These are all examples of acceptable sentences: – Harry, travelling to the tutoring session, received a call. – Harry received a call, travelling to the tutoring session. – Travelling to the tutoring session, Harry received a call. – Sam, however, hates math. NO comma before that: – We all know that Ramaz is a great[…]
Latent = Hidden Conspicuous = Visible Binary = 2 parts Caveat = A limitation on an argument Qualify (v) = To put limitations on an argument Ellipsis = Omission in a sentence (***) Cluster = To group Disjoint = Not going together Empirical = From evidence or experiments Deterministic = Process where final state is[…]
Seminal = Found work/first important work of an author, painter, etc… Implicit = Not directly stated Tacit = Not directly stated Explicit = Directly stated Commission (v) = To authorize or give an order Commence = To begin Surly = Rude/unfriendly Abysmal = Terrible Empirical = Evidence based Heuristics = Guess and check, trial and[…]
Veiled = Hidden Galvanize = To spur/excite to action Yield = To give way to Coarse = Rough/not elegantly stated Qualify a claim = To state the limitations of an argument Treachery = Disloyal Dreary = Sad/gloomy Malleable = Flexible Freewheeling = Off the cuff Employ = To use Frank = Honest/open Mediation = Going[…]
Sequester = To isolate Austere = Serious/severe Egregious = Very bad Withstand = To handle hardship Thaw = To defrost Opine = To give an opinion on Mitigate = To lessen Proclaim = To state strongly Pragmatic = Practical Skeptical = Questioning Dubious = Doubtful Egregious = Very bad Systemic = Affecting an entire system[…]
Proton: +1 charge, neutron: 0 charge, electron: -1 charge
What is pH? pH measures acidity in liquid solutions. pH 1-6 is acidic. 7 is neutral. 8-14 is basic.
Viscosity: the consistency of a fluid High viscosity: thicker, slower flowing liquid Low viscosity: thinner, faster flowing liquid
Water exists in 3 states: Solid/ice, liquid/drinking water, gas/water vapor. Melting point = freezing point. They both describe the same transition of matter – liquid to solid is freezing and solid to liquid is melting. Freezing point of water — 32 F and 0 C at 1 atm of pressure Boiling point of water —[…]
What does it mean if x and y are directly related (directly proportional)? As x increases, y increases. As x decreases, y decreases. What about inversely related (indirectly proportional)? If x increases, y decreases and vice versa. Example: Carbon emissions and air quality.