Right - Hand Palm Rule

Okay guys, tomorrow is the physics exam.
Only one thing you guys have to remember and that is........

English - Paper 1

This another thing from one of those afternoon english tutorials.
If u guys have more stuff, add it brodiggaz.

- Section 1: Short Answers (Average mark is 11 out of 15)
- Section 2: Creative Writing
- Section 3: Essay

- If the question asks about belonging, you can write about "not belonging" also
- Think about the context BUT DO NOT MAKE ASSUMPTIONS (LOL the youi ad with the three fat guys) and do not answer outside the scope
(e.g. you may have read the book or the extract before but do not use information that is not available in the given stimulus/i)
- Common themes: Identity, Relationships, Acceptance and Understanding
- Do not spend to much time on 1 markers, only 1-2 sentences maximum.
- 1 markers - 1-2 sentences - Answer usually obvious, and u can get the mark with just one word. MAD -_-
- 2 markers - 3-5 sentences
- 3 markers - o.5 - 1 page - 3 aspects, 3 techniques
- 4 markers - 1-1.5 pages
- 5/6 markers - 2 exam pages - must include Introduction (with thesis of course), Body Paragraphs, and a Conclusion

- Do not spend too much time (i hour maximum) on the Section 3 essay
-Practice doing timed papers
- Always be aware of time
- Clearly label Question
- Lines between answers
- Compare: Similarity and Differences (Use linking words)

REMEMBER, IT'S ALL ABOUT BELONGING. even if it looks like it's about toilets, it always relate to belonging somehow.

bio (0317) - BoL: DNA

DNA: deoxyribonucleic acid

it's what stores information and dictates how an organism is.. built? DNA is found in the chromosomes within the nucleus.

the two helixes are made of sugars (deoxyribose - ribose that has been deoxygenated) that are held together by phosphates. ribose is a pentose, which means it's a sugar that consists of 5 carbon atoms.

the four nitrogen bases are: adenine & guanine (purines) aka the big ones and thymine and cytosine (pyrimidine) aka the small ones. adenine and thymine are always paired up and joined by 2 hydrogen bonds, and guanine and cytosine are always paired up, joined by 3 hydrogen bonds.

a base attached to a sugar and phosphate is called a nucleotide. DNA consists of many nucleotides all joined up together.

DNA replicates when the double helix is split. since the bases only have one possible pair each, the DNA components floating around join up to make separate pairs for the split helixes, thus duplicating the original

Speech notes

From hobo Keegan AGAIN!!! Steven should do this instead of me, but I actually wrote the notes.

-Poor delivery but good speech = 13 or 14 out of 20
-Know what you are saying.
-Practice what you are going to say.
-HELP EACH OTHER
-Make sure techniques convey content that gives meaning
-Finish four days before (should of posted this eariler ><)
-TYPE IT!!!!
-Think about orginality and appeal. PURPOSE!?!?!?!
-NOT AN ESSAY ITS A SPEECH
-KNOW your audience, REMEMBER your audience, TALK TO your audience
-INTRODUCTION AND CONCLUSION ARE VERY IMPORTANT
-Make sure your conclusion links to your introduction
-You can use a quote to start and end a speech BUT make sure they are in BOTH
-Make sure the quote is relevant
-YOUR audience are IDIOTS
-Every time you speech, it is NOT the same but it will still have the same STRUCTURE
-Your speech does not have to be exactly like your transcript
-Do not change your speech too much compare to your transcript, PARAGRAPH=NO, Senctence=YES
-USE BLOODY INCLUSIVE NOUNS!!!!!
-Palm care = HAND CARDS
-Cardboard behind paper is a good idea (don't be like me and use waste paper :P)
-NUMBERED
-Try to use only dot points (too advance and late for that)
-Highlight keywords to be EMPHASISED
-When you present your speech, HIGHLIGHTED words may be the only thing you remember
-ADD a colour card or something to remind you to do something (LOOK UP MORE, SPEECH SLOWER, SAY NOT READ etc.)
-Enthusiasm is a MUST (be happy when you speak =p)
-FEEL passionate about what you are saying (CONFIDENCE)
-Don't write something you think is funny or exciting but it isn't (JOKES) unless you are funny
-REMEMBER PACE, TONE, VOLUME <---- Vary them
-SERIOUS=SLOW EXCITED=FAST
-Control your audience, Play your audience, use [pause]s
-PAUSES let your audience be absorbed into it
-Your audience are your friend, they want you to do well (WORKED IN YEAR 11 when we actually had friends in the midst of everything >< teachers as friends................ hmm)
-Cards in ONE hand, two hands look like a wall or barrier
-BE NATURAL
-NO PROPS
-START with only LADIES AND GENTLEMEN
-NEVER end with THANK YOU
-FINSIH without FADING into your seat, STAND FIRM for a few seconds before leaving
-STAY FOCUS
-LOOK AT EVERYONE (ie both teachers)
-Your EYE CONTACT needs to be natural (used to be looking around the room but since we only have two teachers as an audience)
-EYEBALL those who aren't listening (would be funny against SPROULE OR KEENGAN :P)
-EYEBALL SPROULE OR KEENGAN IF YOU HAVE THEM
-The tip above is a joke :P
-LEGS are shoulder width apart
-You CAN move a bit... LIKE YOUR KNEES

