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Forum: Computers, Math, Science, and Technology Topic: Unified Modern Mathematics |
| Arran |
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Posted: 28 Dec 2014, 12:14 pm
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Replies: 18
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| According to Wikipedia: New Mathematics is the name is commonly given to a set of teaching practices introduced in the U.S. shortly after the Sputnik crisis in order to boost science education and mathematical skill in the population so that the perceived intellectual threat of Soviet engineers, rep... |
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Forum: Computers, Math, Science, and Technology Topic: Unified Modern Mathematics |
| Arran |
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Posted: 27 Dec 2014, 1:39 pm
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Replies: 18
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| The biggest problem with New mathematics is the way that it dived into abstractions before the kids had mastered basic arithmetic and geometry. It was also written in a way that ignored the chronological development of math over the centuries. Mathematicians who devised modern math topics during the... |
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Forum: Computers, Math, Science, and Technology Topic: Unified Modern Mathematics |
| Arran |
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Posted: 25 Dec 2014, 6:44 pm
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Replies: 18
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| UMM is undeniably a course written by mathematicians for mathematicians rather than for people who use mathematics in scientific or real world applications. Set theory is the language of UMM which runs through most of the subsequent topics. This means that if students fail to master set theory – com... |
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Forum: Computers, Math, Science, and Technology Topic: Unified Modern Mathematics |
| Arran |
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Posted: 18 Dec 2014, 4:27 pm
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Replies: 18
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Forum: Social Skills and Making Friends Topic: Do Jehovah's Witnesses have social skills training sessions? |
| Arran |
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Posted: 22 Sep 2014, 5:48 pm
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Replies: 13
Views: 9,940
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| They are taught to be submissive. They have elders. You won't see those doing the door-to-door preaching. They have a very strict hierarchy and the elders are at the top of that. If you break the rules or refuse to change your ways that fits in with the standard you get kicked out or sanctioned. Th... |
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Forum: Social Skills and Making Friends Topic: Do Jehovah's Witnesses have social skills training sessions? |
| Arran |
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Posted: 20 Sep 2014, 6:12 am
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Replies: 13
Views: 9,940
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| Do Jehovah's Witnesses have special social skills training sessions for their members? Almost every Jehovah's Witness I have encountered is very good socially and are well spoken and diplomatic. I have never encountered any with the slightest sign of AS traits. Therefore I can't help wondering if th... |
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Forum: Computers, Math, Science, and Technology Topic: Consumer uses for UNC fasteners |
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Posted: 28 Aug 2014, 1:53 pm
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Replies: 6
Views: 1,194
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| You missed my point. I'm not referring to the millions of fasteners used in the oil industry or machine tools for factories. The question is about consumer applications. Are there many situations where the average Joe specifically requires a UNC fastener or does he just need a nut and bolt combinati... |
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Forum: Computers, Math, Science, and Technology Topic: Consumer uses for UNC fasteners |
| Arran |
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Posted: 27 Aug 2014, 1:30 pm
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Replies: 6
Views: 1,194
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| Does the average American consumer have any specific uses for UNC fasteners or do hardware stores sell them as a result of tradition and familiarity by customers? By specific uses I mean widely encountered situations with modern products - such as commonly encountered door knobs - rather than repair... |
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Forum: Autism Politics, Activism, and Media Representation Topic: Talha Ahsan is now free |
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Posted: 02 Aug 2014, 4:21 am
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Replies: 2
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| The terrorist that wasn't "What happened next is a study in America?s ability to ride roughshod over Europe?s sovereign governments and its international human rights apparatus. It also showcases the U.S. justice system?s willingness, in its prosecution of terrorism cases, to rewrite history, distor... |
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Forum: Politics, Philosophy, and Religion Topic: Holy Roman Empire |
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Posted: 21 Jul 2014, 6:18 am
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Replies: 9
Views: 1,868
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| The Roman empire has always existed in one form or another except during the 19th and early 20th centuries when European countries went their own separate ways. |
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Forum: Politics, Philosophy, and Religion Topic: Britain leaving EU |
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Posted: 20 Jul 2014, 7:10 am
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Replies: 5
Views: 821
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| I'm no fan of UKIP but rest assured that 9 out of 10 British citizens who earn less than the median average salary will have more disposable income if Britain withdrew from the EU. Cheaper food from not having to implement the CAP and a VAT cut could be implemented almost immediately for starters. T... |
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Forum: Autism Politics, Activism, and Media Representation Topic: Talha Ahsan is now free |
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Posted: 17 Jul 2014, 6:57 pm
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Replies: 2
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Fnord and Tequila please look away.
Talha Ahsan is now free and will shortly be returning home to Britain.
I knew the entire case was all a big fuss over nothing by agressive and heavy handed prosecutors from the outset. |
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Forum: Television, Film, and Video Topic: Reality TV killed The history and discovery channel |
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Posted: 28 Jun 2014, 9:07 am
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Replies: 46
Views: 3,664
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| Are good quality factual documentaries now unprofitable to make because they do not bring in sufficient advertising revenue to make them commercially viable? Is it likely that factual documentaries in the future will not be commercial productions but instead be labours of love by people in their fre... |
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Forum: Computers, Math, Science, and Technology Topic: Is Don Lancaster famous? |
| Arran |
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Posted: 28 Jun 2014, 8:59 am
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Replies: 2
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| Is Don Lancaster really a famous engineer in the US? Is he even an engineer or is he just a hobbyist who works as a forest ranger? I have a few of his books but very few people in electronics circles in Britain have heard of him. His article Some Energy Fundamentals is full of bizarre and ridiculous... |
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Forum: School and College Life Topic: World map projections |
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Posted: 04 Jun 2014, 3:08 pm
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Replies: 0
Views: 1,589
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| Does your country have an official world map projection for use in schools? The National Curriculum in England specified the then highly obscure Eckert IV projection in 1995. It is still rarely encountered outside of schools. Until the late 1970s the Mercator and Molleweide projections were the most... |
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Forum: School and College Life Topic: What do you think about Polish language |
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Posted: 04 Jun 2014, 2:58 pm
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Replies: 28
Views: 6,684
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| I have suspected for many years that some languages are more difficult to learn than others and how difficulty it is to learn has a large affect on the popularity of the language if it is a minor tongue. Easier languages are likely to have more popular support and people learning them than difficult... |
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