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The Book of Numbers
SHAKUNTALA DEVI'S NUMBEBS Everything you always wanted to know about numbers but was difficult to understand. Shakuntala Devi's Book of Numbers Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Numbers, But was Difficult to Understand We can't live without numbers. We need them in our daily chores, big and small. But we carry in us a certain fear of numbers and are never confident about using them. Shakuntala Devi, the internationally famous mathematical wizard, makes it easy for us— and interesting. This book contains all we always wanted to know about numbers but was difficult to understand, and which was nowhere available. Divided into three parts, the first will tell you everything about numbers, the second some anecdotes related with numbers and mathematicians, and the third a few important tables that will always help you. Shakuntala Devi popularly known as "the human computer," is a world famous mathematical prodigy who continues to outcompute the most sophisticated computers. She took only fifty seconds to calculate the twenty-third root of a 201 digit number. To verify her answer, a computer in Washington programmed with over 13,000 instructions took ten seconds longer. Shakuntala Devi firmly believes that mathematics can be great fun for everybody. "... makes very, interesting reading and provides valuable information." Hindu By the same author in Orient Paperbacks Puzzles to Puzzle You Astrology for You Perfect Murder Figuring: The Joy of Numbers More Puzzles to Puzzle You Shakuntala Devi's BOOK OF NUMBERS Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Numbers But Was Difficult to Understand ORIENT PAPERBACKS A Division of Vision Books Pvt. -
The Book of Numbers
SHAKUNTALA DEVI'S NUMBEBS Everything you always wanted to know about numbers but was difficult to understand. Shakuntala Devi's Book of Numbers Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Numbers, But was Difficult to Understand We can't live without numbers. We need them in our daily chores, big and small. But we carry in us a certain fear of numbers and are never confident about using them. Shakuntala Devi, the internationally famous mathematical wizard, makes it easy for us— and interesting. This book contains all we always wanted to know about numbers but was difficult to understand, and which was nowhere available. Divided into three parts, the first will tell you everything about numbers, the second some anecdotes related with numbers and mathematicians, and the third a few important tables that will always help you. Shakuntala Devi popularly known as "the human computer," is a world famous mathematical prodigy who continues to outcompute the most sophisticated computers. She took only fifty seconds to calculate the twenty-third root of a 201 digit number. To verify her answer, a computer in Washington programmed with over 13,000 instructions took ten seconds longer. Shakuntala Devi firmly believes that mathematics can be great fun for everybody. "... makes very, interesting reading and provides valuable information." Hindu By the same author in Orient Paperbacks Puzzles to Puzzle You Astrology for You Perfect Murder Figuring: The Joy of Numbers More Puzzles to Puzzle You Shakuntala Devi's BOOK OF NUMBERS Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Numbers But Was Difficult to Understand ORIENT PAPERBACKS A Division of Vision Books Pvt. -
20201103 Réouverture Lieux Biens Culturels
Communiqué Plus que jamais, les biens culturels sont des biens essentiels ! Comment les magasins culturels se sont-ils retrouvés dans la catégorie des « commerces non essentiels » ? Comment expliquer à nos concitoyens que le seul rayon fermé de leur supermarché habituel est le rayon culture ? Comment peut-on les priver, alors qu’ils sont à nouveau confinés chez eux, de l’accès aux biens culturels ? Comment a-t-on pu en arriver là ? Parce qu’il est indispensable de préserver les derniers loisirs culturels possibles en période de confinement, après la fermeture des salles de spectacle, des théâtres, des cinémas et des musées. Parce que la fermeture des magasins culturels risque de fragiliser un peu plus ces acteurs courageux qui restent convaincus que l’envie de découvrir une œuvre et de la partager avec ceux que