Archive for February, 2008
Tuesday, February 19th, 2008
What is an order of an equation?
It is simply the highest power within the mathematical equation.
Example:
y = 3 x2 + 4x - 5 ==> This is a Second Order equation.
y = 2x3 - 6x2 + 6 ==> This is a Third Order equation.
Therefore the order is determined by the highest ...
Posted in Graphs, Algebra | No Comments »
Sunday, February 17th, 2008
This post talks about what exactly a sine wave is, and a very unique application of this sine wave as an analytical tool.
So what is a sine wave or what does it represents?
The diagram below will explain the concept of this sine wave.
On the left side of the above diagram ...
Posted in Trigonometry | 1 Comment »
Saturday, February 16th, 2008
In a triangle, there are some angles or sub-divided angles within it which relates to each other in some way. The concept of their relationship is simple.
This post is to highlight the fact that once the principle of angles (in a triangle) is understood, the relationship between the angles become ...
Posted in Trigonometry | 1 Comment »
Monday, February 11th, 2008
When numbers are consecutive, certain math operations on them can be done quickly. 2 of them are shown below:
First Quick Operation:
82 - 72 = (8 + 7) (8 - 7) = 15 x 1 = 15
We have applied the special product of a2 - b2 = (a + b)(a - b), ...
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Saturday, February 9th, 2008
I have designed a simple math quiz that I would like anyone who is interested to try.
The catch is :
- No manual counting of the units.
- To be done within 10 sec.
This is a rectangular maze made up of 12 units by 13 units.
The width of the path within the ...
Posted in Geometry | 2 Comments »
Thursday, February 7th, 2008
Maths is everwhere, even though it may exist in the subconcious mind. That is what I personally discovered recently. I would like to share one example. And this example lead me to one maths term I called Math-lectronics.
I was going through some of the hardware projects done recently. The project called ...
Posted in Inspiration | 3 Comments »
