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    Finding Rotational matrix from axis-angle representation

    Homework Statement Given an axis vector u=(-1, -1, -1) , find the rotational matrix R corresponding to an angle of pi/6 using the right hand rule. Then find R(x), where x = (1,0,-1) Homework Equations I found the relevant equation on wikipedia (see attachment) The Attempt at a Solution I feel...
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    Simple Plasmid Mapping Problem

    Homework Statement Use the following data to create a plasmid map. Number of base pairs for each restriction enzyme A: 20 B : 11 6 3 A & B: 7 6...
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    Source of Energy in a Fission Reaction

    Thank you for your answers everyone, you explained this topic very well!
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    Source of Energy in a Fission Reaction

    Yes, but my teacher is saying the reactant side has more nuclear binding energy than the product side does, and I'm saying that the product side has more nuclear binding energy. Nuclear binding energy is the result of the mass defect when individual nucleons are combined together, so when...
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    Source of Energy in a Fission Reaction

    Hello. My teacher and I have had this very intense debate for quite some time now and we need your opinion on this issue. This question is, where does the energy released in a nuclear fission reaction come from? (Please use the terms "nuclear binding energy" and "mass defect") My take on this...
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    On the IUPAC nomenclature of ethers and esters

    Hello, I was wondering if there is a systematic procedure to follow when naming complex organic molecules containing ethers and esters. By "complex" I mean organic molecules that contain multiple ether/ester groups and possibly within multiple different branches of the molecule. 1.How to...
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    Formulas for integration and derivatives

    Found a good one here. Hope it helps. http://tutorial.math.lamar.edu/pdf/Common_Derivatives_Integrals.pdf
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    What Makes This Video So Freaking Cool?

    Reminds me of this. This should make this graph with the milk, shouldn't they?
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    Determining the least possible degree of a polynomial function

    When you expand this, you get x^3-x. I attached the graph below. This is what I'm talking about-it's impossible for you to determine the actual degree, because one simply cannot distinguish the sign of derivatives beyond third order. In this case the third degree graph and the fifth degree...
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    Determining the least possible degree of a polynomial function

    Thank you everyone for your replies. But my teacher seems only to be interested in her own interpretation of the question. I did manage to persuade a few classmates but some of them maintain that the answer is 3. Guess I will have to make do with that...
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    Determining the least possible degree of a polynomial function

    Yeah, I tried to use my calculus knowledge to talk to my teacher about this (I even made a graph for the second derivative) but she just won't listen to me. She said that if I knew nothing about calculus, then I would understand the question the way she intended to. I've been very upset...
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    Determining the least possible degree of a polynomial function

    Homework Statement Determine the least possible degree of the function corresponding to the graph shown below. Justify your answer. Homework Equations The graph is attached. I remade the graph using google grapher, but the graph I got in the test have exactly the same x-intercepts (-2 of order...
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    Remainder Theorem Thinking Question

    wow I spent a week thinking about that question and you just helped me solve it in a few minutes. So I get a+b=2 and -2a+b=-19. solving, we get a=7 and b=-5. R(x)=7x-5. So happy to see a simple solution, Thank you!
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    Remainder Theorem Thinking Question

    Homework Statement When a polynomial is divided by (x+2), the remainder is -19. When the same polynomial is divided by (x-1), the remainder is 2. Determine the remainder when the polynomial is divided by (x-1)(x+2)Homework Equations The Attempt at a Solution had the polynomial been a real...
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    Calculus by Spivak Trichotomy Law

    what if a was a complex number or a quaternion?
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