Recent content by David Pass

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    Should we invest in Mars Exploration

    There are two fundamental notions to be pursued here: first, we will look at the problem from a political standpoint, and second, from the epistemological standpoint. Since you have brought the US to the forefront of human space exploration, I shall focus on it. The US is not a true democracy...
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    Space station artificial gravity - how to spin up to speed?

    Could Feraday's Law of Induction be employed to generate sufficient energy to sustain gyroscopic motion? Would this effectively produce a perpetual motion device? I picture a system of tubes within the structure of the gyroscope. I'm thinking, though, that the structure would be to large to...
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    I Understanding DeMorgan's Theorem: Complements and Input Confusion Explained

    De M displays a relationship of material equivalence: ~(p ⋅ q) ≡ (~p v ~q) ~(p v q) ≡ (~p ⋅ ~q)
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    I Using symbolic logic to learn calculus

    You are highly astute in your assertion. Sybolic Logic is also termed Predicate Calculus. Though mathematical calculus can be used to "figure out" an answer to a given problem, Modern Symbolic Logic -- and there are a number of different systems of notation -- is concerned with fundamental...
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