This is an interesting story on Brenda Milner.
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/25/brenda-milner-unlocks-the-mysteries-of-memory/article1817681/
Carol L. DeVolder, Ph.D.
Professor of Psychology
Chair, Department of Psychology
St. Ambrose University
518 West Locust Street
Daven
Dear TIPS,
I was told about a movie that *possibly* came out in the 1980s that is
pertinent to teaching/understanding statistical concepts and might be useful
to get students to watch while registered in a univariate or introductory
stats course.
The movie is about a company who produces razorbla
Without looking I'm going to guess that he wanted to know how to assess the
purity of an oddly-shaped bit of precious metal, and needed to compare volume
with weight.
But that's dragged from the deep recesses of my childhood, so I'm probably
wrong.
m
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Marc Carter, PhD
Associate Professor
Will someone send me the words of The twelve days of Tipsmas
that was posted on Tips a long time ago?
Michael "omnicentric" Sylvester,PhD
Daytona Beach,Florida
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Allen
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Re:[tips] A brilliant discovery
Allen Esterson
Wed, 08 Dec 2010 00:19:59 -0800
Chris Green cried:
>Eureka!
"This exclamation is most famous
Chris Green cried:
>Eureka!
"This exclamation is most famously attributed to the ancient Greek
scholar Archimedes; he reportedly proclaimed "Eureka!" when he stepped
into a bath and noticed that the water level rose — he suddenly
understood that the volume of water displaced must be equal to th