... decrease. To get the resistance without using Ohm's law you can use the following equation; R = x L A R = Resistance (Ω) = Resistivity (Ω m) L = Length (m) A = Cross Sectional Area (m) This equation allows us to predict the actual resistances of our wires successfully (to a degree) .28 (A = Πr = 6.12x10-8 m) ... 0.6 4.9 x 10-8 x 0.6 6.12 x 10-8 4.77 0.7 4.9 x 10-8 x 0.7 6.12 x 10-8 5.57 0.8 4.9 x 10-8 x 0.8 6.12 x 10-8 6.36 0.9 4.9 x 10-8 x 0.9 6.12 x 10-8 7.16 1 4.9 x 10-8 x 1.0 6.12 x 10-8 7.95 Medium Constantan Wire .40mm length formula resistance 0.1 4.9 x 10-8 x 0.1 1.26 x 10-7 ...

• Word Count: 2009
• Approx Pages: 8
• Grade Level: High School

... passage. The timber houses in a stone less region, rested on life prolonging pad stone. The substantial timber frames-two and sometimes three bays in length-were each of these villages the associated finds suggest life-styles of comfort and modest affluence. Most people lived in log or stone houses roofed with ... ribbed vault. These are the transverse arches that span the ends of vault, the lateral or longitudinal arches that span the length or sides of the vault, and the two diagonal arches that reach from corner to corner. Instead of one large curved surface to cover with a webbing of...

• Word Count: 1655
• Approx Pages: 7
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

... use, electronic transmission, relaying of television signals, and the need for communication in space all contributed to the emphasis placed on laser technology toward communications. The initial attraction to lasers for communications came from the fact that the amount of coherent information that an electromagnetic ... cornea within, using laser. For example Nearsightedness or myopia occurs when light rays entering the eye are focused in front of the retina instead of directly on it. Myopia is usually a result of the curvature of the cornea being too strong or the length of the eyebal...

• Word Count: 1801
• Approx Pages: 7
• Grade Level: High School

... is therefore equal to 1 joul per second. These units are important in discussing the maximum energy the laser is capable of generating. From the top, if the pulse has the rather long length of one second, energy in the pulse of one joule would be equivalent to a max power of ... one watt. when laser pulses are repetitive, the average power output of a laser(watts) is discussed. This being the product of ... and other applications. Aircraft builders also see the use of lasers systems. Distance and length Co2 lasers are used for optical radar transmitter. Also laser range finders for air...

• Word Count: 1647
• Approx Pages: 7
• Grade Level: High School

... be used to make procedures easier to perform and to shorten the length of the procedure and easier on the patient in terms of recovery time. Many private companies are using lasers to correct vision problems. Lasik (laser-In-Situ Keratomileusis) is the most common technique for correcting the near ... for cutting many of the human organs instead of a scalpel because they can make a more precise cut in the tissue around affected area. The laser will not damage the tissue surrounding the cut. Dentists use lasers to burn out diseased parts of teeth. This is a lot quicker and less ... more su...

• Word Count: 1416
• Approx Pages: 6
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

... series of pits and flat areas. Reading these pits or flats denote 0's or 1's, the building blocks of binary language which the computer uses. A thin laser beam reads the pits or the flats while the disk is spinning. Light reflects from the flat surfaces, not the pits. So a photo detector reads ... not the only thing that does into creating a usable CD-ROM. Next, the clear disc is given a reflective coating so that it will reflect the laser light the drive shines on it. Silver is used as a basis in this coating because it spreads out evenly, coating all pits and landing uniformly. ... do...

• Word Count: 2190
• Approx Pages: 9
• Grade Level: High School

... there are also basic roofing terms that are needed to know in order to build the roof. They are: span, rafter, total run, unit run, ridge, line length, pitch, seat cut, plumb line, and level line. The span of a roof is the horizontal distance covered by the roof. This it the width of the building ... coverings. The total run of a rafter is the horizontal distance over which the rafter rises. This is one half of the span. Unit run is the diagonal of the square whose sides are equal to the unit run of the rafters. The unit run is the same for all the rafters that run at right ... , and the...

• Word Count: 1380
• Approx Pages: 6
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

... of the painting, a young ballerina wearing a yellow bow on her tutu performs an arabesque on pointe, while two other dancers practice their port de bras (arm positioning) in the floor-length mirror behind her. The mirror seems to open up the composition. An older female chaperone wearing a straw hat sits in a chair reading (possibly a newspaper) in the foreground. Two dancers are ... 's body is cut off at the edge of the painting. The entire center portion of this painting is deliberately left empty. The clusters of dancers are also on diagonals. A faint diagonal line is even visible in ...

