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View File Fundamentals of LaTeX for High School Students LaTeX is a commonly used science, technology, engineering and mathematical (STEM) typesetting program. It is designed to allow writers to focus on content while producing high quality output. Unlike Microsoft Word or Apple Pages, however, it is not a what-you-see is what you get (WYSIWYG) interface, and therefore has a steeper learning curve than some of the more commonly available writing tools. The program is available on a wide variety of platforms, including Windows, Mac OSX, Unix, Linux, and even iOS. For the purposes of getting started, we'll assume you will be using a web-based implementation of LaTeX. Advantages of LaTeX are a clean, crisp output while allowing the writer to focus on writing and content as opposed to appearance of the final document. Students are highly encouraged to focus on writing the entire document first, then coming back later to tweak the stylization and appearance of their final product. First invented by Don Knuth in 1970, LaTeX was designed as a tool to help publish a computer programming book. Since then, however, it has been built into a wide number of systems and applications, some free, some commercial, and has been expanded with a wide variety of packages which extend the functionality of the typesetting system. This guide is intended to provide you a starting reference. Although it looks complex and does involve a bit of a learning curve, once you gain a bit of experience you'll find you can write high quality technical documents very quickly. Please note that there are tons of additional commands and capabilities built into LaTeX that are extremely accessible with just a bit of Google-Fu. Submitter FizziksGuy Submitted 05/20/2016 Category Books

View File Measuring Circles LaTeX Lab Report This is a .zip file containing a sample lab report created using LaTeX. It is designed to be used as a template for students interested in creating professionally-typeset lab reports while focusing on writing and content instead of stylization. Submitter FizziksGuy Submitted 05/20/2016 Category Books

A bit more detail on the pilot plan would probably do wonders for your success rate.

I'm thinking you probably want to get some more details / background about HOW to maneuver into orbit.

The team is awarded $30,000 in award funds!

Name: AP Physics 2 2016 Free Response Solutions Category: Exam Prep Date Added: 2016-05-15 Submitter: FizziksGuy Walk-through of the 2016 AP Physics 2 Free Response Questions. Questions can be found at http://apcentral.collegeboard.com/apc/members/exam/exam_information/225439.html. *AP and Advanced Placement Program are registered trademarks of the College Board, which does not sponsor or endorse this work. AP Physics 2 2016 Free Response Solutions

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Team Name: Arabian Knights Members: Kate, Sarah, TJ Starting Funds: $200,000 Notes: Arabian Knights is the brainchild of equestrian breeder and animal magnate Kate, who made her fortune by purchasing a very small town in upstate New York, renaming it Arabian, breeding horses, and selling her “authentic, genuine Arabian horses” for exorbitant sums. Following a 60 Minutes documentary coupled with an IRS investigation, Huppe became extremely motivated to master space travel. Coupled with her high school friend Rossi, who manages the day-to-day operations of the firm, and “acquisitions” expert Papaleo, for whom the term “purple-collar-crime” was recently coined, Arabian Knights has a strong motivation to safely travel as far from the known planets as possible. Due to Arabian Knights’ current legal standing, the corporation does not receive any fines or governmental oversight of launches. However, government cooperation with the firm is minimal, so they are not able to recycle or recover any launch components, and must pay a 30% “black market” fee to obtain all equipment.

Team Name: ZZ Smith Research Members: ZZ, Ethan Starting Funds: $60,000 Notes: ZZ Smith Research is a research firm trying to make the leap from theoretical and laboratory work to practical space exploration. Having lined up the backing of financier and ESPN World Series of Poker champion Ethan, the team utilizes a community of leaders to determine their direction, represented by globe-trotting actor/singer ZZ, inventor of the left-handed Kerbalshifter and the nuclear engine.

