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Actuarial Foundation, 2012
The purpose of these modules is to provide an introduction to the world of probability and statistics to accelerated mathematics students at the high school level. The materials are centered on the fictional town of Happy Shores, a coastal community which is at risk for hurricanes. Actuaries at an insurance company figure out the risks and…
Descriptors: Mathematical Concepts, Probability, Statistics, Learning Modules
Likens, Thomas W. – 1979
These modules develop two prevalent explanations among political scientists of who gets what in the budgetary process. Specifically, the problem of how an agency's level of appropriations changes over time is addressed. It is noted that budgeting is a political process in the classic sense, in that it elicits and embodies patterns of conflict and…
Descriptors: College Mathematics, Higher Education, Instructional Materials, Learning Modules
Carlson, Roger – 1980
This module is designed for students with a high school algebra background. The goal is to present the elements of the group idea, primarily by way of a geometric model, and to see its application to the study of kinship relations within certain human groups. The material opens with a presentation of clans in a hypothetical society in an early…
Descriptors: Anthropology, College Mathematics, Groups, Higher Education
Malkevitch, Joseph – 1979
One of the great strengths of mathematics is viewed as the fact that apparently diverse real-world questions translate into that same mathematical question. It is felt that studying a mathematical problem can often bring about a tool of surprisingly diverse usability. The module is geared to help users know how to use graph theory to model simple…
Descriptors: Answer Keys, College Mathematics, Graphs, Higher Education
Harmon, Kathryn Newcomer; Kohfeld, Carol Weitzel – 1979
This document includes three units on applications of first-order difference equations to American politics. The first module is designed to help the user: 1) develop flexibility in analyzing difference equations in quadratic format; 2) understand how Choundy and Phillips' Theorem can be used to provide information about the time path of a…
Descriptors: College Mathematics, Family Planning, Higher Education, Instructional Materials
Maynard, James M. – 1980
A work-scheduling model for Corrections Officers at State Correctional Institutions is described. This is a real-life model that was developed to deal with a problem of unacceptably large expenditures for overtime work by state prison guards. The problem involves more than 200 constraints and more than 800 variables. It is felt the model can be…
Descriptors: College Mathematics, Higher Education, Instructional Materials, Learning Modules
Smith, Harvey A. – 1978
This module is designed to apply mathematical models to nuclear deterrent problems, and to aid users in developing enlightened skepticism about the use of linear models in stability analyses and long-term predictions. An attempt is made at avoiding overwhelming complexities through concentration on land-based missile forces. It is noted that after…
Descriptors: Algorithms, College Mathematics, Higher Education, Instructional Materials
Brams, Steven J. – 1979
This document is addressed primarily to students in analytically oriented courses in political science and secondarily to students in mathematics courses in which applications and modeling are stressed. Except for one optional exercise and material in the appendix, only high school level mathematics is assumed. The emphasis is less on mathematical…
Descriptors: College Mathematics, Elections, Game Theory, Higher Education
Keller, Edward L. – 1980
This unit, which looks at applications of linear algebra to population studies, is designed to help pupils: (1) understand an application of matrix algebra to the study of populations; (2) see how knowledge of eigen values and eigen vectors is useful in studying powers of matrices; and (3) be briefly exposed to some difficult but interesting…
Descriptors: College Mathematics, Computer Programs, Higher Education, Instructional Materials
Frauenthal, James C. – 1980
The focus is on the formulation and solution of mathematical models with the idea of a population employed mainly as a pedogogical tool. If the biological setting is stripped away, the material can be interpreted as topics or the qualitative behavior of differential and difference equations. The first group of models investigate the dynamics of a…
Descriptors: Biological Sciences, College Mathematics, College Science, Ecology
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Staib, John – Mathematics Teacher, 1982
An approach to using the method of least squares, a scheme for computing the best-fitting line directly from a set of points, is detailed. The material first looks at fitting a numerical value to a set of numbers. This provides tools for solving the line-fitting problem. (MP)
Descriptors: Algebra, Algorithms, Mathematical Applications, Mathematical Models
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Boltyansky, Vladimir – Quantum, 1992
Presents an allegory to illustrate the problem of testing an axiomatic system. A fictitious discussion begins by examining an axiomatic system underlying the intercom system of an association. The discussion continues to examine an unusual model of Euclidean geometry and a model of the noneuclidean geometry discovered by Lobachevsky. (MDH)
Descriptors: Allegory, Geometric Concepts, Geometric Constructions, Geometry
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Rickey, V. Frederick – Mathematics Magazine, 1992
Discusses aspects of Christopher Columbus' decision to sail west in order to reach Asia. Includes discussions concerning the shape and size of the earth as determined up to Columbus' time and conclusions he made during the journey based on his calculations. (MDH)
Descriptors: Astronomy, Earth Science, Geography, Higher Education
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Galbraith, Peter – Australian Mathematics Teacher, 1981
A discussion of the mathematics of rugby is related to an earlier article about mathematics and the physical world. (MP)
Descriptors: Calculus, College Mathematics, Higher Education, Mathematical Applications
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Aslamazov, Lev – Quantum, 1992
Discusses the hydrodynamic reasons why a riverbed meanders through a plain. Describes how water movement at a bend in a river causes erosion and changes in the riverbed. Provides a mathematical model to explain the periodic shape of meanders of a river in a plain. (MDH)
Descriptors: Enrichment Activities, Mathematical Formulas, Mathematical Models, Motion
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