I will explain the reasons I believe Blaise Pascal has planted an initial seed in many hearts‚ after his book Pensées which defends Christianity was published. In this book‚ Pascal states that reason alone will not decide whether or not God exists‚ but that you must wager. Furthermore‚ I will prove to you that Pascal’s wager is one everyone should consider since as Pascal states‚ we have absolutely nothing to lose‚ and everything to gain. To begin‚ Pascal suggests a decision theory where he refers
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PRESSURE MEASUREMENT AND CALIBRATION YEDĐTEPE UNIVERSITY DEPARTMENT OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING 1 YEDITEPE UNIVERSITY ENGINEERING FACULTY MECHANICAL ENGINEERING LABORATORY Pressure Measurement and Calibration 1. Objective: To convert an arbitrary scale of pressure sensor output into engineering units. To calibrate a semiconductor pressure sensor. 2. Equipment: The equipment comprises a Dead-weight Pressure Calibrator (DPC)‚ Bourdon gauge and diaphragm-type pressure sensor. The
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1-1 Chapter 1 INTRODUCTION AND BASIC CONCEPTS Thermodynamics 1-1C Classical thermodynamics is based on experimental observations whereas statistical thermodynamics is based on the average behavior of large groups of particles. 1-2C On a downhill road the potential energy of the bicyclist is being converted to kinetic energy‚ and thus the bicyclist picks up speed. There is no creation of energy‚ and thus no violation of the conservation of energy principle. 1-3C There is no truth to his claim
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Samarpan Rai 30/11/012 Physics HL Investigation on Young Modulus Young’s modulus‚ also known as the tensile modulus‚ is a measure of the stiffness of an elastic material and is a quantity used to characterize materials. Young’s modulus is named after Thomas Young‚ the 19th century British scientist. It is a very important concept that categorizes metals on basis of their elasticity. In the last lab‚ we were asked to find out the Young Modulus of two wires: Copper and Steel. I worked on Copper
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Pore Pressure Transducer (PPT) Calibration Procedure By Javier Ubilla Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute - The main components of the PPT are the Head which contains the Diaphragm with 4 strain gauges attached in full bridge configuration. This Diaphragm is protected with a Porous Stone. The sensor is connected to the Data Acquisition System (DAQ) through a Transition Cable and then a Thin Cable. In order to facilitate the saturation of the PPT‚ especially in tests where viscous fluid is used
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INTRODUCTION 1 INTRODUCTION A fluid power system is one that transmits and controls energy through the use of pressurised liquid or gas. In Pneumatics‚ this power is air. This of course comes from the atmosphere and is reduced in volume by compression thus increasing its pressure. Compressed air is mainly used to do work by acting on a piston or vane. While this energy can be used in many facets of industry‚ the field of Industrial Pneumatics is considered here. The correct use of pneumatic
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In Blaise Pascal’s “The Wager”‚ he takes a different approach to explain why we should believe in God. He forms his argument based on that “We cannot have any certainty regarding the existence of God. He exists or does not exist‚ but reason cannot tell us which” Pascal continues explain the wager as having four choices and the consequences that go with them. If someone believes in God and God does exist then they will be granted eternal rewards‚ if they do not believe and God does exist then it is
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communities‚ one of the most recognizable and well-known texts arise from the 17th-century mathematician and philosopher is Blaise Pascal’s “The Wager”. This specific text outlines the necessity to accept the belief in God on the terms of probabilistic safety and thus why the average person should comply with their established laws and rituals. The contribution of Pascal is best understood by using extensive of posteriors of probability measures. When it is applied that the workings of life are
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Experiment 1 : Young Modulus Title :Bending of beam and coefficient of elasticity. Objective : To study the relationship between load‚ span‚ width‚ height and deflection of a beam‚ places on two bearers and affected by a concentrated load at the centre. :To ascertain the coefficient of elasticity for aluminium‚ brass and steel. Results : Measurement of test specimen (a) For beam material – Steel | Length‚ L (mm) | Thickness‚ h (mm) | Width‚ b (mm) | 1st reading | 650
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Reaction Turbine Nithin Mannil 08d01001 Aim 1. To investigate the Torque/Speed and Power/Speed characteristics of Single Stage Reaction Turbine. 2. To determine the Isentropic Efficiency of a Turbine. 3. To compare the characteristics of a reaction turbine at different values of inlet pressure. 4. To compare the maximum shaft power vs pressure and isentropic efficiency vs pressure. Theory Turbines are machines which develop torque and shaft power as a result of momentum changes in the
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