MY TIPS ;)
-Never move your feet... shuffling of feet shows you are scared...
-You must look at the audience when you pause
-Look at audience when you finish
-Look at audience when you talking, When you finish your sentence, then you look down, BETTER EFFECT, just do it most of the time
-FACIAL EXPRESSION <----- BUT be NATURAL
-LEAVE AN EMOTIONAL IMPACT
-INCLUSIVE language EVERY paragraph at LEAST

HEY I GOT 20/20 for my speech last year and these helped

HOPE ITS NOT TOO LATE, most of these WILL help your delivery instead :P you should be finished by NOW :P

PEACE AND GOD BLESS
Chris

Maths 4U graphs 2

Want to add a bit more... Will add the expotential later... Or john could do that

y=f(1/(x))

y=1/f(x)

Bit small to see the numbers but the differences are massive... JUST want to help =]
Also bloody dislike blogspot's adding image hobo.

ext2 (0316) - day 14: seminar

final day of seminars, and final day of ext2 for the term.

i'm not much in a reflecty mood right now.. coz i'm tired. i've been working on my ext2 a lot this week.

more looking at past works and other stimulating texts. and i also started writing my script, based on what i had learned ont hat script writing website.

oh but today i was directed to talk to some people at catholic universities, since i wanna enquire about catholic stuff. stuff like taht, and looking up interpretations of the bible. also i've got my actors it hink, just need to check about setting and one more actor..

i'll just takeabout today's seminars since i can't think of what to talk about.

frame story - basically a story within a story. different to like a flashback or whatever, coz the inner story can be a story on its own with no connection to the outside story, but it can be symbolic within that story or whatnot.

magical realism - different to fantasy, or stories where the human protagonist enters the fantasy world. fantasy tends to create whole new worlds etc in depth, and they go for long. whereas magical realism takes reality and fantasy invades it. the story is still realistic otherwise, and the "magical" part might be considered like a hallucination or something.

ambiguity - this was my seminar. talking about how an expression can be interpreted in obscure or multiple ways. different interpretations of the same word or phrase for example, or not being specific (ie. it can be anything) segmantic ambiguity basically, has many many possibilities.

humour in speeches - there's many forms, they're all in ext2 folder. it is used to appeal to audience, but isn't always necessary. it can be used to leave an impression etc.

stream of conciousness - moreorless a rant, just writing about what's going on in the mind. it's like first-person narration but focusing on the mind and what's going on inside rather than events happening outside.

it's a little late to be doing my first draft script now, but i'm just glad i started. i know that i can film during the holidays though, i know i can. i've been pressed for time before, this is nothing. i still have time to get up.

ag (0315) - Animal: [p] chicken embryos

today..

we cracked open chicken eggs.. WITH CHICKENS INSIDE THEM.

how weird right?

we cracked a bunch of eggs that were weaned purposely for experimental use. they were taken from their mothers/incubators (they're from a hatchery) at differnet time intervals since they were laid. this allowed us to see the different stages of fetal growth.

it was.. interesting.. there's not much ic an say.

the growth was obvious. look at table for deets.

but basically blood vessels developed first, then eyes, then limbs, beak, feathers, etc..

bio (0315) - BoL: [p] nature vs nurture

today.. ok it wans't mentiond, but we talked about a concept in ag:

P = G + E

where:
P = phenotype
G = genotype
E = environment

basically.. we wanted to know the effects of environmental conditions on two organisms with exactly the same genotype, how it would affect the phenotype.

now to have reliable results, we'd need the same genotype in two or more organisms. that's impossible unless we have identical twins etc, or clones. but.. there is a way. we took cuttings from a geranium plant, which means each cutting had exactly the same genetic makeup as the original plant.

now there were a number of environmental factors we considered altering that could affect the phenotype.. including light, soil type, air temperature, etc. but we decided to do water since it's the easiest to control and measure, and is a required ingredient for photosynthesis.

we did about 8-9 cuttings for each variable (water or unwatered) and they were al the same length (9cm) and planted in the same type of soil, in the same sized pots, in the same room. this was to make sure that the only altered variable between the two was the availability of water. none of the cuttings had leaves too, but each had at least one node.

see book for method and details, and results will be recorded later.

...

protip, read questions.

that is all.


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phys (0311) - M&G: [p] dc motor

today we had to make our very own makeshift dc motor completely on our own.

i cbf getting into deets of how we failed, but the final result was that we had one working for at least a minute.

we used a copper wire twisted into turns for our coil, suspended by paperclips over a.. neo.. something magnet.

the paper clips and magnet were taped down to the table, and the paper clips were gonnected to the transformer using alligator clips.

so it worked, kudos to the workings of the motor effect.

im falling asleep.. cya guys

math (0311) - Series: financial application

three formulas to remember

simple interest:

I = Prn

where:

I = interest
P = principal (original amount)
r = rate per unit
n = number of units

sort of related, learn:

A = P + I

compound interest

An = P ( 1 + r ) ^n

and the reverse..

