Fourier series: In the 18th century, the French mathematician Jean Bastiste Joseph Fourier made an extraordinary discovery; as a result of his investigation into partial differential equations modeling vibration and heat propagation in bodies, he found out that every function could be represented by an infinite series of sines and cosines (the basic trigonometric functions). For example the sound signal produced by any musical instruments such as piano, drums, etc. could be decomposed into its trigonometric
more in common than one may think. From reading musical notes to the wavelengths of sounds, mathematics is always a part of music. This paper will focus on the connections between mathematics and music. Index Terms—Fibonacci, Fourier series, Golden Ratio, Harmonic Series, Music Theory, Pythagoras. Introduction Most people assume that the arts and sciences are opposites. For the most part, those who are talented in
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Contents Introduction 3 Fourier Series, Continuous Transform and Discreet Transform 3 it should be noted that the coefficients in the equations above are given as follows. 3 Application of DFT in power system relaying 7 10 Conclusion 10 References 10 Introduction The use of digital computers for power system relaying has been proposed long time ago in [1]. Discrete Fourier transform (DFT) was one of the first algorithms that have been proposed to be used in digital relaying. DFT has
Joseph Fourier “’The profound study of nature is the most fertile source of mathematical discoveries’ (Joseph Fourier)” (Deb Russell). This quote was spoken by a famous mathematician by the name of Joseph Fourier. Throughout his life, Joseph Fourier had made numerous contributions to the math community, many of which are still taught in schools today. From his early years until death, he lived an adventurous life filled with multiple achievements, all of which contribute to the status of legendary
The overall objective is to cluster the near-duplicate images. Initially, the user passes the query to the search engine and the search engine results in set of query related images. These images contain duplicate as well as near-duplicate images. The main aim of this paper is to detect near-duplicate images and cluster those images. This is achieved through the following steps – Image Preprocessing, Feature Extraction and Clustering. In image processing, the initial step is preprocessing. Image
the word "SOCIALISM". And standing beside, beckoning to all to enter, stood François Marie Charles Fourier. Charles Fourier was born on April 7, 1772, in Besançon, France. The son of a prosperous cloth merchant, he was encouraged from an early age to pursue commerce. His father died when Charles was nine, leaving him an estate valuing in excess of 80,000 francs. Upon the advice of his family, Fourier entered the business world, despite his personal interests in the arts and sciences. He pursued an
Obtaining Motion Blur Parameters Form The Frequency Spectrum Fourier transform is applied on digital images to interprets their content in terms frequency information. To illustrate, Flat areas, where the intensity is slowly changing, result in low frequencies. Rough areas, on the other hand, result in high frequencies because of the dramatic change in the intensity value. this paper discusses the impact of manipulating the frequency information of digital images and how the frequency spectrum can
popular Harry Potter series came under heavy fire. She was accused of stealing another female author’s ideas. It seems in the early 80’s this author published books about the character Larry Potter. Her character names were the same as those in the J. K. Rowling’s series. The differences between the characters in the two series were what the characters actually were. Nimbus is a name used in both series. Nimbus in the Harry Potter series is a broom, however in the other author’s series Nimbus was an actual
and England. The Ashes are a series of cricket test matches between Australia and England. The first Ashes test ever played was on March 15th 1877 in Australia. Since then Ashes tests between Australia and England have flourished numbering a series approximately every three years. The overall Ashes results are in favor of Australia, while since 1989 the Ashes series have all been won by Australia. The 1920’s Ashes saw a more even event with England winning two series, Australia three. Although Australia
capable of creating lives in his books like no other author from past or present. He has created a fictional world inside of his Alex Cross series, where many fans of his like to live. With each new book he can fill a mind with unbelievable detail and imagery. A small two book series, nicknamed the “bird books�, blew away many critics. With this mini-series he ventures into biotechnology and the worlds in its view on longevity. He’s known for venturing off the normal path of writing. He goes
asymptotic upper bound for the magnitude of a function in terms of another, usually simpler, function. It has two main areas of application in mathematics, it is usually used to characterize the residual term of a truncated infinite series, especially an asymptotic series, and in computer science, it is useful in the analysis of the complexity of algorithms. Big-O Notation is short for order of growth notation. It is defined as given two function t(n) and g(n), we say that t(n) = O(g(n)) if there exist
fact of human experience and knowledge. Motion is everywhere and we causes existence to happen. The first way is formulated as follows: There is motion in the world and this motion is caused by something else that moves. There cannot be an infinite series of movers so there must be a first mover and that first mover is God. The first step to the solution is understanding what is meant by motion. Klubertnaz and Holloway say that by motion or change we understand a transition from potency to act, the
Metal Reactions The problem: The problem that I will investigate is how to use enthalpy changes of metal reactions to experimentally test the reactivity series of common metals. Therefore the area that I am looking at is reactions involving metals and the heat energy that is evolved when these take place. In brief the reactivity series of metals is a list in which metals are ranked according to their reactivity, from the most reactive metals (such as Pottassium) at the top to Gold the least
Analysis of Armistead Maupin's Tales of the City Series When you sense the affection where people enfold their loving kindness you are probably amidst the tenants of 28 Barbary Lane, San Francisco 94109. Perhaps ‘tenants' is the wrong word, it should be something more like a friendly community of people. In Tales of the City , by Armistead Maupin, the characters are intertwined with togetherness. The mother of all mothers, ‘the landlady', guardian of all who live under her roof, orchestrates
The Use of Series in The Big Sleep by Raymond Chandler In The Big Sleep, Raymond Chandler writes items in a series in almost every paragraph that does not include dialogue, occasions, in the text where Marlowe watches the other character do something like open and close a book or light a cigarette and flick the ash into a tray. When Chandler stops the dialogue to creates a space for Marlowe to record elements in the environment, he constructs sentences that indicate how Marlowe assimilates
personification" (1). The use of alliteration in this sentence can be seen in the beginning sounds of "having" and "human" that are in a series. A final example of alliteration in Scheffing’s email is, "This statement seems most disturbing to anyone who would read it because it either doesn’t make sense, or is believed to be completely wrong" (1). The alliteration can be noticed in the series of words; "statement," "seems," "who," and "would." The use of alliteration by Scheffing serves as probably her most useful
Liber abaci by Leonardo Fibonacci (Leonardo Pisano) Leonardo Pisano was the first great mathematician of medieval Christian Europe. He played an important role in reviving ancient mathematics and made great contributions of his own. After his death in 1240, Leonardo Pisano became known as Leonardo Fibonacci. Leonardo Fibonacci was born in Pisa in about 1180, the son of a member of the government of the Republic of Pisa. When he was 12 years old, his father was made administer of Pisa's trading
Cadbury plan their production process by using a time series method as this helps Cadbury to accurately A1: An evaluation of the effectiveness of the techniques used by the business to plan production and product development Cadbury plan their production process by using a time series method as this helps Cadbury to accurately produce the needed amount of chocolate at the correct period of time. A time series shows historical data that can be used and analysed to predict future trends
to themselves. People who can personally relate to something have the tendency to embed it deeper into their memory. Craik and Tulving did a series of experiments on the depth of processing model. They had participants use a series of processing methods to encode words at different levels; shallow, moderate, and deep. The subjects were shown a series of words and ask questions about the words that would provide a "yes" or "no" response. At the shallow level they were asked questions about whether