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Can someone please explain why the cross product of AxB= the area of the parallelogram?
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>>7775830
Because it's not a parallelogram.
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why wouldn't it be?
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>>7775830
>Can someone please explain
Yes, someone can.

ITT: Childhood inspirations
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Earlier I was working on this question

"How many distinct anagrams are there of the word SLEEPLESSNESS?"

The answer is [math]\frac{13!}{2!4!5!} = 1081080[/math]

since there are 13P13 (13!) possible permutations of 13 letters, and every one will have 4! repeats for reshuffling e's, of which each will have 5! repeats for reshuffling s's, and 2! repeats for l's, dividing through by this gives the answer.

However, how would you go about doing something like distinct three letter words? The first method works because every anagram uses every letter and as a result in the 13P13 permutations, there will always be the same about of each repeating anagram. However, for three letter words the word NPL will only be repeated twice, yet the word SSS for example, will be repeated 5P3 (60) times, and as such there is no trivial way to divide through to the answer.

How is it done, and can a general function be built? a function with 27 inputs, the occurence of each letter in the alphabet and the length of each distinct anagram?
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>>7775690
bump

the correct number for 1 letter words is of course 5, ths number of distinct letters in the word.

also for two letter words (23) i tried

[math]\frac{13P2}{2!2!2!}[/math] but it was 3 off when i tested it by writing out every distinct two letter word
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protip: just because you can put two letters together doesn't make it a word you stupid pn
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>>7775834
the point of the question is that any unique ordered triple counts as a word

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While we wait for >>7777777

What's /sci/'s opinion about neutrino research?
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>>7775673
cold
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>>7775673
IDK shit about it.

David Bowie just died.
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>>7775684
WHAT THE ACTUAL FUCK NIGGER

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is there something i'm missing in my textbook? why the hell is y=1? and not -1?
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does Z2 not denote a field of mod 2, in which case you would get (y + 1) mod 2 = 0
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>>7775561

Isn't Z_{2} the quotient group Z/2Z, so that 1=-1 (mod 2)?
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>>7775582
this
add the two equations together as stated in the solution

2x + y + 2z = 1

2x = 0 in Z2
2z = 0 in Z2
Therefore you're left with y=1

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How would you tell a tin-hat that pic related isn't possible?
I need to explain this to a *very* simple minded friend.
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>>7775531

Gravity.
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>>7775531
Because otherwise you could see Japan from the pacific coast
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It is possible though...

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A causes B
>does that mean if B, then A?
no, there could also be C which causes B
>does that mean if A, then B?
no, the causation is not necessary
>so WTF does it mean?
not much
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this thread is stupid
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>>7775520
>this thread is stupid
now
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>>7775511
Let this one sink in

>A is always B
>B is usually C
>A is never C and cannot be


Where A=OP
B=Faggot
C=above average intelligence

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I stopped being pleb and read up on general relativity, time dilation, etc.

Already having some background in math and an intense logical debate with a buddy that took a day, we wrapped our heads around it.

But now I can never look at reality the same again. And everyone will think I'm crazy.
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>>7775434
I remember my first acid trip
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>>7775434
You, be existing are technically bending space-time to some degree

You have mass, therefore you have gravity.

You are technically affecting every planet and galaxy across the entire universe.

Not only are you made of chemical compositions that are in earth buy have most likely consumed and been made by extraterrestrial matter.
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>>7775493

>let me tell you pointless factoids

nice pop-sci, faggot

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Is 4-6 hours sleep detrimental? Where can I find reputable studies on low amounts of sleep.
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>>7775407
I never get sleep, and I note that with too much as well as too little my mental functioning is lowered.
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>>7775407
8-6 hours is what you need. Anything less is bad for the heath and anything over is actually even worse.
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>>7775407
It's genetic. It might take some googling, but look into it if you want to be depressed. Some people only need 4 hours to completely clean their brain of waste byproducts, while others need 10+. Tends to run in the family. Life isn't fair and all that.

There was an interview with a woman who would always wake up ridiculous early automatically, so she started running in the mornings. She talked about how she gets to live two lives because she has so much time. I don't have it saved anymore.

And I know a man who barely needs sleep. Needless to say, he's very happy and has lots of money.

