approach to teaching Calculus to traditional methods, I pulled out my copy of Thomas/Finney Calculus and Analytic Geometry, which I used as a text during my senior year in high school when I took BC Calculus. Chapter 1, The Rate of Change of a Function, must have been meant as a review. It very quickly covered directions and quadrants, increments (deltas), slopes of lines, angles of inclinations, equations of parallel and perpendicular lines, point-slope equations, and general linear equations. And, that's just in the first 12 pages. Later in Chapter 1 is a discussion of limits, including limits involving infinity and those involving trigonometric functions. In my judgment, the Thomas/Finney approach requires a fair amount of sophistication and, as Flannery states, a solid understanding of algebra and trigonometry. Plus, Thomas/Finney is not relating their content to the physical world, i.e. their approach does not make the connection between Calculus and its motivation the way "Calculus Without Tears" does. So, would I recommend the books? Yes. I really like the idea of demystifying Calculus, of having it be a natural part of early mathematics education. I don't like that Calculus is seen as something that requires enough sophistication that it can only be learned in an honors Calculus class in one's senior year in high school or in college. However, I don't see Calculus as fitting into a box where you either learn it early on or you learn it later. There's a place for college-level Calculus, and there's a place for getting grounded in the relationship between Calculus and the basic physics that motivates it. So, I would recommend that students get a hold of at least Flannery's first book and work through it to get grounded in the basics. If they resonate with Flannery's teaching approach then they can purchase additional volumes. Once students are grounded in the basics ala Flannery, when Calculus comes up again later in their academic career they'll have a perspective on what's motivating the material that will serve them regardless of how it's taught in high school or college. I have these books and have just started using them, but have looked through them enough to be really impressed with how he introduces the foundations in a methodical and understandable, and yes, real-life format. I homeschool three boys, and my 10 and 9 yo, while pretty advanced in math (they love CSMP, and I'm using Art of Problem Solving textbooks with the eldest), aren't quite ready for the standard pre-calculus and trig books. They are definitely ready for the ideas, however, and therein lies the challenge: how to introduce advanced concepts without having to use the advanced math notation. At the same time, I have always felt that the only reason I was able to do well in these subjects is that my high math teacher was, in retrospect, brilliant at introducing math concepts in a manner perfect for a visual-spatial kid (me). I always had a "picture" of what calculus concepts were trying to really do. I wanted to do the same for my boys (who are pretty V-S, too), starting with the slope of a line, which is a pretty fundamental building block. I searched through all of my math books, online, and these books were one of the few resources that fit the bill. Of course, the books go much farther than the slope of a line, which just saves me the effort of finding further resources! I know that math theory, proofs, equations and so on are very important too, but the problem is that most math curricula are dominated with more abstract methods. It is finding the other kind (well-done and truly challenging for my boys) that can be hard. CSMP does both methods quite well, although they don't use science principles and examples. I also like the AIMS books, some of the science books help to teach math quite effectively. Someone who is thinking about teaching calculus to 4th graders has got to seriously consider the opportunity cost. If you are taking the time to teach calc to 4th graders, what are you dropping out of the curriculum to fit it in? This obviously depends on the individual student's abilities and previous education. Typically 4th graders are still learning arithmetic and can be getting ready for algebra and geometry (if they are lucky and not in schools that teach mastery-free math). I haven't seen the books you are talking about, but I would think it categorically a bad idea to forgo arithmetic, algebra, and plane geometry to get an early crack at calculus. There is no lasting benefit to enforced precocity. Also, the notion that physics is the real motivator for mathematics is completely crackpot. Physics and math are complementary, but come on, you can go deep and wide in mathematics (arithmetic through number theory, 4th grade through grad school) without knowing or needing any physics. My final question would be simply, what's the point of learning calculus at a developmental stage when they aren't able to master it (i.e. learn to compute integrals), given all the prior math that kids should know? Well, we do compute integrals. We also cover the fundamental theorem of calculus. We even solve differential equations, which I claim are the sine qua non of calculus. All in the 1st book. How do we do it? We restrict ourselves to studying constant velocity motion. Everything there is to know about constant velocity motion is in the formula distance = velocitytime (d=vt). I did make sure my own 4th grader was good with this formula. That's all the prior math you need. We only integrate the velocity function. The area under a constant function is given by the formula for the area of a rectangle, the base is the time interval, the height is the constant velocity, the integral is vt. I use the integral symbol for fun, but the calculation is vt. How about the FTOC, which I can phrase as follows: the area under a velocity curve equals distance traveled. As above, the area under the curve is vt, so the FTOC is vt = d . We already knew it ! DE's? Here's a DE, in words: a runner's velocity is 5. The runner's starting position is 3. Solve the DE (p(t) = 3 + 5t) So, you have to watch out for the language, there are big words in the book, differentiate, integrate, differential equation …. but the concepts are simple and the calculations always are d=vt, or v=d/t. Here's the dictionary: Here's the thing – I claim this approach really presents the fundamental ideas of calculus the way they should be presented, regardless of the age of the student. This simple minded approach is the way I understood it when I used it as an engineer. The rest is elaboration ! Thank you for this review! I was not aware of these books & am quite intrigued by the possibility of teaching calculus prior to algebra (& certainly trig!) I do believe that calculus would have made more sense to me if it had been taught this way, and appreciate your comment that this is not an all or nothing proposition. I can see myself teaching calculus to the girls as part of their primary math studies, and then having them revisit it again later in high school or college. Thanks for the information and review of these books. I had no idea they existed! My DD is now homeschooled and