l’on aime est une expérience unique à vivre. Parce qu’il est insensé de dresser les uns contre les autres les commerces indépendants, les grandes surfaces et le commerce en ligne alors que toute l’économie est déjà soumise à de fortes pressions. Parce que la fermeture des rayons culture de la grande distribution est une aberration qu’aucun principe juridique ou économique ne peut justifier, et ce d’autant plus qu’ils étaient restés ouverts durant toute la durée du premier confinement. Parce que tous ces acteurs sont responsables et sauront mettre en place les mesures sanitaires renforcées propres à assurer la sécurité sanitaire de leurs clients, comme tous les autres commerces dits « essentiels ». Parce qu’en tout état de cause, la cohérence doit primer et qu’il n’apparaît pas plus dangereux de se rendre chez son disquaire ou son libraire que dans une boucherie-charcuterie, de même que le virus ne circule pas plus activement dans les rayons aujourd’hui fermés de la grande distribution que dans les autres. -
Participation of Women in the Freedom Struggle During the Gandhian Era: a Comparative Study Between Odisha and Andhra Pradesh
Odisha Review August - 2013 Participation of Women in the Freedom Struggle during the Gandhian Era: A Comparative Study between Odisha and Andhra Pradesh A. Sobha Rani S.C. Padhy Participation of women in the freedom struggle Role of Odia women in the Freedom forms an important and interesting aspect of the Movement: The Non-Cooperation History of Modern India. It is of great significance Movement: because it brought mass participation for the Women were more enthusiastic and political independence of the country. On Gandhi’s active in the Non-Cooperation movement in call large number of women joined the National Odisha. During his visit to Odisha, Gandhiji Congress and acted upon the advice by attended a meeting at Binod Behari. It was participating in the Movement. Gandhi opined that attended by forty women. Gandhi made a direct women were most suited to fight with the new 1 appeal to Odia women to join in the Non- weapons of non-violence and truth. When we 2 go through the history of freedom movement we Cooperation Movement. His speech had so see that his faith in women was true. They lived much inspired the Odia women present there that up to his expectation by actively participating in in response to his appeal many of them had the Non-Cooperation Movement, Civil donated their golden ornaments to the Swaraj Disobedience Movement and the Quit India Fund for freedom struggle. It may be worthwhile Movement. to note that after the speech many Oriya women had decided to join the national movement. One In the present study the two states of of them was Ramadevi, the wife of Gopabandhu Odisha and Andhra Pradesh are taken into Choudhury. -
The Future of Copyright and the Artist/Record Label Relationship in the Music Industry
View metadata, citation and similar papers at core.ac.uk brought to you by CORE provided by University of Saskatchewan's Research Archive A Change is Gonna Come: The Future of Copyright and the Artist/Record Label Relationship in the Music Industry A Thesis Submitted to the College of Graduate Studies And Research in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree Of Masters of Laws in the College of Law University of Saskatchewan Saskatoon By Kurt Dahl © Copyright Kurt Dahl, September 2009. All rights reserved Permission to Use In presenting this thesis in partial fulfillment of the requirements for a Postgraduate degree from the University of Saskatchewan, I agree that the Libraries of this University may make it freely available for inspection. I further agree that permission for copying of this thesis in any manner, in whole or in part, for scholarly purposes may be granted by the professor or professors who supervised my thesis work or, in their absence, by the Dean of the College in which my thesis work was done. It is understood that any copying or publication or use of this thesis or parts thereof for financial gain shall not be allowed without my written permission. It is also understood that due recognition shall be given to me and to the University of Saskatchewan in any scholarly use which may be made of any material in my thesis. Requests for permission to copy or to make other use of material in this thesis in whole or part should be addressed to: Dean of the College of Law University of Saskatchewan 15 Campus Drive Saskatoon, Saskatchewan S7N 5A6 i ABSTRACT The purpose of my research is to examine the music industry from both the perspective of a musician and a lawyer, and draw real conclusions regarding where the music industry is heading in the 21st century. -
