Mathematics Essay Examples

The first mathematician I will be writing about is Eugene Charles Catalan. I picked him, because he is one of the top 100 most known mathematicians in the world. Eugene Catalan, was born in Bruges or more commonly known as Belgium, on May 30, 1814. He traveled to Paris where he pursued his mathematical dreams….

Game theory deals with analyzing different methods and logical processes in the case of situations where the outcome of an individual’s decision largely depends on the actions of others. Game theory serves an important purpose in today’s world as different variations of game theory, such as traveler’s dilemma and prisoners dilemma, are applied in various…

 The Transportation Problem There is a type of linear programming problem that may be solved using a simplified version of the simplex technique called transportation method. Because of its major application in solving problems involving several product sources and several destinations of products, this type of problem is frequently called the transportation problem. It gets…

Since the beginning of mankind, we have tried to figure out the mathematical problems of the world around us, starting with counting, adding and multiplying. People started looking for mathematical solutions in nature. Everything had to be solved and calculated. If they could not calculate it, it had to be proven ‘unsolvable’. The tools that…

At different stages of life, the growth rate of a tree is not the same. This presentation is to: build a mathematical model according to the regular pattern which has been observed and then solve the problem and optimize the established model. Problem Proposition A newly planted tree grows slowly, but gradually the tree grows…

Augustus De Morgan was known as a British mathematician and logician. He is known for creating De Morgan’s Laws and showing us the term mathematical induction. He also has a crater on the moon named after him. Augustus De Morgan was born on June 27, 1806 in Madras, India. His father was named Colonel John…

For most of us, students, sees mathematics as a subject that requires to be passed in order to graduate and fulfill our dreams in life. Mathematics plays important roles I the field of science, may it be hard or soft science.Without numbers, math, how could we ever determine the price of a certain good? As…

Pythagorean Theorem Pythagoras was born in Samos, Greece around 570 BCE. From there he emigrated to Croton, Italy where most of his most important ideas and theories would develop. Early on, Pythagoras founded a society of disciples where he introduced the idea eternal recurrence into Greek thought, and it was Pythagoras’ ambition to reveal the…

How does Teletech Corporation currently use the hurdle rate? Teletech Corporation currently uses a single hurdle rate for both of their divisions. The divisions are Telecommunications Services and Products and Services. They use the hurdle rate based on the cost of capital which is a rough estimate of the Teletech’s WACC. They calculate it at…

Manipulative as Supplements in Teaching MathematicsUsing manipulatives and technology as supplement to mathematics instruction is gaining momentum, popularity and much debate. Foundations of these concepts and value judgements on their positive or negative effects must consider the basic premise of mathematics, its learning and teaching strategies.1) The first computer was built during World War II,…