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  1. Sep 2022
    1. Else, why should it be let so cheaply? And why have stood so long untenanted?

      They are questioning why no one would want this place

    2. queer

      Queer meaning happy? As a synonym to gay?

    3. but that would be asking too much of fate

      They don’t believe fate is on their side

    4. ancestral halls

      Maybe something like a vacation home?

    1. On the longest night of the year, winter solstice, we stay up all night eating fruits and nuts, reciting poetry, playing music, and dancing. This is to symbolize survival and celebration during dark times.

      Ethos Gives examples of the type of rituals the community would do to keep their spirits alive during these dark times.

    1. unless some kind of evolutionary force is acting upon the population, neither the allele nor the genotypic frequencies would change.

      I feel like this contradicts genetic drift, as allele frequencies can change with no apparent advantage or disadvantage just due to mutation.

    2. The allele frequency within a given population can change depending on environmental factors; therefore, certain alleles become more widespread than others during the process of natural selection.

      How do you measure allele frequency in a population?

    1. Depending on the environmental conditions, the phenotype confers an advantage or disadvantage to the individual with the phenotype relative to the other phenotypes in the population

      Is there an objectively best adapted organism? Or does that only depend on their environment?

    2. Mutations

      Natural selection and mutations go hand and hand while determining the health and well-being of a species.

    3. Natural selection

      How does functionalism fit into and relate to natural selection?

    4. Another important evolutionary force is gene flow, or the flow of alleles in and out of a population resulting from the migration of individuals or gametes

      How would gene flow strengthen or weaken a new variation? Would the combination of specific genes make the species less or more likely to survive in the same conditions?

    5. The change in frequency resulting from mutation is small, so its effect on evolution is small unless it interacts with one of the other factors, such as selection

      Is it possible for selection pressure to cause organisms to mutate at a higher rate?

    6. selected.

      Why is genetic drift more powerful, and occur more in smaller populations? Considering genetic drift describes random fluctuations can it increase in variation?

    1. Plan ahead. Divide the work into smaller, manageable tasks, and set aside time to accomplish each task in turn. Make sure you understand the assignment requirements, and if necessary, clarify them with your instructor. Think carefully about the purpose of the writing, the intended audience, the topics you will need to address, and any specific requirements of the writing form. Complete each step of the writing process. With practice, using this process will come automatically to you. Use the resources available to you. Remember that most colleges have specific services to help students with their writing.

      1.) Define and understand requirements/expectations 2.) Plan and Divide work into small, easily-manageable tasks (whiteboards are great for this). 3.) Use the "Writing Process" (idea forming -> structure that ideas will be shared -> draft of this -> edit and revision into final draft) 4.) Use all available resources as needed

    2. Prewriting. In this step, the writer generates ideas to write about and begins developing these ideas. Outlining a structure of ideas. In this step, the writer determines the overall organizational structure of the writing and creates an outline to organize ideas. Usually this step involves some additional fleshing out of the ideas generated in the first step. Writing a rough draft. In this step, the writer uses the work completed in prewriting to develop a first draft. The draft covers the ideas the writer brainstormed and follows the organizational plan that was laid out in the first step. Revising. In this step, the writer revisits the draft to review and, if necessary, reshape its content. This stage involves moderate and sometimes major changes: adding or deleting a paragraph, phrasing the main point differently, expanding on an important idea, reorganizing content, and so forth. Editing. In this step, the writer reviews the draft to make additional changes. Editing involves making changes to improve style and adherence to standard writing conventions—for instance, replacing a vague word with a more precise one or fixing errors in grammar and spelling. Once this stage is complete, the work is a finished piece and ready to share with others.

      1.) Idea Formation 2.) Development of the structure/format of way that ideas will be shared

      3.) Rough draft 4.) Editing & Revising Draft

    1. Liatrus

      This should be 'Liatris'

    2. Genetic diversity in a population comes from two main mechanisms: mutation and sexual reproduction.

      Does asexual reproduction not get mentioned because it doesn’t produce diversity within a species? But can’t there be genetic mutations occurring from asexual reproduction .

