...Sandra Haupt, mail.colonial.net/~shaupt Hello, and welcome to this BLOSSOM learning module. I’ve been a teacher of mathematics at Concord-Carlisle High School in Massachusetts for the past 10 years. In previous incarnations I was a geophysicist in the petroleum industry in Colorado and worked in Environmental Law in Vermont. I have always been interested in the history of mathematical thinking and the development of mathematical concepts, and make a point to emphasize contributions from both Western and non-Western civilizations. This learning module teaches students about the history of the Pythagorean theorem, along with proofs and applications. Feel free to use your own motivational ideas and tailor it to your students! This lesson is geared toward high school Geometry student that have completed a year of Algebra. The video portion is about thirty minutes, and with breaks could be completed in 50 minutes. (You may consider completing over two classes, particularly if you want to allow more time for activities or do some of the enrichment material). These activities could be done individually, in pairs, or groups, I think 2 or 3 students is optimal. The materials required for the activities include scissors, tape, string and markers. Calculators are optional. This lesson addresses the national standards of the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics and the Mid-continent Research for Education and Learning, specifically: • • • Analyze characteristics and properties of two-...
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...500 Fund (Portfolio A / S&P). Compare the risk of the two portfolios. Why does the risk differ? 3. a. Compare the corporate risk of Projects A and B. (Hint: Use the expected returns in Exhibit 13.1 to create a graph with corporate characteristic lines for Projects A and B. Regression lines can be created using the =INTERCEPT and =SLOPE functions in Excel. The XY (Scatter) chart in Excel is recommended.) b. What would happen to the overall risk of MSI if it invests in Project A? Project B? 4. a. Compare the market risk of a 1-year T-Bill, Project A, Project B, and equity in MSI. (Hint: Use the historical returns in Exhibit 13.2 to create a graph with market characteristic lines for a 1-year T-Bill, Project A, Project B, and equity in MSI.) b. What would happen to the overall risk of a well-diversified portfolio with an investment in a 1-Year T-Bill? Project A? Project B? Equity in MSI? c. What does the distance between the market characteristics line and the expected return of an investment indicate? 5. a. If you were an individual investor with a well-diversified portfolio, which investment(s) in Exhibit 13.1 would you buy? Why? (In reality, MSI is a not-for-profit corporation, so it would be impossible to buy an equity interest in the firm. For this question, assume that MSI is an investor-owned company.) (Hint: construct a Security Market Line graph and plot the expected return of each investment on the graph.) b. What does...
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...emotional intelligence? Selected Answer: A. Thinking and saying what's best for the group rather than what's best for you. Question 2 0 out of 0.2 points According to Druskat and Wolff (2001), what's missing from most research concerning teamwork? Selected Answer: D. Dysfunctional behaviours that provided learning opportunities. Question 3 0.2 out of 0.2 points High performing teams, according to Druskat and Wolff (2001), exhibit high levels of: [Three of the answers are correct.] b. Cooperation. c. Collaboration. d. Participation. Question 4 0.2 out of 0.2 points According to Borgatti (2004), what are some key things a facilitator should do to be successful? [Hint: Read Guide for Working in Teams by Borgatti (2004)] [Three of the answers are correct.] Selected Answers: a. Focus the team on the task. d. Notice when someone is upset. e. Defend individuals from personal attack. Question 5 0.2 out of 0.2 points Which of the following are key steps to working in teams? [Hint: Read Guide for Working in Teams by Borgatti (2004)] [Four of the answers are correct.] Selected Answers: a. Process. c. Getting to know one another. e. Vision. f. Structure. Question 6 0.034 out of 0.2 points Why, according to the Working Positively in Teams and Peer Evaluation Video, should...
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...concerning feedback you received on an assignment.•A message about clarifying assignment instructions | | My Items | | -My Drafts | | -My Sent Items | | You must be wondering what distance learning is? What the functions are? How does one receive a respond? Etc. Etc. Etc. Basically, my dear friend distance learning is based upon the factor that one is able to keep a means of asynchronous communication; that is communication of two individuals who are not together at the same time or place. How it is done is no problem what so ever, especially with the power of the internet. You see the internet is required due to the simple fact that the distance learning is an online opportunity. It’s an online school, or college course, where being present at a campus, or relocating to a campus lifestyle, is not required. Specifically, a course of action to take to keep feedbacks and communication up to date is by the means of email, Facebook like accounts, electronic forum, etc. Here’s a hint the electronic forums is an easier way to keep in touch; it’s chiefly a threaded discussion where students give other students and the professor feedback and a bit of “Q and A.” Of course you still need to be responsible for maintaining communication while on your academic adventure of online distance learning. Moreover, this responsibility mostly is keeping track of what must be done and timely submitting assignments and posts which will determine your participation grade. This is crucial to...
