Browsing ETD: Electronic Theses and Dissertations by Author "Parker, Phillip E."

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    • Forty two problems of first degree from Diophantus’ Arithmetica 

      Davis, Tinka (Wichita State University, 2010-12)
      This work brings to the audience Diophantus' problems of first degree in a literal word for word English translation from Ver Eecke's French translation of Arithmetica. In addition, these problems are accompanied by ...

    • Geometry of horizontal bundles and connections 

      Ryan, Justin M. (Wichita State University, 2014-05)
      An Ehresmann connection on a fiber bundle pi: E --> M is defined by prescribing a suitable horizontal subbundle H of the tangent bundle piT: TE --> E. For a horizontal bundle to be suitable, it must have a property called ...

    • A historical overview of connections in geometry 

      Freeman, Kamielle (Wichita State University, 2011-05)
      This thesis is an attempt to untangle/clarify the modern theory of connections in Geometry. Towards this end a historical approach was taken and original as well as secondary sources were used. An overview of the most ...