Mathematics Essay Examples Page 6

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 linear programming problem called the transportation problem that utilizes a simplified version of the simplex technique known as the transportation method. This method is commonly used to solve problems involving multiple sources and destinations for products, hence its name. It is particularly applicable in situations where products need to…

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….

To begin you must understand the Pythagoras theorem is an equation of a2 + b2 = c2. This simply means that the sum of the areas of the two squares formed along the two small sides of a right-angled triangle equals the area of the square formed along the longest. Let a, b, and c…

Two important events on the earth take place everyday that is Sunrise and Sunset. The time duration from the Sunrise and Sunset is day length (or length of days or length of daytime. However, it can be noticed that over the course of a year, the length of the day or the number of hours…

What is the difference between mean and variance? Can you explain the example given in the lecture in your own words? The mean is the weighted average of all the potential values of a certain variable, whereas the variance of a variable measures the spread or variability of the distribution. This is easier explainable by…

Shaktuntala Devi, an extraordinary mathematical prodigy hailing from India, was born on November 4th, 1939. One of her notable accomplishments took place on June 18th, 1980 at Imperial College in London. In a mere span of 28 seconds, she effortlessly solved the multiplication problem involving two numbers each consisting of 13 digits – specifically, multiplying…

Anxiety is a clinical term meaning fear. Anxiety can be triggered by people, places or things. Anxiety is displayed in the form of panic attacks. Panic attacks causes one to have a rapid heartbeat, cold sweats, dry mouth, forgetfulness, and the need to run away. The thing about anxiety is that it can be a…

A function is a representation of the dependent variable function in terms of the dependent variable(s). There are different kinds of functions to model different situations we encounter in real world. Polynomial and rational functions are two such functions. In subsequent sections we will briefly look at these functions. Polynomial Function Polynomial functions are represented…

Introduction: Charles Babbage, a great Mathematician, philosopher and computer scientist who was the first to originate the idea of a programmable computer in his years of developing new systems came up with the idea and design of the Analytical Engine, a general purpose computer in the 19th century. During his time he failed to actually…