I have a question regarding past thoughts on the fundamental forces of nature.
1) Prior to the unification of the EM force, how many fundamental forces were there thought to be?
2) When did the concept of a force first come to be?
3) How were forces described prior to this time?
Where...
Hello, I am a non-science student with a huge interest in cosmology and modern physics. I've read Micheal Greene's "Elegant Universe" and "Fabric of the Cosmos" a couple of times, and I loved them. What else do you recommend? (I know about Stephen Hawking's 2 books, and I hope to read them...
Why is it that pension plans utilize the CPI when indexing for inflation and not the GDP deflator? Is this the preferable method in your opinion? Why? I know that both have their own pros and cons, so I'm not sure why the CPI for the purposes of pensions would be more favourable.
I'm in a class where we have to do assignments in partners, and when i found this out, i looked around class and saw that everyone was paired off. Panicking, after class, i encountered the first person i could find wihtout a partner, introduced myself, and asked if we could be partners. he...
Consider the test of the hypotheses:
Null: (sigma1)^2>=(sigma2)^2
Alternative: (sigma1)^2<(sigma2)^2
where α = 0.05 and:
n1 = 8 and s1 = 13.0
n2 = 10 and s2 = 11.5.
What is the test statistic for F?
Your Answer:
1.278
Correct Answer:
1.278
If the alternative...
Has anyone read "from free trade to forced trade" by Peter Urmetzer? I just finished reading it. It was a bit of an eye opener - it describes free trade as a neutral activity - not good or bad. Great book
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Considering that this is a physics and math help forum, I believe that admin should add a sub-forum for statistical mathematics, probability, and/or mathematics for business. Although they aren't "conventional" science-related maths, they are maths nonetheless, and i think that they are...
Well, in my presentation, I'll be discussing how the HBC came to be, and what set it apart from other companies in the 1700s. Also, I'll account for why it has lasted while the hundreds of other fur trading companies in Canada at the time fell. I wouldn't mind a quiz (its a class of about 25)...
I'm doing a presentation on the Hudson's Bay Company, from 1690~1800 for my business history class, and am seeking some advice. What can i do to make this presentation more appealing to the audience? i have powerpoint, but need an interactive thing (quizzes are overdone), which i have no idea...
I'm pretty sure this is it..but in particular, under what heading/data set would i look under if i would like to see what would be, i guess, a "net worth" for the industry?
Are there any sites where I can find how much certain specific Canadian / North American industries are worth? In particular, I'm looking for the industry that includes packaged desserts (pastries, cakes, pies, etc.).