Sir Andrew J. Wiles
ISSN 0002-9920 (print) ISSN 1088-9477 (online) of the American Mathematical Society March 2017 Volume 64, Number 3 Women's History Month Ad Honorem Sir Andrew J. Wiles page 197 2018 Leroy P. Steele Prize: Call for Nominations page 195 Interview with New AMS President Kenneth A. Ribet page 229 New York Meeting page 291 Sir Andrew J. Wiles, 2016 Abel Laureate. “The definition of a good mathematical problem is the mathematics it generates rather Notices than the problem itself.” of the American Mathematical Society March 2017 FEATURES 197 239229 26239 Ad Honorem Sir Andrew J. Interview with New The Graduate Student Wiles AMS President Kenneth Section Interview with Abel Laureate Sir A. Ribet Interview with Ryan Haskett Andrew J. Wiles by Martin Raussen and by Alexander Diaz-Lopez Allyn Jackson Christian Skau WHAT IS...an Elliptic Curve? Andrew Wiles's Marvelous Proof by by Harris B. Daniels and Álvaro Henri Darmon Lozano-Robledo The Mathematical Works of Andrew Wiles by Christopher Skinner In this issue we honor Sir Andrew J. Wiles, prover of Fermat's Last Theorem, recipient of the 2016 Abel Prize, and star of the NOVA video The Proof. We've got the official interview, reprinted from the newsletter of our friends in the European Mathematical Society; "Andrew Wiles's Marvelous Proof" by Henri Darmon; and a collection of articles on "The Mathematical Works of Andrew Wiles" assembled by guest editor Christopher Skinner. We welcome the new AMS president, Ken Ribet (another star of The Proof). Marcelo Viana, Director of IMPA in Rio, describes "Math in Brazil" on the eve of the upcoming IMO and ICM. -
Arxiv:1603.03361V3 [Math.GN] 18 May 2016 Eeecs R O Eddfrtermidro Hspaper
PRODUCTS OF MENGER SPACES: A COMBINATORIAL APPROACH PIOTR SZEWCZAK AND BOAZ TSABAN Abstract. We construct Menger subsets of the real line whose product is not Menger in the plane. In contrast to earlier constructions, our approach is purely combinatorial. The set theoretic hypothesis used in our construction is far milder than earlier ones, and holds in all but the most exotic models of real set theory. On the other hand, we establish pro- ductive properties for versions of Menger’s property parameterized by filters and semifilters. In particular, the Continuum Hypothesis implies that every productively Menger set of real numbers is productively Hurewicz, and each ultrafilter version of Menger’s property is strictly between Menger’s and Hurewicz’s classic properties. We include a number of open problems emerging from this study. 1. Introduction A topological space X is Menger if for each sequence U1, U2,... of open covers of the space X, there are finite subsets F1 ⊆ U1, F2 ⊆ U2, . whose union forms a cover of the space X. This property was introduced by Karl Menger [17], and reformulated as presented here by Witold Hurewicz [11]. Menger’s property is strictly between σ-compact and Lindelöf. Now a central notion in topology, it has applications in a number of branches of topology and set theory. The undefined notions in the following example, which are available in the indicated references, are not needed for the remainder of this paper. Example 1.1. Menger spaces form the most general class for which a positive solution of arXiv:1603.03361v3 [math.GN] 18 May 2016 the D-space problem is known [2, Corolarry 2.7], and the most general class for which a general form of Hindman’s Finite Sums Theorem holds [25]. -
An Exploratory Study with Major Professional Content Providers in the United Kingdom
