Components Definition and 911 Threads

  1. Psinter

    How can I extract specific organic components from plants?

    I have a list of various organic components I would like to extract from different fruits, vegetables, and plants and get the organic chains as pure as possible. How is that achieved? What science provides insight on the subject? I actually say science, but I'm looking for specific titles...
  2. W

    Understanding Disks-and-Bands Surfaces: Genus and Boundary Components

    Hi all, I was reviewing some old material on the representation of orientable surfaces in terms of disks and bands , in page 2 of: http://www.maths.ed.ac.uk/~jcollins/Knot_Theory.pdf Please tell me if I am correct here. Assume there is a horizontal line dividing the surface into an...
  3. N

    What is the best way to learn the basics of electronic components?

    So I have been interested in learning about electronics for a while but I can only find good reading sources for learning. I have a load of trouble learning from reading and I best learn from things like experimentation or being taught. I would like to experiment but at the same time I don't...
  4. N

    Projection of vector vs vector components

    Homework Statement This is an example problem where you have a force F at 100N applied at an angle of 45 degrees from a horizontal u-axis. You have the u-axis at zero degrees, then 45 degrees after that you have the Force then 15 degrees after th at you have the v-axis You are asked to...
  5. M

    Unbalanced Force Components and Acceleration

    Homework Statement Givens: Mass of Cart = 1156g = 1.156kg Mass on string = 400g = 0.4kg Mass on Cart = 1003g = 1.003kg The weight attached to the pulley generates the applied force. Homework Equations Calculate the force applied. The Attempt at a Solution Look on the sheet.
  6. Luck0

    Calculating the components of an electromagnetic wave

    Homework Statement An electromagnetic planewave (non-monochromatic) propagates in vacuum along the positive x axis. The electric field vector is parallel to the y axis. We know the dependence of the component E_y on the variable x at the moment t = 0: E_y(x) = E_0\ \text{if}\ |x + a| < b...
  7. E

    Vector potential components in small loop antenna

    Consider a small, thin loop in the (x,y) plane centered in the origin and with radius a. We are interested in the vector potential \mathbf{A} generated by the loop at a point P(r, \theta, \phi), with 2 \pi a \ll r, so at a great distance (moreover, a \ll \lambda). We need two coordinates...
  8. S

    Finding x and y components of velocity?

    Question: A soccer player kicks the ball off the ground at an angle Θ above the horizontal. The ball is in the air for 3.0 seconds and lands 40 m away (assume the field is level). a) Make a table of x and y components and fill out what you know, based on the problem statement above, and...
  9. E

    Difference between Force components using triangle rule and dotproduct

    Hello everyone, I have here one important abstract question which makes up some perplexity to my understanding. Attached to this post is one pic of F and two new introduced axes ( u and v ) . Let us for instance not consider them as perpendicular to each other. Now, if I...
  10. C

    Vertical & Horizontal Components of Acceleration (Upward Force)

    Homework Statement In the picture below, we see a scene from the days of yore. This is called a tow path and the situation is that a barge is being towed by some horses along the side of a canal. Let's say the horses pull with 6200 N of force at an angle of θ=16∘. If the barge has a mass of...
  11. B

    Relationship between electric field components: ellipse

    Homework Statement Given an electric field: E=Ex*ex+Ey*ey with Ex=cos(kx-wt) Ey=cos(kx-wt+e) where e is the phase difference Show that Ex^2 + Ey^2 - 2*Ex*Ey*cos(e) = ( sin(e) )^2 Homework Equations Ex=cos(kx-wt) Ey=cos(kx-wt+e) The Attempt at a Solution Was...
  12. J

    Are Electrical Components Key to Filtering Noise in Digital PID Controllers?

