Knowledge Definition and 373 Threads

ok I'm beginning to read a bit of kant... so what i understand is that we can only GAIN KNOWLEDGE by using concepts and applying it to experiences. it goes to say that we can not know god in this case because we can never experience god? a question someone asked me when i was discussing...

Have people been reading about http://blog.wolfram.com/2009/03/05/wolframalpha-is-coming/" on it make it sound pretty magical, and don't address any of the standard objections that AI people raise to actually creating a knowledge engine, as it appears to be... but I am still intrigued...

QUESTION ONE Newton derived F=GMm/R^2 by puting one kg of sphere on the surface of earth. Now consider if the same sphere is bigger and bigger till it reach the size of earth. OR simply put imaginary Earth on Earth Now apply F= GMm/R2 where g = GM/d2. M= m= mass of Earth = mass of...

This is my first post here and I am strictly seeking info, guidance, assistance... I have read many posts here and see many intellegent people. If you have any beneficial info I would appreciate it. I have theories... Before the Big Bang, existence in its entirity would have been dark...

you see i love quantum physics its a new discovery for me but i don't know i just get it. it amazes and baffles me( as anyone who is not confused by quantum physics truly doesn't understand it) i alwways had liked math but never science but always did and still do love the study of space and the...

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Hello everyone. I recently found this documentary which some of you may find interesting. In this one-off documentary, David Malone looks at four brilliant mathematicians - Georg Cantor, Ludwig Boltzmann, Kurt Gödel and Alan Turing - whose genius has profoundly affected us, but which...

My second PHP question this week...:smile: I'm writing a PHP app which includes things such as form validation and database interaction. So far, almost everything has been written procedurally. However, I started playing around with PHP's OO stuff, and it's cool. Problem is, this app is being...

What kind of knowledge do independent invent0rs have? Do they have knowledge in all the areas of engineering? Thanks!

http://physicsed.buffalostate.edu/courses/software/modeling/1st_mechanics/PDF%20files/4-FP-Inertia/Tests/Quiz%201.pdf 1) I don't know how to do this, but I know there is the force of gravity by the Earth in the force diagram.. 2) For this one I got the answer Fx=7.5N [I did 1/2(15N) which...

A supernova is so brilliant that it would kill you stone dead at a range of several light years. But from a typical part of the Universe -in intergalactic space - you would not even see it because its so far away. A typical part of the Universe is cold - 3k and empty, less than a...

I want to study aerospace engineering in an university of the United States of America, or in the United Kingdom. I have been thinking about the University of Michigan, The MIT, The University of Liverpool, The Rutgers University, The Stanford University, The Embry-Riddle Aeronautical...

Homework Statement You fire a squirt gun horizontally from an open window in a multistory building and make note of where the spray hits the ground. Then you walk up to a window 5.0 m higher and fire the squirt gun again, discovering that the water goes 1.5 times as far. Ignore air...

If i were to transfer to a good school after my sophomore year, would i be at the same lever as those who attended the school since freshmen year?

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When I get my bachalor degree in EE how much knowledge will I know about making circuits and understanding things. I know they don't teach you anything but I know I would love to make all kinds of stuff in my spare time as a hobby. I plan to get a Masters also if that helps. Does anyone who...

I was recently made aware of the book, "Consilience: The Unity of Knowledge". The author's name is E.O. Wilson, a well known and established biologist. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Consilience:_The_Unity_of_Knowledge I saw the opportunity to bring the idea of consilience to this forum...

Metaphor and Knowledge Understanding any poem requires knowledge. The following poem is from the Sanskrit tradition: Neighbor please/ keep an eye on my house/ my husband says the water from the well/ is tasteless/ so even when I’m alone/ I have to go into the forest/ where the Tamala...

What would it mean to "transfer data directly from brain to brain"? We can assume that "data" in the brain amounts to some spatial-temporal pattern of activation across many neurons. This is a very reasonable assumption to make in light of what we know about neuroscience. There's no way to...

I have a tough call to make. I won't go into the details, but it basically goes like this. Plan A - I can take a highly difficult grad math course next year, for no other sake than interest. This would mean my GPA would suffer (because the average is really low and I'd spend insane amounts of...

Hi everyone, I will be pursuing a degree in biochemistry/biotechnology, and my question was exactly what or how much of mathematics would be important to understand fully most of the concepts coming from the chemistry courses that I will take? Most of my chem courses in upper years would...

i am a third year btech student , i am interested in gaining knowledge about antenna and their working.kindly help me by referring some good books for begineers.

I have been thinking for quite some time about why people believe what they believe and why persons hold a disbelief in science and its explanations. To make myself clearer I have seen, heard of and spoken to persons that simply do not believe in a certain thing (be it religious beliefs or...

I am a Physics graduate wondering how to bridge the knowledge gap between my degree and a mechanical engineering degree. If anyone as any idea of what a mechanical engineer should know coming out of a degree then that would be very helpful. many thanks Gavin Fowler

I will attempt to study rudimentary Physics and Calculus on my own over the summer; but my main concern is, what to focus more on, math or physics. What I am asking is, if i become study more and become "good" at Physics, would it also guarantee I would be "good" at Calculus? Or is it the other...

link Well, if I asked a Dutch PhD which the capital of Alaska would be and correcting the wrong answer, Anchorage, he might reply: You know? You know? No, I don't know, do you? :rolleyes: Bad joke, anyway, but then again: She blaims a lot of things but what to do about it?