Online science videos: an exploratory study with major professional content providers in the United Kingdom M. Carmen Erviti and Erik Stengler Abstract We present an exploratory study of science communication via online video through various UK-based YouTube science content providers. We interviewed five people responsible for eight of the most viewed and subscribed professionally generated content channels. The study reveals that the immense potential of online video as a science communication tool is widely acknowledged, especially regarding the possibility of establishing a dialogue with the audience and of experimenting with different formats. It also shows that some online video channels fully exploit this potential whilst others focus on providing a supplementary platform for other kinds of science communication, such as print or TV. Keywords Popularization of science and technology; Science and media; Visual communication Context Online video is one of the most popular content choices for Internet users. According to Cisco [2014], video traffic was, in terms of data, 66% of all consumer Internet traffic in 2013 and it is predicted to be 79% by 2018. Online video is extensively used for instructional purposes and various authors have analysed this use in recent years [e.g. Pace and Jones, 2009; DeCesare, 2014; Cooper and Higgins, 2015]. Morain and Swarts [2012] proposed a methodology to analyse instructional online video, focussing on sounds, images and texts, the rhetorical work and the information design of a sample of videos. The use of online video within the academic community is also growing as a means of peer-to-peer communication, and Kousha, Thelwall and Abdoli [2012] studied YouTube videos cited in published academic research. -
Producers of Popular Science Web Videos – Between New Professionalism and Old Gender Issues
Producers of Popular Science Web Videos – Between New Professionalism and Old Gender Issues Jesús Muñoz Morcillo1*, Klemens Czurda*, Andrea Geipel**, Caroline Y. Robertson-von Trotha* ABSTRACT: This article provides an overview of the web video production context related to science communication, based on a quantitative analysis of 190 YouTube videos. The authors explore the main characteristics and ongoing strategies of producers, focusing on three topics: professionalism, producer’s gender and age profile, and community building. In the discussion, the authors compare the quantitative results with recently published qualitative research on producers of popular science web videos. This complementary approach gives further evidence on the main characteristics of most popular science communicators on YouTube, it shows a new type of professionalism that surpasses the hitherto existing distinction between User Generated Content (UGC) and Professional Generated Content (PGC), raises gender issues, and questions the participatory culture of science communicators on YouTube. Keywords: Producers of Popular Science Web Videos, Commodification of Science, Gender in Science Communication, Community Building, Professionalism on YouTube Introduction Not very long ago YouTube was introduced as a platform for sharing videos without commodity logic. However, shortly after Google acquired YouTube in 2006, the free exchange of videos gradually shifted to an attention economy ruled by manifold and omnipresent advertising (cf. Jenkins, 2009: 120). YouTube has meanwhile become part of our everyday experience, of our “being in the world” (Merleau Ponty) with all our senses, as an active and constitutive dimension of our understanding of life, knowledge, and communication. However, because of the increasing exploitation of private data, some critical voices have arisen arguing against the production and distribution of free content and warning of the negative consequences for content quality and privacy (e.g., Keen, 2007; Welzer, 2016). -
WINTER 2015 the Brick Architecture
B B R R I I C C K K B B U U L L L L E E T T I I N N The brick architecture of Kirkland Fraser Moor | First person: Alex Gordon of Jestico & Whiles Masonry masterpieces: 2015 Brick Awards | Satish Jassal Architects in London; SO-IL in New York WINTER 2015 Sutherland Hussey Harris in St Andrews | Acme’s prefabricated ‘pleated’ brick panels in Leeds 2 • BB WINTER 2015 BriCk Bulletin winter 2015 Contents 4 NEWS/FIRST PERSON New brick projects by Sergison Bates and Herzog &deMeurOn; First Person –Alex Gordon of Jestico &Whiles on brick’s ability to harmonise modern interventions with traditional contexts. 6 BRICK AWARDS 2015 Showcase of all 15 category winners. 12 PROJECTS Diego Arraigada Arquitectos, Alma-nac, Feilden Fowles, PollardThomas Edwards, Sutherland Hussey Harris, SO-IL,Make, Satish Jassal Architects, and TDO Architecture. 