absolutely loves math and science, which she didn't like at her old school. With her uncle (and a couple cousins) being physicists, this will be the perfect introduction to the subject for a semi-mathphobic teacher like me. 4. Subscribe to the Brain Integration blog it refers to, I'll get information about Brain Integration Technique and how it reverses dyslexia and post about it on that blog. 6. Most important – stop looking at dyslexia as an incurable condition. For 40 years I tried everything to cure my ADD. With time, persistence, and a gift from the universe I found Brain Integration and it cured it in 3 days. but indirectly: why are you trying to teach a 6-year-old multiplication tables? At first I though this was randomly related to the calculus-for-4th graders, but there is the connection of trying to do things before (most) kids are ready. Is this really the time for times tables? For example, is she fluent with her basic sums and differences (you know, the addition table). If not, work on that. For a direct suggestion, which I picked up from Saxon math, before teaching any row of the multiplication table, first learn to skip count . One typically starts with times 2 (2, 4, 6, 8, …) and times 5 (5, 10, 15, …) but before learning times-7, kids should know how to skip count by sevens (7, 14, 21, …) with ease. Sounds like common sense, but it seems that most strategies don't do this. Multiplication at age 6? Seems to early to me. But, let me add, for the elementary school math curriculum I'm a big fan of ExcelMath. It is to me the gold standard, absolutely great ! I also want to add to a claim I made in my previous post … I wrote "This simple minded approach is the way I understood it when I used it as an engineer." and I knew that it sounds like hyperbole, but, in fact, it isn't. So, I thought about that, and added a section to my web page titled …. 'How Computers have Changed Calculus – By Making It Easy to Solve Every Calculus Problem using the Formula distance = velocity * time". Yes, that sounds like hyperbole too, but I have an airplane simulator page that shows exactly how it's done. Funny, while this is seemingly late, being 2010. I was just wondering about this very concept. I have two boys of my own and as I get involved in their education, I have notices that we seem to be stuck in a educational rut. It seems to me the ability to use logic/reason to determine the answer to a problem is more critical than memorizing that 23*6 is 138. Basics of Calculus, the logic, seems to be far more valuable to education than memorization. I think it is a great idea that Calculus is taught in 4th grade, because almost every job/career will involve some type of numbers so the earlier you teach them about math the better. My son just graduated from Junior High School and because of the math that was taught to him in elementary school and middle school when he starts high school now he will be at 11th grade math level, and he will just start 9th grade. This is why it is imperative that us parents teach our kids math at a very young age, because with us working with them, and the school system they can't go wrong. Part that caught my eye was using check sums to check answers. That's cool, but when I learned calculus (I was doing it via correspondance course while I was in the army) I had the advantage of being able to check my answers at the back of the book. I could straight away see if I'd got it right or wrong and then go about doing it correctly. Once I started getting the answers right, I could then start doing a whole string of questions and get into a flow. That was when I really enjoyed doing math. Personally I think that the faster you can check answers the faster that you can learn. I think the argument for not being able to check answers is that people/students may cheat, but for those who want to do math for the sake of it then being able to check the answers is like learning tai ji and being able to ask the teacher straight away if you are doing it right or not. On another note, re; dance of shiva, at one point doing long sequences I used the equivalent of check sums to check whether I was doing the sequence correctly or not.
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Provincial Examinations Grade 12 Provincial Examination Specifications Principles of Mathematics 12 2010/11 Exam Specifications - Effective September 2010 through August 2011. Changes There are no changes for 2010/2011. Specifications The Table of Specifications (PDF, 33KB) shows teachers and students how the Principles of Mathematics 12 curriculum will be tested on the provincial examinations. The Table of Specifications provides percentage weightings for each of the curriculum organizers and the relative weighting of each cognitive level. It is expected that there will be a difference between school marks and provincial examination marks for individual students. Some students perform better on classroom assessments and others on provincial examinations. School assessments measure performance on all curricular outcomes, whereas provincial examinations may only evaluate performance on a sample of these outcomes. The provincial examination represents 40% of the student's final letter grade and the classroom mark represents 60%. Cognitive Levels (PDF, 30KB) provide a description of what each cognitive level means. Curriculum Connections (PDF, 96KB) provide a list of the examinable Prescribed Learning Outcomes (PLOs). The prescribed learning outcomes for Principles of Mathematics 12 have been coded for ease of reference for those compiling provincial examinations. Note that the intent of some of the PLOs has been clarified for the purpose of preparing items for the provincial examinations. Student Reference (PDF, 58KB) provides a list of identities and formulae included as a reference for students in the Principles of Mathematics 12 Provincial examination. The use of a calculator is required to answer some of the questions on the exam. Other than the approved type of calculator, students are not allowed to use any other electronic device. Sample Questions (PDF, 3.38MB) and Sample Answer Key (PDF, 247KB) show a range of questions for the provincially examinable PLOs. The sample questions are intended to represent the PLOs and are not an exhaustive list of all possible examination questions. Please note that the 2010/11 exams will follow the content and the format of the Sample Examination for 2007/08. Older exams posted on our website are for reference only and are not necessarily representative of the exams for the 2010/11 school year.
This unit aims to give a hands-on introduction to differential geometry, in particular to introduce important notions such as curvature through the theory of curves and surfaces in 3-space and to motivate and introduce more abstract notions such as that of a manifold. This book is addressed to the reader who wishes to cover a greater distance in a short time and arrive at the front line of contemporary research. This book can serve as a basis for graduate topics courses. Exercises play a prominent role while historical and cultural comments relate the subject to a broader mathematical context.
