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Licentiate of Philosophy in atomic Physics Master of Science in Physics

Multiplication and additionprinciple

If you are in a situation where you have two make two consecutive choices and the first one can be selected from n alternatives and the second can be selected from m alternatives the total number of possible combinations is … Fortsätt läsa

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Peculiar functions with descriptions

The cycloid describes the motion of a point on the perimeter of a wheel. The tractoria  (or tractrix) is a curve where the length of the tangent from the tangentialpoint to the x-axis has a constant length a. Its evolute is the … Fortsätt läsa

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The Amur leopard – an ecotype

Most leopards live on savannahs in tropical climate. However at the north-eastern limit of its range it exists in a cold-temperate climate with lots of snow and down to minus 25 degrees centigrade in the winter. Only about 40 of … Fortsätt läsa

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Solving polynomial equations, descartes theorem

A large part of the algebra courses at upper secondary-school level are devoted to solving equations or factorization of polynomials. This is often the same thing. Some terminology. All of these are the same: Solving a polynomial equation. Finding roots … Fortsätt läsa

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The area of the circle

‘Minute Physics’ derives the area of the circle with a string of pearls and a ruler:

Publicerat i Geometri, Gymnasiematematik(high school math) | Märkt , | Lämna en kommentar

Modular arithmetic & the Chinese Rest Theorem

modular arithmetic (sometimes called clock arithmetic) is a system of arithmetic for integers, where numbers ”wrap around” upon reaching a certain value—the modulus. An example of this is the clock which starts repeating itself when it has reached 12. Therefore it … Fortsätt läsa

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Exceldiagrams

Excel is a versatile programme for e.g. statisitics. Learn more!

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Asteroid-passage

In the evening today February the 15th. an asteroid flies by close to the Earth only about 27 600 km away. It measures about 40 m in length and is similar to the one responsible for the Tunguska (Siberia) impact … Fortsätt läsa

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Conical sections

The force of gravity determines the trajectories of the celestial bodies. Mathematical analysis reveals that there are three types of trajectories possible for a body moving in a gravitational field determined by Newton’s law of gravity. If one of the … Fortsätt läsa

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