Vn = P ( 1 - r ) ^n

Maths 4U - Transformations

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Square Root

















Squared


















Absolute Valued
















Recipocated
















Cubed

Organisation [XIII]

Umm... we should prolly organise these posts somehow by subjects, while maintaining the order of the time it was posted if u noe wat i mean :S

Dunno, im just sayin...



ACTUALLY DUN WORRY

that is wat tags are for -_-"

Creative Writing

(These notes are from keegan in those afternoon thingy... thought i put my notes up)


-WORTH A LOT
-Prepare a scenario and NOT A STORY

-Scenarios are:
-Adaptations (many scenes and context(maybe? depends on your story)) <---- MAIN POINT!!!!
-told from any view point (could be my uncle taking about me etc.)
-told by anyone (like above)
-start at any point (could be jumping off the cliff, halfway falling etc.)
-Any text types (teachers are fine with just story if its creative, others are more interesting)
-Never write anything like discriminatory or prejudiceable (is that even a word ><) don't write personal things chances are you might need counselling... (eg. Drugs or Rape or hatred to white people etc.)
-Have handy similiar words (belonging is boring!!! Link, connection, join, isolate, disintergrate are much more interesting.
-Don't write about stuff you haven't experienced... LIKE TERRORISM LOL
-You have to do something unique (like falling off a cliff JOKES.... i dont know you think)
-Never get your idea from SECTION 1 or take stuff from SECTION 1 basically STAY AWAY from SECTION 1
-Key phrases or catch phrases (like: 'hey we are busy right now, i'll give it to you tomorrow ;])
-Reflecting comment at the end (And Chris enjoyed the company of many fat moles)
-Be adaptable + Reflexable (Drugs on a isolated island isn't reflexable or adaptable)
-Leave readers with emotional experience


LAST BLURP (kekekeke) -Emo <--- I mean be emotional
-Be interesting (not you the story)
-Be believeable (not you the story)
-Use your experience
-No angst (not you the story)
-Level of language appropriate (articulate and intelligent)
-SHOW DON'T TELL
-Time limit
- keep it like a day seriously... teachers don't have time for you lifestory
-Focus- avoid useless information (i don't care if your firmware for you psp is 3.7 or 3.71 what matters is you are playing your psp by yourself)
-Tell marker what you are doing (?) <--- i don't get this one :P
-ALWAYS WRITE IN THRID PERSON

[edit] From Sproule: your work needs structure, a story that rambles will get you a D or E seriously... remember orientation->complication->series of events->resolution

Orientation: time, place, setting, characters, who, where, when
(e.g The old house slump into the earth. Covered by a heavy mass of grass. The house screams as it sways with the chilly wind. The smell of plants from the front lawn spreads into the night sky. The smell of decaying fruit, the smell of rotten flowers that is unbearable to anyone. However, a very small yet bright light prods through the covering of trees. Suddenly, the whole area is filled with delicious pork. The kind that melts in your mouth as you bite into it. Then the screaming of the house is drowned out by the laughing of a family. One mother, one father, a son and a grandpa)<--- See you know its night time, its a house, you have a family, you have setting that appeals to your sense. Maybe I needed to add the who bit more but you get the idea... (WE DID THIS IN CLASS :P, this is practice for me)

Complication: Not fitting in, Isolation, Acceptance, Exclusion
(e.g. Bob turned on the television. The buzzing sound from the television overwelmed Bob's ears reminding of the old days. 'Patrick, Patrick...' the television whipers. Bob could not bear it. The shavers reminded him of Patrick. The hairdryer and its soft and warm heat entered Bob's skin, reminding him of the hardship he had with Patrick. The fan, crying with Bob as he remembers the days spent with Patrick. 'Oh, if only you were here,' Bob cried loudly as he turned off the television that he spent so much time with Patrick. Then the room fell silent as the television turned off. Everything fell quiet. Suddenly the metal door slidded open.)

Series of event: Write about ONE event. It may have 2-3 sections/paragraphs within them (best if its sections because sections could = 1-2 paragraphs :])
(e.g. grandfather not belonging with son-> dinner table is quiet-> son is working on HSC-> language barrier-> days before grandfather returns to HK, they watch a soccer match together)

Resolution: reflection, growth, learning, change
(e.g. Jan's dad and son echoed the fans chant, absorbed in their soccer game. Crying with the fans, laughing with the fans. Together. These days will never be remembered by Jan. Jan can never re-live the days when her son looked so happy with her dad. She can never re-live the time when the language barrier was crushed by a simple and insignificant soccer game. She can never live that moment again.)