• Word Count: 1296
• Approx Pages: 5
• Grade Level: High School

... 's Boat Ashore at Calas (1851), simple romantic elements comprise the piece: diagonals and smoke. A main diagonal line emphasizes the downward slope of a shore lined with beached boats resting upon the sand. A challenging inferior diagonal line of a small group of people and their dinghies cross the main diagonal flow. The two lines of tension resolve at the lower center of the composition highlighting the ... cloud formation is horizontally stable, thus emphasizing the calmness of the sea. Baron Antoine-Jean Gros" Murat Defeating the Turkish Army (1805) is a composition which presents a...

• Word Count: 1682
• Approx Pages: 7
• Grade Level: High School

... microscopic bumps lying on a single spiralling track. The track on a CD is 0.5 microns wide and almost 3.5 miles long. The spiral on a CD. To make the laser read the CDs they need to be reflective, this is achieved by adding a layer of aluminium over the disk. To finish the disk a layer of acrylic is sprayed over ... the disk then the label is added. When the CD is read by the laser the disk reflects the beam back, but depending on weather it hits a bump or not the beam will be reflected back in a different direction. If the beam ... . At 2x speed, it would take you about half an hour ...

• Word Count: 2087
• Approx Pages: 8
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

... the River Wear underneath, and the west end of the Cathedral towers over a gorge. The northern end of the Cathedral faces onto the Palace Green and the whole 469 feet length of the Cathedral can be seen. The position of the Cathedral adds to the striking effect and grandeur of its general appearance. The building is faced with dressed stone and ... massive columns are constructed of ashlar masonry with a hollow core that is filled with rubble. Many of these columns are decorated with incised carvings. The vaults of Durham Cathedral have diagonal ribs which are decorated with chevrons, t...

• Word Count: 1339
• Approx Pages: 5
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

... had on Degas. This technology gave Degas a new way of point of view for his creativity. He was obsessed with movements. In "The Laundress", another sign of modernism is the diagonal line of the table. That line seems like it makes our eyes move in circular motion. It reminds me of the style used in Japanese paintings of the Edo period ... (and the traditionalist movement that carried on the legacy of the old masters) and elevates the contemporary. Also in these paintings Degas used diagonal lines, an indication of influence from Japanese paintings. In the "Nude Wiping Her Foot", diagona...

• Word Count: 1380
• Approx Pages: 6
• Grade Level: High School

... accurately hit these stations? The United States military had designed and put into use a new type of weapon that didn't carry any guns just a camera and a laser. They were little flying machines that didn't carry a pilot. Since they didn't have a pilot they were very small and they flew right through the Iraqi radar ... unseen. These Drones used their high power cameras and infrared laser to target the radar stations. Then the attack helicopters used the infrared laser as a guide to land their missile right on target. The United States military had completely destroyed the Iraqi air def...

• Word Count: 1857
• Approx Pages: 7
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

... . The metals that are most often welded are the super alloys, the refractory metals, the reactive metals, and the stainless steels. Many combinations of dissimilar metals can also be welded. Laser Welding: Laser beam welding (LBW) is a welding process which produces coalescence of materials with the heat obtained from the application of a concentrated coherent light beam impinging upon the surfaces to be ... joined. The focused laser beam has the highest energy concentration of any known source of energy. The laser beam is a source of electromagnetic energy or light that can be projected...

• Word Count: 2145
• Approx Pages: 9
• Grade Level: High School

... photography" in which an image is captured not as an image focused on film, but as an interference pattern at the film. Coherent light from a laser is reflected from an object and combined at the film with light from a reference beam. This recorded interference pattern actually contains much more information that a ... the process was essential as movements of the equipment by as much as a quarter of the wavelength of laser light used could completely spoil the image. The image also had to be viewed in laser light. In 1962 a Russian scientist, Dr Uri N. Denisyuk developed a new hologra...

• Word Count: 1756
• Approx Pages: 7
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

... a lot more visual "spunk" then the calming effect of analogous pairs. This calming effect used in the child's face also offers some clues to the content. There are a lot of diagonal lines both in the lattice of the porch, and in the perspective of the planks at the young man's feet, which continue to the stairs. Mainly, this draws additional focus ... to the subject himself by creating movement around the stable figures in the middle, including the subject himself. Your eye then focuses on the unmoving figure. The diagonal of the vines wrapping around the pillar also aid in drawing your...