9780201726343 ISBN: 0201726343 Edition: 5 Pub Date: 2003 Publisher: Pearson Summary: This text is organised into 4 main parts - discrete mathematics, graph theory, modern algebra and combinatorics (flexible modular structuring). It includes a large variety of elementary problems allowing students to establish skills as they practice. Ralph P. Grimaldi is the author of Discrete and Combinatorial Mathematics: An Applied Introduction, Fifth Edition, published 2003 under ISBN 9780201726343 and 0...201726343. Eight hundred eighty Discrete and Combinatorial Mathematics: An Applied Introduction, Fifth Edition textbooks are available for sale on ValoreBooks.com, one hundred thirty two used from the cheapest price of $56.20, or buy new starting at $166201726343-4-0-3 Orders ship the same or next business day. Expedited shipping within U.S. [more] May include moderately worn cover, writing, markings or slight discoloration. SKU:9780201726343
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Calculus : Several Variables - 9th edition Summary: A new revision of this successful classic text known for its elegant writing style, precision and perfect balance of theory and applications. This Ninth Edition is refined to offer students an even clearer understanding of calculus and insight into mathematics. It includes a wealth of rich problem sets which give relevance to calculus for students. Salas/Hille/Etgen is recognized for its mathematical integrity, accuracy, and clarity. Key features that make this text an outstanding learning ...show moretool include: * Precision and Clarity: Emphasis on mathematical exposition -- an accurate and understandable treatment of topics. * Accessibility: Completely accessible to the beginning calculus student without sacrificing approximate mathematics. * Balance of Theory and Applications: Problems drawn from the sciences and engineering are used to motivate calculus concepts which are then applied to a variety of disciplines through examples
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More About This Textbook Overview Ideal for the one-semester undergraduate course, Basic Real Analysis is intended for students who have recently completed a traditional calculus course and proves the basic theorems of Single Variable Calculus in a simple and accessible manner. It gradually builds upon key material as to not overwhelm students beginning the course and becomes more rigorous as they progresses. Optional appendices on sets and functions, countable and uncountable sets, and point set topology are included for those instructors who wish include these topics in their course. The author includes hints throughout the text to help students solve challenging problems. An online instructor's solutions
New and Published Books 1-10 of 24 results in Textbooks in Mathematics An Inquiry Based Approach To learn and understand mathematics, students must engage in the process of doing mathematics. Emphasizing active learning, Abstract Algebra: An Inquiry-Based Approach not only teaches abstract algebra but also provides a deeper understanding of what mathematics is, how it is done, and how... Theory and Practice Suitable for a one- or two-semester course, Advanced Calculus: Theory and Practice expands on the material covered in elementary calculus and presents this material in a rigorous manner. The text improves students' problem-solving and proof-writing skills, familiarizes them with the historical... A Readable yet Rigorous Approach to an Essential Part of Mathematical ThinkingBack by popular demand, Real Analysis and Foundations, Third Edition bridges the gap between classic theoretical texts and less rigorous ones, providing a smooth transition from logic and proofs to real analysis. Along... A Unified Development Designed for mathematics majors and other students who intend to teach mathematics at the secondary school level, College Geometry: A Unified Development unifies the three classical geometries within an axiomatic framework. The author develops the axioms to include Euclidean, elliptic, and... Advanced Linear Algebra focuses on vector spaces and the maps between them that preserve their structure (linear transformations). It starts with familiar concepts and then slowly builds to deeper results. Along with including many exercises and examples, each section reviews what students need to... Applications, Models, and Computing In the traditional curriculum, students rarely study nonlinear differential equations and nonlinear systems due to the difficulty or impossibility of computing explicit solutions manually. Although the theory associated with nonlinear systems is advanced, generating a numerical solution with a... Updated to conform to Mathematica® 7.0, Introduction to Probability with Mathematica®, Second Edition continues to show students how to easily create simulations from templates and solve problems using Mathematica. It provides a real understanding of probabilistic modeling and the analysis of data... An Interactive Approach By integrating the use of GAP and Mathematica®, Abstract Algebra: An Interactive Approach presents a hands-on approach to learning about groups, rings, and fields. Each chapter includes both GAP and Mathematica commands, corresponding Mathematica notebooks, traditional exercises, and several... Brings Readers Up to Speed in This Important and Rapidly Growing Area Supported by many examples in mathematics, physics, economics, engineering, and other disciplines, Essentials of Topology with Applications provides a clear, insightful, and thorough introduction to the basics of modern topology....
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Groups and Geometry (Oxford Science Publications) Book Description: This volume presents the Oxford Mathematical Institute notes for the enormously successful advanced undergraduate and first-year graduate student course on groups and geometry. The book's content closely follows the Oxford syllabus but covers a great deal more material than did the course itself. The book is divided into two parts: the first covers the fundamentals of groups, and the second covers geometry and its symbiotic relationship with groups. Both parts contain a number of useful examples and exercises. This book will be welcomed by student and teacher alike as a lucidly written text on an important topic
You are here The Joy of Factoring Publisher: American Mathematical Society Number of Pages: 293 Price: 49.00 ISBN: 9781470410483 It is, I think, a fairly safe bet that most students learning about factoring do not instinctively view the subject as having anything whatsoever to do with "joy". Other well-known books with titles beginning "The joy of…", like The Joy of Sex and The Joy of Cooking, come equipped with a ready-made constituency that is predisposed to think of the activities described in the title as interesting and pleasant, but, by contrast, most people (even many math students) equate factoring with tedium. Consequently, anybody setting out to write a book entitled The Joy of Factoring is automatically faced with a double objective. The author must not only teach the reader something about factoring, but must also explain why anybody should care. The book under review succeeds on both counts. An advertising blurb on the back cover of the book says that it "can be read by anyone who has taken a first course in number theory". This seems overly optimistic: in addition to number theory, some prior background in calculus, linear algebra and abstract algebra would be useful. In addition, while no particular programming knowledge is required because the author presents algorithms in pseudocode, some ability to read and understand these is also necessary. Nevertheless, while I think the quoted statement is stretching things a bit, I do believe a good undergraduate junior or senior mathematics or computer science major should find this text accessible. The book begins with a chapter entitled "Why Factor Integers?" which directly addresses the second of the two objectives I referred to in the first paragraph above. In this chapter the author gives an expository overview of areas in which factoring is used, starting, not surprisingly, with the most obvious one: public-key cryptography. The section on cryptography surveys