things as they are. He needed explanations and reasons. Pythagoras was an ancient Greek mathematician and philosopher. Pythagoras was responsible for important developments in the history of mathematics‚ astronomy‚ and the theory of music. The thing that Pythagoras is probably the most famous for is the Pythagorean Theorem. The Pythagorean Theorem is used in the field of mathematics and it states the following: the square of the hypotenuse of a right triangle is equal to the sum of the squares of
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THE WIZARD OF OZ 2 The Wizard of Oz Scarecrow’s Speech on Pythagorean Theorem The Pythagorean theorem is one of the earliest theorems known to ancient civilization. The well-known theorem is named after the Greek mathematician and philosopher‚ Pythagoras. In the Wizard of Oz‚ after the Scarecrow gets a brain‚ he states the Pythagorean theorem. However‚ he mistakenly says it applies to an isosceles triangle when it applies to a right triangle. He not only says the wrong triangle
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Statistics BUS308: Statistics for Mangers Instructor: Learning Statistics Statistical data has become an item that we see all around us in our everyday lives‚ from television programs talking about selling products or politicians using data to show how they perform in their jobs‚ in hopes to be reelected. Throughout the course in Statistics for Managers‚ I have learned many things on how the use of statistical information can help me to understand these items and also to help me to perform my
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DIFFERENCES BETWEEN THE AUDIO-LINGUAL METHOD AND CLT: AUDIO-LINGUAL COMMUNICATIVE LANGUAGE TEACHING 1. Meaning and structure Attends to structure and form more than meaning. Meaning is paramount. 2. Memorization Demands memorization of structure-based dialogs. Dialogs‚ if used‚ center on communicative functions and are not normally memorized. 3. Context Language items are not necessarily contextualized. Contextualization is a basic premise. 4. Learning objectives Language
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properties of actual procedures for aggregating preferences via voting rules. The problem is finding a social choice function that satisfies normative criteria and establishing equilibrium under voting rules. (Mueller‚ 3‚ 1989) Arrow’s Impossibility Theorem set out to prove that democratic social choice processes were inherently flawed and had no way to be fixed. In order for a person to vote there must be a social welfare function that satisfies unrestricted domain‚ positive association‚ independence
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The Central Valley is the home to countless people and is one of the rapid growing community in California. In the past 10 years‚ the population increased to more than 1 million new residents and according to USGS‚ the current population in the Central Valley is approximately 4‚125‚450. The Valley is extensive‚ flat valley that covers about 40 to 60 miles wide and extend approximately 22‚500 square miles that enclosed with 18 counties. In this region‚ it is one of the world’s most productive agricultural
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Test the appropriate ... Wednesday‚ May 11‚ 2011 at 2:18am by Erica Applied Statistics Assignment Guidelines Perform a two-tailed hypothesis test using the steps outlined in the assignment description. In a Word document‚ create a report that includest the following: Null and alternate statements. Pasted Microsoft Excel data output. Identification of the ... Sunday‚ October 23‚ 2011 at 6:05pm by Truth Statistics Null hypothesis: Ho: p = .80 -->meaning: population proportion is equal
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Fermat’s Last Theorem Fermat’s Last Theorem states that no three positive integers‚ for example (x‚y‚z)‚ can satisfy the equation x^n+y^n=z^n if the integer value of n is greater than 2. Fermat’s Last Theorem is an example a Diophantine
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Bernoulli’s theorem i Bernoulli’s theorem‚ in fluid dynamics‚ relation among the pressure‚ velocity‚ and elevation in a moving fluid (liquid or gas)‚ the compressibility and viscosity (internal friction) of which are negligible and the flow of which is steady‚ or laminar. First derived (1738) by the Swiss mathematicianDaniel Bernoulli‚ the theorem states‚ in effect‚ that the total mechanical energy of the flowing fluid‚ comprising the energy associated with fluid pressure‚ the gravitational potential
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| AB103 Statistical & Quantitative Methods Semester 2 of 2009/2010 Problem Context: This case problem is related to a property purchase strategy. The president of Oceanview is deciding whether to bid for a property to build and sell condominiums. However‚ this depends on whether the state can change the zoning of the property to permit construction of condominiums. Here‚ the decision is whether to bid for the property‚ and chance events are firstly‚ whether the bid can be successful
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