Essays and Research Papers on Mathematics

5 pages in length. Describes the polar equations associated with conic sections and the role played by eccentricity of the conic. A conic section is the two-dimensional figure that results when a plane insects a cone at various angles. Take one of these figures and revolve it, and you have a three-dimensional surface ...

5 pages in length. Identifies, definies and interprets the methods for evaluating the non-homogeneous data sets. Looks at both t-ratios and homogeneity of variance. Bibliography lists 6 sources.

This 10 page paper looks at some examples of price and supply figures and forms graphs to demonstrate to operation of supply and demand. The paper includes 3 graphs and bibliography cites 4 sources.

5 pages in length. The writer discusses reliability in the context of measurement error, as well as addresses the notion of statistical significance as it applies to the evaluation of correlation coefficients used as measures of reliability. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

This 7 page paper look's at the character and through processes of Albert Einstein. The way in which many discoveries were only stepping stones to the next greater discovery is discussed along with the effect that his genius had on his life. The bibliography cites 6 sources.

A 5 page paper discussing the science of statistics and its use in today's environment. The study and use of statistics must be done in such a way that an accurate view results from statistical manipulation. Some statistical errors are benign and result primarily from ignorance or poor research design. Others, however, are intentionally promoted ...

A four page paper which looks at methods of statistical analysis in terms of parametric and non-parametric tests and demonstrates analysis of a statistical question using Spearman’s Coefficient of Rank Correlation. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

This 10 page paper explain these theories, giving examples of the formulas as well as the way in which they can be used and proven. The paper includes different illustrations to prove the theories. The bibliography cites 6 sources.

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.

A 10 page paper which discusses how rational consumers allocate their time between market time, non-market time, and leisure time. Bibliography lists 11 sources.

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.

This 5 page paper examines the simple Venn diagrams represented by overlapping circles and considers how these may be seen as a visual representation of some of the logical ideas of Boole. The bibliography cites 2 sources.

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.

This 10 page paper consider the development of Prepositional Calculus including symbolic logic and logical calculus. Looking to the founders and developers of the subject the paper considers the contributions made by people such as Leibniz, Boole and Venn. The paper includes examples of work and calculations given by these men. The bibliography cites 8 ...

This 32 page paper looks at the subject of research in detail. The paper is written in eight sections as follows; the relationship between theory and research, the different ways in which knowledge is gained, scientific method, systematic inquiry, the use of statistics, including descriptive and inferential statistics and how they may be used, experimental, ...

A 5 page paper which provides a general summary of kinetics, and considers the evolution of kinetic theory. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

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.

This 6 page paper considers the statistical analysis of The House Banking Scandal, also known as Rubbergate. The writer also demonstrates to the student how they may undertake a chi squared hypothesis test. The bibliography cites 2 sources.

This is a 5 page paper discussing probability sampling. To properly understand inferences within a population, researchers have developed methods of sampling which combine with the concept of probability to acquire the desired results. There are various types of probability sampling each of which has its own advantages in regards to capturing a specific trend ...

A 7 page paper discussing how the use of statistics and probability can be applied in making business decisions that affect the bottom line. The example used is a chemical manufacturer (Carstab) that produces a product needed by many customers but needed by one in higher grade. Most of the lots of product ...

A 20 page case study of an HR compensation issue and a statistical attempt to discover whether a relationship exists between longevity with Acme Furniture and salary paid. The paper discusses in detail sampling and statistical methods, including descriptive statistics and regression analysis. Findings of statistical analysis indicates that there is indeed a ...

This paper explains the use of different graphs, tables, and charts that have particularly interesting characteristics. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

An 8 page paper elaborating on the problem statement, hypotheses, sampling and statistical method used in the companion paper, KSmgmtDowTBL.rtf. The proposed method is that of applying regression analysis to Dow’s stock price performance after April 1994, the date that the company announced it would halt production of 1,1,1 trichloroethane by December 1995, years ...

This 5 page paper extracts a sex survey number and disproves its claim based on statistical probabilities, including linear correlation and regression, sampling, and hypothesis testing. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

This 5 page paper provides an evaluation of an article continuing statistics. The purpose of the review is to question the validity of statistics and how easily statistics can be erroneously interpreted. No additional sources cited.