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As elementary as this question is, can you please explain this part further? What are you actually doing when you integrate? I assume if you graphed the function, on the y-axis is q, and on the x-axis is T. Graphically speaking, integration is finding the area under the function/curve from...

This isn't a homework question per se, but more of a coursework question. Specifically, I'm a bit at a loss as to how to go about learning a particular section of the coursework for a physical chemistry (i.e. thermochemistry) class I am taking. The section in question is that pertaining to...

Between your two listed options, I'd get a netbook and build a decent desktop, but tbh, why not just get a respectable laptop and a decent desktop (where respectable > decent)? You can build a competent desktop for relatively little money, especially considering you're not doing anything too...

I haven't done orbital hybridisation in ages, but my guess is the orbitals are based on pure statistical math. Just because it doesn't make sense visually on first glance, doesn't mean it's wrong. Besides, most research likely supports the theory. That being said, just looking at an s and 3 p...

What do you mean? afaik, orbital hybridisation is pretty much how it works. You got a space of probability where you can find an electron or set of electrons. The electron(s) in question is/are essentially everywhere in that cloud at once. It's like a probability cloud. All that stuff about...

And you're basing this information on what, exactly? I've been running Vista Business 32-bit for almost 5 years now on a laptop with 2 GB of RAM with absolutely no issues. In fact, I quite like Vista. Needing 8 GB of RAM to run Vista at an acceptable level? That's laughable.

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A huge part of learning, according to my 1st year psychology class, was memory recall (literally recalling the information, or in other words, retrieving the information and telling it to yourself actively). While this seems like a bit of an arduous (though effective) chore when studying for an...

Care to elaborate? I mean, how is supercomputing any different than "regular" computing? Are you saying that software is just as relevant (i.e. highly emphasized) in any computing environment, supercomputing or otherwise? On a side-note: software can emulate hardware, correct (e.g. software...

This is what I immediately thought of upon reading the thread's title. Arguably, humans' liking of foods rich in fats is a form of an anachronistic maladaptation. It served us well before, but can be detrimental in the modern day world.

PROBLEM: One mole of an ideal monatomic gas initially at 300 K (T1) and a pressure of 15.0 atm (P1) expands to a final pressure of 1.00 atm (P2). The expansion occurs via an adiabatic and reversible path. Calculate q, w, ΔU, and ΔH. SOLUTION: q = 0 (adiabatic; no heat exchange occurs)...

My guess is: Greater than 8 surfactant molecules are required to form a functional micelle. Non-ionic surfactant behaviour is affected by solution temperature. Ionic surfactant behaviour is affected by electrolytes in solution.

I can't say I've ever had these sorts of problems with XP, and I've been using it for years. If properly maintained, there really shouldn't be any reason for an XP setup to have problems like this, especially these days, with matured drivers and SP3. Do you have good computer upkeep and...

The only babysitting that needs to be done here is those of your manners. Either help properly, or don't help at all. Take some time from your oh-so-busy schedule and make up your mind as to which you want to do. And I say "oh-so-busy" facetiously, as you seem to be on these boards far too...

I find a notebook makes the most sense for any sort of academic purpose. The ability to be productive virtually anywhere and at anytime is extremely useful in such a setting. Not to mention the ability to access the Internet (i.e. all the information you could ever need, and more) so long as...