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...Assignment Week 2 Due: 11:59pm on Sunday, January 18, 2015 You will receive no credit for items you complete after the assignment is due. Grading Policy A message from your instructor... The next seven problems are for practice. Item 1 Learning Goal: To understand that adding vectors by using geometry and by using components gives the same result, and that manipulating vectors with components is much easier. Vectors may be manipulated either geometrically or using components. In this problem we consider the addition of two vectors using both of these two methods. The vectors and have lengths and , respectively, and makes an angle from the direction of . ⃗ ⃗ ⃗ ⃗ Vector addition using geometry Vector addition using geometry is accomplished by putting the tail of one vector (in this case ) on the tip of the other ( ) and using the laws of plane geometry to find ⃗ ⃗ ⃗ ⃗ : , √ 1. ⃗ the length , and angle , of the resultant (or sum) vector, 2. Vector addition using components Vector addition using components requires the choice of a coordinate system. In this problem, the x axis is chosen along the direction of . Then the x and y ⃗ components of are and respectively. This means that the x and y components of are given by ⃗ 3. 4. , . Part A Which of the following sets of conditions, if true, would show that the expressions 1 and 2 above define the same vector as expressions 3 and 4...
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... It’s important to always read the topic instructions carefully. Hint: When you are reading a text to be reviewed – keep the following two questions uppermost in your mind: • What is this text saying? (summary); • What do I think about what it’s saying? (evaluation) 2. The text being reviewed Notice how this review begins with the full bibliographical information about the text being reviewed – author, date, title publisher, place etc. Hint: Always commence your review with this information. 3. Introduction Rather than going straight into reviewing the text, notice how this student writer has begun by introducing the broad issue that the text is addressing. In this case it is the problems that international students can experience in Australian universities. Hint: Think about how you can relate the text you are reviewing to its broader context. 4. Summarising the text (see paragraphs 2-6) As we noted, one of the main components of a review is to summarise the original text. A good summary like this one will do the following: • accurately represent the ideas in the original text • focus on the more important ideas • be perfectly understandable to someone who has not read the original How long should a summary section be? It will depend on the required length of the review. Hint: In a well-constructed review the summary section will be no longer than the evaluation section that follows it. Language and Learning Services (Arts) Academic Style and Conventions What makes a...
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...the rhetoric effects of the speech will disappear. If too little sound is absorbed, the noise will impede the listening comfort. Acoustic design Rectangular room, 50 to 70 m². Ceiling height max. 3 m. Room dimension may not be close to or exceed 1:2. 3m Ceiling: acoustic materials with sound absorbing and diffusing properties, as well as a small amount of reflexion. 10 m 5m Walls: sound absorbing materials with diffusion characteristics. open learning Acoustic considerations Open learning is often used in stead of traditional class rooms. Therefore, acoustic environment has to be characterised by good listening and speech comfort, as well as privacy as teaching is based on group work. The most essential acoustic criteria, however, is the privacy between the groups. Most of the work is done in groups which is why the speech and listening comfort within short distances or within the group is of importance. The privacy between the groups is achieved by applying sound barriers. Open learning must...
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...CHANGED MUCH ABOUT HEALTH CARE INFORMATION MANAGEMENT. PATIENT INFORMATION IS NOW READILY AVAILABLE WHEN NEEDED BY A DOCTOR OFFICE OR HOSPITAL WORKER. NO LONGER IS THIS INFORMATION ONLY AVAILABLE VIA HARD COPY FILES THAT MUST BE SHIPPED FROM A MEDICAL RECORDS REPOSITORY. DOCTORS CAN ALSO COMMUNICATE WITH THEIR PATIENTS ELECTRONICALLY USING E-MAIL, THOUGH THIS REMAINS A WORK IN PROGRESS. Health care can be provided to individuals in remote locations using technology, bringing quality health care to communities who might not otherwise have access. Medical students can also be educated remotely by learning from professors who are hundreds of miles away and viewing live medical procedures via satellite, or the Internet. Radiologists can interpret the results of an X-ray scan taken at an office thousands of miles away. Technology will continue to provide exciting opportunities in distance-delivery of health care. Medical professionals are using robotics to improve precision during surgery and other medical procedures. This practice will continue to grow, along with performing procedures—including surgery—remotely. As electronic medical records become standard, we may see individuals carrying their health information in wallets or purses so the information is immediately available when needed. This exciting development would present the challenge of protecting patient data from inappropriate exposure. We do not know what the future holds. Technology, however, will continue...
