Let me know how that experiment works out. That question made me curious, =
too. :-)
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>>> "John M. Flanigan" <johnf@HAWAII.EDU> 06/22 10:02 PM >>>
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I question 2, shouldn't it be "myths are treasures of realities"?
And in question 3, if the demonstration is done in my super-air
conditioned classroom, possibly all the water will evaporate, leaving two
dry test tubes and slightly rusted steel wool. (And will not the water
rise as the steel wool rusts, causing the flooded lower portion to rust
less? I think I'll try it to see what happens.)
John M. Flanigan <johnf@hawaii.edu> The equation is the final arbiter.
Assistant Professor, Mathematics --Werner Heisenberg
Kapi'olani Community College The scoreboard is the final =
arbiter.
4303 Diamond Head Road --Bill Walton
Honolulu HI 96816 History is the final arbiter.
(808) 734-9371 --Edward Gibbon
On Tue, 22 Jun 1999, John M. Flanigan wrote:
> Bret: You're too kind. "Rate" is simply the wrong word.
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> John M. Flanigan <johnf@hawaii.edu> The equation is the final =
arbiter.
> Assistant Professor, Mathematics --Werner Heisenberg
> Kapi'olani Community College The scoreboard is the final =
arbiter.
> 4303 Diamond Head Road --Bill Walton
> Honolulu HI 96816 History is the final arbiter.
> (808) 734-9371 --Edward Gibbon
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> On Tue, 22 Jun 1999, Bret Taylor wrote:
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> > Question about the test.
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> > Interesting how we all look at words in different ways. The math =
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> > talks about a "rate of increase" in wages. Does anybody else use =
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> > phrase. I generally talk about "percent increase."
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> > If I were taking this test and it were not multiple guess, I might =
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> > this was a trick question. The rate of increase would depend upon how =
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> > it had been since the last pay raise: 50 cents /year? 50 cents =
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> > decade?
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> > I associate rates as a ratio, with the denominator generally being =
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> > (but not always).
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> > In general, I thought the science question was the most difficult of =
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> > three (seems like a relatively higher level of understanding of the =
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> > required than for the other two questions.
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> > Bret Taylor Lake-Sumter Community College John 3:30
> > It matters not the subject taught, nor all the books on all the =
shelves.
> > What matters more, yes most of all, is what the teachers are themselves=