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Articles related to "Mathematical Models"
Dangerous Power Tools mathematical models • regression analysis • multiple linear regression • statistical analysis • social phenomena
Ocean Currents Seawater moves around the globe modifying climates and sustaining fisheries. california current • gulf stream • north atlantic drift • upwelling • mathematical models
Careers Based in Mathematics There are a lot of careers that require studying mathematics. Here are examples of five, plus links to sites with many more. mathematics • career • education • work • salary
Green Acres with Greenhat
This article describes crop simulation programs available from Greenhat Software. farm • crop • simulation • model • irrigation
Breakthroughs in Musical Geometry Researchers in American Universities have been developing precise mathematical formulations used to describe what is currently known about music, and to further human kno music and math • geometry and music • quantifying mathematics • dmitri tymoczko • ian quinn
Chaos Applications in Society While chaos theory inherently possess very clear and obvious correlation to the physical world in the modeling of motion and turbulent systems, other uses exist as well. chaos theory • applications of chaos theory • time travel the simpsons • butterfly effect • epilepsy
Climate Predictions Winter 2008 NOAA's Climate Prediction Center forecasts the continuing effects of a moderate La Niña, bringing more rain and snow to the NW and extended drought to the SW and NE U.S. predicting future climate • climatologist measurements • national oceanic and atmospheric administration • above-average precipitation • long-term climate trends
Fish Farms Cause Salmon Declines Research suggests that salmon aquaculture operations have a negative impact on the survival and return of wild salmon stock in rivers that host fish farms. commercial salmon fish farming • threats wild salmon • sea lice infestations • juvenile salmon migration • salmon declines
HAART as HIV Prevention Technique Recent studies have shown that providing HIV-positive individuals with highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) may slow the spread of HIV in the population. highly active antiretroviral therapy • haart • hiv • aids • hiv prevention
Computational Chemistry - Electrons to Airplanes This article describes the basic types of calculations performed in the study of chemistry and briefly mentions the types of problems suitable to each. chemistry • science • computers • quantum • parallel
Introducing Fractional Numbers (III) Introducing fractions using discrete sets of objects is discussed. Writing fractional numbers and their word names can then be introduced using paper folding work by children. fractions • fractional numbers • fraction models • idea of fractions • half
Pollution Destroys Floral Scents The decline in populations of bees and other flying pollinators in the US and Europe may be due to air pollution destroying the perfumes of flowering plants. air pollution and flower scents • flying pollinators and air pollution • flying pollinators and floral hydrocarbons • decrease in pollinator foraging efficiency bumble • flow scents destroyed by air pollution
Primary Math Standards at a Glance NCTM provides standards for the mathematical understanding, knowledge, and skills all students are expected to acquire. Here is a look at the Pre-K-2 strand. primary math standards • prek-2 goals and expectations for mathematics • nctm standards • math standards • math content standards
Real Estate Appraisals and Zillow The future of real estate appraisals is here. Sites like Zillow and Trulia provide unprecedented access to real estate comparables and values, but how accurate are they? real estate appraisal • zillow • trulia • automated valuation model • real estate comparables
Sir Peter Mansfield - MRI Innovator Sir Peter Mansfield is a world-renowned physicist whose pioneerin work in magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) gained him a shared 2003 Nobel Prize in Medicine. sir peter mansfield • magnetic resonance imaging • mri • nobel • university of nottingham
Martinus Veltman - Particle Physics and Gauge Theories Martinus Veltman shared the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1999 for his work in building the mathematical model that predicted the properties of sub-atomic particles. martinus veltman • particle physics • fermi • brookhaven • cern
Mathematicians If you wonder what you can do with a math major? This article will give you a glimpse of the scores of possibilities. mathematics • career • profession • education • job
Meaning in "The Birth of Venus" Alessandro Botticelli depicts the pagan goddess of love - Venus - as the harbinger of spring and owes his inspiration to the Classical ideals of ancient Greek art. alessandro botticelli and the birth of venus • ancient greek artand mythology • alberti • cennini • symbols of virgin mary
The Early Industrial Revolution (18th - 19th Century) Highlights the development of unique construction prototypes developed due to the use of new technology. The main attribute of all the buildings was that their components were all mass-produced or prefabricated in a factory. building construction • industrial age • construction in the industrial age • industrial construction • iron
Vajk's Dilemma
Is it nobler in the mind to take the best stock and leave home while we can, or to huddle together on a spent cinder, sharing resources equally and awaiting a spiritual reward? frontier theory • frontiers • space colonization • space habitats • forrester
Future Look of Education Thomas Frey envisions education to be a vast selection of courseware topics available economically to everyone of all ages and about all topics. future trends in education • predicting educational trends • courseware • nea • grants
MOLECULAR AND CELLULAR MEDICINE ADVANCES = ETERNAL YOUTH? Of all the procedures, gadgets and living parts been explored with the aim of extending human life, the one that I think has the most immediate promising future is provided by the exciting new field of Tissue Engineering, which is what I tell you about in this article. tissue engineering • artificial organs • vacanti • atala • harvard
The Face and the Nervous System Our ability to read faces tells us about our limbic system and our ability to express. The symmetry of a face tells about the health inside and potential for change. face recognition • bones dvd • prosopagnosia • down’s syndrome • mucopolysaccharidosis type iii
Year 2000 Goals for Mathematics Education What is the goal for mathematics in the United States' year 2000 plan? A look at the goal and it's objectives. Part 1 of a 2-part article. education • goals • objectives • mathematics • achievement
WEATHER, PREDICTIONS, & XERISCAPING(tm) A few years ago weather predictions were accurate within two weeks. This year my Almanac has been very accurate - and its predicting a very dry century for North America. Will it be a dry milennium? weather • climate • predictions • global warming • trees |
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