Team Name: Vargard Conglomerates Members: Cristian, Zach L Starting Funds: $100,000 Notes: Financed by interworld day trading superstar Vargas, Vanrgard Conglomerates is Vargas’s attempt to “give back” to the planet that has given him so much, and if he just happens to make a financial killing in the process, who is he to blame? Immediately following the signing of Vargard’s papers of incorporation, Vanguard hired his old high school classmate, Zach Lessard, to head the firm’s day-to-day operations. Lessard’s penchant for getting the job done, regardless of details such as legality and financial legitimacy, made him a perfect candidate to leave Earth and relocate to Kerbin, where even the word “extradition” is so hard to pronounce the Kerbal society avoids the concept altogether. Due to the influx of off-world investment and potentially “shady” directors, Vargard Conglomerates is required to pay a 10% foreign enterprise tax on all purchases (all vehicle costs go up by 10% from list price), and any fines or penalties have a hefty 50% foreign processing surcharge.

Team Name: Ornefler LLP Members: Dan, Jesse, Leighton Starting Funds: $30,000 Notes: You are a small high-tech firm specializing in integration of varied technologies for military purposes. CEO Jesse Lefler started the firm as an offshoot of a personal research firm, taking the business private as he focused on high-efficiency rocket engines for national defense purposes. Shortly thereafter, military regulations required significant robustness improvements in all their products. Lefler then hired Ornelas to apply his groundbreaking engineering skills to improving product robustness. Something was missing, however, and when the two realized they were making great products but losing money, they hired business manager Leighton Temple to take over the daily financial aspects of the business (and remind them to tie their shoes each day). Due to Ornefler LLP’s background in engines, all rocket engines are half price for the firm. Business Manager Temple has only been signed to a short-term contract, and is eligible to join any two-member team following his contracted release date of May 25th.

Team Name: Channarney Inc. Members: Nate, Trevor, Anna Starting Funds: $30,000 Notes: You are a small start-up business focusing on the creative and artistic vision of space travel. Funded by international soccer star Nate “The Great” Charles, the team is focused on not only achieving greatness, but bringing the public along for the ride through Carney’s narrative vision and Weldy’s creative scientific genius. Public anticipation for their APlusPhysics-exclusive narrative is already high, even prior to their initial rocket launch! Due to Weldy’s pre-existing endorsement deal with Kerbinite Fuel Systems, all liquid fuel is available to Channarney Inc. at half price.

Name: AP Physics 1 2016 FRQ Solutions Category: Exam Prep Date Added: 2016-05-08 Submitter: FizziksGuy Walk-through of the 2016 AP Physics 1 Free Response Questions. Questions can be found at http://apcentral.collegeboard.com/apc/members/exam/exam_information/225288.html. *AP and Advanced Placement Program are registered trademarks of the College Board, which does not sponsor or endorse this work. AP Physics 1 2016 FRQ Solutions

Name: Funny APlusPhysics Video Collage Category: Other Date Added: 2016-04-29 Submitter: FizziksGuy Found this on the Internet and it cracked me up... Funny APlusPhysics Video Collage

What age group do you think this series is targeted toward? Sounds like a fun series for my girls when they get a bit older...

You might enjoy the Odyssey One sci-fi series of books by Evan Currie, starting with "Into the Black." If you have Amazon Prime, it's Kindle version (read on your phone) is free, and besides including a nifty perspective on futuristic space combat, a Dyson Sphere plays a major role in the series plot line. First couple books in the series are pretty good reads.

I've always found this effect fascinating. I'm easily amused, but it's still fascinating!

And managed to stay out of trouble while experimenting?

Yes Rick. After you purchase the book, there's a bright red "Download" button. If you've navigated away from it, you can go directly back to the page by navigating to: Once you've logged in, you should see a download button. If you're still having issues, shoot us an e-mail and we'll send you a copy by e-mail right quick. (E-mail address is on top of main APlusPhysics.com page). Thanks!

An absolutely heart-wrenching finish...

Wow! That looks uber hard.

(Faster also means more fun when you're older...)

Tons of great physics with swings. I love putting my little girls on swings beside each other and seeing if they can figure out how to out-race the other (recognizing, of course, the swings are basically pendulums and only the length of the swing affects the period.) No matter how hard she tries, the little one on the longer swing (closer to the ground) can never win... <evil dad tricks>