the Data Encryption Standard, the important 1976 paper of Diffie and Hellman, and the development of the RSA system, which depends on the fact that factoring large numbers is difficult. Other sections in this first chapter discuss applications of factoring to repunits (numbers consisting entirely of 1s), the study of perfect numbers and the period of decimal expansions of fractions. The chapter concludes with a section on the Cunningham Project, a collection of tables showing the factorizations of numbers of the form bn + 1 and bn -1 for various values of b and n. (The author maintains the latest versions of the tables on a webpage that is cited in the book; he describes the project as the "largest factoring enterprise in the world today".) The second and third chapters address necessary background in number theory — first, in chapter 2, the basics of the subject (divisibility, primes, congruences, etc.), reviewed quickly and mostly without proof; and then, in chapter 3, some topics that are more advanced and less likely to have been seen before by the student in an introductory number theory course (including divisibility sequences, Carmichael numbers, primality testing, cyclotomic polynomials, factors of Fibionacci and Lucas numbers). Chapter 4 returns to the theme of chapter 1 and gives more information as to the uses of factorization. Cryptography and perfect numbers are looked at in more detail than they were in the first chapter, and other uses of factorization are given as well. The rest of the book, chapters five through ten, give lots of methods of factoring, proceeding in roughly chronological order from the early slow methods to methods that are more efficient and use more sophisticated mathematics. Elliptic curves, for example, are discussed in chapter 7; this chapter presupposes some background in abstract algebra, but does not assume any prior acquaintance with elliptic curves themselves, which are defined from scratch and then used to give factoring and primality testing algorithms. Likewise, continued fractions and their applications to factoring algorithms are the subject of chapter 6; the author does not assume prior knowledge of continued fractions either, and also defines them from scratch, but the exposition is fairly rapid. In both chapters 6 and 7, some but by no means all theorems are proved, but references are provided when a proof is not. The basic approach in this part of the part of the book is to give the algorithms, discuss them, and provide examples. Chapters 9 and 10, the last two chapters of the text, struck me as particularly interesting. The first of these discusses devices — hardware, not software — for factoring numbers, some of them actually constructed and others merely proposed. (Photographs of some of these devices, from the 1920s and 1930s, are included.) The chapter ends with a brief discussion of quantum computing. The final chapter of the book is entitled "Theoretical and Practical Factoring"; some of the algorithms discussed in the book, for example, have worked in practice but have not yet been shown to be valid in general. This chapter addresses both issues by giving some theoretical results about the complexity of factoring algorithms, and also some practical results. The chapter ends with a very interesting section on the author's views of the future of factoring, in which he attempts to "predict the future by looking at the past". It turns out that from 1970 to 1995, every five years or so have brought with it a genuine advance in factoring algorithms, but since then there have been no faster algorithms (although people have invented ways of creating faster programs for existing algorithms, no algorithms with faster asymptotic complexity have been discovered). The author ends the book with a list of suggestions as to how one might go about discovering one. To facilitate the use of this book as a text, the author has provided exercises at the end of each chapter, solutions or hints to some of them appearing in a short (four-page) Appendix. Another valuable feature of the book is a very extensive bibliography. I think a second course in number theory, or senior seminar, based on this book would be quite interesting. A professor of an introductory course in number theory might also want to have this book close at hand for occasional classroom comments or tidbits of information. (Want to know, for example, what the largest Fermat number to be completely factored is? This book tells you: F11.) The book could also be used as a text for an upper-level course in computer science for students with some background in number theory. It also certainly belongs in any good university library, if only because the material collected in it is not (to my knowledge at any rate) readily available in the textbook literature.
This text is designed to help teachers work with beginning ESL students in grades 5 to 12. It provides lessons and activities that will develop the students' vocabulary, English usage, and mathematical understanding. A balance of high-interest activities, Some probability problems are so difficult that they stump the smartest mathematicians. But even the hardest of these problems can often be solved with a computer and a Monte Carlo simulation, in which a random-number generator simulates a physical process, such as a million rolls of a pair of dice. This is what Digital Dice is all about: how to get numerical answers to difficult probability problems without having to solve complicated mathematical equations.Popular-math writer Paul Nahin challenges readers to solve twenty-one difficult but fun problems, from determining the odds of coin-flipping games to figuring out the behavior of elevators. Problems build from relatively easy (deciding whether a dishwasher who breaks most of the dishes at a restaurant during a given week is clumsy or just the victim of randomness) to the very difficult (tackling branching processes of the kind that had to be solved by Manhattan Project mathematician Stanislaw Ulam). In his characteristic style, Nahin brings the problems to life with interesting and odd historical anecdotes. Readers learn, for example, not just how to determine the optimal stopping point in any selection process but that astronomer Johannes Kepler selected his second wife by interviewing eleven women.The book shows readers how to write elementary computer codes using any common programming language, and provides solutions and line-by-line walk-throughs of a MATLAB code for each problem.Digital Dice will appeal to anyone who enjoys popular math or computer science. This adaptation of an earlier work by the authors is a graduate text and professional reference on the fundamentals of graph theory. It covers the theory of graphs, its applications to computer networks and the theory of graph algorithms. Also includes exercises and an updated bibliography. A thorough and highly accessible resource for analysts in a broad range of social sciences. Optimization: Foundations and Applications presents a series of approaches to the challenges faced by analysts who must find the best way to accomplish particular objectives, usually with the added complication of constraints on the available choices. Award-winning educator Ronald E. Miller provides detailed coverage of both classical, calculus-based approaches and newer, computer-based iterative methods. Dr. Miller lays a solid foundation for both linear and nonlinear models and quickly moves on to discuss applications, including iterative methods for root-finding and for unconstrained maximization, approaches to the inequality constrained linear programming problem, and the complexities of inequality constrained maximization and minimization in nonlinear problems. Other important features include: More than 200 geometric interpretations of algebraic results, emphasizing the intuitive appeal of mathematics Classic results mixed with modern numerical methods to aid users of computer programs Extensive appendices containing mathematical details important for a thorough understanding of the topic With special emphasis on questions most frequently asked by those encountering this material for the first time, Optimization: Foundations and Applications is an extremely useful resource for professionals in