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The Gap Year

A growing trend among American students by Elizabeth Olson Related Links Cost of Higher Education Distinctive Destinations for 2008 Planning a Gap Year…

Algebra: Rational Expressions

Rational Expressions Algebra Rational Expressions Simplifying Rational Expressions Combining Rational Expressions Multiplying and Dividing Rationally Encountering Complex Fractions There are…

Geometry: Whose Geometry Is It Anyway?

Whose Geometry Is It Anyway?GeometryWhose Geometry Is It Anyway?Non-Euclidean GeometryHyperbolic Geometry: Saddle Up!Spherical GeometryTaxi-Cab GeometryMax GeometryHow Many Shapes Can a Circle Have…

Roundup of Recent Science Discoveries, 2005

—By Borgna BrunnerOmo Is Oldest In 2003 the dating of an Ethiopian Homo sapiens fossil, “Herto Man,” was hailed as a milestone in paleoanthropology. At 160,000 years old, Herto Man was a full 50…

neutrino

(Encyclopedia) neutrinoneutrinon&oomacr;trēˈnō [key] [Ital.,=little neutral (particle)], elementary particle with no electric charge and a very small mass emitted during the decay of certain…

tuna

(Encyclopedia) tuna or tunny, game and food fishes, the largest members of the family Scombridae (mackerel family) and closely related to the albacore and bonito. They have streamlined bodies with…

Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince

Six down, one to go by Shmuel Ross Related Links Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince: Quiz IHarry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince: Quiz IINews Story: Sixth Harry Book Announced…

The Supreme Court: Sales Taxes on Mail Orders

Sales Taxes on Mail OrdersThe Supreme CourtTaxing the PopulaceTaxes on Employee's Tip IncomeGambling Taxes Collected at Indian ReservationsSales Taxes on Mail Orders Many of us enjoy the…

Theories of the Universe: Planck's Constant

Planck's ConstantTheories of the UniverseThat Old Quantum TheoryPlanck's ConstantPhotoelectric Effect Explained, the Quantum Strikes AgainBohr's Atomic Theory In Cracks in a Newtonian World, we…

The Masters 1999

A Preview of the 1999 Masters Tournament by Gerry Brown Mark O'Meara and Tiger Woods, the last two golfers to win the green jacket, survey Augusta during a practice round for the 1999…