Unlike the ancient Greeks, the Romans weren't particularly interested in "pure" math, such as theorems about abstract geometry. They used their mathematics for more practical purposes, such as building roads, bridges, and temples out of stone, keeping accounts, and supplying their armies. People went on using Roman numerals for hundreds of years after the Roman empire fell.

The Romans didn't have a standard way to write fractions using their numerals. Instead, they just wrote out the word for the fraction: for example, two-sevenths was "duae septimae" and three-eighths was "tres octavae." The Romans did not have a word for every imaginable fraction: how often do you need to say thirty-three seventieths? If necessary, they would probably have said something like, "thirty-three seventieth parts," or "triginta tres septuagensimae partes. See similar questions...

The Romans didn't number the days sequentially from 1. Instead they had three fixed points in each month: Kalendae'' (or ''Calendae''), which was the first day of the month. ''Idus'', which was the 13th day of January, February, April, June, August, September, November, and December, or the 15th day of March, May, July, or October. ''Nonae'', which was the 9th day before Idus (counting Idus itself as the 1st day). See similar questions...

While all math items on the placement assessment have been designed to be answered without the use of a calculator, calculators may now be used on all COMPASS math placement assessments and on the Algebra portions of the ASSET placement assessments. Calculators are NOT permitted on the ASSET Numerical Skills Assessment. Certain types of calculators are not permitted. Contact the Assessment/Testing Center if you are not sure whether your calculator may be used. See similar questions...

There is one simple mathematical formula that you will have to master, in the Site Engineering course. See similar questions...

In many instances, the physician may request a quantitative analysis of a constituent found in urine. For example, a 24-hour sample collected for total protein analysis or for creatinine may be ordered. The urine sample is analyzed for the particular constituent, but additional mathematical calculation must be performed before the result is recorded. See similar questions...

Yes. The easiest part is the counting of colonies on the media when a special calibrated inoculating loop is used to plate the specimen. The harder concepts have to do with calculating the MIC. See similar questions...

Did you pass, with a grade of “C” or higher, a transferable college math course that satisfies the General Education mathematics/quantitative reasoning requirement by the end of the spring 2008 term? (See an advisor if this applies to you.) Please note that you are strongly encouraged to take the ELM even if you receive the EAP math result "Ready for CSU College-Level Mathematics Courses - Conditional" located on the STAR report. See similar questions...

Although I found I could not prevent new acne with any special soaps, skin products, or additional cleansing of the skin, my dermatologist recommended using a hypo-allergenic non-irritating soap to not cause any additional burning sensation on skin areas already broken out. See similar questions...

Humanities majors are required to take 9 credits in math and/or science. While math is not required, it is strongly recommended. The State requires that students demonstrate math competency in order to receive a four-year degree. Many students at Morrisville take MAGN 101 to strengthen their math skills. This course counts as an elective and is a good preparation for MATH 102. See similar questions...

If you are in the class of 2007 (or beyond), only a score of 5 will be accepted. Those classes up to 2006 are grandfathered under the old rules, that you can use either score of 4 or 5. See similar questions...

Binghamton University's Faculty Senate approved a change in the Gen Ed Mathematics/Reasoning (M) requirement in December 2005. This change was made retroactive so that it applied to all students who had not satisfied the M requirement. See similar questions...

All ancient authorities are agreed that the Apostle Paul wrote the Epistle to the Romans. There are no disputes in early Christian history made about the authorship of this letter. Second and Third Century Christianity used Romans, along with 1 & 2 Corinthians, and Galatians, to establish much of its early theology. Romans stands as the longest of all the individual Pauline letters, and is often viewed as being the most significant. See similar questions...

MediaWiki allows embedded math formulas via a helper program called texvc that uses LaTeX to render the formulas. See Manual:Math for setup instructions. See similar questions...

Not at all! Just because you can do the math does not mean it is correct. For instance, if you did a creatinine determination on urine over a 4-hour period, you could multiply the answer by 6 and suggest this is the creatinine value for a 24 hours period. Once you understand renal physiology, not all compounds are excreted and reabsorbed at the same rate. Normal values are generally relative to a specific time period. You cannot do the math to get an "equivalent answer". See similar questions...

The frequency of the occurrence of blood groups in important when a patient develops antibodies to any blood group antigen and must receive blood that is negative for the corresponding antigen. By knowing the frequency of the antigen in the ethnic population of the patient who has developed the antibody, the probability of finding a compatible unit that is negative for the antigen can be determined. See similar questions...