• Word Count: 1758
• Approx Pages: 7
• Grade Level: High School

... parallelogram law. Any two forces can be added by drawing a parallelogram, in which the two adjacent sides represent the forces (the length of each is determined by its numerical value). The (weighted) sum of the two forces is the diagonal of the parallelogram. Take the following example. Two people are pushing an object using different forces: one toward the northeast, the other ... ...

• Word Count: 1404
• Approx Pages: 6
• Grade Level: High School

... perplexing turn. Suddenly there are myriad choices for those who seek to mitigate the ravaging effects of time, from glycolic acid-peels to fat transfers, Botox injections to laser resurfacing, browlifts to liposuction. But exploring the plastic-fantastic realm can be a stab in the dark, and with increasingly devastating results. A new professional has emerged ... are also more open about the process. "You can go to Eat for lunch on Madison Avenue and the woman at the next table has just had laser surfacing and she's oozing all over her tuna salad," says Lewis, "and we don't even pay att...

• Word Count: 1996
• Approx Pages: 8
• Grade Level: High School

... shadow, depicting him as a man with a facade, who really has cruel intentions. The medium shot used in this frame to expose dialogue between Guy and Roman. This shot has a diagonal composition. The diagonal composition of this scene suggests anxiety in Guy as Roman offers him to join the coven. Furthermore, Roman is found near the top of the frame suggesting power and ... ...

• Word Count: 1568
• Approx Pages: 6
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

... through his obvious stray from traditional Egyptian art. 9.) Lines: Along with the obvious very vertical representation, there are a lot of diagonal lines present as well. The king's arms are crossing each other and the pattern on his skirt moves in the same diagonal direction. The other lines are a lot more free-flowing, representative of his portrayed womanly figure. 10.) Rhythm/Repetition: It ... ...

• Word Count: 1556
• Approx Pages: 6
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

... of dance" (1:2). Edgar Degas" use of line is a primary and conspicuous element of this particular composition. The quality is outstandingly painterly as the lines are indistinct and run together. Actual diagonal lines are used in several places to lead the viewer's eye to exact locations. The primary example is the dancer's left arm. It extends diagonally past her head to convey ... the action of stretching. The diagonal lines extending from the tutu show the ballerina's unexpected curves. From a distance, the subject's environment appears fuzzy and shaded. Upon taking a closer look, th...

• Word Count: 1413
• Approx Pages: 6
• Grade Level: High School

... pain. The bones in the feet never healed, and after a few years women had trouble walking. In England in the 1700's, hoop petticoats were popular with actresses. These were calf-length underskirts made in starched cloth. Actresses wore them to fill out their skirts and make their waists appear smaller. Surprisingly, corsets have been worn since the Minoans and fashionable women ... were the top five surgical procedures last year (American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery). The top five non-surgical procedures were outline toxin injection, chemical peel, collagen injection, microder...

• Word Count: 2215
• Approx Pages: 9
• Grade Level: High School

... right of a line that splits the figure-8. The dance may also tell the distance. The faster the dance, the closer the food is to the hive. Scouts signal not the length distance but rather how much energy it will take to get there. Therefore, the distance communication is not always correct and all workers do not find the resources on their ... McGraw uses a pipette to dab each wing on the bee with a tiny dot of paint. Then, "They will glue a painted bee to the tip of a cantilevered syringe needle and reflect a laser beam off the base to measure the thrust and lift created when the bee fl...

• Word Count: 2211
• Approx Pages: 9
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

... the board to reduce the costs. The other form factor is the ATX and was introduced to reduce cable clutter, improve airflow across the CPU and make room for full length expansion slots. The best way to describe an ATX board is that it is an AT board turned 90 degrees. There are two other form factors available but only to ... a PC. With modern technologies, physical copies of documents can be put into others hands by way of simple devices such as dot matrix printers to the more sophisticated devices like laser printers. Printers are measured in a unit referred to as DPI or dots per inch...

• Word Count: 2149
• Approx Pages: 9
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

... treatments for the outbreaks. There are oral medications, such as acyclovir, and ointments that can be used to help lessen the pain associated with the outbreak and even shorten the length of the eruption. Herpes can be spread from one part of the body to another during an outbreak. Therefore, it is important not to touch the eyes or mouth after ... conditions of the cervix and predispose women to cancer of the cervix. Current treatments are targeted at removing visible warts and treating the pre-cancerous changes. These treatments include freezing, laser removal ,burning with acid solu...

• Word Count: 1956
• Approx Pages: 8
• Grade Level: High School