Mathematics and Computer Education
2005 Volume 39, Number 2
Table of Contents
Number of articles: 7
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Further Generalized Integrals Involving x[superscript x] and Series Involving N[superscript N]
P Glaister
In this paper, the author gives a further simple generalization of a power series evaluation of an integral using Taylor series to derive the result. The author encourages readers to consider... More
pp. 110-112
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Elliptic Curve Cryptography with Java
Richard E. Klima & Neil P. Sigmon
The use of the computer, and specifically the mathematics software package Maple, has played a central role in the authors' abstract algebra course because it provides their students with a way to ... More
pp. 113-119
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A Note on Hamiltonian Graphs
Ronald Skurnick, Charles Davi & Mia Skurnick
Since 1952, several well-known graph theorists have proven numerous results regarding Hamiltonian graphs. In fact, many elementary graph theory textbooks contain the theorems of Ore, Bondy and... More
pp. 120-124
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On the Definition of the Ordinary Points and the Regular Singular Points of a Homogeneous Linear Ordinary Differential Equation
David E. Dobbs
The author discusses the definition of the ordinary points and the regular singular points of a homogeneous linear ordinary differential equation (ODE). The material of this note can find classroom... More
pp. 125-130
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Teaching Reductive Thinking
Michal Armoni & Judith Gal-Ezer
When dealing with a complex problem, solving it by reduction to simpler problems, or problems for which the solution is already known, is a common method in mathematics and other scientific... More
pp. 131-142
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Approximating Integrals Using Probability
Richard F. Maruszewski & Kyle A. Caudle
As part of a discussion on Monte Carlo methods, which outlines how to use probability expectations to approximate the value of a definite integral. The purpose of this paper is to elaborate on this... More
pp. 143-147
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Triangles with Integer Side Lengths and Rational Internal Radius P and External Radius R
Konstantine Zelator
This paper is written on a level accessible to college/university students of mathematics who are taking second-year, algebra based, mathematics courses beyond calculus I. This article combines... More
pp. 152-159