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...My most relevant learning experience of the work life balance workshop There has not much time elapsed since we started to get the first impressions about business life and the way to be successful in it but it’s already quite apparent that there is no option than hard work if you want to make it to the top. It is required that students act very responsible with their time and manage to fit it all in. As one consequence of this, people often tend to neglect spending time with family and friends because they’re strongly focused on their success in business later on. When the pressure leading from exams, presentations or studying itself gets too high it might be dangerous not to recognize some warning signals of the own mind and body. To avoid this but to be successful either way there are some strategies which we were introduced to during the different presentations of the Work-Life-Balance workshop. The presentation I liked most was the one of Jasmin Nordiek with the topic „Cope with stress“ because it was great to get an insight into somebody’s personal experience and the development of her way of thinking. She started her career with the same goal as many others: gaining a leading position in a big enterprise. She climbed up the career ladder successfully and finally her mission was accomplished. She was where most of the students at this university hope to be someday - in a leading position and enjoying all of the comforts it was bringing with it. After a while this wasn’t...
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...Active Learning with Support Vector Machines Kim Steenstrup Pedersen Department of Computer Science University of Copenhagen 2200 Copenhagen, Denmark kimstp@di.ku.dk Jan Kremer Department of Computer Science University of Copenhagen 2200 Copenhagen, Denmark jan.kremer@di.ku.dk Christian Igel Department of Computer Science University of Copenhagen 2200 Copenhagen, Denmark igel@di.ku.dk Abstract In machine learning, active learning refers to algorithms that autonomously select the data points from which they will learn. There are many data mining applications in which large amounts of unlabeled data are readily available, but labels (e.g., human annotations or results from complex experiments) are costly to obtain. In such scenarios, an active learning algorithm aims at identifying data points that, if labeled and used for training, would most improve the learned model. Labels are then obtained only for the most promising data points. This speeds up learning and reduces labeling costs. Support vector machine (SVM) classifiers are particularly well-suited for active learning due to their convenient mathematical properties. They perform linear classification, typically in a kernel-induced feature space, which makes measuring the distance of a data point from the decision boundary straightforward. Furthermore, heuristics can efficiently estimate how strongly learning from a data point influences the current model. This information can be used to actively...
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...those methods of research were rendered obsolete by computer databases and online libraries, which saved me a lot of time and helped me focus on reading my research instead of finding it. The college students of today and tomorrow are a bit different, however. These students, born in the 1990s and beyond, have never known a school system without PC computers and the internet. As their teachers, we recognize this gap between our coming of age and theirs, and many of us try to bridge that gap through technology integration in the classroom and advanced skills that, we think, will put us on par with our young students who take Wi-Fi for granted. These assumptions may be wrong, however, as researchers from The Open University, a distance learning institution based in the U.K., have recently discovered. In a study funded by the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) a team led by Dr. Christopher Jones surveyed over two thousand freshman at five different British colleges. The results of their...
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...Pride and Prejudice- Jane Austen Jane Austen opens her story with one of English literature’s most infamous lines; ‘It is a truth universally acknowledged that a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of wife.’ This immediately indicates the author’s twist of irony- does she refer to the idea as ‘universally acknowledged’ or simply just in reference to Mrs Bennet for thinking so, simultaneously highlighting the questionable concept of their class/period that marriage and money are directly linked. This is interesting for the reader as it sets the tone for much of the novel- and the theme, being courtship and marriage. Whilst it may be true that mothers and daughters see this as ‘truth’, it is unlikely that ‘the single man’ would have entertained the thought. It is the competition for acquiring the man, especially among the mothers with unengaged daughters, which forms much of the humour of the novel later on. With hindsight, it becomes doubly ironic; since Mrs Bennet was indeed correct thinking that Mr Bingley was in want of a wife, the cliché is shown to be a ‘universal truth’. Furthermore, Austen sets the period clearly with the emphasis on wealth and social status ‘he is considered as the rightful property...a single man of large fortune...what a fine thing for our girls!’ It is also interesting to see that Mrs Bennet is the first to speak in the novel. The beginning dialogue introduces the characters of Mr and Mrs Bennet and their seemingly...
