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Suppose predictions of cosmologists come true and the universe will one day collapse into a primordial atom - perhaps as a precursor to another 'big bang'
There seems to be a contradiction between two beliefs held by a rather large number of Christians in the United States.
How do you understand the term paradigm? What Kuhn mean by this term? Identify a paradigm in your particular discipline, if there is one.
Compare and contrast the similarities and differences in the methodology of Descartes and Isaac Newton.
"Cosmology" refers to a sub-branch of philosophy that deals with the nature of the universe. It comes from the Greek kosmos, usually translated as "world"
Write about and describe the processes that occurred in the universe between 10^(-11)s and 10s after the Big Bang which gave rise to matter in the form Protons
Does the fact that the entire galaxy was involved in bringing forth life on Earth change your perspective of Earth or life in any way? Explain.
Consider the impact of science and technology in one of the following areas: religion, education, family structure.
Explain the benefits of using the scientific method.
One hundred years ago, many scientists believed that the universe was infinite and eternal, with no beginning and no end.
What major factor determines the future of the Universe?
Procedures in the Physical Sciences: Challenges in Measurements (3) specific challenges to making direct measurements in the fields of astronomy
Derive the Gaussian approximation of the binomial distribution.
A sound source sends a sinusoidal sound wave of angular frequency 3000 rad / s and amplitude 12.0 nm through a tube of air.
How can ds = dqr/T (d-bar q(reversible) / T) can be used to determine the entropy increase of a system in an irreversible process. Why does this technique works
We have heard of simple toy models of the Universe that were studied by Einstein, de Sitter, and Friedman
Use the method of truth table expansion to determine whether or not the sentence below is a theorem of quantified logic.
Describe the concept of our past and future light-cone. Explain the meaning of the terms particle horizon distance, event horizon distance and world-line
At the Galaxy's Core. Astronomers have observed a small, massive object at the center of the Milky Way galaxy. A ring of material orbits this massive object
Galaxy A is found to be receding from us with a speed of 0.8c. Galaxy B I found to be receding from us with a speed of 0.4c.
At what will the crab nebula cross the celestial median on March 12 and 13 2005. The right ascension is 05 31 30 and declination is 21 59 00.
Imagine that there is a big hole that tunnels al the way through the center of the earth vertically. If you drop an apple down this hole what would happen?
A singly charged positive ion has a mass of 2.5*10^-26kg. After being accelerated through a potential difference of 250V, the ion enter a magnetic field
Do you think that our galaxy has ever been an active galaxy? Could it have hosted a quasar when it was young?
The Andromeda galaxy, also known as M31, is the nearest spiral galaxy to the Milky Way and the most distant object visible to the naked eye in the night sky