1. The sociological perspective‚ as a way of thinking about the world‚ includes the sociological imagination from C. Wright Mills‚ the beginner’s mind from Bernard McGrane‚ and the idea of culture shock from anthropology. Explain what all three of these concepts have in common. Response: All three of these concepts have in common are the idea of breaking down social barriers to gain a different perspective on culture people and behaviors. When a person is in a new area where the culture is different
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|Teacher Contact Information |Instructional Philosophy | |Name: Kerry Sudkamp |To provide diverse learning opportunities that inspire all students to| |Email: ksudkamp@tfd215.org |become life-long learners who contribute to their community. | |Phone: 708-585-2178
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Chapter 1: Intro Independent Variable - variable you deliberately change during an experiment Theory - explanation based on a large number of experiments Hypothesis - educated prediction of cause and effect - what you test in an experiment Control - a zero or set form of the independent variable Dependent - variable you measure because you think it could change 7 characteristics: order‚ regulation‚ growth and development‚ energy processing‚ response to the environment‚ reproduction‚ evolutionary
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Accrued Interest = x Nominal Return = Real Return = – 1 Real rate of return Compounding = rnominal-inflation rate Current yield = The invoice price is the reported price plus accrued interest The ask price is 101.125 percent of par‚ so the invoice price is: $1‚011.25 + (1/2 $50) = $1‚036.25 Effective annual rate on a three-month T-bill: Optimal capital allocation: Y= E(rp)- Rf / A(std)^2portfilio – 1 = (1.02412)4 – 1 = 0.1000 = 10% Effective annual interest rate
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1. What did you observe in inventory and back order levels when you play the game in uncoordinated and coordinated modes? What are the underlying reasons for the problems associated with uncoordinated decision-making? Based on the results you found in the previous part‚ list the potential benefits of coordination. (max 0.75 page) 2. What are the steps companies can take in order to reduce the problems associated with uncoordinated decision-making? Discuss also the potential implementation issues
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Cheat Sheet: Note: UCC governs the sale of goods; NOT SERVICES Offer+acceptance+consideration=contract Four types of contracts: 1. consideration: when you have a contract for a bargained for exchange where the promisor receives a benefit to the promisee’s detriment; note: benefit/detriment has to induce the promise 2. moral obligation: promise+antecedent benefit (rare) 3. promissory estoppel: a contract exists when a person reasonably relies upon a promise to his detriment 4. form: some contracts
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Cycle time: Bottleneck| Cycle time = 1/Capacity rate | | Inventory = Throughput Rate x Flow Time | Little’s Law: I = R x T | Inventory Turns (IT) = 1 / Flow time (T) = R / I | BCWS = Budgeted Cost of Work Scheduled BCWC = Budgeted Cost of Work Complete |ACWC = Actual Cost of Work Complete | Cost Variance CV = BCWC – ACWC | Schedule variance SV = BCWC – BCWS | Utilization=Demand /CAPACITY| Inventory Buildup rate IBR|No IBR if no stations limits Throughput rate| Capacity rate = 1 / Cycle
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LDR ms Optical detector Optical source Forward-biased photodiode; energy releases photo of light (near-infrared) -Resistance against light -High gain means slower -Limiting resistor is used to keep the intensity is plotted on a log-log response time current within the maximum allowed scale -More sensitive than a rating. - When it’s darker‚ it will have a photodiode (can pick up smaller -The brightness of the LED depends higher resistance. If it has a changes in light) on the current‚ and NOT the
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The Bailey Prospect[1] It is Thursday‚ May 18‚ 1988. Your assignment is to help Sprigg Lane Natural Resources evaluate the risks associated with a potential investment in the "Bailey Prospect‚" a natural gas opportunity in Doddridge County‚ West Virginia. Your colleague‚ Lisa Weatherford has done a thorough base-case analysis and constructed a spreadsheet model that you can use in your analysis. You and Lisa are financial analysts at Sprigg Lane Investment Corporation. Background Sprigg
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Do cheat days work? Can you have chocolate or cookies‚ and still lose weight? According to researchers‚ cheat days actually boost your metabolism and speed up fat loss. On top of that‚ they keep you motivated and increase your chances of success. There are many different ways to incorporate cheat meals into your diet‚ so make sure you know your options. Why Cheat? A cheat meal or a cheat day can make dieting easier and keep you sane. Most athletes use this strategy to stay motivated. The science
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