such areas as mathematics, engineering, economics and business, regional science, geography, sociology, political science, management and decision sciences, public policy analysis, and numerous other social sciences. An Instructor's Manual presenting detailed solutions to all the problems in the book is available upon request from the Wiley editorial department. Uses a strong computational and truly interdisciplinary treatment to introduce applied inverse theory. The author created the Mollification Method as a means of dealing with ill-posed problems. Although the presentation focuses on problems with origins in mechanical engineering, many of the ideas and techniques can be easily applied to a broad range of situations. New statistical methods and future directions of research in time series A Course in Time Series Analysis demonstrates how to build time series models for univariate and multivariate time series data. It brings together material previously available only in the professional literature and presents a unified view of the most advanced procedures available for time series model building. The authors begin with basic concepts in univariate time series, providing an up-to-date presentation of ARIMA models, including the Kalman filter, outlier analysis, automatic methods for building ARIMA models, and signal extraction. They then move on to advanced topics, focusing on heteroscedastic models, nonlinear time series models, Bayesian time series analysis, nonparametric time series analysis, and neural networks. Multivariate time series coverage includes presentations on vector ARMA models, cointegration, and multivariate linear systems. Special features include: Contributions from eleven of the world??'s leading figures in time series Shared balance between theory and application Exercise series sets Many real data examples Consistent style and clear, common notation in all contributions 60 helpful graphs and tables Requiring no previous knowledge of the subject, A Course in Time Series Analysis is an important reference and a highly useful resource for researchers and practitioners in statistics, economics, business, engineering, and environmental analysis. An Instructor's Manual presenting detailed solutions to all the problems in the book is available upon request from the Wiley editorial department. The book, presuming no more than calculus through elementary differential equations, the level will build up as increasingly complex techniques are introduced and combined with earlier ones. Each chapter includes a comprehensive series of exercises with solutions, taken from the set developed by the authors in their course lectures. MATLAB code is included for each computational figure, to allow the reader to reproduce them. Biographical notes referring the reader to more specialized literature and additional mathematical material that may be needed either to deepen the reader's understanding or to introduce basic concepts for less mathematically inclined readers completes each chapter.A very didactic and systematic introduction to mathematical concepts of importance for the analysis of data and the formulation of concepts based on experimental data in neuroscienceProvides introductions to linear algebra, ordinary and partial differential equations, Fourier transforms, probabilities and stochastic processesIntroduces numerical methods used to implement algorithms related to each mathematical conceptIllustrates numerical methods by applying them to specific topics inneuroscience, including Hodgkin-Huxley equations, probabilities to describe stochastic release, stochastic processes to describe noise in neurons, Fourier transforms to desc Sec Mathematics is often thought of as the coldest expression of pure reason. But few subjects provoke hotter emotions—and inspire more love and hatred—than mathematics. And although math is frequently idealized as floating above the messiness of human life, its story is nothing if not human; often, it is all too human. Loving and Hating Mathematics is about the hidden human, emotional, and social forces that shape mathematics and affect the experiences of students and mathematicians. Written in a lively, accessible style, and filled with gripping stories and anecdotes, Loving and Hating Mathematics brings home the intense pleasures and pains of mathematical life.These stories challenge many myths, including the notions that mathematics is a solitary pursuit and a "young man's game," the belief that mathematicians are emotionally different from other people, and even the idea that to be a great mathematician it helps to be a little bit crazy. Reuben Hersh and Vera John-Steiner tell stories of lives in math from their very beginnings through old age, including accounts of teaching and mentoring, friendships and rivalries, love affairs and marriages, and the experiences of women and minorities in a field that has traditionally been unfriendly to both. Included here are also stories of people for whom mathematics has been an immense solace during times of crisis, war, and even imprisonment—as well as of those rare individuals driven to insanity and even murder by an obsession with math.This is a book for anyone who wants to understand why the most rational of human endeavors is at the same time one of the most emotional. A perennial bestseller by eminent mathematician G. Polya, How to Solve It will show anyone in any field how to think straight.In lucid and appealing prose, Polya reveals how the mathematical method of demonstrating a proof or finding an unknown can be of help in attacking any problem that can be "reasoned" out—from building a bridge to winning a game of anagrams. Generations of readers have relished Polya's deft—indeed, brilliant—instructions on stripping away irrelevancies and going straight to the heart of the problem.In this best-selling classic, George Pólya revealed how the mathematical method of demonstrating a proof or finding an unknown can be of help in attacking any problem that can be "reasoned" out—from building a bridge to winning a game of anagrams. Generations of readers have relished Pólya's deft instructions on stripping away irrelevancies and going straight to the heart of a problem. How to Solve It popularized heuristics, the art and science of discovery and invention. It has been in print continuously since 1945 and has been translated into twenty-three different languages.Pólya was one of the most influential mathematicians of the twentieth century. He made important contributions to a great variety of mathematical research: from complex analysis to mathematical physics, number theory, probability, geometry, astronomy, and combinatorics. He was also an extraordinary teacher—he taught until he was ninety—and maintained a strong interest in pedagogical matters throughout his long career. In addition to How to Solve It, he published a two-volume work on the topic of problem solving, Mathematics of Plausible Reasoning, also with Princeton.Pólya is one of the most frequently quoted mathematicians, and the following statements from How to Solve It make clear why: "My method to overcome a difficulty is to go around it." "Geometry is the science of correct reasoning on incorrect figures." "In order to solve this differential equation you look at it till
