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Kolpas, Sid – MathAMATYC Educator, 2011
Augustus De Morgan (1806-1871) was a significant Victorian Mathematician who made contributions to mathematics history, mathematical recreations, mathematical logic, calculus, and probability and statistics. He was an inspiring mathematics professor who influenced many of his students to join the profession. One of De Morgan's significant books…
Descriptors: Probability, Algebra, Mathematical Formulas, Logical Thinking
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Kifowit, Steven J.; Stamps, Terra A. – AMATYC Review, 2006
The harmonic series is one of the most celebrated infinite series of mathematics. A quick glance at a variety of modern calculus textbooks reveals that there are two very popular proofs of the divergence of the harmonic series. In this article, the authors survey these popular proofs along with many other proofs that are equally simple and…
Descriptors: Textbooks, Calculus, Mathematics Instruction, Validity
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Siadat, M. Vali – AMATYC Review, 2006
In terms of modern pedagogy, having visual interpretation of trigonometric functions is useful and quite helpful. This paper presents, pictorially, an easy approach to prove all single angle trigonometric identities on the axes. It also discusses the application of axial representation in calculus--finding the derivative of trigonometric functions.
Descriptors: Trigonometry, Calculus, Mathematics Instruction, Mathematical Concepts
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Levine, Robert – AMATYC Review, 2004
The cross-product is a mathematical operation that is performed between two 3-dimensional vectors. The result is a vector that is orthogonal or perpendicular to both of them. Learning about this for the first time while taking Calculus-III, the class was taught that if AxB = AxC, it does not necessarily follow that B = C. This seemed baffling. The…
Descriptors: Equations (Mathematics), Calculus, Mathematics Instruction, College Mathematics