Hi everyone this is a fantastic forum ,I have browsed through the threads and found it fantastic to such a community for engineers to share knowledge ,experience and advice. It will boost the mutual interests of members ,so consequently I registered today and I would like you to...

Some time ago I had to do a calculation concerning a physical problem. In this calculation some integrals were needed to be solved and the method on how to do this was briefly described. I was able to solve the problem completely and found the method so beautiful that I would like to share it...

The problem with coursework is that coursework is structured in such a way as to "measure" knowledge at the end of the course. It provides no means of measuring knowledge months after the course, when one may have absorbed the course material better (especially since learning is best done over a...

After careful consideration, I have decided that Knowledge is knowing, but that understanding is Wisdom. It is, therefore, with great regret to find that there is very little wisdom in Science. Given that Science is the study of knowledge, and that the lagauge of science is mathematics... On the...

Hi all, I tried to be really dedicated to my discovery on finding knowledge...but somehow, the more I find it...the more I realize how much I am missing out on it. For instance, almost all the great discoveries are accidental b/c we don't have enough brains to come up w/ something like this...

I am interested in disinterested knowledge Disinterested knowledge is the energy bunny. It generates the energy for exploration and for overcoming some of the inhibitions consciousness places on the unconscious. Disinterested knowledge is an intrinsic value. Disinterested knowledge is not...

Knowledge begets responsibility which begets guilt Guilt is both a curse and a salvation. I conclude that guilt is perhaps one of the few internal mechanisms that can prevent human self-destruction. Rational analysis and recognition of self preservation can drive us to correcting...

1. Compton scattering from electrons is most easily observed for: *microwaves *infrared light *visible light *ultraviolet light *x rays I Think it refer to x ray . but not sure what do you think guyz .. please tell me if you can 2.Which of the following electromagnetic radiations has...

So I decided to buy the book The Elements because i couldn't pass the offer up(for $10, can you believe that?) and there is a few things in there that I can't understand, so could anyone recommend some easier more basic geometry books that I could learn from to give me the basis for what i need...

This one is just to test yourself, you're not competing against others, so don't google answers. It's multiple choice. Ten questions. Please use for answers. Scored this way The quiz 1) The longest and largest nerve in the human body is the... - Spinal cord - Sciatic -...

Or philosophy or astronomy or world affairs or any other intellectual endeavor? It just seems like the majority of people are interested in social status, (especially people under 30), what stupid move paris hilton will make next in order to gain attention, is lindsay lohan a cokehead or not...

Bad Circuits -- Test Your Knowledge We were having a discussion in a different thread about the fun sections at the end of each chapter in "The Art of Electronics" by Horowitz and Hill, where they show simple schematics as examples of Bad Circuits, without any explanation of what is bad or...

When a person can self-study and gain accreditation through certification exams? Are there examples of such examples in the IT industry, for example? Does the IT industry even care about one's credentials, irrespective of educational background?

Albert Einstein says that knowledge is a tree of which different specializations are its branches. Sri Krishna in Bhagwat Gita similarly, says that Knowledge is a tree upside down i.e., of which root is on top; and trunk, branches and leaves spread at bottom. If we all see the expansion of...

Why do some of us constantly pursue knowledge? Probably because attaining it, or part of it if you want to get technical, is a satisfaction in itself. Are we not, then, pursuing knowledge for the sole purpose of satisfying ourselves? We can say that the knowledge we obtain and share might be...

When people speak about getting an education, I think of science, maths, logic as the key foundations to an education. However there are many who supposeddly have an education but may not have done any science beyond year 10 and are very ignorant about maths. Should these people be labeled as...

Good morning all, Anyone who is a physicist please respond to the following question: How would one go about gaining the knowledge of someone who has doctorate in physics without actually going to college (I'll explain why in a bit). My question is mainly targeted at what subjects I need...

Hi Everyone I have a object oriented C++ assignment which is due this week and I have no idea as to how start it.... This program prints a motion verb ( fly, run, swim, crawl, walk, or roll ), waits for a second, then prints the name of an entity and repeats the verb (for example: fly ..1s...

Lately, i have try to find a answer for this question. I will be glad if some of you would point me to the right literature. With that being said, i will tell you why i ask this question. I have attended numerious courses in mathematics, and physics, and the one thing i have noticed is that...

well as the title suggests, perhaps next summer ill be taking courses from our computer science department, i want to know how much knowledge of programming does a mathematician needs? up till now I am taking one course which is entitled computers for physicists. it's not much of a...

I'm having a bit of trouble distinguishing between procedural knowledge and propositional knowledge. Particularly in problem solving. Generally the difference between them is knowing how and knowing what, respectively. Propositional knowledge is composed of four parts, syntactic (learning...

General knowledge for you, but I NEED ANSWERS! I've always hated anything related to politics/economy/buisness. I hate business so much that I always spell it wrong too. I keep on putting the i before the s. Anyway, here are a few 'general knowledge' questions, which might be general knowledge...

Okay i am not a physics master. I'm in honors high school physics with a C. But physics is just so interesting. I just wish I was better at it. I'm always making stupid mistakes on tests Anyways. I am really interested in learning about the weird things in physics. Like tachyons, string...

Sometimes when we obtain knowledge from only one source, we become ignorant. Ex. Hardcore religious Fundamentalist. And when we learn knowledge by memorizing instead of understanding, it only gives us materialistic profit but no mental benefit.(getting an A+ in class) But how do we know we...