algorithm
algorithm Initially a word with equivalent meaning to formula, but under the influence of computing now regarded as a step-by-step procedure to solve a problem, usually supported by a mathematical proof. In sociology, the term is generally used more loosely than this, to describe the steps which must be followed to construct a new
variable from a set of other variables. A good example would be the algorithm used by Erik Olin Wright to arrive at his social class variable, by combining particular combinations of ownership and decision-making responsibilities, said to characterize the various class locations (see his
Classes, 1985
).
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Beyond the formulas - mathematics education for prospective elementary school teachers.
Magazine article from: Education; 12/22/1993; ; 700+ words
; ...content and information about mathematics. We do a disservice when...an unbiased tolerance of mathematics with a willingness to venture...hold shut is to redefine mathematics for them. Math is not just formulas to be applied, facts to...
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New Report Summarizes and Explains the Formulas for Optimal Allocation & Leverage in Portfolio Mathematics.
M2 Presswire; 7/2/2007; 700+ words
; ...Summarizes and Explains the Formulas for Optimal Allocation...Leverage in Portfolio Mathematics(C)1994-2007 M2...Handbook of Portfolio Mathematics: Formulas for Optimal...Management Formulas, The Mathematics of Money Management...
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Research and Markets: New Report Summarizes and Explains the Formulas for Optimal Allocation & Leverage in Portfolio Mathematics.
Business Wire; 7/3/2007; 700+ words
; ...of The Handbook of Portfolio Mathematics: Formulas for Optimal Allocation &...include key money management formulas to help maximize gains, reduce...Portfolio Management Formulas, The Mathematics of Money Management, and The...
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Calvert Tries New Formula For Teaching Mathematics
Newspaper article from: The Washington Post; 5/31/2001; ; 700+ words
; ...the textbook she had to use to teach mathematics to her third-graders. It was too...Board of Education will decide which mathematics textbooks elementary school students...other industrialized nations in both mathematics and science," school board member...
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Making sure maths adds up; Finola Lynch checks over the latest formula for improving the teaching of mathematics.(News)
Newspaper article from: The Birmingham Post (England); 3/22/1999; ; 700+ words
; ...woman with the maths problem can only remember a string of bad teachers at her secondary modern, who simply chalked up formulas on the board, told the class to turn to page 37 and get on with it. They were often very clever people she remembers...and taught the subject with this in mind. The woman can remember as a ...
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Mathematics homes in on `fairness formula'
Newspaper article from: Chicago Sun-Times; 7/7/1996; ; 700+ words
; ...Science Foundation to apply mathematics to finding fair ways to divide...Perception is as important as mathematics in making the solution work...breakthrough won praise in the mathematics community, because it showed...according to a mathematical formula that Taylor and Brams guarantee...
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NCAA uses mathematics for tournament rankings
News Wire article from: University Wire; 3/14/2003; ; 700+ words
; ...sciences, bracketology has a healthy dose of mathematics coupled with case studies. Each fan has a different...Ratings Percentage Index, or RPI. A complex formula, this is the mathematics portion of deciding who gets to go to the NCAA...
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New applied mathematics research from University of Paris outlined.
Newspaper article from: Journal of Mathematics; 12/9/2008; 557 words
; ...type rational interpolation formula (Theorem 2.2)," scientists...journal Advances in Applied Mathematics report. "It contains as...study in Advances in Applied Mathematics (A Newton type rational interpolation...formula. Advances in Applied Mathematics, 2008;41(3):452...
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Recent findings in mathematics described by researchers from University of Calgary.
Newspaper article from: Journal of Mathematics; 5/26/2009; 700+ words
; ...proof of a p-adic character formula by means of motivic integration...their study in Experimental Mathematics (Motivic Proof of a Character...for SL(2). Experimental Mathematics, 2009;18(1):11-44...for the journal Experimental Mathematics is: a K Peters Ltd., 888...
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8th grade algebra: finding a formula for success: if your district is considering this trend, here's some advice on mathematics' good news/bad news situation.(MATHEMATICS)
Magazine article from: District Administration; 6/1/2006; ; 700+ words
; ...science and technology courses than ever before," confirms Cathy Seeley, president of the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics. More districts are responding by offering or requiring algebra in 8th grade, potentially enabling more students to enroll...
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formula
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
formula in mathematics and physics, equation expressing a...For example, A =π r 2 is the formula for the area A of a circle of radius r, and s = 1/2 at 2 is the formula for the distance s traveled by a body...
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SEMIOTICS
Book article from: Concise Oxford Companion to the English Language
...smoke indexical of fire. Peirce's symbol is the most arbitrary kind of sign: the word in language, the formula in mathematics, or the rose representing love in literary tradition. See LINGUISTIC SIGN , SEMANTICS .
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Hero of Alexandria: Mathematics.
Dictionary entry from: Complete Dictionary of Scientific Biography
...appreciation of the uses to which mathematics was put in antiquity have...continuous tradition of practical mathematics from the Babylonians, through...depth of Hero ’ s mathematics are revealed most clearly...famous “ Heronic formula ” for determining...offering three ...
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Mathematics
Dictionary entry from: New Dictionary of the History of Ideas
...the world; in those times mathematics and astronomy were linked...studies, even also finding a formula (not the same one) for the...the relationships. On Greek Mathematics The refinement of mathematics was effected especially by...
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mathematics
Book article from: The Renaissance
mathematics Mathematical knowledge in...mathematical signs. The study of mathematics was spurred by growing trade...the first to discover a formula for solving cubic equations...of Renaissance study of mathematics was the system of calculus...
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