ECN601 – Section 003 Syracuse University Fall 2010 Professor Lourenço Paz Math Review 1. Basic algebra and geometry Check out the handouts at : http://www1.maxwell.syr.edu/pa.aspx?id=36507223186 2. Calculus of one variable Let y = axb‚ where a and b are numbers‚ with b different from zero. The derivative of y with respect to x is dy/dx = abxb-1 Examples: y = 2x7‚ dy/dx = 2*7x7-1 = 14x6 y = 5x0.3‚ dy/dx = 5*0.3*x0.3-1 = 1.5x-0.7 Exercises: Calculate dy/dx a) y= 3x2 b) y = 12x0
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Diff. kinds of App. Software Word Processing software - Use this kind of tool to create worksheets‚ type letters‚ type papers‚ etc. Desktop Publishing software - Use this software to make signs‚ banners‚ greeting cards‚ illustrative worksheets‚ newsletters‚ etc. Spreadsheet software - Use this kind of tool to compute number-intensive problems such as budgeting‚ forecasting‚ etc. A spreadsheet will plot nice graphs very easily. Database software - Use this software to store data such as address
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The article Dismissed with “Whatever…” by Anne Taylor Fleming is an article that talks about the effect of “whatever” on our daily lives. After deconstructing the piece of writing and analyzing the content and craft items‚ I can say that this is an effective article. From my perspective‚ I believe‚ that the author has convinced me by the content because he provides the reader the facts about the use of “whatever”. He also brings in real life examples and I can also relate to how the term has conquered
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Art Appreciation ART-123 March 7‚ 2012 John Taylor vs. Howling Wolf Treaty Signing at Medicine Creek Lodge When looking at the two images of John Taylor and Howling Wolf’s views on the way the treaty signing of 1867 happened we can begin to see the way both represented their own view. In my opinion‚ John Taylor represented the treaty signing better in the eyes of all of us. He may of used only black and white for his painting‚ but the distinguishing lines that help form both the figures and
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Caitlyn Wilson Professor Graham IE 101 December 3‚ 2014 The Goal ”The Goal”‚ written by Eliyahu M. Goldratt and Jeff Cox is a story about a guy named Alex whose job is on the line as well as his factory unless he can break their old ways that is running the factory into the ground. I enjoyed reading this book for class because it expanded my knowledge about what engineers can go through. The story is very interesting on how it goes into depth with how an engineer may deal with his work problems
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The Weirdo The Weirdo‚ by Theodore Taylor‚ takes place in an eerie swamp. The main characters are Samantha Sanders and Chip Clewt. The bears in the swamp are in danger of being hunted‚ if a 5 year ban is lifted. The person who is trying to keep the ban is Chip Clewt‚ a 17 year old‚ who has already finished high school. By his side‚ but a little unsure of herself‚ is Sam. They work together to strive towards keeping the hunting ban in effect. Together‚ Chip and Sam‚ strive towards keeping the ban
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MacIntyre once wrote “Politics has become civil war carried on the others means.” These means consist of the deeper underlining cultural and philosophical issues in the modern day politics. Charles Taylor in his essay the The Politics of Recognition examines the inherited philosophical issues of the recognizing need of identity within the society. This issue of recognizing‚ finding‚ and defining one’s identity is impossible to do without the strong influence of the public sphere. As a society we
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the social and the political‚ particularly in the Argentinean case. In the context of the Dirty War—which she calls a theatre of operations—Taylor argues that surviving meant being seen as Argentinean. Therefore‚ the author begins by underlining the inherent performativity of citizenship‚ a status she relates to gender‚ based on Judith Butler’s theory. For Taylor‚ gender and citizenship are “oppositional and exclusionary” (92)‚ as they are both constructed in opposition—one is female when one is not
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This article is about an important teacher in Carl Rowan’s life‚ Miss Bessie Taylor Gwynn. The author describes this particular teacher in great detail from her stature to her strong life ethics. She pushed her students to strive for success no matter what the odds were. Despite her struggles with him during his high-school years‚ Miss Bessie did not accept Rowan’s feeble excuses for lack of effort. She continued to challenge him and open his eyes to the wonders of education. In her 44 years of teaching
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It would be an understatement to say‚ Taylor Swift‚ a superstar‚ music mogul and legend runs the music industry. As a 25-year-old singer and songwriter‚ Swift has accomplished more than most musicians do in their lifetime. Throughout her career Swift has accumulated a wide variety of musical awards‚ including‚ 10 Grammys and even being the first woman to ever win the Grammy for album of the year. It is for these reasons that when Swift felt poorly compensated by Spotify for her work being streamed
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