20 PROFILE David Kirkland discusses Kirkland Fraser Moor’s fascination with clay building products and vernacular design. 26 PRECEDENT Geraint Franklin on HKPA’sHouses for Visiting Mathematicians at the University of Warwick. 28 TECHNICAL The wave-likefacade of Marlies Rohmer’s Sportblok in Groningen, Holland, is constructed from brick-slips. 30 TECHNICAL Prefabricated ‘pleated’ brick panels articulate the exterior of amajor retail-led development in Leeds by Acme. extraordinary from the ordinary The ubiquity of brick means that it is all too easy to overlook its aesthetic qualities, performance benefits and historic importance. Not so David Kirkland of Kirkland Fraser Moor (p20-25), who marvels at the cleverness of being able to takeclay from the ground and, by way of making bricks, produce architecture. -
Vol 21, No 3, July
THE LINNEAN N e wsletter and Pr oceedings of THE LINNEAN SOCIETY OF LONDON Bur lington House , Piccadill y, London W1J 0BF VOLUME 21 • NUMBER 3 • JULY 2005 THE LINNEAN SOCIETY OF LONDON Burlington House, Piccadilly, London W1J 0BF Tel. (+44) (0)20 7434 4479; Fax: (+44) (0)20 7287 9364 e-mail: [email protected]; internet: www.linnean.org President Secretaries Council Professor Gordon McG Reid BOTANICAL The Officers and Dr John R Edmondson Dr Louise Allcock President-elect Prof John R Barnett Professor David F Cutler ZOOLOGICAL Prof Janet Browne Dr Vaughan R Southgate Dr J Sara Churchfield Vice-Presidents Dr John C David Professor Richard M Bateman EDITORIAL Prof Peter S Davis Dr Jenny M Edmonds Professor David F Cutler Dr Aljos Farjon Dr Vaughan R Southgate Dr Michael F Fay COLLECTIONS Dr D J Nicholas Hind Treasurer Mrs Susan Gove Dr Sandra D Knapp Professor Gren Ll Lucas OBE Dr D Tim J Littlewood Dr Keith N Maybury Executive Secretary Librarian & Archivist Dr Brian R Rosen Mr Adrian Thomas OBE Miss Gina Douglas Dr Roger A Sweeting Office/Facilities Manager Deputy Librarian Mr Dominic Clark Mrs Lynda Brooks Finance Library Assistant Conservator Mr Priya Nithianandan Mr Matthew Derrick Ms Janet Ashdown THE LINNEAN Newsletter and Proceedings of the Linnean Society of London Edited by B G Gardiner Editorial .................................................................................................................... 1 Society News ........................................................................................................... -
Solar Cycles: a Comparative 83 Analysis M
Volume 6 Number 2 Apr - Jun 2017 STUDENT JOURNAL OF PHYSICS INTERNATIONAL EDITION INDIAN ASSOCIATION OF PHYSICS TEACHERS ISSN – 2319-3166 STUDENT JOURNAL OF PHYSICS EDITORIAL BOARD INTERNATIONAL ADVISORY BOARD Editor in Chief H.S. Mani, CMI, Chennai, India ([email protected]) L. Satpathy, Institute of Physics, Bhubaneswar, India S. M. Moszkowski, UCLA, USA ([email protected]) ([email protected]) Jogesh C. Pati, SLAC, Stanford, USA ([email protected]) Satya Prakash, Panjab University, Chandigarh, India Chief Editors ([email protected]) S. D. Mahanti, Physics and Astronomy Department, T.V. Ramakrishnan, BHU, Varanasi, India Michigan State University, East Lansing, Mi 48824, USA ([email protected]) ([email protected]) G. Rajasekaran, The Institute of Mathematical Sciences, A.M. Srivastava, Institute of Physics, Bhubaneswar, India Chennai, India ([email protected]) ([email protected]) Ashoke Sen, HRI, Allahabad, India ([email protected]) X. Vinas, Departament d’Estructura i Constituents de la Mat`eria and Institut de Ci`encies del Cosmos, Facultat de F INTERNATIONAL EDITORIAL BOARD ´ısica, Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain Danny Caballero, Department of Physics, Michigan State ([email protected]) University, U.S.A. ([email protected]) Gerd Kortemeyer, Joint Professor in Physics & Lyman Briggs College, Michigan State University, U.S.A. Technical Editor ([email protected]) D. Pradhan, ILS, Bhubaneswar, India Bedanga Das Mohanty, NISER, Bhubaneswar, India ([email protected]) ([email protected]) Prasanta Panigrahi, IISER, Kolkata, India ([email protected]) Web Management K.C. Ajith Prasad, Mahatma Gandhi College, Aditya Prasad Ghosh, IOP, Bhubaneswar, India Thiruvananthapuram, India ([email protected]) ([email protected]) Ralph Scheicher, Physics Department, University of Uppsala, Sweden ([email protected]) Vijay A.