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Billy Collins creates poems that are readable by all, and injected with humor, but has larger social implications. Collins creates a scene in a planetarium to discuss earth in relation to other planets. Collins’s “Earthling” creates an appreciation of our life as earthlings. Billy Collins in his poem Earthling creates an appreciation for the earth. The use of polar opposites in measurable qualities, such as weight and the characteristics of planets fuels Collin’s appreciation of the earth.

but are part of a quantity system comprising base and derived quantities. A base quantity was formerly called a dimension; now ‘dimension’ expresses the combination of base quantities in a derived quantity, for example in a mass-length-time system, the dimensions of energy are mass*length2/time2 (ML2T-2). When assigning or manipulating quantities algebraically, the two basic rules of compatibility are: 1. Quantities of different dimensions or units cannot be added (or subtracted). 2. The dimensions

placement, Velocity, and Acceleration Work out the following problems. Be sure to show your work in detail. See the uploaded files for examples of how the problems should be solved and presented. A car is driving along a straight section of highway between Oklahoma City and Tulsa. At one point in time, the car is 50 miles from Tulsa. At a later point in time, it's 40 miles from Tulsa. What is its displacement? s = x-x0 s= 50 40 s=10 miles 2. An aircraft flies 20 km on a course of 030 degrees

that a soccer ball does not move until it is kicked. Newton's Second Law is that the relationship between an object's mass m, its acceleration a, and the applied force F is F = ma. Acceleration and force are vectors; in this law the direction of the force vector is the same as the direction of the acceleration vector. This applies to the design of a bullet. A bullet has low mass with high acceleration behind it, leading to high force on impact. Newton's Third Law is that for every action there is

When the mousetrap car moves down the track, the speed of the mousetrap car decreases, therefore my hypothesis was supported. At 1 second, the mousetrap car was traveling at a speed of 3.2 m/s. At 2 seconds, the mousetrap car was traveling at a speed of 2.35 m/s. At 3 seconds, the mousetrap car was traveling at a speed of 1.53 m/s. At 4 seconds, the mousetrap car was moving at a speed of 1.2 m/s. At 5 seconds, the mousetrap car was traveling at a speed of .98m/s. “A car will eventually come to a

The assigned reading for this week is titled "Lubricating cast bullets" written by Glen Fryxell. It was originally posted on sixguns.com. Mr. Fryxell opened his article by posing a few questions (that I also had) regarding the physics, and role lubrication has with bullets. Prior to beginning this course, I had no idea lubricating bullets were even a thing to do. When thinking about lube in a bullet, one can often think it just provides lubrication. The author explains that there are essentially

For this lab, I went out onto the UNLV campus to record the elevations of stairs and ramps leading up to commercial facilities. I used the stairs in front of the Greenspun building to gather data on riser heights and tread depths. For stairs to follow the International Building Code, each step must have a riser height between four and seven inches. The riser heights of my stairs were well within this range, as shown in Table 1. The variation between the riser heights in each step was less than the

Stick Shift vs. Automatic Manual vs. Automatic Andrew Telecky ENG121: English Composition I Holly Wilcox March 2012 I. Why are manual transmission cars so popular? II. What makes a manual transmission car more favorable? a) Requires more skill b) Safer c) More Fun I Advantages of a manual transmission vehicle

The Physics Of Soccer Soccer is a sport that’s very challenging and during the course I’ve found physics can also be described as challenging. As far as I was concerned soccer and physics were both challenging and that was all they had in common, consequently upon researching them both this I found that I was wrong. For me this was nothing new because I’ve found that physics isn’t a subject that can be skimmed, but rather it has to be studied to the finest detail. Those small details if missed can

Emergency Driving Procedures Emergency situations sometimes arise that prevent your car from functioning properly. While these can be scary situations, it is important to remain calm, and know what to do when these situations arise. From brake failure to engine fires, always follow a few tips. How to Avoid Vehicle Malfunction 1. Although some vehicle malfunctions may not be avoidable, routine maintenance helps keep the vehicle functioning at its best. Get oil changes every three months