    3. Papers by Darwin and Wallace (Figure 3.2.23.2.2\PageIndex{2}) presenting the idea of natural selection were read together in 1858 before the Linnean Society in London

      The papers they presented in London must have been met with an enormous amount of controversy as they opposed religious views that were common at the time. I wonder how long/ what the process was of making the theory of evolution more widely accepted?

    4. Whether or not a trait is favorable depends on the environmental conditions at the time. The same traits are not always selected because environmental conditions can change.

      The fact that a trait is only favorable depending on specific environmental conditions at the time can relate to climate change. Will plants in areas where climate change affect weather conditions be able to keep up with the changes in environment? Will climate change drive plant species to extinction because they will not evolve in time?

    5. Other examples of vestigial structures are wings on flightless birds, leaves on some cacti, and hind leg bones in whales.

      In the case of these vestigial structures, will populations of flightless birds, for example, eventually lose their wings due to lack of usefulness, or will populations maintain their wings as it is neither a positive nor negative aspect of a flightless bird?

    6. The webbed feet of platypuses are an adaptation for swimming. The snow leopards’ thick fur is an adaptation for living in the cold. The cheetahs’ fast speed is an adaptation for catching prey.

      It is also interesting to note how human populations have adapted over time, first by developing genetic advantages in order to hunt for food (sweating to cool down body and maintain homeostasis) and, more recently, have developed adaptations as technology has become more advanced during the industrial revolution.

    7. flight has evolved in both bats

      I wonder how extreme adaptations, like wings in bats and flying squirrels, happen. Evolution has to happen gradually, and in order for natural selection to take effect, whatever in-between stage of wing that existed would have had to increase chances of survival or reproduction. When the wings were just starting to develop and could not yet support flight, what did they offer in terms of survival that allowed the genes to be passed down and amplified. The same can go for other adaptations, like venom in snakes.

    8. While this mechanism for evolutionary change was discredited

      The discrediting of early evolutionary theory and the rejection of evolutionary ideas as a whole shows just how dogmatic science could be in this time period. As mentioned earlier with James Hutton, despite many people - as early as Ancient Greece in this case - supporting evolutionary ideas, they were repeatedly shot down. This is despite all of the evidence that supports evolution which one can find through simple observation.

    9. Ultimately, natural selection leads to greater adaptation of the population to its local environment; it is the only mechanism known for adaptive evolution.

      The environment where different variations of the same species live ultimately effects the genetics. Environmental conditions heavily influence the favorable genes essential for a species to survive in their given habitat and ecosystem. Adaptive evolution through the natural selection process forces a species to slightly change over time as favorable genetics are passed down through generations to maximize survival in an ever-changing environment as conditions change.

    10. evidence of evolution is the convergence of form in organisms that share similar environments

      As the average temperature of earth continues to rise, I think that we will see a lot of species adapt to changing environments due to immense selection pressure. While it is extremely sad to see so many ecosystems altered in such a short timeframe, these phenomena will serve as excellent examples of darwinism. Only the strongest will adapt in time in order to continue the species.

    11. gradual change in species

      I thought the idea of gradualism was explained very well here. It is an important concept in evolution and shows how the process of change in a species can take time. For example a change in a species could be due to its environment.

    12. this principle came from reading an essay by the economist Thomas Malthus who discussed this principle in relation to human populations

      I think this idea of Darwin and Wallace using an economist’s theory highlights the importance of discourse and the interdisciplinary nature of ecology. Even if Malthus’s ideas that food supply is linear are disregarded now, that discourse has made important strides in advancing the field of human population and evolution too.

    13. The theory does not try to explain the origin of life. The theory of evolution explains how populations change over time and how life diversifies the origin of species.