    When speaking of filtering noise of an input or output, are the texts referring to the actual electrical components of a digital pid controller? Capacitors, resistors etc...
  13. caters

    Totipotent Stem Cell From Molecular Components

    I am making a human stem cell from its molecular components(just pretending to do it right now but might be able to do later in life). I have extracted my DNA and formed a liposome. I have the DNA replicating in an incubator at 98.6° F, 5% CO2, and 95% humidity. The temperature is because it...
  14. E

    Calculating vector components (displacement, oooh)

    Homework Statement Sophie walks 800 M [N], then 500 M [W] and finally 400 M [SE] in 25 minutes. What is her displacement and average velocity? (Using scale diagram) Homework Equations a2 + b2 = c2 The Attempt at a Solution I tried calculating by creating separate triangles, but...
  15. A

    Wave function orthogonal components

    1. The photon wave function, an EM wave, has orthogonal electric and magnetic components. I have gathered the impression that the electron wave function has only one. Is this correct? 2. By analogy with EM waves, can the electron's spin rate be identified with the frequency of its wave...
  16. J

    Finding velocity components with Forces?

    Three forces acting on an object are given by F1 = (−1.85i+ 6.35j) N, F2 = (4.90i − 1.15j) N, and F3 = (−44.5i) N. The object experiences an acceleration of magnitude 3.55 m/s2. They want the velocity components of the object after 4 seconds. First, I calculated the direction of the...
  17. jdawg

    What's the Difference Between Ax and i-Hat in Vector Notation?

    Homework Statement So this isn't really a specific homework question, it's more of a general one. What is the difference between ax and i(hat)? I thought they were the same thing. Can someone please explain the difference? Homework Equations The Attempt at a Solution
  18. D

    Vector components and its coordinate description in a given basis

    Given a basis \mathfrak{B}=\lbrace\mathbf{e}_{i}\rbrace it is possible to represent a vector \mathbf{v} as a column vector \left[\mathbf{v}\right]_{\mathfrak{B}}= \left(\begin{matrix}v^{1} \\ v^{2} \\ \vdots \\ v^{n}\end{matrix}\right) where the v_{i} are the components of \mathbf{v} relative...
  19. N

    Optical components - lens and mirror

    Homework Statement a) Despite the diverging lens with focal length f we observed object which is perpendicular to the optical axis (Figure 6 in the article ,,5. Rozptylka a zrcátko"). To what distance from the diverging lens we have to put the subject to be scaled twice? (cross-magnification Z...
  20. Spinnor

    ψ in formula for strong force currents, how many components?

    In the ψ below, there are 4 components for the Dirac spinnor times three possible color states for a total of 12 components for ψ? Are there low energy, weak field limits of the above that allow us to consider classical color counterparts of electric current densities and electric charge...
  21. KiNGGeexD

    Components of torque in a solid sphere

    A uniform sphere of mass M and radius R has a point on its surface fixed at the origin. Its centre lies along a line in the direction of the position vector r = i + 2k + 3k at length R. Find the components of the torque acting on it due to gravity if the z-direction is upwards and gravity acts...
  22. Q

    How can I understand logarithms and mantissas without a calculator?

    Homework Statement Show how 10^(-1.7) = alog(0.3) * 10^(-2) Homework Equations Component: non-fraction part of a logarithm. Mantissa: fraction part of a logarithm. The Attempt at a Solution I'm "reverse engineering" a prof's class through watching his lectures, so I don't have the...
  23. H

    Stress components on cantilever beam loaded off symmetry

    Homework Statement An element is taken from the wall end of the cantilever beam that is loaded as per the diagram. What are the stress components of the element, taken at x=0, y=h/2, z=0 Homework Equations σ=My/IThe Attempt at a Solution So from the shear moment diagram, the moment and shear...
  24. K

    Building a Remote-Controlled Alarm/Siren System: Components & Connections

    I have no clue on the first thing to start with. I want to make a remote that signals to a siren/alarm. 1) what kind of electronics/components would I need for a sensor. 2) how can I get it to connect to an alarm/siren sound? 3) where can I purchase the components to make this?
  25. Safinaz

    Why in SUSY we tend to use 2- components

    Hi all, why in SUSY we tend to use 2- components Weyl spinor field not the ordinary Dirac filed .. Regards, Safinaz
  26. Y

    Combining gravitational time dilation components.

