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International Journal of Mathematical Education in Science and Technology

Sep 15, 2005 Volume 36, Number 6

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Table of Contents

Number of articles: 11

  1. Collaborative Statistical Investigations in Diverse Settings

    J M. Watson & H L. Chick

    This study presents a continuing investigation of influences on outcomes achieved by students working in groups of three on tasks related to chance and data. Earlier research described final... More

    pp. 573-600

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  2. On the Decimal Numbers Base "n"

    K-K Poon, K-W Yeung & W-C Shiu

    This paper focuses on the representation of a proper fraction "a"/"b" by a decimal number base "n" where "n" is any integer greater than 1. The scope is narrowed to look at only fractions where "a"... More

    pp. 601-605

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  3. Nonlinear Learning of Linear Algebra: Active Learning through Journal Writing

    May Hamdan

    Students find difficulty in learning linear algebra because of the abstraction and formalism associated with concepts such as vector space, linear independence, rank and invertible matrices.... More

    pp. 607-615

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  4. Duality of Polyhedra

    P Gailiunas & J Sharp

    Everyone is familiar with the concept that the cube and octahedron, dodecahedron and icosahedron are dual pairs, with the tetrahedron being self-dual. On the face of it, the concept seems... More

    pp. 617-642

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  5. Maple Explorations, Perfect Numbers, and Mersenne Primes

    B Ghusayni

    Some examples from different areas of mathematics are explored to give a working knowledge of the computer algebra system Maple. Perfect numbers and Mersenne primes, which have fascinated people... More

    pp. 643-654

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  6. Mathematical Aspects of Educating Architecture Designers: A College Study

    I M. Verner & S Maor

    This paper considers a second-year Mathematical Aspects in Architectural Design course, which relies on a first-year mathematics course and offers mathematical learning as part of hands-on practice... More

    pp. 655-671

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  7. On the Magic Square and Inverse

    S M. Elzaidi

    In this note, we give a method for finding the inverse of a three by three magic square matrix without using the usual methods for finding the inverse of a matrix. Also we give a method for finding... More

    pp. 673-680

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  8. A Random Walk on a Circular Path

    W-K Ching & M S. Lee

    This short note introduces an interesting random walk on a circular path with cards of numbers. By using high school probability theory, it is proved that under some assumptions on the number of... More

    pp. 680-683

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  9. Symmetric Swallows

    M McCartney

    A simple problem relating to birds chasing each other gives rise to a homogeneous differential equation. The solution draws on student skills in differential equations and basic co-ordinate geometry. More

    pp. 684-686

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  10. Subharmonic Solutions of Order One-Third

    Temple H. Fay

    Finding a periodic solution to a nonlinear ordinary differential equation is in general a difficult task. Only in a very few cases can direct methods be applied to an equation to find initial... More

    pp. 687-695

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  11. A Note on Laplace's Expansion Theorem

    Milan Janji

    A short proof of Laplace's expansion theorem is given. The proof is elementary and can be presented at any level of undergraduate studies where determinants are taught. It is derived directly from ... More

    pp. 696-698

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