Spacetime and Geometry: An Introduction to General Relativity ABSTRACT The ever growing relevance of general relativity to astrophysics and cosmology continues to motivate the publication of new textbooks which put the theory in a fresh perspective informed by recent developments. In the last few years we have witnessed the appearance of two new books which reflect this trend, and which stand proud among the classic relativity texts. While the 1970s were the decade of Weinberg [1] and Misner et al [2], and the 80s the decade of Schutz [3] and Wald [4], this is clearly the decade of Hartle [5] and Carroll. Hartle has introduced a novel pedagogical approach to teaching general relativity, which he convincingly argues [6] should be done in the standard undergraduate physics curriculum. His 'physics-first approach' emphasizes physical phenomena and minimizes mathematical formalism. Hartle achieves a lot by introducing only the spacetime metric and the geodesic equation, which are the main tools needed to explore curved spacetime and extract physical consequences. To be sure, to explain how the metric is obtained in the first place does require a background of differential geometry and the formulation of the Einstein field equations. But in Hartle's book this material is wisely presented at a later stage, after an ample sampling of the physics of curved spacetime has motivated the need for the advanced mathematics. Carroll follows instead the traditional route, what Hartle calls the 'math-first approach', in which one introduces first the required mathematical formalism and only then derives the physical consequences. He is, of course, in good company, as this is the method followed in all existing textbooks (with Hartle's being the sole exception). Carroll's approach may not be original, but it is tried and true, and the result of Carroll's efforts is an excellent introduction to general relativity. The book covers the standard topics that would be found in virtually all textbooks (differential geometry, the field equations, linearized theory, black holes, and cosmology), but in addition it contains topics (such as quantum field theory in curved spacetime) which can rarely be found in introductory texts. All these topics are presented with authority and in great pedagogical style. I enjoy the book's informal, even conversational, tone, which helps Carroll establish a good rapport with the reader. All in all, this is a very usable text that offers a modern, viable alternative to existing books. My favourite part of the book is the first three chapters on differential geometry. The presentation of the mathematical formalism is crystal clear and very enjoyable, and it comes with a large number of helpful (and attractive) diagrams. Carroll's presentation of differential geometry is sophisticated but completely accessible, and it is quite broad. It includes all the topics that might be considered elementary (such as vectors and tensors, parallel transport, geodesics and curvature), but also a number of topics that might be considered advanced (such as differential forms, nonmetric connections, torsion, Lie differentiation and Killing vectors). Another particularly successful chapter is the fourth, which presents the Einstein field equations. These are first motivated in the usual way (as the simplest tensorial generalization of Poisson's equation), but are then derived from a variational principle. (This is done in the absence of the action's boundary term, whose inclusion would complicate matters and require machinery that Carroll does not introduce.) What I like most about this chapter is that alternative theories of gravitation (such as scalar-tensor theories and higher-dimensional versions of general relativity) get a fairly detailed treatment. Alternatives to general relativity are hardly ever discussed in textbooks, and this is a welcome initiative. The book's next two chapters are devoted to black holes. Carroll's treatment of the Schwarzschild spacetime is very detailed and complete, but his discussion of the Reissner-Nordström and Kerr spacetimes is far more sketchy. I would have liked to see an equally detailed presentation of these spacetimes. Carroll also provides a good descriptive account of the general properties of black-hole spacetimes. The book's seventh chapter contains a very enjoyable discussion of the linearized approximation to general relativity. The traditional presentation of this topic makes immediate use of the Lorenz gauge condition, which tends to create the (wrong) impression that all components of the gravitational field are radiative. With his careful treatment of gauge transformations, and his exploration of different gauge conditions, Carroll achieves the best textbook presentation of linearized theory to date. The theory is applied to calculate the deflection of light in a weak static field, and to the propagation of gravitational waves in flat spacetime. Less successfully, however, it is also applied to the generation of gravitational waves. Carroll presents the usual derivation of the quadrupole formula but fails to mention that the linearized theory is not an adequate foundation in the context of self-gravitating systems. It is a pity that the application of the quadrupole formula to binary stars does not come with such an important warning. Carroll next moves on to cosmology, a field of research that evolves so rapidly that any new textbook runs the risk of becoming rapidly outdated. This coverage of cosmology is well informed by the recent spectacular developments (including the supernovae data which reveal an accelerated expansion and the mapping of the anisotropies of the cosmic microwave background radiation (CMBR) which reveals a spatially flat universe). Carroll's presentation also includes a pedagogical account of the inflation paradigm, which has become an integral part of the standard cosmological model. This chapter, however, more than any other, left me wanting for more. I am disappointed that it contains no discussion of cosmological perturbations; this is a surprising omission, since the presentation of the linearized theory in chapter 7 is so clearly inspired by the cosmological problem. I am equally disappointed not to find a detailed discussion of the CMBR anisotropies; this omission also is surprising, since the peak structure of their multipole moments makes such a compelling case for inflationary ideas. Given that Carroll is a working cosmologist, it is indeed a surprise to me that this chapter on cosmology happens to be so brief. The ninth and final chapter of Carroll's book is devoted to a topic that has never been covered in an introductory text: quantum field theory in curved spacetime. To include this was a truly inspired thought, and Carroll is to be congratulated for this initiative. Quantum-field processes play an essential role in the physics of structure formation in the early universe, and they give rise to the famous Hawking effect which causes a black hole to behave as a thermal body. A complete education in general relativity cannot exclude this important subject, and we now have a textbook which presents it in a clear, accessible way. In summary, I am positively impressed by this book, in spite of the fact that I find it to be flawed in certain places. I firmly believe that the book stands proud among the best relativity texts. Would I use it in a general relativity course? The answer is: surely, given the right group of students. In the past I have had the pleasure of teaching both an introductory course for undergraduates and an advanced course for graduate students. In my opinion, none of these student groups are a good match for Carroll's book. For the undergraduate course I would choose Hartle over Carroll, as I much favour the physics-first approach. For the graduate course I rely on an existing working knowledge of general relativity and I cover advanced topics that are not found in Carroll's text. The right target group, I imagine, would be graduate students enrolled in an introductory course on general relativity. These students would require more sophistication than can be found in Hartle's book, and they would likely be a great match for Carroll's text. References [1] Weinberg S 1972 Gravitation and cosmology: Principles and applications of the general theory of relativity (New York: Wiley) [2] Misner C W, Thorne K S and Wheeler J A 1973 Gravitation (San Francisco: Freeman) [3] Schutz B F 1985 A First Course in General Relativity (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press) [4] Wald R M 1984 General Relativity (Chicago, IL: Chicago University Press) [5] Hartle J B 2003 Gravity: An Introduction to Einstein's General Relativity (San Francisco: Addison Wesley) [6] Hartle J B 2005 General relativity in the undergraduate physics curriculum Preprint gr-qc/0506075 [show abstract][hide abstract] ABSTRACT: Using f (R) gravity in the Palatini formularism, the metric for a charged spherically symmetric black hole is derived, taking the Ricci scalar curvature to be constant. The generalized uncertainty principle is then used to calculate the temperature of the resulting black hole, through this the entropy is found correcting the Bekenstein-Hawking entropy in this case. Using the entropy the tunneling probability and heat capacity are calculated up to the order of the Planck length, which produces an extra factor that becomes important as black holes become small, such as in the case of mini black holes. [show abstract][hide abstract] ABSTRACT: Based on the discussions about the Aharonov-Casher effect in the Lorentz symmetry violation background, we show that the analogue of the relativistic Landau quantization in the Aharonov-Casher setup can be achieved in the Lorentz-symmetry violation background
