HISTORY OF MATHEMATICS The history of mathematics is nearly as old as humanity itself. Since antiquity‚ mathematics has been fundamental to advances in science‚ engineering‚ and philosophy. It has evolved from simple counting‚ measurement and calculation‚ and the systematic study of the shapes and motions of physical objects‚ through the application of abstraction‚ imagination and logic‚ to the broad‚ complex and often abstract discipline we know today. From the notched bones of early man
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The evolution of mathematics might be seen as an ever-increasing series of abstractions‚ or alternatively an expansion of subject matter. The first abstraction‚ which is shared by many animals‚[19] was probably that of numbers: the realization that a collection of two apples and a collection of two oranges (for example) have something in common‚ namely quantity of their members.Evidenced by tallies found on bone‚ in addition to recognizing how to count physical objects‚ prehistoric peoples may have
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Does culture impact on entrepreneural activity? The influence of national culture on entrepreneurship is of considerable theoretical and practical value ‘Culture is the collective programming of the mind which distinguishes one group of people from another’ Hofstede (1980) Culture is always a collective pheniomenion‚ becauce it is derived from one’s social environment and partly shared with people who live or lived within the same social environment‚ which is where it is learned. Culture indeed
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THE IMPACT OF THE INTERNET IN OUR DAILY LIFE There is a big influence of technique on our daily life. Electronic devices‚ multimedia and computers are things we have to deal with everyday. Especially the Internet is becoming more and more important for nearly everybody as it is one of the newest and most forward-looking media and surely "the" medium of the future. Therefore we thought that it would be necessary to think about some good and bad aspects of how this medium influences us‚ what impacts
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The Academy Graduate Studies‚ Benghazi. Term Paper for Maintenance Management Course Titled: Impact of Maintenance Activities on the Environment. Prepared By: Haitham Hashem 4657. Farage Shem 4465. Supervised By: Prof. Dr. Farage Elfeituri. Contents Introduction 3 How Can Maintenance Affect the Environment? 4 Limitation of Environmental impact in maintenance operations 4 I. Evaluation of Environmental aspects in maintenance 4 II. Environmental aspects to be considered
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This board term encompasses computer science and technology as well as communication systems such as computer networks (Internet) etc. The stunning advances in various fields of science and technology have had a profound impact on our lives in almost every sphere of our activity whether it’s health‚ agriculture‚ communication‚ transport or defense etc. These advance are the outcome of an ever-growing volume of exciting discoveries by the western nations‚ in particular‚ their development programs
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being harmed (damaged) by human activity. Others feel that human activity makes the Earth a better place to live. What is your opinion? Use specific reasons and examples to support your answer. We all know that people in the prehistorical period had to struggle natural environment in order to make livings. They had to hunt preys and gather fruits‚ even cut down trees to build their houses. However‚ as technology improved‚ many people are aware of human activities have great influence on our living
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A critic paper on the thesis Use of Manipulatives to Develop Second Year High School Students’ Understanding of Equality and Linear Equations by Melanie Rivera Mary Grace Sinfuego Adrian Paul Tudayan This thesis aimed to study and analyze the students’ understanding of equality and their skills in solving Algebraic Equations specifically Linear Equations. The researchers wanted to find out the misconceptions of selected 2nd Year students regarding the said topic. Moreover‚ they also
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Free Market Activity worldwide: Cause of Declining Living Standard in US? Does an increase in free market activity worldwide lead to an overall lower standard of living in the United States? NO. An increase in free market activity worldwide doesn’t lead to an overall lower standard of living in the United States. One concern has been frequently voiced by the opponents of free market or globalization is that falling international trade barriers destroy manufacturing jobs in wealthy advanced economies
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In this answer I will discuss the positive impacts of volcanic activity. These positive impacts are geothermal energy‚ tourism and fertile soils. The first positive impact I will discuss is geothermal energy. Geothermal energy is heat that is generated by the plumes of magma that rise from the earth’s core to the crust. This magma heats the rocks of the earth’s crust. Geothermal energy is used as a major source of energy in Iceland. Iceland is a volcanic island formed by tectonic forces along
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