      I really like this section, I've never thought of it this way before. I had always understood evolution and had it explained to me as an explanation of life's origins by going farther and farther back. This was very transparent.

    14. In science, a “theory” is understood to be a body of thoroughly tested and verified explanations for a set of observations of the natural world.

      If theories are thoroughly tested and widely accepted as fact why don't we call them laws? What is the difference between a law and a theory?

    1. increasing kinetic energy which favors the vapor phase, while increasing intermolecular forces favors the liquid phase

      Kinetic Energy- Vapor phase, IMF- Liquid phase

    1. His theory of psychological types is reflected in trait descriptions of personality and corresponding trait tests, such as Cattell’s 16-PF and the MMPI.

      Utilizing a factual strategy known as factor analysis, he then distinguished firmly related terms and at last decreased his list to 16 key character qualities.

    2. Alchemy was of particular interest to Jung, but not in terms of turning base metals into gold (alchemy is a strange mixture of spirituality and chemistry).

      Both are representative cycles and both include substance changes. As a matter of fact, “alchemy” is gotten from the Arabic al-kīmiyāʾ (الكيمياء), signifying "the dark art", a reference to the shade of crafted by alchemists.

      Alchemy, the philosopher's stone and ormus. Elixir of Life Manna by Denis of Oz | Ormus Supplements. (n.d.). Retrieved September 6, 2022, from https://www.ormus-alchemy.com/elixir-of-life-alchemy/

    1. She went on to collect about 145,000 specimens over the next 13 years, 500 of which were new species. Charles Darwin collected a mere 500 specimens on his famed five-year voyage.

      I was not aware of the immense amount of research that Ynes Enriquetta Mexia has contributed to the field of ecology. The amount of specimens she has collected and recorded have had a huge impact on the current work that scientists are able to do. Enriquetta Mexia should be more widely recognized for her work and I am glad that the textbook helped highlight that.

    2. It is heartbreaking that because she was a female she never received the widespread recognition she deserved. She did amazing work, and even collected more specimens than Darwin. He is really the only scientist I can remember learning about in school.

    1. Reading what others have to say and responding to them helps us make that all-important transition from simply having opinions about something, to having ideas. Opinions are often over-simplified and fixed. They are not very useful because, if different people have different opinions that they are not willing to change or adjust, such people cannot work or think together. Ideas, on the other hand, are ever evolving, fluid, and flexible. Our ideas are informed and shaped by our interactions with others, both in person and through written texts. In a world where thought and action count, it is not enough to simply “agree to disagree.” Reading and writing, used together, allow us to discuss complex and difficult issues with others, to persuade and be persuaded, and, most importantly, to act.

      I think what there getting at is that feedback is helpful for the writer so the opinion they had a on a topic or subject and evolve into a full blown idea and makes the opinion more innovative.

    2. The goal of a good writer is to engage the readers into a dialog presented in their writing. Similarly, the goal of a critical and active reader is to participate in that dialog and to have something to say back to the writer and to others. Writing leads to reading, and reading leads to writing. We write because we have something to say, and we read because we are interested in what others have to say.

      I agree with this part it makes sense that a good writer would engage you because its kind of hard to talk a about something you read if you weren't able find interest in your selection.

    3. So if, as a college student, you have ever wondered why your writing teachers have asked you to read books and articles and write responses to them, it is because writers who do not read and do not actively engage with their reading, have little to say to others.

      Sounds like you when it come tor reading and writing you can't go one without the other if you want good results.

    1. Rule. NOT(𝑃) IMPLIES NOT(𝑄)𝑄 IMPLIES 𝑃NOT(P) IMPLIES NOT(Q)Q IMPLIES P\nonumber \frac{\text{NOT}(P) \text{ IMPLIES } \text{NOT}(Q)}{Q \text{ IMPLIES } P} On the other hand, Non-Rule. NOT(𝑃) IMPLIES NOT(𝑄)𝑃 IMPLIES 𝑄

      watch out for non-rules that look similar to rules

    1. both the topic and the general speech purpose

      specific purpose statement

    2. clearly states what it is you would like to achieve.

      what is purpose statement means?