Illustrated Dictionary of Math Everyone studying math needs this book, and it is an essential review guide for examination candidates. Over 500 definitions of all the key terms and ...Show synopsisEveryone studying math needs this book, and it is an essential review guide for examination candidates. Over 500 definitions of all the key terms and concepts. More than 300 useful illustrations and diagrams. Over 100 worked examples. Comprehensive cross-referencing and detailed index. Internet links to recommended websitesHide synopsis Description:Very Good. 0794516297 covers and corners may show shelf wear...Very Good. 0794516297 covers and corners may show shelf wear used books may be missing software and or codes. spirals will show more wear because of nature of book. Description:Good. The Usborne Illustrated Dictionary of Math (Illustrated...Good. The Usborne Illustrated Dictionary of Math (Illustrated Dictionaries
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More About This Textbook Overview The principal aim of tensor analysis is to investigate the relations which remain valid when we change from one coordinate system to another. Albert Einstein found it to be an excellent tool for the presentation of his general theory of relativity and consequently tensor analysis came to prominence in mathematics. It has applications in most branches of theoretical physics and engineering. This present book is intended as a text for postgraduate students of mathematics, physics and engineering. It is self-contained and requires prior knowledge of elementary calculus, differential equations and classical mechanics. It consists of five chapters, each containing a large number of solved examples, unsolved problems and links to the solution of these problems. "Tensor Analysis with Applications" can be used on a selection of university courses, and will be a welcome addition to the library of maths, physics and engineering departments
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New terms are still being added and students and teachers are invited to provide comments, corrections, criticisms or suggestions using the short User Survey form.Tue, 13 Dec 2005 13:36:35 -0600Free Dictionary section on Mathematics hard to believe it's all free! This trove of information from thefreedictionary.com offers all sorts of information on math. From algebra and integers to derivatives and polynomials, it's all here. By scrolling over or clicking on a link, the visitor is treated to a sometimes whopping amount of information about the given topic. For those simply interested in math, math lovers, or possibly a teacher or student who needs to venture into a rusty subject area before next fall, this site is well worth a look. There is also quite a bit here that would be useful for a user interested in Developmental Math topics. Note: while it's free, there are some advertisements.Thu, 10 Nov 2005 08:07:46 -0600
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Student Learning Center Math Skills Workshops Spring 2014 The Student Learning Center encourages new students to attend. Workshops are free and open to all Brockport students. All workshops take place in Cooper Hall, Room B8L of the Student Learning Center. The Student Learning Center's Math Skills Workshops provide students with the opportunity to review fundamental math concepts outside of their classroom. The workshops are an excellent way to clarify confusing topics, practice useful math skills, and get your questions answered! They are led by Mike Dentino, Director of the Student Learning Center and Adjunct Professor in the Math Department. Please complete and submit the form below to sign up! Or sign up in person by visiting the Student Learning Center! MATH SKILLS WORKSHOPS SIGN-UP: Student Name: Date: E-mail: Phone: Topic of Session that you wish to attend: Comments: (If you wish to sign up for more than one topic, you may list them here) Submission of this form will add you to the Math Skills Workshops Group. As a member of this group, you will receive emails containing information about upcoming Math Skills Workshops and links to scheduling polls to help us find the best possible meeting times. Math Skills Workshops Schedule All workshops take place in Cooper Hall, Room B8L of the Student Learning Center Topic(s) Date Time Overcoming Math Anxiety Monday, February 10 3:35-4:50 p.m. Logarithms Tuesday, February 18 2:00-3:00 p.m. Logarithms Wednesday, February 19 5:00-6:00 p.m. Trigonometry Thursday, February 20 11:15 a.m.-12:15 p.m. Trigonometry Basics Wednesday, March 12 2:30-3:30 p.m. Trig Equations Thursday, April 3 12:30-1:30 p.m. Inverse Trig Functions Wednesday, April 9 3:35-4:35 p.m. Exponential Functions Wednesday, April 16 2:30-3:30 p.m. Logarithms Thursday, April 26 11:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. Remember to check back periodically as more workshops will be scheduled as the semester progresses.
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GeoGebra in the Math Classroom According to the software's own description, GeoGebra is "a dynamic mathematics software for schools that joins geometry, algebra and calculus." Its interactive coordinate plane allows the user to manipulate entries both algebraically and geometrically. Students can select a point, line, vector, segment, circle, polygon or other feature and directly place their selection on the plane. From there the student may manipulate key attributes of their selection, such as the location of the point or the radius of the circle. The user may also enter his or her desired selection algebraically with a command, allowing for more complex equations and advanced functions, such as finding the derivative and integral. GeoGebra is designed to be an educational resource and is useful to teachers and students alike. It was started in 2001 by Marcus Hohenwarter as a master's thesis project and continued as a PhD thesis and now is supported by the Florida Center for Research in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics. GeoGebra is completely free and can be downloaded off its website. It has won several international awards, such as the European and German educational software awards and is in use all over the world. Using GeoGebra GeoGebra is very user-friendly. The author has created a user manual which introduces new users to the basic functions of the software and pauses with "Practice Blocks" to ensure user familiarity with each command. There is also a GeoGebra Wiki that users may post materials and ideas. The GeoGebra User Forum is a place for users to ask questions and get technical help. A basic GeoGebra screen might look like the following. Launching the program opens a window with a dynamic coordinate plane. At the bottom the user can input commands, or, alternatively, he or she can click on a particular type of object he or she would like to add onto the plane. The window at the left shows all the objects on the plane. Some are considered "free," meaning that they do not depend on the size or location of another object. Dependent Objects have been defined by independent or other dependent objects. For example, my line d is defined to be a line passing through the free point A and the dependent point C2C2 size 12{C rSub { size 8{2} } } {}. C2C2 size 12{C rSub { size 8{2} } } {} is defined as the intersection of the circle c and the line b. Figure 1 Students can manipulate the free objects and learn how the dependent objects will be affected. For example, in the following shot I have moved the center of circle c (which is point A) from (2,2) to (1,1). This changes the radius of circle c, the location of points C1 and C2, and the equation of line d. Only the other free objects – point B and line b – remain unchanged. Figure 