    Consider a sphere with outer radius r2 and a centred inner cavity of radius r1, forming a constant density shell with density p. Let's say the time dilation on a clock on the inner surface of the shell is ta. Now the shell with filled with a material of the same constant density as the shell...
  27. F

    Measuring sum of two components of spin angular momentum

    Homework Statement What are the possible results of the measurement of the sum of the x and z components of the spin angular momentum of a spin-1/2 particle? Sx = Spin angular momentum operator x Sz = Spin angular momentum operator x Homework Equations The Attempt at a...
  28. K

    Prototyping automobile components

    Hi, I'm creating software based simulations for different components of a car. I've some query regarding this. Also please let me know if what I'm doing is correct or not 1. Engine component It would take the acceleration request and fuel injection(set at the beginning) and would compute...
  29. N

    What is the Moment Produced by a Perpendicular Force on an Inclined Plane?

    Homework Statement Force F acts perpendicular to the inclined plane ABC. Assume x0 = 2.32 m, y0 = 3.44 m, z0 = 2.94 m, and F = 459 N. Determine the moment produced by F about point B; What are the x,y,z component. Homework Equations Cross Product The Attempt at a Solution A...
  30. J

    Can you help identify home-made potentiometer components?

    Can you help identify "home-made" potentiometer components? Hi all, I work well with my hands, but am not very applied with electronic gadgetry as to what exactly the components in the pictures are. I know there are transistors, resistors an integrated circuit and etc. I was wondering if...
  31. B

    Experiment/Principle Components - Unsupervised Learning

    Homework Statement A researcher collects expression measurements for 1,000 genes in 100 tissue samples. The data can be written as a 1, 000 × 100 matrix, which we call X, in which each row represents a gene and each column a tissue sample. Each tissue sample was processed on a different day...
  32. A

    Unit Vectors and Vector Components

    I remember in my first year physics classes, when dealing with a force F we would find the vector's x- and y-components using F_x=r cos(θ) and F_y=r sin(θ) I also remember learning in my mathematics classes about unit vectors, but cannot seem to remember using them to break vectors down into...
  33. M

    Connected components of a metric subspace

    Homework Statement . Consider the subspace ##U## of the metric space ##(C[0,1],d_∞)## defined as ##U=\{f \in C[0,1] : f(x)≠0 \forall x \in [0,1] \}##. Prove that ##U## is open and find its connected components. The attempt at a solution. First I've proved that ##U## is open. I want to...
  34. Andy Resnick

    What are these mysterious structures on wireless chipsets?

    Careful decapsulation of wireless chipsets results in these structures: http://imageshack.us/a/img690/7145/9yd4.jpg http://imageshack.us/a/img854/7783/kq3i.jpg http://imageshack.us/a/img850/3041/xxki.jpg http://imageshack.us/a/img826/2589/easq.jpg I'm hoping someone can...
  35. S

    What components to make LED bar graph up/down counter?

    Hey all, Wanting to create an up/down counter that uses a photogate as a trigger, and a 12 segment LED bar graph to display the count. It will need to begin at full illumination, turning off one at a time on activation of the photogate. Will also need a reset switch, though I'm thinking a...
  36. J

    What are the vector components of a rocket's impact velocity?

    A rocket hits the ground at an angel of 60° from the horizontal at a speed of 300 m/s. a. Draw the vector representing the rocket's impact and show the westward and eastward components of it's velocity. b. Calculate the horizontal and vertical components of the rocket's impact velocity.
  37. J

    How Do You Calculate Vector Components of a Rocket's Velocity?

    A rocket heads at an angel of 40° West of North at a speed of 150 m/s. A Draw the vector representing the planes flight and show the westward and northward components of it's velocity. b. Calculate the westward and northward components of the plane's velocity. Please i really need help...
  38. EVriderDK

    Drawing schematics on high voltage components, like transformers etc.

    I know of multisim, but that is mostly fo rlow voltage applications. I need a schematics program like multisim, that has models of big transformer stations, current transformers, fuses, circuit breakers etc. Anyone of you who knows of a tool like this?
  39. C

    How Do You Calculate the Effective Speed of a Tailwind for a Westward Cyclist?

