Science is a body of empirical‚ theoretical‚ and practical knowledge about the natural world‚ produced by researchers making use of scientific methods‚ which emphasize the observation‚ explanation‚ and prediction of real world phenomena by experiment. Given the dual status of science as objective knowledge and as a human construct‚ good historiography of science draws on the historical methods of both intellectual history and social history. Tracing the exact origins of modern science is possible
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(Q.)Give one example of each: metals and non-metals. (Ans) Metals: Copper. Non-Metals: Sulphur. (Q.)Name the metal‚ which is the best conductor of heat and electricity. (Ans) Copper. (Q.)Name the property by virtue of which metals can be drawn into thin wires. (Ans) Ductility. Q.)Name the gas produced‚ when metals reacts with acids. (Ans) Hydrogen gas. (Q.)What is the color of the copper sulphate solution? (1 Mark) (Ans) Blue. (Q.)State the nature of oxides
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NOTES ON QUANTUM COMPUTING AND RELATED TOPICS Abstract These notes are intended as a simple introduction to the new field of quantum computing‚ quantum information theory and quantum cryptography. Undergraduate level quantum mechanics and mathematics is required for an understanding of these lectures. After an introduction to qubits and quantum registers‚ we introduce the key topics of entangled states and quantum logic gates. For two qubit states‚ we introduce the four Bell states as
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Chidambaram Ramanujam | | | Top of FormBottom of Form | | | | | Before we look at the life and work of Chidambaram Padmanabhan Ramanujam we must warn the reader that this article is on Ramanujam‚ NOT Ramanujan the number theorist who worked with G H Hardy (there is only a difference of one letter in their names!). Ramanujam’s father was C S Padmanabhan who was an advocate working in Madras‚ India‚ at the High Court. C P Ramanujam was educated in Madras‚ first at Ewart’s School‚ where
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Essay #1: Empires/Civilizations-“Golden Age” Rome( Republic: the new form of government the Romans made where the people chose officials. Senate: the most powerful governing body in the republic. Patricians: upper class. (The senate was mostly made up of them) Plebeians: farmers‚ workers‚ artisans‚ and traders. Made up most of the population. Had little power (lower class.) [Later on in the empire‚ they gained more power and were allowed t elect their own officials and serve in government
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The History of Philosophy A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y and Z (A) Abelard‚ Peter: One of the most heated debates that troubled the church in the Middle Ages was the question of universals. This question goes back as far as Plato’s Forms. It has to do with the relationship between the abstract and general concepts that we have in our minds (what is the relationship between Chair with a capitol “C” and chair with a small “c”?). And from this‚ two radical viewpoints emerged
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Larry UP 201- The Role of Planning in Urban & Regional Development FINAL-TERM EXAM REVIEW Chapter 1: Overview Define the terms interconnectedness and complexity; relationship of these terms to the field of urban and regional planning. a. Interconnectedness b. Complexity Complexity is the condition that justifies planing as a separate profession and as a separate activity of government. The complexity of the community also means that many things that in a simpler place could be done privately
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Hobbes vs. Locke vs. Rousseau/ State of Nature/ Allam/ 2013 “I am at the point of believing‚ that my labor will be as useless as the commonwealth of Plato. For Plato‚ also is of the opinion that it is impossible for the disorders of the state ever to be taken away until sovereigns be philosophers . . . I recover some hope that one time or other this writing of mine may fall into the hands of a sovereign who will consider it for himself‚ for it is short‚ and I think clear.” -The Monster of
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Calculus in 3D Geometry‚ Vectors‚ and Multivariate Calculus Zbigniew H. Nitecki Tufts University August 19‚ 2012 ii This work is subject to copyright. It may be copied for non-commercial purposes. Preface The present volume is a sequel to my earlier book‚ Calculus Deconstructed: A Second Course in First-Year Calculus‚ published by the Mathematical Association in 2009. I have used versions of this pair of books for severel years in the Honors Calculus course at Tufts‚ a two-semester
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Dates of Indian astronomy Texts -Arun Kumar Upadhyay‚ Cuttack‚ (M) 9437034172 1. Reasons of error (1) Racial superiority war- After colonial rule of Europeans‚ only research in history is to show racial superiority of Greeko-Roman civilization whose successors were these countries-Britain‚ France etc. (2) Biblical date of creation-(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Ussher)-James Ussher (sometimes spelled Usher)
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