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...Body Language: He May Be Into Her COMM285 23 February 2014 Abstract Body language is something that everybody observes even if they do not realize it. Just walking down the street we give out signals whether good or bad. While walking down the street have you have met someone in passing who just gave you the creeps well it was most likely their body language filling you in. There are several different areas of body language and they are all important whether you are going to a job interview or on a first date. Body language tells other people the things that you may be afraid to say. Body Language: Communication regardless of the type has been around since the beginning of time. When communicating there are three ways, which consist of talking, body movements, and the written word (letters, email, and texting). Couples communicate in all three of these ways usually on a daily basis. Nonverbal communication can be used to show a variety of feelings with as little as one nonverbal sign such as the look on someone’s face and as small as the look in someone’s eyes (Miller, 2012, p. 145). Finding the right person for a mate is a difficult job all within its self, but it can make it easier if body language is understood this could be a problem of the past if people knew the signs of interest and not interested. Nonverbal Communication Nonverbal communication concerns six areas with each having a specific message (Segal, Smith, Boose, & Jaffe, 2014). Nonverbal communication...
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...E&S Tucson - November 1999 Benchmarking from A to Z Using Benchmarking to Achieve Improved Process Performance Kay Kendall Director, Quality and Six Sigma E&S Tucson - November 1999 Definition from Webster’s Collegiate Dictionary Benchmark (n.) • a mark on a permanent object indicating elevation and serving as a reference in topographical surveys and tidal observations • a point of reference from which measurements may be made • something that serves as a standard by which others may be measured E&S Tucson - November 1999 Outline • • • • • • • • • Why Benchmark? Selecting Targets Terminology Cost/Benefit Analysis Keys to Successful Benchmarking The Benchmarking Process Tools of Benchmarking Identifying Candidate Partners The Site Visit and Beyond E&S Tucson - November 1999 Why Benchmark? + + + + + + + Identify opportunities Set realistic but aggressive goals Challenge internal paradigms on what is possible Understand methods for improved processes Uncover strengths within your organization Learn from the leaders’ experiences Better prioritize and allocate resources Performance Improvement E&S Tucson - November 1999 Comparing Scenarios DEFINING CUSTOMER REQUIREMENTS ESTABLISHING EFFECTIVE GOALS DEVELOPING TRUE MEASURES OF PRODUCTIVITY BECOMING COMPETITIVE Without Benchmarking • Based on history/gut feel • Acting on perception • • • • • Lack external focus Reactive Lagging industry Pursuing pet projects Strengths and weaknesses not understood...
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...STUDY TIPS You're a nursing student, you've read all of your course outlines, but when it comes to studying, you're not sure where to start and you need some help-FAST. You've come to the right place. Whether you're studying for exams, preparing for your first clinical rotation or seeking tools to simplify your workload and boost your comprehension, the Study Tips section of NurseZone offers helpful hints, study aids and useful tools and references to help get you started. For some, there is nothing worse than studying for and taking tests. However, the process can be simplified using these valuable tips that will help you form solid study habits, create a method that works for you and to prepare you for exams. FORMING STUDY HABITS: 10 WAYS TO SIMPLIFY YOUR NURSING SCHOOL LIFE 1. Stick to the plan. Track all projects, deadlines, exams and other activities relating to work and/or school in a personal planner or a pocketbook calendar. 2. Take notes. Place notes in outline format with headers, subheads and bullet points. Add items your lecturer refers to in the book. 3. Create flashcards. A quick and easy way to quiz yourself right up until test day. Use flashcards for making a file of diseases/conditions and their treatments, listing signs and symptoms, diagnostic tests and interventions. 4. Tape record. This is especially handy on "test review" days when instructors share what material is likely to appear on the exam. Remember to check with your instructor first! 5. Compare...
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