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    0 or Close to 0 Contact Hours Courses

    Hello, I was wondering if anyone knew of any course which had 0 or close to 0 contact hours. I've done Astrophysics already and enrolled in Brave New World. These courses must be available during 2017 Semesters 1 and 2. Thanks
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    UNSW 2015 Summer School Roll Call thread

    Hi, I'm ON. I study combined commerce.
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    UNSW Roll Call 2015

    Hello everyone. If you attend/are attending UNSW state which year and degree you will be doing. Good luck for the upcoming year :D!
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    Which tablet or laptop to buy

    Hey guys, Since I'm really not up to date with the market I would like opinions on which tablet/laptop to buy. What I need is a lightweight device which I can use at uni or on the train and be able to carry it for extended periods of time. The main reason I need it is for programming. Any help...
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    Hdzhthrsyjshf

    Discuss.
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    =1 rank

    yes
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    Confused (again)

    I'm going to memorize my English aos essay, but I don't understand how I can use it to answer the question they're going to ask. My essays on the paradoxical nature of belonging (i.e how it can be bad or good) but what do I do if they ask something like...How does Billy belong to Uranus...
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    Confused

    I was wondering for the standard english hsc module a distinctively visual, do we use ONLY ONE text from the prescribed list or are we allowed to use 2 from there and 1 related text? That's how my school did it but it says on the hsc paper 'choose one prescribed...' or something.
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    Equilibrium Constant Calculation

    At 900K 5M of H2 gas, 4M of I2 gas and 1.6M of hydrogen iodide were mixed together in a 1L container. After equilibrium has been achieved, the vessel was found to contain 3.6 moles of hydrogen gas. Calculate the value of equilibrium constant for this reaction at 900K. Don't need working out...
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    Q2Q QQ

    2011 HSC question from Quanta to Quarks: 23592U+10n\rightarrow14056Ba+9236Kr+410n Explain why energy is released in this reaction. The answer says: Energy is released because the mass of the products of this reaction is less than the mass of the reactants. This ‘missing’ mass is converted...
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    Simpson's Rule Problem

    http://imgur.com/ANQoYKv For the previous questions I've been doing, they've all been 3,4 subintervals so when I calculate the ''h'' in the formula I take n-1, eg. S42 for 3 sub-intervals 4-2/2 = 1 and the answers always correct. But now I do this question with 2 subintervals and it all seems...
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    The Helping Me in Geometry Thread

    I suck at Geometry :(
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    The UV Catastrophe and Quantum Theory

    After reading a few articles on this, I still can't seem to understand how the Quantum Theory resolves the UV Catastrophe. I understand that all photons carry a discrete amount of energy but why does this explain the experimental curve achieved? My textbook merely says 'what' happens, but it...
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    Chemistry Versus Physics

    If you do both of these mega sciences, vote which one you think is better and feel free to discuss why.
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    Question relating to Hsc marking

    If a Hsc question says 'Give TWO examples of ....' and I give 3, will I get marked down or will they only mark the best 2 out of 3 and give me the two marks?
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    Rate of change question

    Newtons law of cooling states that the rate of cooling of a body is proportional to the excess of its temperature above its surroundings i.e dT/dt = -kt where T is the excess of temperature above its surroundings at any time t. The temperature of a room is 25 and the outdoor temperature is 5. A...
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    Quadratic Roots

    Hey guys, searched all over youtube and not a single decent explanation for quadratic roots... Here's the question(I know it's simple but I have no concept :(); The roots of a quadratic equation ax^2 -bx- 10 = 0 are -1 and 5. Find the values of a and b. Thanks.
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    Logarithm Questions

    Hey guys, doing the Logarithm section now so might be posting a few questions later on ^.^ 1) 10^log10 3 (10 to the power log(base 10) 3 -my working; Actually got the correct answer but not sure if it's a legitimate working or just luck. 10^log10 3 log10 3 = x 10^x = 3 Therefore answer is 3...
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    Coordinate Geometry

    Hey guys, I'm stuck on this question; Find the equation of the straight line passing through -2,3 and making an angle of 53'8' with the x-axis. Thanks.
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    Whats wrong with my working

    A man contributes towards providing a pension a sum of 500 annually on each of his 44 birthdays from his 21st to his 64th inclusive. Find the accumulated value of these 44 contributions on his 65th birthday, assuming that the money is invested at 10 percent per year compound interest. Here's my...
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