ONE MORE-Topics- celebrations, family, sport, relationships, holidays, commenmeration, job... many more)

Wow i wrote a lot :P (all story are my own story -_- no stealing)



P.s my side note, practice at least once every two days and everyday until exams :)

Chris
(God Bless)

bio (0310) - BoL: sex-linked genes

some alleles can only be found on the sex chromosomes: X and Y

note that the Y chromosome is significantly shorter than the X chromosome (this could be due to some kind of evolutionary change) and as a result carries less alleles.

also, as a result, it means if there is an allele for a certain trait or disease on the X chromosome for a man, there would be nothing on the Y and the X would determine stuff. catch it? because of this, men can't carry certain things, they can either just have the disease or not.

if you try draw punnet squares for two alleles and sex-linking them.. the result is 4 babies, with 2 male and 2 female, and the genotypes mixed accordingly. not that 4 babies are born, that's just the chance.

this is hard to explain.. but i understand it so that's what's important hahaha.

there are cases that a trait can be carried on the Y only, but it's not taht common. it's usually on the X since the X is the epic long one.

in the case of recessive diseases. this is why females can carry the disease but not necessarily have it. if they had a heterozygous pair-up for that disease, it'd mean they can carry the disease but not have it.

in the case of men, if they received one of the X chromosomes from their mother (they'd have to since they receive Y from their father) then either they have it (receive recessive gene, nothing on Y to counter it) or they dont (receive dominant gene, no issue there)

ext2 (0309) - day 13: location

time is ticking. i need to get a wriggle on.

for the past week it's mainly been about getting the finer details of what i want with my movie.

for the past two days i've gone to fairfield and cabramatta after school respectively, to visit nearby catholic churches upon suggestion of one of my peers. and some that i hven't been to, others have sent me pictures of their local churches. it gave me a good look around, and made me think if i want something more modern-looking or traditional. also, lighting and colour scheme was an issue.

as i had discussed with my fellow ext2 buddie/s previous, getting on site relaly did inspire me more. i now have a better idea of shots i could use, be they in these places or elsewhere.

i think, the one i still favour, however, is the one in ingleburn. since it's a familiar place to me, it would be much easier for me to make organizations and plans to film there, and the original place in mind when i first wrote descriptive sections for this particular story was based on that church.

i'm gonna have to make sure my actors can get to these places on the day/s that we set to film. i think i have my two main protagonists set, and i've considered possible supporting actors, and shots to use. the shots wouldn't be direct, so perhaps it would be easier for me to ask someone if they know they're not really going to be in it.

costuming was an issue as well. i've taken into consideration the uniforms that these people wear, and how they wear it. plus, any extra things, or mcguffins and/or significant objcets.

i figure that the movie should no longer start at the station, but in front of some kind of bathroom mirror. at this point, luke will remove his.. mcguffin.. whatever it be (it'll be something in common with stella's) and he'll slip it into her pocket at the station before they part. ill have shots of both of their.. ornaments to show that connection of theirs. in the end, when stella finds it in her pocket, that's what makes her turn around and think. that reminds me, i have to ask if that's a good idea.. coz all i did was ask about if talking about reasoning for filming in certain places was a good idea..

well i have to see the teacher tomorrow anyway to get another major work to see, at that point i must also remember to ask to get in contact with this mentor person.

this is getting kind of late.. i just noticed that.. we're pretty much halfway through already. eep.. i'm scared now.

nonetheless, we went through another 4 seminars today:

second person POV, that was an interesting conversation, about putting the reader into the story, instead of just making them intimately aware of a particular protagonist's thoughts and feelings. i related second-person narration to subjective camera positioning, where the camera sees what the audience/character sees (eg camera lens getting "punchedin the face")

diction was another. this talked about level of language, how to distinguish, and how this can be used to create different personas. this can come especially handy for me. i'd be on the right track of making solid characters if i can write a dialogue between them without using names and the reader is still able to tell what's going on.

allegory is like a story that represents an idea or concept. we drew the line between allegory and analogy by saying that analogy is an example of something whilst explaining. the example for allegory that was used was that of "old chinese guy" and his philosophies.

"show and tell" was the theme of the fourth and final seminar, talking about how it's more effective language use to describe what happened instead of just saying it upfront. for me this is particularly important i suppose, since i have to be able to convey my story without narration (well i could narrate it but i guess it wouldnt be as good)

so i still have to watch those movies that people suggested.. and gosh the list builds on.

somehow by the end of the term i SHOULD have this all scripted and storyboarded already.. and with these 2 weeks then half yearlies 2 weeks after.. gosh it's going to be hectic. i dunno how i'm going to manage.. but i HAVE to script SOMEhow if i want to film in the holidays. i mean.. it's understandable that i can just script it during the holidays when i have more time.. but no.. i want as much feedback as possible before the break.

so i better kick things into gear.

tomorrow i might go to ingleburn to get on set there, perhaps for now i'll just script it to be able to mold to any of these locations, which are basicaly the same anyway. the teacher suggested i target the minimum time, and i agree. coz it could stretch for longer (i've learned that from previous experience)

well i have to get busy.. and balance my time with other things too.