    3. brainstorming as a way to develop speech topics, a strategy that can be helpful if the questions listed in the textbox did not yield an appropriate or interesting topic.

      if the question did not work brainstorming is good way.

    1. strategies needed to craft the body of public speeches

      Chap 8

    2. which should be organized in a way that illuminates the speaker’s perspective

      How to make main point of speech

    1. As a result of this selection, the population’s genetic variance will decrease.

      It also tends to remove the more severe phenotypes, which results in the reproductive success of the more average phenotypes.

    1. British political development benefited from several luxuries not available to those who came after. Still, these advantages had an expiration date. By the beginning of the 20th century, Britain’s declining power was starting to show. Allied with France, they could not have defeated Germany without the United States.

      wa3

    2. enjoyed the privilege of more time to develop a modern state and economy in a more organic and gradual way. In the initial period of industrialization, Britain faced no global competitors with the same range and power.

      wa3

    3. Britain’s most important rival in Europe in the early 20th century was Germany, but it was not to unify until 1870. It developed rapidly afterwards but in the shadow of and living in a global economic order shaped very much by Britain. Germany was forced to face the four challenges of state building at the same time in a very competitive global environment which seemed, especially to German nationalists, to place real limits on their ability to develop.

      wa3

    1. A failed rift arm is still a weak spot in the continental plate; even without the presence of active extension faults, it may develop into a called an aulacogen.

      This is confusing- it may develop into a called an aulacogen.

    1. Those communities are very popular because people like to live with others who share their interests.

      Minor detail

    2. but this is not true. The senior center in town offers dance lessons and also takes groups to the art museum. The classes are always full because so many people want to try new things.

      Major Detail

    3. My grandmother turned 70 last year and celebrated by going skydiving. She said she always wanted to try and figured it was now or never.

      Main idea

    4. babysitters are unreliable and that can mean that the parent has to miss many classes, which can hurt their grades.

      Main detail

    5. Many single parents discover that they can’t meet the costs of both raising children and paying for tuition, books, and fees.

      Minor detail

    6. Single parents have to overcome many obstacles to return to school.

      Sentence 1

    1. is to analyze the text rhetorically to establish a clear idea of what the author wrote and how the author wrote it,

      reflect the reading

    1. understand what you have read.

      taking breaks is fine and beneficial

    2. process

      to much info at once makes you lose a lot of the info

    3. broad questions and then work towards more specific questions

      same with identifying a theme or thesis in an essay start bold and then work your way into detail

    4. taking notes or annotating the text,

      reading is not just reading its engaging with it

    5. not interested in the material

      sometimes textbooks or other texts suckkkk but you still have to understand so you can use it

    1. social media and instant publication

      anyone can say anything if you just accept it as fact you could be in the wrong about something

    2. With scholarly articles, critical reading can help you evaluate their potential reliability as future sources

      useful for more than just eng comp

    1. or does not achieve

      question writing dont just take it at face value because its a respected author

    2. different aspects of a writer’s work.

      purpose

    3. analyze a text beyond its surface.

      have to read attentively and summarizing after pages could be beneficial

  2. Aug 2022
    1. As part of our previewing, this image became the focus of our attention.

      Why are images so important in literature?

    2. nowledge was being studied; instead, students are expected to passively accept, memorize, and recite back the information on a test.

      Why is this expected for students?

    3. we probably do not have a complete picture

      Which can confuse the reader or make them curious.

    4. that means they can have more than one sense and meaning.

      How is this possible?

    1. Only a small portion of the iceberg is visible above the water, and there is a great deal below the surface that isn’t immediately apparent.

      Like humans we tend to show a good side of who we are with actions but not with mind.