2 GeoGebra certainly offers much more advanced functions, as described in depth in the manual, but this will give you an initial grasp on how to use the program. GeoGebra in the Classroom The GeoGebra Wiki is an excellent resource. Instructors and math fanatics alike have uploaded interactive teaching tools available for public use. Some include worksheets to guide students through manipulations and some merely call for students to experiment. Many ask students to use the "slider" function, which allows for the values of specific variables to change at the user's command. Some have students adjust particular free objects and observe the effect on the dependent objects. The wiki is incredibly organized and teachers can find a resource on almost any topic of their choice. Here is the table of contents, which demonstrates the broad range of resources available. This link allows students to adjust an angle measure, corresponding side, and opposite side with the intent to build a closed triangle. The angle and two sides are duplicated. Students have opportunity to prove to themselves by adjusting the second angle measure that a congruent angle, side, and opposite side ensure triangle congruence. This link provides several resources for students to learn about domain and range with different kinds of functions such as the absolute value function, exponential function, rational function, and radical function. The domain and range are highlighted in red on the plane. The applet allows students to adjust the parameters of the function and see the affect that changing those parameters takes on the domain and range. The link also provides the lesson plan that this particular educator used in implementing the resource. This resource allows students to experiment with the sine, cosine, and tangent functions. They can choose which and how many of these functions they wish to appear on the plane at any given time and learn how adjusting certain variables adjusts the frequency, amplitude, and y-intercept of the graph. No guided worksheet exists with this particular resource; the teacher would need to give students some guidelines. This particular resource, created by the GeoGebra creater himself, is an excellent introduction into the study of integrals. A function's integral can be shown graphically as the area "under the curve." This interactive tool shows two ways of approximating the area, how to increase/decrease the accuracy of those approximations, and sets the class up for the study of integrals. Affordances/Constraints The Good At the high school level, especially once students have passed geometry, the use of physical manipulatives in the classroom is limited because the material is too advanced and dense to be modeled by tangible objects. GeoGebra functions as a virtual manipulative and still allows students to "play with" functions easily. In comparison to a graphing calculator, GeoGebra is more user-friendly. Students do not need to switch between screens and re-enter equations simply to see the affect that changing a coefficient from 1 to -1 will have on a graph. Students can manipulate variables easily by simply dragging "free" objects around the plane or by using sliders. Students can create work for the teacher to view later. GeoGebra provides good opportunity for students to work in pairs and talk through the material together. "Why does adjusting h have that affect on the graph?" "How would I increase the frequency of this sine function?" Students have good opportunity to learn from one another. Students can personalize their own creations with color, line thickness, line style, shading, window size, and other features. The Not-So-Good Several of the applets I tried to load took far too long or would tell me an error had occurred. (Granted, my computer is very old so the problems may be more on my end.) Teachers must be prepared if the technology doesn't come through. It would be hard for a student coming in with no previous programming experience to enter algebraic commands in the input box. While the basic commands are not difficult to learn, students might feel intimidated or lost. Students need to have some kind of parameters to work in or guidance in what to do. Telling them to "play with the variables" and "see what happens" is too vague for many students. It would help to have an interactive worksheet that asks more specific questions. Tips Model GeoGebra in front of the class so they are familiar with the program before giving them their own computers. Be specific in your instructions, but allow for experimentation. Students who are less familiar with computers will need more guidance, but more competent ones will want to explore. Have students write down their observations so they have a physical record to refer to later. Print out student creations – many will consider their work a form of art. Think about the possibility of working in partners to help those less confident with technology and to encourage students to learn by talking through what they observe
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Part of knowing how do do the formulas is knowing how do do the problems. well thats just not true... you learn how to solve problems with those formulas not the other way around. i could know the formula a*h and write a function for it with out knowing what problem it fixes. In some advanced math or physics finals, the professor will let you copy as many formulas as you want, sometimes even use the textbook. Yet, they insist that it won't help you much, and behold, half of the class bombs, and if it weren't for a huge curve, almost everyone would fail the course. The problems require you to come up with your own ways to solve complex problems. For the problem there is no formula, you may or may not use formulas, or laws, theorems, lemmas, axioms, techniques etc, but those are by far the easy parts. The hard parts are conceptual and logical. You have to be creative on the spot, and you're being timed.
Intro to Pre-Calculus & Calculus John Denman Friday, July 19, 2013 This is a mathematics class for 11th graders who have taken Algebra II/Trigonometry/Pre Calculus as sophomores. As such, they are ready to explore the wonders of the Calculus. Calculus revolves around systems that are changing and is represented by two specific tasks: finding gradients of functions and finding the area under a...
Report a Rating Tip: If moderators determine the reported comment is consistent with Site Guidelines, it cannot be reported again. You're reporting: Professor Aaronson goes quickly through the notes, but explains them thoroughly. If you have any problems, just ask a question. If that doesn't help, either ask a fellow student or go to the math lab (extra credit). He also drops your lowest test, and gives homework that can help boost your grade.
UCSMP Transition Mathematics The UCSMP Third Edition curriculum emphasizes problem solving, everyday applications, and the use of technology and reading, while developing and maintaining basic skills. UCSMP Transition Mathematics integrates applied arithmetic, algebra, and geometry, and connects all of these areas to measurement, probablity, and statistics. Variables are used to generalize patterns, as abbreviations in formulas, and as unknowns in problems, and are represented on the number line and graphed in the coordinate plane. Basic arithmetic and algebraic skills are connected to correspondencing geometry topics. This course provides opportunities for students to visualize and demonstrate concepts with a focus on real-world applications. Graphic calculators are assumed for home use. This course assumes use of UCSMP Pre-Transition Mathematics or a strong K-6 mathematics background. Students who are at the 7th grade level or above on a recently standardized test (grade levels are national norms and these norms are higher now than 20 years ago) are appropriate to begin work in this course. There is some review of ideas from UCSMP Pre-Transition Mathematics to help students whose backgrounds are weak. Successful completion of this course prepares students for UCSMP Algebra or any other first-year algebra course. View a sample lesson from our Teacher's Edition of this program by clicking here

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