this really is a highly organized subject..

bio (0309) - BoL: pedigree charts

just get used to using key etc, and sticking to it. taht has been an issue in the past apparently.

conventionally its just squares and circles that represent male/female respectively, and they are shaded in black if they are affected by the named heriditary trait.

know how to make family trees right?

join up parents with line and draw line down to children. children can link to other partners and have more children..

etc.

have to be able to read them too and draw genotypes from looking at these things

i cant really say anything much here.. it's more a visual thing than a verbal thing but yeah.

ag (0309) - Animal: [p] growth & development

prac today.. not sure where the results went or how we're gonna use them, i guess that's part two.

i get the feeling i was meant to do smoething for ag..

anyway..

today was just measuring different parts of calfs/heifers and i guess we'll compare etc, maybe measure them again later.

imma just put the different parts we measured (that prac endangered my bowlz of getting kicked by calf and dirtied my shoes with poop. i love hahs -.-)

A - top of muzzle to poll
B - poll to top of tail
C - heartgirth bro
D - crap.. what was D hahaha
E - bottom of hindleg

First post... MY CRAPPY TIPS

First post ><

Okay firstly, my rule of studying is always looking at your syllabus dot points. Goes without saying but handy yeah.

Next practice paper questions... A lot of them... Like seriously... like 100x

[edit] Oh and bored of studies :) forgot them :)

I know the above isn't that useful but I'll wanted quote from Mr. GEE (baby baby baby)

'Don't SAVE'

Basically share notes and past papers...

I have a nice handy pile of physics and chem and 4U, that my parents brought. Anyone wants me to photocopy some questions. Especially 4U (I'm going thru on to check answers... I'll print out copy for our whole group doing 4U)


Oh Batehup, I'll will post some notes on Standard :)


Chris
(God Bless) =]

phys (0308) - M&G: parallel wires

something i acutally learned in the other class.. the force between two parallel wires carrying currents:

F I1 I2
_ = k_______
l d

where:

F = force
l = common length of wires
k = constant: 2x10^-7
I = current of the two wires respectively
d = distance betwen wires

opposites repel when it comes to currents.

first of all, use right hand grip rule to work out the field around the wires, and from there, use right hand palm to see force.

can observe thattt..

two wires with current in the same direction would experience force that would make them come closer together..

likewise

two wires with current in opposite direction would experience a force that would make them get further away.

...yay

UEC HSC MATHS 2U

This was my UEC for my 2U HSC exam last year. It might not help but meh.

UEC (Ultimate Error Correction)

Golden Rules
- Look at how many marks and answer accordingly
- Change calculator to rads or deg accordingly
- Remember units
- Domain must always be in your head
- If unsure of answer, go back to it later
- In exam, WRITE ALL STEPS
- When about to round off, write exact answer first, then write the rounded off places in brackets

Arithmetic
- When you see 8 and 6, use CALCULATOR to find the fraction
- When you see 4 and 6, use CALCULATOR to find the fraction
- When forming quadratics, the sum of roots has a negative sign.

Integration:
- Remember +C
- When finding Area under the curve, Remember UNITS
- When asked to find a primitive, remember +C
- When finding volume, SQUARE before integrating
- When finding volume remember the π

Series and Applications:
- Nth term of GP given by: arn-1
- When finding i.e. x,4,y,9 when u want to find first term or common difference/ratio, use Tn=arn-1 or Tn=a+(n-1)d as opposed to simultaneous equations
- To prove limiting sum, absolute value of r must be less than 1
- To do ∑ questions, write out series then say it is an AP/GP with first term X, and common difference/ratio Y
- With the above case, the top is the last term and the bottom is the first term
- Read questions and do not assume it goes twice or once for a trip i.e. the truck going back and forth question
- When finding formula for Arithmetic Sequence, - Prove its arithmetic, with a=X and d=Y, Write out formula Tn=a+(n-1)d, sub in a and d, then expand and simplify

Locus and Parabola
- Sketch the locus before answering
- When its concave down or side left, then remember negative sign on the formula
- When squaring both sides, must SQUARE the CONSTANT

Absolute Values and Inequalities
- When dividing/multiplying by negatives in inequality, remember to change the direction of sign as well as the NEGATIVE SIGN
- When doing absolute values equality where one side has abs and the other doesn’t, MUST CHECK SOLUTION
- When throwing logs to other side, use calculator to check if + or – and change inequality sign accordingly
- Turning point only required in equality when there is a LONELY CONSTANT and in inequality when there is an ABSOLUTE VALUE ON ONE SIDE ONLY

Differentiation
- When u see acceleration-velocity , think differentiation
- When doing y d or y dd table, sub in points
- When doing y dd to y d questions, DO ALL STEPS
- For differentiation show questions, remember UNITS

