Recent content by chad kimsey

I'm trying to remove the oxygens, an ester is not the product I need. I may have to try a different structural molecule for the polymer i have in mind...I was thinking it could fully be reduced but can't remember how.

In reality, this is just showing you how an integral works and is the proof behind it as well. The summation is adding all small rectangles to approximate the area under the curve. Not fully understanding the proof will not hinder you in higher up math courses, because you will never see this...

I'll upload a descriptive graph as to how they get the area of the kth block tomorrow when i have time to draw it out. What you have to know is, say b=3, so your integrating from x=0 to 3. Say you divide it into 12 rectangles, so n=12 and h=0.25. Area=height*width...in this case the width is...

those links are simplified a decent amount, but without differential equations (solving them) it's even harder to understand. There are some really good sites that go into much more detail if youre interested look up "particle in a box" and jump around from some of the links that will most...

Its called the Schrödinger Equation, and its derrivation is pretty complex. And even if you get that far, its not easy solving a non-linear second order differential equation. How far have you gone with mathematics; do you know calculus and diff. eq.? Here's a site that shows you the main...

If you just touch the fundamentals of mathematics, as well as any subject really, you just get to see the ice above the water. When in reality, the majority of the iceberg is under the water and you can't see it yet. I don't know how far you have studied, but this same question stumped me all...

Here is how I derived the equation to solve for final pressure. This show's you where your idea of multiplying by ratios could work if done properly. You don't need to calculate the moles in the beginning, then multiply by 4, then stick new number in...the moles cancel out as you'll see...

Sorry If i sound ignorant, because I'm a chemist not a physicist...but I know some. Is it assumed that the clay block takes all of the impact energy? I mean, do you have to account for energy loss due to the pellet entering, compressing, and displacing the clay matter? This energy transfer...

I've been thumbing back through my organic synthesis book to try and remember how to reduce a carboxylic functional group. I know how to do partial reduction to primary alcohols, or create aldehydes and or acyl halides. But isn't there a way to completely reduce it all the way to a hydrocarbon...

Hello everyone, its good to be a part of something that might help another person out, help them better understand our world, or simply answer a confusing question. Though I'm no expert at physics, or anything at all for that matter, I do know a good bit about it. Graduating in 2012 with a BS...