Specific heat and thermal equilibrium: worked exercises
Specific heat, thermal equilibrium and latent heat in Year 2 physics: the method, typical mistakes and three exercises worked step by step for your test.
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Notes from the notebook.
Guides, worked examples and study method, translated from our Italian blog.
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Threads and semaphores in TPSIT: concurrency explained
Race conditions, Dijkstra semaphores, producer-consumer and deadlock in TPSIT: method and three worked exercises for the Year 4 computing test.
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Algorithm complexity and Big-O notation
O, Ω and Θ notation, recurrences and the hierarchy of complexities for the Algorithms and Data Structures exam: essential theory and three worked exercises.
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Functions and parameters: by value and by reference
Functions, formal and actual parameters, pass by value and by reference in C++ and Python: theory, typical mistakes and three worked examples.
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Gas laws in general chemistry: worked exercises
Boyle, Charles, Gay-Lussac, Avogadro and PV = nRT: method and worked exercises on the gaseous state for the General Chemistry mid-term test.
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Boolean algebra and Karnaugh maps: the method
Logic gates, De Morgan's theorems, SOP/POS canonical forms and 2-3-4 variable Karnaugh maps: the step-by-step method for Logic Networks, with exercises.
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Thevenin and Norton theorems: the method with exercises
Equivalent resistance, open-circuit voltage and short-circuit current: the step-by-step method for Thevenin and Norton, with three numerical worked exercises.
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Greek aorist: recognising the verb stem in Year 2
First, second and third aorist: how to find the verb stem from the present and use the dictionary, for Greek translation in Year 2 of the classical school.
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Hegel in Year 5: dialectic and the Phenomenology
Dialectic, Aufhebung, the Phenomenology of Spirit and master and slave: how to prepare the oral test on Hegel in Year 5, with diagrams and two model answers.
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Italian clause analysis: main and subordinate clauses
Main, coordinate and subordinate clauses, explicit and implicit: a step-by-step method for Italian clause analysis (analisi del periodo), with worked sentences.
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Molecular geometry and VSEPR: the guide
Lewis structures, VSEPR theory, molecular polarity and intermolecular forces: how to prepare the Year 3 chemistry test, with worked examples.
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Physics 2: electric field and Gauss's law in the exam
Electric field, flux and Gauss's law for the first Physics 2 midterm: how to choose the Gaussian surface, with three worked examples.
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Sequences in Calculus 1: limits and tests for the midterm
Limits of sequences in Calculus 1: hierarchy of infinities, ratio test, monotone sequences and the number e, with worked exercises for the midterm.
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Two's complement and floating point: the guide
Signed integers in two's complement, overflow and IEEE 754 floating-point numbers: the first TPSIT test in Year 3, with step-by-step worked exercises.
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Absolute value and irrational equations in Year 3
Equations and inequalities with absolute values and radicals: Year 3 revision for technical institutes, with cases, conditions and five worked exercises.
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Centripetal force and fictitious forces in Year 3
Uniform circular motion, centripetal force and non-inertial frames: why centrifugal force confuses people and how to prepare for the Year 3 physics test.
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C++ classes and objects: the Year 4 OOP test
Classes, constructors, encapsulation and methods in C++: how to tackle the first object-oriented programming test in Year 4 at a technical computing school.
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HTML and CSS in Year 4: the first test
Tags, attributes, selectors and the box model: how to prepare for the first Year 4 computer science test in the applied sciences high school, with exercises.
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Microeconomics: supply, demand and elasticity
Supply and demand curves, equilibrium, shifts and elasticity: how to read the graphs and do the calculations in your first microeconomics exam.
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Nutrients in Year 1 at hospitality school: the test
Carbohydrates, proteins, lipids, vitamins, minerals and water: how to study nutrients for the first food science test at hospitality school.
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Ohm's law and Kirchhoff's laws in Year 3
Resistors in series and parallel, Ohm's law and Kirchhoff's laws: how to prepare the first electrical technology test in Year 3 of a vocational school.
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Physics 1: kinematics and dynamics for the midterm
Vectors, planar motion, Newton's laws and free-body diagrams: how to prepare the first Physics 1 midterm at university, with worked examples.
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Rational inequalities in Year 3: studying the sign
Factorising, existence conditions and the sign table: how to prepare the first Year 3 maths test at a classical high school on inequalities with fractions.
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Redox in General Chemistry: balancing with half-reactions
Oxidation numbers, half-reactions in acidic and basic solution, redox stoichiometry: the method that stops you losing marks in the General Chemistry exam.
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