Trigonometry
- For cosine rule: remember to square root answer when finding the side
- When doing area of a sector and finding the larger sector, consider reflex angle
- When domain has a π, answer must be in RADIANS
- When there is a quadratic, take into account acuteness to restrict domain
- When using sin rule to find an angle there are 2 cases, obtuse or acute.
- Area of sector: 1/2rrq
- Bearing must be in 3 digits
- Write exact ratios in non-rationalised form

Geometry
- “matching” not “corresponding”
- Because midpoints are the same for both diagonals, they bisect each other
- When giving radius of circle, remember units
- Similar triangles – NO SAS. Only : one angle equal and sides about equal angle are equal
- Dotted line when it is <>

Probability
- ALWAYS DRAW TREE DIAGRAMS WHEN UNSURE
- When it is a non-replacement question, remember to subtract from the total
- DRAW TABLE WHEN DOING DICE QUESTIONS

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i dunno. looks like im in this thing now.
great job following and not contributing followers. >_>
(unfair advantage?..)

umm. you dont want me to talk about math cause youre better then me
physics..
space, inertial frames, gravity, formulas, special relativity, motors, generators,
motor effect, coils and stuff, keplers law, rockets, rocket science, rocket scientists etc
economics..
yes well we should be inviting fernandes here for that. or james.
still. globalisation increases intergration
things can be traded from one economy to another now.
you can displace resources, goods, services, finance, labour, technology, science,
communication increases. which is great for buyer awareness
super large market increases competitiveness now, even if it DOES leave some places in the dust. but lets not pity greece =/
we also have implications and barriers. perhaps we want to protect domestic industry or some retarded shit
but lets face it. comparative advantage, people should specialise at what THEYRE best at, even if another country could do it better. IT USUALLY IS ENOUGH TO OVERCOME TRANSPORT COSTS ETC. there may have been a time where it didnt however.
organisations and stuff for trade practices. like wto, imf, world bank. then theres stuff like euro union. asean. and the other one that i think started with a but i forgot.
inequalities and the like. rich people obviously have capital to become richer. no duh. globalisation did something. there is growth, and there is development. gdp, other indications, hdi etc. policies, microeconomic reform, fiscal, monetary, inflation, interest, etc.

australia, generally starting to trade with asian places now instead of euro/america. far more portfolio speculation and stuff now.
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balance of payments
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exchange rate
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protection
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then we have economic growth and umemployment.

what else...
japanese: grammar, vocabulary. but having the grammar stick is most important. dont forget to consider and get a feel for the particles. then also CREATING japanese instead of INTERPERETING it.

must defeat joanna and blosia and then steven as well. you too john.

im shit at english. if you read this DO COMMENT if im doing anything right.
or in fact, be a dear and help lil' ol' zhou :(

english. a speech. indeed. what weve learnt doing module C first obviously meant SOMETHING. so rhetorical stuff may be graded or appreciated.

And then linking belonging. oh SHIT. go with an idea, thread it through the texts,
show the connection either via the plot taking place, the context, or the quotes.
tell me how else you can TELL somebody an idea of belonging is conveyed.

id need to read my texts more asap. seriously. this is quite bad. HALP! HALP!

monotone voices arent good obviously. i dont really do those. but i cant believe theres still some people in our year who sound like nagato yuki.

sayonakucha!

bio (0305) - BoL: punnett squares

simple concept. have the male alleles on the top, and the female down the side. so there's a 2x2 box corresponding to these alleles, which decides the possibilities for genotypes.

conventionally, something Aa and aA are the same, but the dominant allele comes first.

eg something like

\...|.A...|...a...|
....________
.A.| AA | Aa |
__________
.a. | Aa | aa

thats kinda confusing but yeah

take note taht often certain features are affected by a number of genes, not just one. and if the two alleles of the same gene appear on a single chromosome, well then it doesnt get split during meiosis then.

one more thing.

organisms with two same alleles for the same gene are known as homozygous for that feature, likewise having two different alleles makes them heterozygous

ext1 (0304) - Hitchcock's signature style 2

a lot more notes added to the page, check it out.

few things of note, however..

people dont go to out to see their lives, they go out to see cinema.

here's a bit of context, hitchcock was raised catholic and as a child, feared the priests since they were so strict. as a result, all his works feature human traits that were the opposite of what he was raised to be. "the 11th commandment: thou shalt not get found out" - alfred hitchcock.

he wanted the audience to embrace the darkness, and his villains were often more interesting than his protagonists.

hitchcock in the video used an analogy of a burglar entering a woman's apartment to steal her jewellery after she leaves the place. if she were to suddenly come back, what would the audience think? they would think "get out of there burglar!"

there is a lot of sexual innuendo and sexual connotations in hitchcock's films, since he is mischievious by nature. (mischievious even to the level of having a cameo role in most of his films). he enjoyed putting "cool blondes" into his films, and the "hitchcock blonde" was usually depicted as cool with heat underneath. he personally picked costuming himself (for the women at least) because he knew waht worked well.

from a background of black and white films, he knew how to use colour and sound (things that he had lacked in the past). he would know what colours would be more or less sensitive to see.