    Homework Statement A cyclist head due west on a straight road at 5.6m/s. A northeast wind is blowing at 10m/s. What is the effective speed of the tailwind?(resultant) Homework Equations Cos 45 10 Sin 45 10 The Attempt at a Solution Basically I broke it down into its x and y...
  40. D

    Circuit with 2 components. Series or Parallel?

    Homework Statement Say I have a circuit with only 2 components, a battery and a capacitor. Is this circuit considered series or parallel? What about a charged capacitor and an uncharged one? Does the fact I have an oscilloscope connected to the capacitor to read the voltage across it affect...
  41. S

    Simple typo question: Radial & circumferential components of velocity

    Homework Statement Here is the part of the problem that I am referring to (that is also fully portrayed in a more aesthetically-pleasing manner in the TheProblem.jpeg attachment).: Consider a particle moving on the curve whose equation in polar coordinates is r = 1 + cos(θ). The rate of change...
  42. icesalmon

    Finding unit normal vectors and normal/tangent components of accelerat

    Homework Statement given r(t) = <t, 1/t,0> find T(t) N(t) aT and aN at t = 1 Homework Equations T(t) = r'/||r'|| N(t) = T'/||T'|| aT = a . T = (v . a)/||T|| aN = a . N = ||v x a||/||v|| = sqrt(||a||2 - aT2) The Attempt at a Solution for my T(t) I get <t2, -1 , 0>/(sqrt(1+t4) (I...
  43. L

    Problem involving moment components and angles

    1 Gripper C of the industrial robot is accidentally subjected to a 60 lb side load directed perpendicular to BC (see attachment). The lengths of the robot's links are AB = 22 in and BC = 18 in. By using the moment components method, determine the moment of the force about the center of joint A...
  44. Low-Q

    White noise energy vs. frequency components energy.

    "White noise" energy vs. frequency components energy. White noise, I have learned that is a mixdure of all possible frequency components at the same time. All at the same levels. White noise can for example occour in resistors where an electric current flows through. If I filter it through...
  45. C

    Vector Components: Equal Force of Two Wires Suspending 500N Sign

    Homework Statement two wires are used to suspend a sign that weighs 500N. the two wires make an angle of 100 degrees between each other. If each wire is exerting an equal amount of force, how much force does each wire exert? Homework Equations The Attempt at a Solution The answer...
  46. C

    Resultant Velocity & Time for Crossing Stream: Vectors Comp. HW

    Homework Statement a boat heads due east across a stream with a velocity of 20m/s. the stream is flowing from north to south at a rate of 5.0m/s. a)What is the resultant velocity? b) if the stream is 100 m wide, how much time does it take the boat to reach the other side? c) How far downstream...
  47. A

    Determine the components of P in the i, j, and k directions.

    Homework Statement As shown, a pole is subjected to three forces: F, P, and T. The force F expressed in Cartesian vector form is F=[5 i+7 j+6 k] N. Force P has magnitude 7.48 N and acts in the direction given by these direction angles: α=143∘, β=57.7∘, and γ=74.5∘ to the x, y, and z axes...
  48. R

    Normal and shear components of the stress vector

    Homework Statement Find the normal and shear components (\vec{\sigma}_{n},\vec{\tau}) of the stress vector on the surface ABCD. Given: State of stress at a point \sigma_{xx}=3 \sigma_{yy}=0 \sigma_{zz}=-1 \sigma_{xy}=-\sqrt{2} \sigma_{xz}=1000 Unit normal...
  49. M

    Average size of connected components in grid

    Start with an infinite 2d grid of cells, with each cell randomly colored black or white (50% chance). Now take the graph G whose nodes are the cells, and with an edge (A, B) if A and B are adjacent in the grid, and the same color. What is the average size of a connected component of G? Is it...
  50. D

    How Do You Calculate the Components of Vector C?

    1. Vector A has x and y components of −20 cm and 19 cm, respectively; vector B has x and y components of 11.1 cm and −20 cm, respectively. If A−B +3 C = 0, what are the x and y components of vector C ? 2. Not too sure. I am thinking that using trigonometry or Pythagorean theorem. 3. I...
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