Consider an example of a cricket ball being thrown high up in the skies through the air to understand the working of linear momentum better. When you catch the cricket ball coming from a great height, you feel the ball’s momentum hit you. When you catch the ball, it pushes your hand back towards you. …
By Kenneth J. Benton, Consumer Regulations Specialist, Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia The Regulation Z amendments will be reviewed in two installments. In this issue, we will discuss the extensive changes to credit card application and solicitation disclosures under §226.5a of the regulation. In the Second Quarter 2009 issue, we will discuss the remaining changes …
The Ideal Gas is a model that GREATLY simplifies the math necessary for describing the behavior of real gases. As Andrew M mentioned, if the temperature is high enough and the pressure low enough that the gas is nowhere near liquifying or solidifying, then real gases usually behave close enough to ideal gases that we …
Once Jack’s tribe steals what remains of Piggy’s glasses, Piggy is left virtually powerless against their efforts to annihilate what remains of Ralph’s group. He becomes frightened, and his speech echoes a lack of reasoning. When Ralph and Piggy make one final attempt to reclaim Piggy’s glasses and a sense of order, Piggy is killed …
Rounding Rap Find the place value and underline that digit. Move to the right and circle, get it!? 0-4, Underlined digit stays the same. 5-9 Add one is. How does the placement of a digit determine its value in a number? For example: What is the value of 4 in 34,766? What is the value …
The label “relativism” has been attached to a wide range of ideas and positions which may explain the lack of consensus on how the term should be defined. The profusion of the use of the term “relativism” in contemporary philosophy means that there is no ready consensus on any one definition. Here are three prominent, …
The “topic sentence” is the sentence in which the main idea of the paragraph is stated. It is unquestionably the most important sentence in the paragraph. The topic sentence generally is composed of two parts: (a) the topic itself and (b) the controlling idea. What is a controling idea. what is a controling idea, The …
What happens when your business receives payments from customers before providing a service or delivering a product? Generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP), shaped and enforced by both the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB), require companies to record prepayments as unearned revenue. What type of account is unearned revenue. what …
Nucleic acids are the most important macromolecules for the continuity of life. They carry the genetic blueprint of a cell and carry instructions for the functioning of the cell. The two main types of nucleic acids are deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) and ribonucleic acid (RNA). DNA is the genetic material found in all living organisms, ranging …
There may be some slight variations in the definitions of a specific “generation”, but the following list most generally reflects the standard years ascribed to each: Ten-year-old Zy is afraid of needles. If she could invent one thing, it would be a device to help people get shots more easily—and without fear. Fia, who’s 11, would …