    1. Write those text features here. Do not read the passage as you’re scanning.

      The pictures have small captions with them. The titles are bolded. There are events that are bolded. Important names are bolded. Paintings are shown.

    1. They thought that a reading class was focused on “just reading.”

      But it is more than reading, it’s knowing the background, the spelling, the pronouncement, and meaning.

    2. As we utilized the guidebook in our developmental reading class, we wanted to further understand the impact that the guidebook had on students’ reading growth, so we conducted another research study, the results of which revealed a significant gain in two key literacy areas:

      Does the book expand areas in English?

    3. reframed that expectation by establishing slower, gradual inquiry and heightened reading resilience in the face of challenges.

      Students should be able to challenge themselves in reading tasks to improve their knowledge in English?

    4. We would take out the prefixes and suffixes of words and find the base but it’s different because we wouldn’t try to find out what all of these [elements] mean and where they come from.

      Would knowing prefixes and suffixes help one understand the meaning of an English word?

    5. Thus, pronouncing words accurately and answering comprehension questions do not ensure understanding of a text.

      Even with wrong pronouncing, is one still able to understand a reading passage?

    6. good reader. Over 37% of students focused on the ability to read quickly and accurately and 70% noted the ability to pronounce words correctly, while many others emphasized the importance of answering comprehension questions.

      A good reader in my opinion would be someone who can read steady and understand what is going on in the passage.

    7. The negative feelings of fear, frustration, and insecurity do not support optimal conditions for students to learn literacy

      This is a huge reason on why students hate literature.

    8. looking at words from only one dimension of the language - phonology - the study of sound.

      This is how people can mess up in pronouncing words

    9. phonology

      The pronouncement

    10. etymology

      background of the word

    11. morphology

      Meaning of the word

    12. We believe that it is essential for all students to have access to class readings, not just students with financial means

      I like how the teachers do not make it seem like in order to do great in class you need to have money to be able to afford books.

    13. but due to conditioning and false perceptions, we believe we are backyard chickens.

      By this does the author mean do to our surroundings we think we live as what we think we live as?

    14. It floated in graceful majesty among the powerful wind currents, with scarcely a beat of its strong golden wings.

      Could the eagle have seen a god? If so was his time up?

    1. In essence the vapor pressure above a liquid represents the partitioning of the particles between two phases, the liquid and the gas, that is, there is a fraction of the particles in each phase. There is an interplay between the enthalpy of vaporization (the higher it is, the more they want to be in the liquid phase) and the kinetic energy. The equation that describes this is the Clausius-Clapeyron, which is an exponential function. Like any exponential function, there are two forms, the exponential form, and the natural log form 

      I have students highlighting Latex, and this is showing

    2. Clausius-Clapeyron, which is an exponential function

      p = ae ( -H / rt )

    3. ΔHvap,AΔHvap,A\Delta H_{vap,A} = Enthalpy of Vaporization for "A", always positive because it is endothermic

      definition - energy needed to transfer one mole of substance into a gas

    4. some will evaporate until it reaches its equilibrium

      Equillibrium Vapor Pressure definition - rate of evaporation = rate of condensation.

    5. That is, for molecules of similar mass, the stronger the intermolecular forces the lower the vapor pressure

      The stronger the IM forces. The lower the vapor pressure.

    1. Accompanying the prominence of the sporophyte and the development of vascular tissue, the appearance of true leaves improved their photosynthetic efficienc

      leaves....

    2. mycorrhizae, which benefit the plant by greatly increasing the surface area for absorption of water and soil minerals and nutrients.

      mycorrhizae a fungus which grows in association with the roots.....

    1. However, just because a work is not as literary as another does not mean it cannot be enjoyed. Just like a stick figure or cartoon character might be perfectly fine if intended for a particular audience or purpose, readers can still enjoy People Magazine even though it is not of the same literary quality as Hamlet.

      Literature can be in any form and people can see literature differently and get different things out of certain literature. With that being said an example is written within the literature comparing people magazine to a stick figure. Both are expressions of literature and can be enjoyed.

