ESCI 518
Fall 2004

Origins
How and when did the:
universe form?
solar system / Earth form?
Moon form?
What were early Earth conditions?

How Do We Know?


Origin of the Universe
Big Bang
occurred 15 billion years ago
model for the beginning of the universe

Edwin Hubble
Universe is continuously expanding

Galaxy’s velocity is proportional to its distance (galaxies that are twice as ....etc

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Free/Open Source Software in CUSAT: A Success Story
G. Santhosh Kumar
Department of Computer Science,
Cochin University of Science and Technology
E-mail : [email protected]
Abstract
Free/Open Source Software (FOSS) concept is
very important in the academic community. The open
philosophy of FOSS is consistent with academic
freedom and the open dissemination of knowledge and
information in academia. FOSS can lower the barriers
to access of ICTs by reducing the cost of the software.
This article discusses the success story of
CUSAT's a ....etc

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THE STORY OF THE UNEMPLOYEDENTREPRENEUR
An unemployed man applies for the position of a janitor at Microsoft.
He is interviewed by the HR Chief and subjected to a batteryof employment tests.
The HR Chief tells him:  Congratulations, you got the job! Just give me your e-mail address so that I can send you an employment package and let you know when to start work.
The man is distraught…He hasno choice but to tell the HR Chief that he has no computer and therefore no e-mail.
The HR Chief tells him that, if ....etc

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Story of
An Unusual Intellectual Relationship
Between Two Giant Minds
V P N Nampoori
Based on books
Man who knew infinity
And
The Indian ClerkPage 2

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The Letter
(AN elderly man at the podium “ right side of the stage “ the suthradharan( narrator)- he
himself will act as Hardy- spot light on him. Every where else it is dark)
Mathematics is a young manâ„¢s game- once Hardy wrote. This is a story retold- about a
brilliant mathematician who will not grow old- ever green at thirties- like a tropical tree:
This is abo ....etc

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I request renew my ration card No.(RAII00134679), Gayatri, C/o. M. Basavaraj. Rtd. BEO, Parvathi Nilaya, NGO,s colony, Basavakalyan-585327. Contact No. 9986545263 ....etc

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For youngsters there are numerous kidsa€? variations of the adult model Crocs. burberry en ligneSu: Quanzhou Toms Sneakers before walking in the abroad long-phrase wholesale market place, to the finish, then into the storage supermarket or decreased to pass on the flea market place products, the manufacturer price is not obviously reflected. As with a lot of style, footwear is an at any time modifying part of fashion. ....etc

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Caricatures of Big Bang from Matrices
Presented By:
Sumit R. Das
University of Kentucky, Lexington

Space-time from Matrices
A common slogan in string theory is that space and time are not fundamental, but derived concepts which emerge out of more fundamental structures.
In a few cases we have some hint of what this structure could be “ these are situations where the space-time physics has a holographic description “ usually in terms of a field theory of matrices.
These are in fact descrip ....etc

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Story Teller

System Requirement Specification

Presented By
Story Teller Website Team

Index

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• Introduction

• The purpose of this document is to collect, analyze and define high-level needs and features of the STORY TELLER. It focuses on the capabilities needed by the stakeholders and the target users.
• The website is going to be developed in Marathi language for small children. This website contains the stories, general knowledge, small games and historical information with voice ....etc

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EARTHQUAKE RESPONSE OF STORY-DRIFT-CONTROLLED REINFORCED CONCRETE BUILDINGS WITH HYSTERETIC DAMPERS


INTRODUCTION
Hysteretic dampers are additional devices installed and
strategically placed in the primary structure (generally steel
framed buildings) in order to absorb most of the vibrational
energy exerted by ground motion minimizing the structural
damage in the components of the primary structure. Up to
present by tradition, most of the structural desig ....etc

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Free/Open Source Software in CUSAT: A Success Story
G. Santhosh Kumar
Department of Computer Science,
Cochin University of Science and Technology
E-mail : [email protected]
Abstract
Free/Open Source Software (FOSS) concept is
very important in the academic community. The open
philosophy of FOSS is consistent with academic
freedom and the open dissemination of knowledge and
information in academia. FOSS can lower the barriers
to access of ICTs by reducing the cost of the software.
This article discusses the success story of
CUSAT's a ....etc

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