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Real World Math Overview Our complete set of courses was originally arranged into majors and minors similar to what a student would find at a four-year undergraduate program. The programs below are not currently supported and are presented for student reference only. Please note that these majors and minors include currently unsupported legacy courses for which certificates are no longer available (what is a legacy course?) All supported, active courses are here: unsupported, inactive courses are here: University Professional Development Secondary (6-12) Art History Courses Core Program ARTH101: Art Appreciation and Techniques ARTH110: Introduction to Western Art History: Pre-historic to High Gothic ARTH111: Introduction to Western Art History: Proto-Renaissance to Contemporary Art ARTH301: Art Historical Methodologies Elective Courses Biology Business Administration Chemistry Prerequisites Communication Core Program: Communication Studies Computer Science History

The 50 most interesting articles on Wikipedia « Copybot Deep in the bowels of the internet, I came across an exhaustive list of interesting Wikipedia articles by Ray Cadaster. It’s brilliant reading when you’re bored, so I got his permission to post the top 50 here. Bookmark it, start reading, and become that person who’s always full of fascinating stuff you never knew about. The top 50 Wikipedia articles by interestingness 1. *Copybot is not responsible for the hours and hours that disappeared while you were exploring this list. Edit: If you enjoyed this list, I’ve since posted 50 more of Wikipedia’s most interesting articles. Like this: Like Loading... Related Picking flicks About six months ago, it dawned on me that whenever someone asked me if I'd seen a particular film, my answer was almost invariably no. In "Copybot articles"

Is hell exothermic? I do not know who originally wrote this but it is a classic. A thermodynamics professor had written a take home exam for his graduate students. It had one question: "Is Hell exothermic (gives off heat) or endothermic (absorbs heat)? Support your answer with a proof." Most of the students wrote proofs of their beliefs using Boyle's Law (gas cools off when it expands and heats up when it is compressed) or some variant. One student, however, wrote the following: "First, we need to know how the mass of Hell is changing in time. 1. So which is it? This student got the only A. Back

School:Journalism Emma Zorn reading a newspaper. The Wikiversity School of Journalism is looking to offer study courses people can follow to learn the ethics, theories and techniques of journalism. We strongly encourage practical alignment with Wikinews, such as it being a venue for assignment work. If you have knowledge or a skill that can be taught here, please start a course page and list it below. Courses[edit] Under development Proposed Print journalism - Weekly magazineBroadcast journalism - RadioBroadcast journalism - TelevisionSub-editing and copyeditingJournalistic ethicsLocal journalismCourt reportingInternational journalismFinancial and economic journalismInvestigative journalismSports journalismArts journalismMusic journalism See also[edit] Wikibooks How To Run A Newspaper - a Wikibook Wikinews Wikinews is a great place to hone your journalistic skills in a live public, neutral environment. Other Style Guides

List of common misconceptions From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia This incomplete list is not intended to be exhaustive. This list corrects erroneous beliefs that are currently widely held about notable topics. Each misconception and the corresponding facts have been discussed in published literature. Note that each entry is formatted as a correction; the misconceptions themselves are implied rather than stated. Arts and culture Food and cooking Roll-style Western sushi. Searing meat does not "seal in" moisture, and in fact may actually cause meat to lose moisture. Legislation and crime Literature The Harry Potter books, though they have broken children's book publishing records, have not led to an increase in reading among children or adults, nor slowed the ongoing overall decline in book purchases by Americans, and children who did read the Harry Potter books were not more likely to go on to read more outside of the fantasy and mystery genres.[21][22][23][24] Music Religion Hebrew Bible Buddhism Christianity Islam Sports

Video Causes Natural Hallucinations Who needs drugs when you have science? If you follow the video’s instructions, when you look away you will continue to see wavy lines in your wall or on the floor. This happens due to an optical illusion that is the result of repeated psychological stimulation. When the video ends and you look away, your brain still expects to see the waves, and therefore it creates them for you. Saying the letters out loud doesn’t really play a role, it just ensures that you are focusing on the center of the screen, where you can best receive the stimulus. For best results, view the video full screen on an HD display. WARNING: Please use your discretion when viewing.

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