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DaveE reacted to pasmith's post in the thread High School Uncertain about part of the Order of Operations, from a formula with
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DaveE replied to the thread High School Uncertain about part of the Order of Operations, from a formula.Brackets that don't include an operator are meaningless. (a) = a. First step, remove them. so, V=((H/100)^(a)*(b))+(c)=((H/100)^a*b)+c... -
DaveE replied to the thread Undergrad "Is Kirchoff really for the birds?".I would bet that the people making these videos know the answer just as well as we do. I think they are playing up the mystery for... -
DaveE replied to the thread Undergrad "Is Kirchoff really for the birds?".I think there's a broader issue on display here which is often neglected and not well taught in introductory physics. CIRCUITS AREN'T... -
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And the reason is that KVL is ##\oint \mathbf E\cdot d\mathbf l = 0## in disguise. Electric fields due to induced voltages are... -
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Thanks everybody. A 65W USB-C charger has done the trick. I now have a perpetuitous, non-proprietary solution. Whatever it is that fails... -
DaveE replied to the thread Undergrad "Is Kirchoff really for the birds?".Always keep in mind this first sentence of the Wikipedia entry: "Kirchhoff's circuit laws are two equalities that deal with the... -
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If the signal and pump are both applied to the mass, then the deflections will add. But to produce parametric action the spring... -
DaveE replied to the thread Studying Correlating IQ and STEM performance.How would you know? You never see the counterfactual. Maybe one of your neighbors is a genius but is lazy and content. I've worked... -
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I guess it depends on what information you hope to obtain- a point detector does not cover all positions, but then your location... -
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My guess is that the OP is getting at something along the lines of the analysis of this paper (discussed further by one of the authors... -
DaveE replied to the thread Studying Correlating IQ and STEM performance.I suspect it's a disconnect between what the physics community thinks "correlation" actually means versus the general public. It's not... -
DaveE replied to the thread Studying Correlating IQ and STEM performance.Anyway, Yes. But I wouldn't let that stop anyone. There are many other factors involved...