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Patterns |
Are regular, repeated or recurring forms or design |
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Bilateral symmetry |
Symmetry in which the left and right portions are exactly the same |
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Rotational symmetry |
Symmetry in which if rotated would still achieve the same appearance as the original position |
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The smallest angle that a figure can be rotated while still preserving the original formation |
Angle of rotation |
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A more common way of describing rotational symmetry |
Order of rotation |
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A problem involve in finding the optimum method of filling up a given space such as a cubic or spherical container |
Packing problems |
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An ordered list of numbers |
Sequence |
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What do you call the numbers in the sequence |
Terms |
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T or f = terms may not have repeated values in a sequence |
False |
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Ratios of successive fibonacci numbers approach the number phi. What value |
Golden ratio |
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Sequence formed by adding the preceding two numbers |
Fibinacci sequence |
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Considered as the most aesthetically pleasing proportion |
Golden ratio |
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Sometimes thought of as a mathematical john doe because you can use it as a placeholder |
Variable |
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Statement that says a certain property is true for all elements in a set |
Universal statement |
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Statement that says if one thing is true then some other thing also has to be true |
Conditional statement |
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Statement that says there is at least one thing for which the property is true |
Existential statement |
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A statement that is both universal and conditional |
Universal conditional statement |
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A statement that is universal because its first part says that a certain property is true for all objects of a given type, and the second part is existential |
Universal existential statement |
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A statement that is existential = 1st part 2nd part = universal |
Existential universal statement |
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Use of the word set as a formal mathematical terms was introduced by |
Georg cantor |
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R = what numbers |
Set of all real numbers |
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Z = what numbers |
Set of all integers |
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Q = what |
Set of all rational numbers... |
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N = what |
1.... |
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If every element of a is also an element of b |
A is a subset of b |
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If every element if b is in b but there is at least one element of b that is not in a |
A is a proper subset of b |
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A set may be specified by writing all of its elements between braces |
Set roster notation |
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A process of reaching a general conclusion by examining specific examples |
Inductive reasoning |
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The conclusion formed by using inductive reasoning is |
Conjecture |
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Is the process of reaching a conclusion by applying general assumptions |
Deductive |
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Polya's Four step problem solving strategy |
Undedtand the problem Devise a plan Carry out the plan Review the sol |
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Involves the collection orgqnization... interpretation of data |
Stats |
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Branch of stats that involves the collection... presentation of data |
Descriptive stats |
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Branch of stats that involves the interpretation and the drawing of conclusion from the data |
Inferential stats |
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3 types of averages |
Mean median mode |
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The middle number |
Median |
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Number that occurs most frequently |
Mode |
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A mean value that us often used when sime data valyes are more importwnr than others |
Weighted mean |
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Data that have not been organized or manipulated in any manner |
Raw data |
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A Table that lists observed events and the frequency of occurence of each event |
Freq. Distribution |
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The difference between the greatest data value and the least |
Range |
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The measure of dispersion that is less sensitive to extreme values |
Standard deviation |
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The square of the standard deviation of the data |
Variance |
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The number of standard deviations that is above or below the mean of data |
Z score |
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The partition of a ranked data set into four equal groups |
Quartiles |
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A plot that is often used to provide a visual summary of a set of data |
Box and whisker plot |
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Large sets of data are often displayed using what distribution |
Grouped freq distri. |
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Each interval in grouped fre distri |
Class |
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The graph of freq distri |
Histogram |
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The type of frequency distrib. that lists the percent of data in each class |
Relative freq distrib |
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Nirmal distrib forms what:shape |
Bell shaped curve |
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True or false The mean median mode are equal in normal distrib. |
True |
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The normal distribution that has a mean of 0 and a standard deviation of 1 |
Standard nirmal distrib. |
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Data involving two variables |
Bivariate data |
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Iine that minimizes the sum of the squares of the vertical deviations from each data point to the line |
Least squares regression line |
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Used to determine the strength of a linear relationshil bet two variables |
Linear correlation coefficient |