English Definition and 304 Threads

I am very interested in reading the original works of some famous mathematicians, such as: Cauchy Lagrange Euler Gauss The Bernoullis Riemann etc. I have found the their respective works have been collected in volumes (for example, Cauchy has 27 volumes!) but they are all in their...

Billiard Balls with "English" I was just watching the classic episodes of The Mechanical Universe, and one scene explained how billiard balls rebound at right angles. I understand that. But I wonder how http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glossary_of_cue_sports_terms#English" causes the effects it...

Should I take a TOEIC test ? I used to take a Toefl paper test and scored 606, now my boss tells me to take a TOEIC test that I must score at least 420. I think it's a waste of money and time. If my boss wants to know my English level, he might offer a thorough test of multiple choice...

\nabla^2 V = \nabla \cdot \nabla V. Let me first break this down in English from my understanding: \nabla V is the gradient of a scalar function V. \nabla V is a vector field at each point P where the vector points to the direction the maximum rate of increase and |\nabla V| is the value...

help!form anyone study physics in english hi I am a new collage studant and this is my first year in mechanical engineering but we studied physics in arabic including the symboles in school and when I went to the collage I was shaked because they changed the symboles to enghlish so if anyone...

Hello, I have a question about English, can I ask? How can a yes or no question that contains a fallacy within its presumptions be answered truthfully without violating grammatical rules , questions such as asking "Did you stop killing people" For an innocent guy or Did you stop cheating in an...

It's simple for you mathematicians, but I'm a physician, I don't know much about set theory or logic and such, so it's difficult for me. Let M be the set of all integers that can be described in English in, say, ten lines of text. For example, "fourteen" or "seventy minus eight" or...

Homework Statement There is no question I want to know what it actually means in basic english. Homework Equations u = sum E(x)/n = ehat The Attempt at a Solution The parameter average is the method of moments estimator. I don't know what any of this means. Please help.

hi every one iam new member here and iwant to ask you aquestion iam egyption and i want to learn english and physics and my question is: whats the best (that i learn physics by my language first and then i improve my english)or(that i learn physics by english language and learn english...

Hello everyone, I am a student in Greece and I am willing to go abroad for my undergraduate studies. I am interested in Computer Engineering and I have list some universities in US and UK (most of them in US) to apply . I have been told that I should either take a TOEFL or IELTS exam...

Hi, I am doing an experiment. I am heating a sample and changing a temperature on one surface of the sample as a sine function of time. Measuring heat flux I am trying to predict heat response of the sample. After some sine cycles heat response is in every next sine cycle the same. How do you...

Hi. Can anyone recommend a prescriptive English grammar (book) to me? It should cover British English. I have been to several bookshops and it seems that all the grammars published today are descriptive, even those published by Cambridge and Oxford, and famously the third edition of Fowler's...

A Jigger is three mouthfuls. A hogshead is two barrels. A furlong is "The distance a plow team could be driven without rest." A mile is eight furlongs. A league is "intended to be an hour's walk." I'm not even going to get into the mess that is the definitions for weight...

I heard that doing physics is basically translating english into mathematical equations, Could someone elaborate on this, and provide an example? thanks"

What is the meaning of the wave equation...in English??! Everybody knows one dimensional wave equation \frac{\partial^2u}{\partial t^2} = c^2 \frac{\partial^2u}{\partial x^2} This together with verious boundary and initial condition give various solution of u(x,t). Also it can be transform...

In English which if the following, if any, is incorrect and if so, why: having had; having had had; had had; had having had; has had had; having have had had. What tense to you call the last one? Can you say "He had had having had had" ?

Homework Statement I've been given a problem: "C(x,y) is x and y have chatted over the internet. The domain is students in a class. Express there are two students who combined have chatted with all of the students in the class".2. The attempt at a solution I think this is the correct answer...

The english version of this book has almost 50 pages more than the french one. Added material or just different type set?

Homework Statement I actually have to problems I would just like someone to confirm for me. I have several other problems similar to these, and I don't want to waste time in case I do not understand the fundamentals. Anyway: a) Define suitable predicates and functions and then formalize...

I've tried looking on various websites to find a definition I can understand but every website describes it differently, even the online dictionaries. I have also tried looking in my Y&F University Physics. I just don't <i>understand</i> what elastic hysteresis is because most descriptions don't...

This is probably a silly question, but I was wondering why the English ever took on the Latin alphabet. Clearly, it is a very poor representation of the language. Let me elaborate: They have spelling bees. That is to say, the writing is more or less arbitrary: you can spell the same word...

Rules like, "I before E except after C." Oh really? You mean like "foreigner?" Or, "soceity?" Or how about like half of the words that end with "E" where that "E" is pronounced, and the other half where the "E" is not pronounced. Feel free to add to this, and post the gargantuian list of...

