.... do mathematicians take a function and turn it into a polynomial function? Lets find out. First, lets assume that we have a function in the form y= f(x) that looks like the graph below. We'll start out trying to approximate function values near x=0. To do this we start out using the lowest order polynomial, f0(x)=a0, that passes through the y-intercept of the graph (0,f(0)). So f(0)=ao. Next, we see that the graph of f1(x)= a0 + a1x will also pass through x= 0, and will have the same slope as f(x) if we let a0=f1(0). Now, if we want to get a better polynomial approximation for this function, which we do of course, we must make a few .....

.... events especially in relation to human affairs”. History is written by and recorded by humans and there is always an element of bias in it. Because of this we can say that History itself is a very complicated and interesting maze of events which give us hope for the future, insight into the reality that is mankind and the fiction of how the events of our time have been portrayed. Reality is often a word that we regularly settle on in connection with History. It is our first thought; it is all the events in the past. For example we know that the Second World War ended in 1945 as in the same way we know that there were British colonies .....

.... large amounts of noise that originate from aeroplanes. The solutions range from redesigning engines to installing mufflers on existing aeroplane engines and machinery. Unfortunately, these solutions are too expensive for any one company to implement. For example, if a company applied these measures and another did not, the company that did apply the measures would be put at a great financial disadvantage. Therefore, citizens living near the airport remain exposed to the large amounts of noise. Physical damage to one's property is another common characteristic that originates from noise pollution. Damage to homes makes it unpleasant for prosp .....

.... that the parachute will open properly. The reserve parachute is the second most important piece of equipment. It must be packed by a Federal Aviation Administration rigger every 120 days or after the reserve parachute has been deployed. The third piece is your altimeter that is set and calibrated to altitude at ground level. Several optional pieces of equipment are a helmet, gloves and a skydiving suit. Some jumpers like to perform a pre-jump on the ground. It's most commonly called a dirt dive. They walk through the skydive on the ground while talking about what they will do on the jump and then what they will do if the jump doesn't .....

.... hires you, but if you own your own salon, you have no benifits, but you can decide your own vacations. As a cosmetologist you usually would work a full work day. Most people work 44 hours a week, but some work 48 hours or more. There are many ways to get schooling to be a cosmetologist. You could go to either a public or private vocational school, which some high schools offer. You could also go to a beauty school. You must be 16 or older to go to a beauty school. In your classes your training courses may include lectures, demonstrations and practice. Students usually practice with mannequins. After schooling, you must take a state .....

.... resources. American families are organized by different types of form groups. A nuclear family consists of one or both parents and their children. The nuclear family is the family form that is most recognizable to Americans. Then there is the extended family. The extended family consists of three or more generations of a family sharing the same residence. Nuclear families and extended families often are part of a much larger kinship system. Kinship refers to a network of people who are related by marriage, birth, or adoption. American marriage patterns are usually a monogamy, which means that a marriage of one man to one woman is pr .....

.... remember, Canada has promoted peace any way possible. The United States, on the other hand, has the saying “Life, Liberty, and the pursuit of Happiness.” They promote peace, but in a violent way. I know Canada has its problems, such as the Quebec ‘crisis’. Quebec just has its own provincialisms, which I personally see as a little extreme, but every province wants to be independent, to a certain extent. I am proud how Canada handled that problem. Let Quebec vote, and see if they will separate. The only thing different that I would have done was have all of Canada vote whether or not Quebec should separate. That migh .....

.... save me from a fuel consumption problem. Even early in my career. To get my licenses I am going to have to manage my hours. So, as anyone can see math is all around us. Math is in everything we do, in every day. Where would the world be without math? Would my career still be the same? To answer these questions, we must take a look at the historical advancement of math. We must also look at its effects on mankind. Before the invention of counting devices, such as the abacus, we were limited to fingers and toes. When we needed more units, we lined up neighbors. Then there was a revelation. As we needed to count more items, the invention of cou .....

.... stands atop the Acropolis in Athens. The interior of the Parthenon stands a statue of Athena Parthenos, sculpted by Phidais. When I was reading through myths, I decided I would talk about "The Gift of Athena" which, in my opinion, best illustrates Athena's colorful personality. Here is how "The Gift of Athena" goes: Long, long ago, when this old world was a very young place, and when the few people there were had just begun to live together in groups for their own protection, the great gods selected the places for humans to build the cities. They looked down upon the earth, through the clouds that shrouded their home on the very peak .....

.... heredity, families with a pre-disposition to perform crimes, alcoholic parents that perform crimes, irresponsible behavior that persists, and parents that do not discipline. The child that will eventually be a sociopath exhibits certain feelings inside that they are inadequate and shamed, and because of that, they are teased and made fun of. One of the major characteristics of a future sociopath includes being incapable of following rules. The youngster may skip school, bully, steal, torment animals and/or run away from home.The child is likely to develop Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, or ADHD. At an earlier age than their p .....