Sir Isaac Newton
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This 11 page paper begins with a brief biography of Sir Isaac Newton. His major ideas, discoveries, inventions and works are identified. The Newton - Leibniz calculus controversy is discussed. Those who influenced Newton's works are identified. His legacy and impact in the fields of mathematics and science as well as the world's beliefs about the nature of the universe are discussed. The writer also comments on the role of the apple in Newton's thoughts about gravity. Bibliography lists 8 sources.
Filename: PGnewton.rtf

Solomon Lefschetz
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5 pages in length. Solomon Lefschetz, touted as one of the most revolutionary mathematicians of all time, played a major role in the progress of American mathematics at the turn of the century and beyond. He was a Russian-born mathematician who, after earning his United States citizenship in 1912, christened a new era in American mathematics by way of his comprehensive methods and development of algebraic topology. The writer chronicles his life's achievements and demonstrates how beneficial his accomplishments were to the United States. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: Lefschet.wps

Space Age Mathematics Education
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A 20 page paper discussing the relationship between reforms in math education in the 1960s and 1970s and conditions in the space program. The Soviet Union launched Sputnik in 1957, and then was the first to put a man in space in 1961. Alan Shepard became the first American in space only three weeks later, but he did not orbit the Earth as the Russian astronaut did. Technological innovation and national embarrassment gave impetus to the change in math education in the early 1960s and the shift to New Math, but we allowed the pendulum to swing too far in the US. Further technological innovation and the reality of poor performance on an international level now is giving impetus to additional change, one approaching more of a middle ground. The paper also discusses the international interest in math education reform beginning in 1958. Bibliography lists 17 sources; includes an outline of the paper.
Filename: KSmath1960s.wps

SPSS Analysis
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This 5 page paper uses SPSS to show the student how to perform specific calculations, the paper shows the result, but does mot give instructions.
Filename: TESPSS01.rtf

SPSS Analysis
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This 8 page paper uses a data set provided by the student to formulate an hypothesis and show how to perform an analysis using SPSS, with a summary of the population sample and descriptive tables followed by tests such as Pearson and Spearman’s to test for correlation. The bibliography cites 1 source.
Filename: TESPSScase.rtf

STATISTCAL TECHNIQUES AND DATA PRESENTATION
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The 7-page paper focuses on statistical evaluation methods, qualitative and quantitative techniques for collecting data and methods of how to present data once it is collected. Particular focus on is placed on the Kirkpatrick and Phillips models of data collection.
Filename: MTdatpre.rtf

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