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For my official Master's thesis, i need to know how to write the plural form of abbreviations. Let's say the abbreviation is CERN. And let's say we have two. Do we have two CERNs or two CERN's? My preference goes to the latter form, with apostrophe, but I'm not sure what the official ruling...

I came across this document http://www.hedweb.com/manworld.htm#faq containing a plain english explanation of the Everett interpretation. While it is clear that the author is very much in favor of this interpretation and has objections to others, is there any thing here that is fundamentally...

There are few points about english language i do not like. Why in english (also in many other languages) you do not write the same as you speak? Why people make things difficult? I noticed that in USA schools make some spelling champoinships. Vel in mai kauntri stjudents vuld fait forever bekoz...

ok, let me first say this is a genuine question that is not meant to offend anyone. i notice that a lot of you posters who excel in math and sciences and all of that hard stuff, make numerous grammar mistakes. the poster who has frylock as his avatar regularly uses the word you're when your is...

I need to quote and cite from an online English dictionary. There is so many, I'm looking for the most credible, or does it really matter?

Is it worth doing minor in English. To be honest, my gpa is low, and I am looking into grad school once I finish my bachelor. But I think having English minor would help me to get a job better than others. I really do not know what to do. I want do something extra than my classmates. (We...

Its about boolean algebra: for example. Instead of writing p => q we write =>pq or p v q we write vpq etc... What is this notation called on english language?

My daughter, Evo Child, is a university student and an English tutor, (her university pays her to tutor other students). She's been tutoring since High School (honors English). She asked me if I thought anyone at PF would be interested in having help with their English. She will be glad to...

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In my first attempt, I got 480/710 in Verbal/Quantitative. My poor performance in the verbal part is because English is not my native language. I particularly have difficulty in answering the Reading comprehension part. I don't think this part can be mastered by going through 4 or 5 practice...

Is this field subjective or objective? If the latter can it be automated? i.e type any sentence and have a software to check whether it is grammatically correct or not. Some of you may also like to give some advice in here https://www.physicsforums.com/showthread.php?p=2218462#post2218462

What is such a book? I'm looking for easy to read book.

Please tell me where I can find English language copies of 1.Langevin, Paul ( 1911) L'evolution de l'espace et du temps' ( The article referenced in Wikipedia is in French) 2. Laue, Max von ( 1913). Das Relatuvutatsprinzip (2nd Ed.) Braunschweig: Vieweg.

Hi guys, I'm having trouble conceptualizing Taylor's Theorem. I understand how to compute a taylor series, as well as figure out whether it converges or not. I also realize that since it is an approximation that there is a remainder that is the difference between it and the original function. I...

Obama is the 44th President of USA. or, The country x is the 44th largest in the world. To get an answer 44th, what's the question to ask?

Can you give me links on forums, where I can correct grammar of the article by one to one sentence (i am not native speaker)? Maybe it is not necessary to find peoples with physical knowledge. Any other suggestions?

Homework Statement An irrigation system should open sprinkler's water valve when if the system is enabled and neither raining nor freezing temperatures are detected. Homework Equations S\rightarrow system enabled R'\rightarrow not raining F'\rightarrow freezing temperatures not detected...

I am a physics enthusiast, I am a Chinese. I now want an English name. If the name can descripe a sense is better.the sense is A person toward the horizon. thank you for all your recommend.

You know, we make these sorts of schemes: _________________-1__________4__________->x x+1- - - - - - - - - - 0------------------------ x-4- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -0------------ (x+1)(x-4)-----------0- - - - - - -0------------ What do you call this? The reason why I...

I am being paranoid about my english, which of the following sentences are correct? 1) "...increasing a samples length..." OR "...increasing a sample's length..." 2) "...having known a standardized samples cross-section..." OR "...having known a standardized sample's cross-section..."...

is it right to write "The QT240 IC is used to sense the user’s touch." or "The QT240 IC is use to sense the user’s touch." ? The subject is the QT240 IC and the verb is "is". What is "use/used"?

Personally I love the typical British accent (London). Skottish is really cool. And maybe East Coast American. I don't like Australian. Texas is horrible, not at least because it reminds me of Bush.

Base of the system problems, please help What is the base of the system in which 121 represents the same number as the decimal number 324? [b] I need someone to tell what this thing is saying thank you.

First try to find some uniform baking potatoes, knobly ones are a pain to peel and get uniform chips out of without wasting a lot. Cut the chips about a 1/4 inch thick, boil for about 5 mins, drain, refresh, leave to cool while heating oil in roasting pan in 200 degree oven, put chips in...

hi everyone i wonder if anyone know french. I am trying to find out what does it mean 'remise à l'aire' in english. Its when the reactor was brought to atmospheric pressure with air we call that in french 'remise à l'aire', i hope that someone can tell me what does it mean in english. thanks

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Hello, I need help in the english language. I wrote for my homepage this sentence and I am not sure as I wrote it correct or wrong. My english is still in childrens boots. Here is it: Thanks a lot. greeting Herbststurm