John Napier / The Creator of Logarithms
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A 9 page research paper on the life, works, and mathematical contributions of John Napier (1550-1617) -- the man most commonly associated with the creation of Logarithms. Napier also developed methods for multiplying and dividing small rods known as Napier's Bones, a device that was the forerunner of the slide rule. Some sample equations and a glossary of terms (defined) are included. Bibliography lists 12+ sources. Napier.wps *A 10 page version of this report is also available with more personal analysis as
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John Napier / The Creator of Logarithms
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A 9 page research paper on the life, works, and mathematical contributions of John Napier (1550-1617) -- the man most commonly associated with the creation of Logarithms. Napier also developed methods for multiplying and dividing small rods known as Napier's Bones, a device that was the forerunner of the slide rule. Some sample equations and a glossary of terms (defined) are included. Bibliography lists 12+ sources.
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Essay Title: John Napier / The Creator of Logarithms

Jordanus Nemorarius And Leonardo Pisano Fibonacci
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A 3 page paper that reports some of the contributions made to mathematics by these two early 13th century mathematicians. Jordanus, for instance, substituted letters for numbers and Fibonacci brought the decimal system to his world. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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Essay Title: Jordanus Nemorarius And Leonardo Pisano Fibonacci

Josiah Willard Gibbs
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This 15 page paper provides a biographical sketch of the life of Josiah Willard Gibbs, the great American mathematician and professor at Yale. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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Essay Title: Josiah Willard Gibbs

Kinetics
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A 5 page paper which provides a general summary of kinetics, and considers the evolution of kinetic theory. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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Essay Title: Kinetics

Life and works of Euler
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A paper which looks at the life and works of the mathematician Leonhard Euler, and his contribution to the different fields of science, technology and mathematics in Europe in the eighteenth century. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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Essay Title: Life and works of Euler

Linear Algebra
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A 15 page research paper on various concepts in linear algebra. The writer details multivariables, vectors, determinants, gaussian elimination, and other elements of linear algebra. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
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Essay Title: Linear Algebra