    1. Now if you think about it, the cation repels the positive end of the dipole and attracts the negative end, so the negative end is closer to the cation than the positive end. This means the attractive energies are greater than the repulsive (as they are closer together, the r of coulombs law is in the denominator of eq. So the net force is attractive since since the radius (in the denominator of Coulombs Law, Equation 11.2.111.2.1\ref{11.2.1}) for the +/- attraction is smaller than the radius for the +/+ repulsion. This difference is greatest when the polar molecule is "touching" the cation, and as they become further separated the relative differences in the radii between the two interactions become less, and at great distances they become equal, making these short range forces. This can be understood by looking at

      Negative end of dipole closer to cation than positive end. Greatest difference is when the cation is “touching” cation, and the interactions become less as they get further apart-however at great distances they become equal which makes them short range forces.

    1. Protein Necessary for tissue formation, cell reparation, and hormone and enzyme production. It is essential for building strong muscles and a healthy immune system. Carbohydrates Provide a ready source of energy for the body and provide structural constituents for the formation of cells. Fat Provides stored energy for the body, functions as structural components of cells and also as signaling molecules for proper cellular communication. It provides insulation to vital organs and works to maintain body temperature. Vitamins Regulate body processes and promote normal body-system functions. Minerals Regulate body processes, are necessary for proper cellular function, and comprise body tissue. Water Transports essential nutrients to all body parts, transports waste products for disposal, and aids with body temperature maintenance.

      Extremely helpful

    1. such as interviewing someone or surveying a group of people, you are reading. You are 'reading' the subjects’ ideas and views on the topic you are investigating.

      I never thought of reading "the subjects" can be about groups of people. New views about this topic source.

    2. No matter what kinds of sources and methods you use, you are always reading and interpreting text.

      key note in understanding the methods of reading

    1. Qualitative observations rely on descriptions and quantitative observations involve numerical representation. 

      Qualitative - deals with the identification of elements or grouping of elements present in a sample.

      Quantitative - any method used for determining the amount of a chemical in a sample.

    1. Archeology and paleontology
      • the study of human history and prehistory through the excavation of sites and the analysis of artifacts and other physical remains.
      • is the study of fossils.
    1. Because the formula can be determined by experiments on bulk matter, it is a macroscopic concept even though it is expressed in terms of atoms.

      Since formulas can be determined through experiments on a quantity of matter rather than just an atom it is considered a macroscopic concept.

    2. A molecule is an assembly of atoms having a fixed composition, structure, and distinctive, measurable properties.

      Molecules areresponisble for the exisitance of most chemicals and their properties.

    3. The formula of a substance expresses the relative number of atoms of each element it contains

      formula of an element

    4. Chemistry is the central science

    1. Summarize. At the end of each section, pause to summarize the main points in a few sentences.

      Its important to convert text into the way you would phrase it. When you recall information in your own head, its easier to understand your own voice, rather than the writers.

    2. Textbooks often include comprehension questions in the margins or at the end of a section or chapter.

      Personally, I need to do better at answering the comprehension questions so I may better understand.

    3. how effectively the author communicated the overall message of the text.

      Important to know that distinction between intent, and how effectively it was communicated. Otherwise it becomes that much easier to misinterpret the piece's purpose.

    4. At the end of each section, pause to summarize the main points in a few sentences. If you have trouble doing so, revisit that section.

      Important for understanding the meaning of a text

    1. Summarize the text in your own words (note your impressions, reactions, and what you learned) in an outline or in a short paragraph

      Rephrasing the information in your own words helps to convert it into a way you'll understand.

    2. Were any of your earlier questions answered within the text?

      If your questions were not answered through the text, it can be helpful to do some further research on the topic at hand.

    3. you may not remember why you highlighted that word or sentence in the first place.