silence is a key thing to anticipating shock. and characters should not say the same thing that is already shown on her face eg. a smiling woman wouldn't just say "i'm feelnig happy" since her words would say the same thing that her face does.

key objects and key sound effects are of importance too. a "macguffin" is an object, which the audience may or may not care about, but the characters certainly do, it drives the story. he knows how to put a lot of emphasis and attention on these objects, with ideas such as putting a light bulb in a glass of milk so that it is completely visible even in the dark.

being of catholic background is evident in his films since there is usually a Christ-like character in the films, a sacrifice who is "crucified". and as a result of the strict nature of the priests in his youth, it's as if hitchcock's films encourage some sort of madness amongst society, as his films focused much on the expectations of society.

phys (0304) - M&G: [p] the motor effect

we were meant to plan the investigation ourselves today.. and our method actually came from david. thanks to him, we were able to complete the task really quickly and get straight to the written work.

basically.. we connected a conducting string to a transformer using wires. we put the string over a magnet (north pole) and turned the transformer on (DC). we observed that the string went one way. this wouldve been the result of a force.

after this, we turned the magnet around so that the south pole was under the string, and after turning the transformer on, the string went the other way.

using the right-hand palm rule, we proved the reason the force pushed the conductor one way or ther other, since it carried a current in a magnetic field.

haev a look at what was written in book.

bio (0303) - BoL: genetic manipulation

watched a video on how technology has evolved so that we can manipulate genetics ourselves.

the video actually started talking about mendel, but already enough notes on him, something interesting to note though is that the monks burnt his work after he died, coz they thought it would be of no use to anyone.

anyway.. humans have been manipulating genetics for generations without realizing, with methods such as selective breeding, taking the best qualities of crops or livestock and passing it onto offspring. genetic manipulation nowadays is just a shortcut really.

some interesting examples would include the tilapia fish, which has had genes from salmon transferred to it so that they are bigger. also the banana plant (herb not tree) can have genes inserted in them that prevent bananas from going bad while on the shelves of stores.

genes can be transferred right from the embryonic stages, in which case the genes are fired into the nucleus of cells using a high-powered gun.

anyway im not exactly sure if i got allt he wordings right, since we didnt take notes. but i think here's the general geist.

ext2 (0302) - day 12: discussion

for the past week.. i've been contemplating my position here in ext2. the viva voce results really surprised me and put me down. i started to think i couldn't handle this, and as a result, couldn't handle making movies in general, since i always figured this was my best route to it.

last tuesday, after i got home from ext2, while i was walking my dog.. i noticed the usual things. different houses; different people. within each house was a different family, and within each family a number of people. each person had their own story, whether it be told or not, and somehow people would link up somewhere outside that house. that's something i always like to show in my work.. how people are connected.

something else hit me though.. watching my dear pet scavenge around in the grass.. it made me think of animal symbolism. that put the image in my head.. of the tiger. some proverb that i've heard before said that the only ancient beast which could compete against the tiger was the dragon. i was thinking perhaps i could look up this myth and its origins, and possibly use it. maybe the roots.. asian.. oriental. made me think about the taoist ways of yin and yang. something i had researched once before, but not in total depth.

alternatively.. since my protagonist is catholic, i thought maybe i could use biblical references. that's when my revelation made me think of the book of revelation. there's a lot of crazy stuff going on in there, and i've already read that book at least.. i can just do it again. coz i need to show more research and stronger concept.. or perhaps my research should be focused on camera angles and other directors.. which i thought of today.

over the week.. at first i assumed that i was going to drop out of ext2, since i didnt think i could do the work.. but on the weekend i amde the realization that i can and will. if i can make my own work.. i can make this one. instead of trying to fit my movie to what they want, im gonna fit what they want to my movie XD im gonna decide what they want.. they are gonna like my movie. coz if i want to i can make something mad.. and i do want to.. so lets go.

i've often been pessimistic about things.. and organization isn't my strongest skill.. but i'm innovative.. and i'm dedicated.. so i know that i can do this.. these barriers just scare me is all.. but nonsense.. i can do what i want first, then teachers can tell me if i need to fix it up more so that it fits into the barriers better.

i realized today in ext1 that alfred hitchcock is a genius, and his camera techniques are an inspiration for me, and what i should do. so i will actually dig into the work of alfred hitchcock. likewire, i'll look further into adam elliot for his views about characterization, plot and concept. looking into directors is a fine idea i reckon.

also, the people i met at the ext2 workshop apparently have connections to potential mentors. to add on to this.. i remembered a past student who is doing film in uni right now, and i have contacted her and perhaps i can get some help from her too. any help is good help i suppose, the more audiences i appeal to the better.

so today we had seminars from 3 of the people in my class. one talked about omniscient narrators, one talked about foreshadowing, and the other talked about unnamed protagonists.