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Is String Theory pseudoscience?
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>>7775346
No.
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>>7775346
Is experimental & theoretical physics a persuedo science?
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>>7775346
No.

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So I've just read several theories about why straight men are attracted to trannies and such.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qMoEs7eQeZE

I need some sources on this shit. Research papers on the topics, raw statistics, other reliable sources. I can't find anything because searching only leads Blog posts. It's really fucking difficult to find any empirical data on this.

/pol/ and /r9k/ not allowed.
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>>7775316
Bump for lulz.
also straight men aren't attracted to trannies. sorry.
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>>7775316
>why straight men are attracted to trannies
oh boy, what would freud say about you
thanks for the giggul m8
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>>7775316
>I've just read several theories
No.
Lrn2theory

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So Powerball Jackpot has reached $1.3 billion. There is 1 in 292,201,338 chance to win the Jackpot. That's 4.45 dollars average pay out per $2 ticket. Why aren't you buying yet?
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I just took out a life insurance policy on myself and bought a plane ticket. Guaranteed payout.
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I don't care about money. Yes, as a hispanic, I know how important money is, but I just don't care for it.
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>>7775268
You get a smaller sum (about half) if you take the lump sum cash, and you'll lose another third to taxes

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How can I convince my wife's son that he should study science at university? He doesn't seem motivated challenge himself and just wants to go to his gf's place all the time.
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> my wife
jesus christ get off from 4chan you old ass guy. you shouldn't be hanging around image boards and shit if you have a family.
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You're probably too late, you have to foster an interest at a young age.

You can try now, but don't expect it to go well. Do something that looks impressive and is easy to do based on your field of study, e.g. if you're a chemist do an iodine clock, if you're a biologist build a 6ft model DNA helix with him. If you're not in any fields you can use, just get a teenager's chemistry set and do those with him.

Or watch Breaking Bad.
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You probably shouldn't ask 4chan advice on your son...

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What are the most usual laboratory practices and techniques learnt and done in a biology degree? I know it can vary from university to university so Im pretty open in that matter. Can anyone link me a list or something?
Thank you
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>>7775115

It'll vary based on your concentration. In microbiology, laboratory classes basically get your feet wet.

>Intro to Micro Lab
Pipetting
Aseptic technique
Media inoculation
Slide preparation
Biochemical identification of microbes

>Micro Lab II
Media preparation
DNA extraction, purification, and quantification
Transformation protocols
Bacterial culture

>Food Microbiology Lab
This was basically application of techniques learned in Intro Micro lab to identify foodborne pathogens. The only difference is we used a stomacher to homogenize food samples before spreading on plates.

Honestly, don't stress the molecular techniques. Just make sure you can pipette worth a damn, work a scale, and your aseptic technique is straight. Also, be sure you can do basic lab math. Goddammit, undergrad research volunteers can't calculate anything worth a damn. If you can do those four things, you'll be all set to learn the more nuanced shit you'll learn while working in a lab.
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Basically you'll be micropipetting different substances.
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>>7775115
In terms of broad spectrum?
>pipette skills
>inoculating an agar plate
>centrifuging
>that rumbly thing where it mixes shit better than your incompetent ass could

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What kind of sci-related hobbies do you guys have?

I've got some money and time for the first time in a while and I'm thinking of picking one or two up before I head off for college next year (I'm doing my gap year). Is building small-scale UAV/Drones still accessible without paying thousands?
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>>7775081
I built a fusor once. But otherwise my sci activities consist of reading books.
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If you can get your hands on a 3D printer with a 6x6 or larger print bed you can make a quadcopter/drone for cheap.

That being said, you have to pay anywhere from 140$ to 300$ for a small 250 size quadcopter with GPS and decent hardware...

If you want one of those huge DJI sized ones you'll be paying around 400$. Better than 2k for the real one though.

Also, if you break something you can just reprint it or make new parts yourself, assuming you have a 3D printer to use.

Btw, this is all hands on soldering wires, trial error, and coding. I made one myself, and while its a pain in the ass, its rewarding. I can build anything now.

If you cant get a 3d printer, you can still buy kits, but its significantly more expensive.
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bumping for interest

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