      This is important to remember for studying purposes. You may forgot why you found a sentence helpful or important, which can lead to poor studying skills.

    4. main point gives you a framework to organize the details presented in the reading

      Hamburger essays. Identify the main point (buns) and analyze the details (bun, lettuce, cheese).

    5. stop periodically

      This is a great tip for those texts that are "boring".

    6. reviewing a text helps you better understand it, you will have better success analyzing it.

      I need to remember that skimming is helpful when trying to really retain information.

    7. Additionally, if you have a highly engaging reading assignment, such as a novel you cannot put down, you may be able to read lengthy passages in one sitting.

      Sometimes, I sit and read a book in one sitting when I am especially interested.

    8. If you are assigned a seventy-page chapter to read for next week’s class, try not to wait until the night before it’s due to get started. Give yourself at least a few days and tackle one section at a time.

      This is something I need to remember as an anxious procrastinator.

    9. Have you ever stayed up all night cramming just before an exam or found yourself skimming a detailed memo from your boss five minutes before a crucial meeting?

      Frequently

    10. active reading may even help you to develop an interest in the text even when you thought that you initially had none.

      When you ask questions and read critically, you may become more interested in a topic and be hungry to learn more. This is how we continue to be life long learners.

    11. I have no idea what I just read; I can’t remember any of it”?

      This usually happens because you are not thinking about the text in depth, or the writer did not clearly convey their message.

    12. review your initial reactions

      organize your own thoughts.

    13. stop periodically

      reiterating the importance of pacing. Repetition is a great form of adding emphasis

    14. less emphasis on personal and creative writing.

      Lame.

    15. limit yourself

      Pacing is absolutely vital to retention and comprehension.

    16. critical reading is based on active reading because you actively engage with the text

      Important to note that this is a two-way street, texts should be actively engaged in keeping the reader hooked as well.

    17. Once you have established your purpose for reading, the next step is to preview the text.

      This will help with setting purpose!

    18. setting a purpose for your reading.

      Great tip! This will help me with retention.

    19. Completing these steps will help you to engage with a text

      Reading and engaging with a text are different!

    20. How many times have you read a page in a book, or even just a paragraph, and by the end of it thought to yourself, “I have no idea what I just read; I can’t remember any of it”?

      All the time. Lovely how the brain works, right?

    1. thinking carefully about what we say is a necessity.

      This is a great reminder that what we say online can always be traced back to us and nothing is ever really "deleted".

    2. Finding an error in someone else’s argument can be the point of destabilization you need to make a worthy argument of your own,

      We can use other people's mistakes to create our own argument. Arguing for your perspective is made possible by recognizing the faults in other's opinions to construct our own and challenge their thinking.

    3. potential reliability as future sources.

      If we do not think critically about pieces of text, we can not decide if they are reliable sources.

    4. thinking carefully about what we say is a necessity.

      If you don't think about a proper response to an argument the whole thing could break down entirely.

    5. Critical reading can even help you hone your own argumentation skills because it requires you to think carefully

      This is something that anyone can benefit from.

    6. With scholarly articles, critical reading can help you evaluate their potential reliability as future sources.

      Very important when it comes to reading and writing for college!

    1. analyzing and understanding the overall composition of the writing

      This is an important reminder that you don't always need to relate to the text, as long as you understand what message is trying to be conveyed.

    2. persuade, inspire, provoke humor, or simply inform his audience?

      This is important because every piece of writing should have a clear goal.

    3. approaching a work as if you were a critic or commentator whose job it is to analyze a text beyond its surface.

      Reading between the lines

    4. writing has achieved its effect on the audience.

      As writers, we should always consider who our audience is.

    5. what effect the author intends to produce in a reader or what effect the text has had on you as the reader.

      It is also important to distinguish the difference between the intent and what actual effect it has.

    6. If you disagree with a text, what is the point of contention?

      Being able to boil down an argument to specific points of contention is the most important foundation of proper argumentation.