im not going to get into detail.. since im getting quite tired.. but these are all techniques that i could use for my own work. similarly.. i thought of what my seminar will be, thanks to a discussion with someone in my class about ambiguity. by not naming the issue the two are fighting about, it could be anything, and because it could be anything, the focus isn't on what she did or why, but the fact that she did. also it leaves the responders wondering what exactly it was that she did.. and/or leave it to their imagination.

talkinga bout it.. i've been able to think more about setting, camera techniques and plot things.. which i've recorded all in my book. i think that's all for now.

i'm gonna dive right in soon and try write a first draft, or at least make a storyboard. that way it can be checked etc, and by the time we get to the holidays we can film!

phys (0302) - M&G: force between parallel wires

cheat lesson, second physics period for the day since no teacher showed up for biology.

they were talkinga bout something we havent yet done in our class.. doing things different order i guess.

the force between two parallel wires, uses the right hand grip rule to show which way the magnetic field is going.

now on a single wire that doesnt matter.. but with two parallel wires, it does. alternating currents will result in a strong force in a single direction, whereas two currents in the same direction would result in forces going perpendicular to the wires (up and down)

the formula goes like this..

F I1 I2
_ = k_____
l d

where:

F = force in N
l = length of wires in m
I1 and I2 = current of two wires
d = distance between wires in m
k = 2 x 10^-7 (i forget the word mr robson used, it's to do with how well magnetic fields act in different mediums, in this case its for air and vacuum)

phys (0302) - M&G: motor applications

besides discussing the answers to yesterday's question set, mainly talked about two cases here..

a loudspeaker uses an AC motor.. alternating current meng.

it goes like this.. the speaker slots into a round magnet, with north in the middle, and south around it. when a current is put through and around the thing, it pushes the speaker out.. and when the current switches (AC) it comes back.. the vibration causes sound.

to increase volume (aplitude) the current would be turned up.

to increase pitch (frequency) the frequency would be turned up.

the other case sues a DC motor, a galvanometer (or ammeter)

its got the same structure as a regular DC motor, but there is a spring with produces tension, which prevents the arm from continuously spinning. the more current that is put through, the higher the force, and thus the further the needle points.

ext1 (0302) - Hitchcock's signature style

ALFRED HITCHCOCK IS A GENIUS!

i love this guy.. like really.

he invisions everything.. and he wants to put it all in perspective.. put the audience in the charcter's POV/shoes.

he uses the camera subjectively, ie. the camera sees what the character sees.

a famous technique of his.. a close-up shot of the character, a shot of what they're looking at, a close-up shot of their reaction.

then there's the whole building suspense thing, and suspense vs surprise.

THE BOMB THEORY!

imagine 2 people sitting eating dinner and talking about baseball for 5min.. then all of a sudden a bomb goes off! the shock would be there for like 10 seconds.

now imagine the same scene, same people, same dinner, same conversation, but keep cutting between them and a bomb underneath the table. THE ANTICIPATION WILL BUILD UP!

this guy is a genius.. like really.. he is my inspiration.

must watch north by northwest

math (0302) - Series: sum of geometric sequence

contraversial formulas here..

Sn = a (r^n - 1)
........__________
................r - 1

now that's only if r > 1, if r < 1, then you have to switch the 1s and rs around in the formula.

quite the crazy gayness even though it ends up with the same answer.

bio (0301) - BoL: gregor mendel

an austrian monk living in a monastery in what is now czechoslovakia. he published his findings about genetics in 1865, but his work was not realized until 1900. nowadays he is known as the father of genetics.

for years mendel tested the breeding of certain characteristics among peas.

his method worked because he tested for only one variable at a time, with only 2 possible outcomes, with no intermediates. he used purebred varieties to ensure validity, and used many peas of each kind per trial. his findings used numbers and statistics, which wasn't common among biologists at the time, but it made his findings better understood.

he tested factors such as:

tall x short
axial x terminal flowers
smooth x constricted pods
round x wrinkled seeds

his findings were that usually, the results in the 2nd generation after the purebred parrents favoured one characteristic over the other in a ration of 3:1. he realized that this is because one "factor" was dominant over the other.

consider an example tall (T) peas bred with short (s) peas

there are 4 possibilities of "factor" (allele) combinations:

TT Ts sT ss

since tall (T) is dominant, the three results with a T in them will result in tall peas, where as only the ss pea variety would result in short-stemmed peas.

phys (0301) - M&G: DC motor

split ring commutator.

an important term, remember it. it's the part of a DC motor that changes the direction of the current. other important parts include:

power source (battery)
brushes (made of carbon)
magnet
coil

having concave magnets also is better than having just plain straight magnets because there's a wider spread of magnetic field, thus a smoother turning motor.

we did learn a new formula today, it goes:

T = nBIAcos@

where:

T = torque
n = number of turns (loops of the wire in the coil basically)
B = strength of magnetic field in teslas (T)
A = area in m^2
cos@ = angle between plane of coil and the magnetic field. it becomes cos now since it is equal to 1 when the coil is perpendicular to the field

double check whether its perpendicular or parallel..