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10 April 2010

Balancing chemical equations

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Here are the steps to balancing a chemical equation. Here's a brief summary: (1) Law of Conservation of Mass :  For each element, the ...
19 March 2010

Graphing the sin(theta) and cos(theta) using the Unit Circle

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The Unit Circle is a circle with a radius of 1, and which is centered at the origin (0,0). Its equation is:  x 2  +  y 2  = 1. Its equatio...
08 March 2010

Ten minute TRIG from Victoria University (Australia)

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Review the following formulas, write them out , and solve the problems on the following link: http://www.staff.vu.edu.au/mcaonline/units/tr...

ENDOTHERMIC vs EXOTHERMIC chemical reactions

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In endothermic reactions, the products have more energy than the reactants. Heat is absorbed from the surroundings (e.g., a cold pack). In...
02 March 2010

Decomposing vectors using TRIG

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How can you decompose vectors into their components? See this website to find out more: http://www.sparknotes.com/testprep/books/sat2/phys...
28 February 2010

stoichiometry -- balancing chemical equations using moles from the Chem Collective from Carnegie Mellon University

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The following video gives the "big picture" of the mole and its applications. The big picture of the mole from the Chem Collect...
26 February 2010

How far is Avogadro's number in meters? (6.023 x 10^23 m)

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Avogadro's number...How big is it? Can a person count to this number in their lifetime (counting once per second)? How far away from ...
24 February 2010

Adding similar sine waves causes "BEATS"

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What happens when you add similar sine waves together? Any musician can tell you: as you tune an instrument closer and closer to the correct...
14 February 2010

Blood tests are so complicated?

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When you go to get a blood test, for what is the doctor looking? That depends on your age, gender, and symptoms. See the following website ...

Making the (almost) perfect square wave. Can it be done?

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Continue adding up sine waves until you get an almost perfect square wave. Try changing the number of terms that make up the sum. Move the ...
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