pendulum was the determining factor for the period of the swing. Introduction In 1581‚ Galileo began studying at the University of Pisa‚ where his father hoped he would study medicine. While at the University of Pisa‚ Galileo began his study of the pendulum while‚ according to legend‚ he watched a suspended lamp swing back and forth in the cathedral of Pisa. However it was not until 1602 that Galileo made his most notable discovery about the pendulum- the period (the time in which a pendulum
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we were to remove the bottom 6-10% of bad teachers in the work force our education system would automatically become good enough to contend with Finland. A claim by the PISA reviewers in the book the smartest kids in the world is that had the American system adopted the Common Core it would greatly improve our results on the PISA exam. Another claim came that if we were to acknowledge ACEs within children the
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homework to students did not do very well on the Program for International Student Assessment (PISA) test which compares over 70 countries educational programs. Other countries such as Finland give out less than half an hour of homework most nights and performed very well on the PISA. Giving less homework helps student learn better and perform better on tests. Finland is not doing well in the PISA just because of their light homework. They spend class time normally spent working on homework or
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Malaysia is a Southeast Asian nation that exists on two sides of the South China Sea‚ splits into Peninsular Malaysia which covers the southernmost point of Eurasia‚ and Malaysian Borneo (East Malaysia)‚ which is on the island of Borneo. Malaysia is bordered by Thailand on the peninsula‚ and Indonesia and Brunei on the island of Borneo. Malaysia covers an area of 329‚847 square kilometers (127‚355 square miles). Malaysia is divided into two regions‚ with a total of thirteen states based on Malay
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Week 3 Problem Set Answer the following questions and solve the following problems in the space provided. When you are done‚ save the file in the format flastname_Week_3_Problem_Set.docx‚ where flastname is your first initial and you last name‚ and submit it to the appropriate dropbox. Chapter 7 (pages 225–228): 1. Your brother wants to borrow $10‚000 from you. He has offered to pay you back $12‚000 in a year. If the cost of capital of this investment opportunity is 10%‚ what is its NPV? Should you
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Thesis Statement Research suggests that the United States educational system is failing our children because of the outrageous dropout rate among high school students‚ the low ranking of U.S. students among member nations of the OECD’s PISA (Program for International Student Assessment) test and due to the enormously influential teachers unions that put politics and power above children and their education. Annotated Bibliography: Chapman‚ C.‚ Laird
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Galileo Galilei was born on February 15‚ 1564‚ in Pisa‚ Italy. Galileo was the first of seven children of Vincenzio Galilei‚ a trader and Giula Ammannati‚ an upper-class woman who married below her class. When Galileo was a young boy‚ his father moved the family moved to Florence. Galileo moved into a nearby monastery with the intentions of becoming a monk‚ but he left the monastery when he was 15 because his father disapproved of his son becoming a monk. In November of 1581‚ Vincenzio Galilei
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Conspiracy Theories A Conspiracy Theory is an explanation of an event that invokes an unwarranted conspiracy‚ usually one involving a harmful act planned out by the government or other powerful authorities. Conspiracy theories have been around for as long as the puritans arrived in the United States. The first documented conspiracy was on January‚ 30‚ 1835 at a congressman’s funeral. On this day assassin Richard Lawrence fired two pistols at president Andrew Jackson and misfired both shots
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Once upon a time there was no zero. Of course people knew if they had nothing‚ but there was no mathematical notation for it. Zero was independently invented only three times. The first recorded zero is attributed to the Babylonians in the 3rd century BC. A long period followed when no one else used a zero place holder. But then the Mayans‚ halfway around the world in Central America‚ independently invented zero in the fourth century CE. The final independent invention of zero in India was long
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I would love to make trips to famous sites and take tours that delve deep into the Italian culture. Italy has wide range and variety of landscapes‚ all beautiful in their own respect. Places such as the Leaning Tower of Piza and the aforementioned Venice could keep me busy for hours on end. Viewing the world from a different cultures perspective is something I have always wanted to do‚ and being in Italy would allow me to fulfill
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