    7. does the author want to persuade, inspire, provoke humor, or simply inform his audience?

      Great question to ask yourself when reading any text.

    8. Reading critically does not simply mean being moved, affected, informed, influenced, and persuaded by a piece of writing.

      Although, this is still really important!!

    1. then there must be at least one symmetry operation that can interconvert the two orbitals

      It seems that the (x,y) "symmetry degeneracy" implies that the two are both mathematically dependent and they (??) interconvertable via a symmetry operation.

    2. Both the E and T symbols can carry subscripts and primes that have specific meanings

      Oh my lord this is where the t2g and eg crystal field theory separations of the five d-orbitals arise from !

    3. Figure 2.3.36 Character table for the point group C2v

      Just another note- you can find the symmetry of square functions by literally multiplying characters of the irreducible representations that correspond to each linear function column-wise.

    4. Consider a rotational vector around z that indicates clockwise rotation (Fig. 2.3.37)

      SUPER elucidating explanation of how the different rotations can be classified under one of the irreducible representations.

    5. This means that any linear function of the z-coordinate has the symmetry type A1

      Like the wavefunction describing the pz orbital

    6. For C2v the dimension of the point group is 1+1+1+1=4. The order (h) of the point group is just the sum of all symmetry operations in the point group. For C2v the order is 4.

      A clearer definition of the order of a point group, and how to determine it using a character table.

    7. whenever the characters for the operations in their irreducible representations are the same, they belong to the same class

      Another explanation for how symmetry operations are grouped into classes.

    8. Similarly, because the 3dz2 orbital is a function of z2 and the 3dz2 has the symmetry type A1 any function of z2 has this symmetry type. Analogously, any function which is the product of the x and the z coordinate belongs to the symmetry type B1, any function which is a function of x2-y2 belongs to the symmetry type A1, and any function which is a product of y and z belongs to the symmetry type B2

      Very intuitive explanation of the predicted symmetry that arises from multiplying coordinates

    9. more mathematical perspective

      Relating the orbital understanding of symmetry to the symmetry of the mathematical wavefunctions that describe the corresponding orbitals.

    10. Therefore we can say that the 2s orbital of the O-atom in the water molecule has the symmetry type A1

      it seems that this would apply to s-orbitals generally, for all (?) compounds.

    11. Anti-symmetric means that the algebraic sign of the coordinate changes as we rotate.

      And this seems to be the answer to my first question. They just state that the two are seemingly equivalent; anti-symmetric (in this case) seems to mean the sign of coordinate changes during rotation wrt to the principle axis. They say C2 here- is that the same as saying the z-axis?

    12. The specific characters in an irreducible representation determine the symmetry type of the irreducible representation

      This is how they connect the irreducible representations represented by Mulliken symbols to the irreducible representations derived in the previous section of this chapter

    13. If it is a -1 the algebraic sign of the coordinate changes, if it is +1, it does not

      How does this connect to symmetric vs anti-symmetric interpretation from the other article?

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      ;-; im confused wtf

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      This is the most frustrating thing about logic in the english language. Parsing primises and conclusions is subjective. Don't get too bent out of shape if your work doesn't look exactly the answers given. If they aren't close, as someone to clarify it for you.

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    1. Find appropriate reactions and their standard enthalpy reaction Flip reactions and/or multiply reactions, if necessary, so that the combination of reactions results in the desired overall reaction Change the sign and/or magnitude of the ΔHorΔHro\Delta H^o_r values of the combined reactions, based on how the combined reactions were manipulated in Step 2 Sum up the individual steps and sum up the individual ΔHorΔHro\Delta H^o_r values to obtain the ΔHorΔHro\Delta H^o_r value of the desired reaction. Answer

      How to use Hess's Law

    2. ΔHor=∑productsvΔHof−∑reactantsvΔHof

      Change

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      A divisor is a number that divides another number either completely or with a remainder In the equation 15/3 = 5 3 is the divisor