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by M. Bison
Sat Apr 21, 2007 4:13 am
Forum: Miscellaneous Discussion
Topic: Going to Quebec tomorrow!
Replies: 37
Views: 13220

An extension cord is definitely important to bring.

I would also suggest bringing multiple towels. Unless you enjoy reusing the same towel for a week or doing laundry every other day, extra towels are almost as convenient as ramen.

And we all know how important ramen is to a college student...
by M. Bison
Fri Apr 20, 2007 8:01 pm
Forum: Miscellaneous Discussion
Topic: A YouTube Story (warning: some ranting.)
Replies: 15
Views: 6573

And I think it is utter nonsense to even think of comparing a thoughtless online comment to the VT tragedy.



...

Well okay then, How can we continue to live knowing that Several million years ago Ninety Eight Percent of all life was wiped away in a single cataclysmic event
Oh that's right ...
by M. Bison
Fri Apr 20, 2007 5:59 am
Forum: Miscellaneous Discussion
Topic: A YouTube Story (warning: some ranting.)
Replies: 15
Views: 6573

I don't see why you're so riled up over such a trivial, anonymous online comment.

And I think it is utter nonsense to even think of comparing a thoughtless online comment to the VT tragedy.
by M. Bison
Tue Apr 03, 2007 9:35 pm
Forum: Miscellaneous Discussion
Topic: Homework Help Thread--SPLIT
Replies: 159
Views: 104123

Sulfate, SO4, has a 2- ion charge and sodium is 1+, so sodium sulfate is Na2SO4.

After that, the balancing is trivial:

H2SO4 + 2NaOH ---> 2H2O + Na2SO4
by M. Bison
Sun Apr 01, 2007 6:56 am
Forum: Miscellaneous Discussion
Topic: Confession
Replies: 46
Views: 13391

...On April Fool's Day?

To put bluntly: either a very ill-timed confession or a rather elaborate joke...
by M. Bison
Thu Mar 29, 2007 4:49 am
Forum: Miscellaneous Discussion
Topic: my email address- comments wanted
Replies: 26
Views: 7485

eilu wrote:
Or I could go with mailto:firstname.lastname@domain.com, would that be better?



That format is what most students and faculty here use. You can't go wrong with it.
by M. Bison
Wed Mar 28, 2007 7:07 am
Forum: Miscellaneous Discussion
Topic: Where are you now and where do you want to be in the future?
Replies: 37
Views: 10251

I don't think I could ever sit around and do nothing all day.


Maybe you can't - but you just answered the question for me right there. :P
by M. Bison
Wed Mar 28, 2007 6:55 am
Forum: Miscellaneous Discussion
Topic: Homework Help Thread--SPLIT
Replies: 159
Views: 104123

The thing with Macroeconomics is different economists see things differently - so very often - your predictions depend on which economists' model you used.

Assuming a classical AS-AD model, Zilary is mostly correct.

If government spending falls - all else equal - output will fall. When the ...
by M. Bison
Mon Sep 18, 2006 7:11 am
Forum: Miscellaneous Discussion
Topic: Homework Help Thread--SPLIT
Replies: 159
Views: 104123

You can't just look at the religion. I don't really know what you're looking for, but there was a massive potato famine in Ireland that drove a huge amount of them to America. There were the constant wars, the poverty, the opressive governments; the list could go on... what would be more helpful ...
by M. Bison
Fri Sep 15, 2006 8:53 pm
Forum: Miscellaneous Discussion
Topic: Courses
Replies: 27
Views: 8650

Fall 2006 Semester (College Sophomore).

Circuit Analysis
Mechanisms for Computing Systems
Microeconomics
Digital Design Lab
Computer Organization and Architecture
by M. Bison
Fri Sep 08, 2006 8:27 am
Forum: Miscellaneous Discussion
Topic: How many digits do you know pi up to?
Replies: 68
Views: 25619

How many digits do you know pi up to?

How accurately do you know one of the most important numbers in the world of mathematics, physics, and engineering?
by M. Bison
Wed Jan 18, 2006 1:12 am
Forum: Miscellaneous Discussion
Topic: Homework Help Thread
Replies: 498
Views: 175637

The value of the y coordinate is simply the value of the function, f(x) at x.

Thus the critical points are:

x = 2
y = f(2) = -16
(2, -16)

x = 0
y = f(0) = 0
(0, 0)

x = -2
y = f(-2) = -48
(-2, -48)

The point (0, 0) is a local maximum. This can be verified by the first derivative ...
by M. Bison
Tue Jan 17, 2006 12:53 am
Forum: Miscellaneous Discussion
Topic: Homework Help Thread
Replies: 498
Views: 175637

A problem dealing with Critical Points,

3. For each of the following, find the critical points. Use the first derivative test to determine whether the critical point is a local maximum, local minimum, or neither.

a) y = x^4 - 8x^2

I'm stuck; I don't know what to do!

Take the derivative of ...
by M. Bison
Thu Jan 12, 2006 7:35 am
Forum: Miscellaneous Discussion
Topic: Homework Help Thread
Replies: 498
Views: 175637

Define a rectangle with sides of length x and y. Let P equal the perimeter function.

P = 2x + 2y
Also, xy = 16 -> y = 16/x

Replacing 2y with 32/x in the perimeter function, we get:

P(x) = 2x + 32/x

Taking the derivative of P(x) we get:

P'(x) = 2 + -32/x^2

To minimize the function ...
by M. Bison
Fri Nov 04, 2005 12:43 am
Forum: Miscellaneous Discussion
Topic: You have homework due Monday. When do you start?
Replies: 55
Views: 10855

You have homework due Monday. When do you start?

Just as the title asks.