Coordinate systems in geometry are systems which use numbers known as coordinates to determine the positions of points in space (Wolfram). The two coordinate systems we will be using in this problem are the Cartesian coordinate system and the polar coordinate system. The Cartesian coordinate system specifies points in a plane using pairs of numerical coordinates, which in this case are the x and y values of point A, point B, and point C listed in the diagram (Wolfram). For example, point C on the
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Joanna Antonopoulos Love hate relationship. That’s how I would describe my relationship with science. I can’t recall the first in class science experiment I did in school, but towards the end of 5th grade, I ran against other 5th graders in a science fair and the objective was to build your own experiment and use the scientific method. Well, I decided to do an experiment on what water can conduct electricity so I took 3 different types of water: such as: distilled, tap, and undistalled water.
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Part one: The Lab 1.You will be helping Galileo perform the experiment to determine if objects with different mass fall at the same, or different, rates in the air and in a vacuum. Before you conduct your experiment, you need to form a hypothesis. A hypothesis is a prediction of what you think will happen in the experiment. The hypothesis is a statement that describes “if” a certain set of circumstances are present “then” there will be a specific result that will occur. Record your hypothesis here:
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Ever since I was small, I have always been interested in the sciences. From raising caterpillars in first grade to mixing chemicals in eighth grade to shooting projectiles in junior year, understanding the underlying processes that shape the universe has always intrigued me. However, more recently I have begun to take an additional interest in psychology after taking AP Psychology as a sophomore. Since then, learning about why our minds work the way they do and how this influences our actions has
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1. Hipparchus is known as the inventor of trigonometry. He is the first person who we have documentary evidence of the use of trigonometry. He had the first computation of the table of chords. Menelaus is another person known as an inventor of trigonometry. He expanded the work of Hipparchus, with focus on traversals. The third person known well for his contributions to trigonometry is Ptolemy. He expanded the table of chords, which was founded by Hipparchus. 2. The first recorded step in the history
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1. When Don Marquis says that the “possession of a future of value is a natural property” he means that a future is a property that naturally applies to all people. This means that no matter who you are as long as you are human you have a future value. He is saying that it is irrelevant if the person in question is a fetus, child, or adult as they all have an equally valuable future ahead of them. This supports his argument that the life of a fetus is just as valuable of that of a child or adult
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Engineering gives one the possibility to shape the entire world 10. Furthermore, it only takes one snowflake to start a blizzard 10. My AP Calculus teacher, Chad Halsted, has always been there to motivate me in my past to become an exemplary student 21. As a result, I have been able to see great achievements that have started a hunger to accomplish more, and this hunger will allow me to work my hardest in the pursuit of an Aerospace Engineering Degree and ensure myself a stable, fulfilling future
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Since my early days in middle school, I have been passionate about mathematics. Throughout my high school career, I have been in advanced math classes all the way up to Advanced Placement Calculus, and maintaining an “A” in those courses. Math draws me in with every problem; it's the fascination of knowing there is one certain answer. Statistics had the same magnetic pull on me when it was mentioned in my Accounting, Economics, Government, and Personal Finance classes; therefore, I began doing research
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Carl Jacobi’s Legacy Mathematics is a diverse and multifaceted entity in the world of academics. There are several mathematicians who have implemented concepts in the institution of Math. German mathematician Carl Gustav J. Jacobi was one major contributor to the analysis of elliptic functions and theories. As a professor at the University of Berlin, he was an inspiration during his time; however, Jacobi went through many trials and tribulations throughout his childhood, education and achievements
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Most patients with ALS—also known as Lou Gehrig's disease, for the famous baseball player who succumbed to the disease—are diagnosed after the age of 50 and die within five years of their diagnosis. Hawking's condition was first diagnosed when he was 21, and he was not expected to see his 25th birthday.Jan 7, 2012 Last year, British theoretical physicist Stephen Hawking hinted at research he and a couple of colleagues were working on that could solve the infamous black hole information
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