...GS1140 Problem Solving Theory High Energy Cost By Gabriel Aragon September 20, 2015 Typical Electricity Bill Data for Large Nonresidential RG&E Customers Interested in what comprises a typical large nonresidential electricity bill? The graphs below compare average monthly electricity bills over the last 10 years for large nonresidential customers who purchased their electricity supply from RG&E. Monthly Large Commercial and Industrial Electricity Costs Based on average use of 2,000 kilowatt, 720,000 kilowatt-hours per month The data in the above chart is based on average usage for a typical customer. Individual bills will vary depending on specific usage. There is a huge problem that I want to talk about, that problem is high energy cost which drives increase in cost to the consumers. As you can see from the chart above there is a huge opportunity for alternative energy sources. I feel if we install solar power grids on every retail business they would pay for itself over time. This would also increase customer satisfaction because with the decrease in costs this could be transferred to customers. This solution to this problem not only benefits the consumer in just one way. This also uses fewer natural resources to produce the electricity for so many large businesses. So this is a great alternative to using electricity through the traditional way of getting energy and helps save the earth from so many pollutions. Not only is it good for just those...
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...Introduction The emergent technology of motion tracking and motion control hardware and software peripherals has been rapid and widespread. Although mostly in novelty and entertainment markets, it has begun being adapted into the fields of medicine, and computing at large. Summary of Key Findings This technology has already been applied in video game industry, for example the Microsoft Xbox 360 Kinect, Nintendo Wii Motion controllers, and the Sony Playstation Move. It has launched with widely mixed reviews. Despite their mixed reception the aforementioned have sold 24 million units (Epstein, 2013), 100.04 million units (Nintendo Inc., 2013), 15 million units (Tin-Poole, 2012). Motion control input devices have been adapted for use in standard home computing environments. There are simple and easy steps for converting the existing Kinect system into a computer interface device for design, control, and even music production functions. (Castle, 2011) Medical and surgical applications have become more commonplace. Developments being made by Scopis Medical, now allow surgeons to do complex procedures with ever having to bloody their hands. The same developments allow for the manipulation of 3-Dimentional images such as CT scans, and MRIs, allowing better views of potential hazards to a person’s health. (Limer, 2013) Conclusions The only foreseen impedance to the growth of these types of technology, is the consumer’s desire for privacy. During the initial advent of some of...
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...Memory Costs RAM Prices throughout the years: Year | Average Cost Per Gigabyte | 2013 | $5.5 | 2010 | $12.37 | 2005 | $189 | 2000 | $1,107 | 1995 | $30,875 | 1990 | $103,880 | 1985 | $859,375 | 1980 | $6,328,125 | Historic RAM Prices | Year | Manufacturer | Size (KB) | Price | Price / MB | 1957 | C.C.C. | 0.00098 | $392 | $411,041,792 | 1960 | E.E.Co. | 0.00098 | $5 | $5,242,880 | 1965 | IBM | 0.00098 | $2.52 | $2,642,412 | 1970 | IBM | 0.00098 | $0.70 | $734,003 | 1975 | MITS | 0.25 | $103 | $421,888 | 1980 | Interface Age | 64 | $405 | $6,480 | 1985 | Do Kay BYTE | 512 | $440 | $880 | 1990 | Unitex BYTE | 8,192 | $851 | $106 | 1995 | Pacific Coast Micro | 16,384 | $494 | $30.9 | 2000 | Crucial | 65,536 | $72 | $1.12 | 2005 | Corsair | 1,048,576 | $189 | $0.185 | 2010 | Kingston | 8,388,608 | $99 | $0.0122 | 2013 | Crucial | 16,777,216 | $88 | $0.0054 | In 1957, one bit of RAM cost roughly $49 dollars based on the chart above. Just last year in 2013, the price per bit for ram storage is not even pennies. (My calculator doesn’t go that far, ha.) Cost of Hard Drive Space per GB: In 1980, the price per GB was roughly $100,000. Today, it would not even cost a dollar. Based on the chart above, the space per unit cost has roughly double every 14 months. ”Several terabyte+ drives have recently broken the $0.10/gigabyte barrier, making the next milestone $0.01/gigabyte, or $10/terabyte.” (Komorowski, 2009) With Moore’s law in effect, I believe we...
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...A recurring problem I have in my life is poor time management. I find myself constantly doing things that aren’t productive, while I have priorities that need to be taken care of. While I’m’ aware of this problem, I always seem to fall back into my old poor habits. This is extremely bad for me because regardless of how time sensitive a topic is (Like this paper) I’ll normally find myself doing something irresponsible until it’s too late to get things done. It’s a problem that has always seemed easier to fix than it actually is. I keep ignoring it, and defining it as a lack of interest, or I just take the wrong steps to fix it. I think the actual, real problem may have something to do with my attitude in general, and the way I prioritize things. People always tell me what my priorities SHOULD be, and I understand why they say it, but I don’t feel the same way about those things, even though I know I should. I’m passionate about a lot of unconventional things, and it’s a problem. I should find new things to take more interest in, instead of putting my time into things that will likely never benefit me in the future. I’ve never addressed my problem this way, and defining my problem in this way may help me put it to an end. My grades in high school tanked because of this, and I was put on probation at my job because of this. Hopefully I can stop myself from making my life a lot more difficult than it has to...
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...GS1140_Burke Mindy Cohen Project B: Living on another Planet/Designing a Green building Biosphere-Project — Dan Burke’s Class Purpose - A Feasibility Study - to see how different planetary light cycles/ seasonal changes and isolation does to the behavior of 25 humans, plants and animals on the surface of Mars. Duration of experiment 5 Years. **** (Why this project is not feasible at this time--We can’t work/live safely on the surface of mars without getting radiation poisoning, the atmosphere is too thin for us to breathe. It’s consists mostly of carbon dioxide, and temperatures on Mars can dip down to -87 degrees C, and rarely get above 0 degrees C). We definitely should first try to build something similar on earth, perhaps on the ocean surface or on the ocean floor- this also would be very difficult, but at least if anything goes wrong, we are not so far from home. MARS – What resources are readily available on the Surface? Weather Conditions, Gravity. How long is a day, Seasonal changes? Soil conditions? In 2013, NASA's Curiosity rover discovered that Mars' soil contains between 1.5% and 3% water by mass (about two pints of water per cubic foot or 33 liters per cubic meter, albeit attached to other compounds and thus not freely accessible). Besides silicon and oxygen, the most abundant elements in the Martian crust are iron, magnesium, aluminum, calcium, and potassium. The Phoenix lander returned data showing Martian soil to be slightly alkaline and containing elements...
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...Adrian Bebura | Huy Do| Nicholas Jordan GS1140-Assignment 1: DARPA Challenge How would you define this problem? What are the major problem components, and what obstacles do you for see? * Terrain/weather conditions (Unexpected bumps / road damage, majority of which is out of our control, but we will work around them by equipping the vehicle properly) * Vehicle (Making sure the vehicle has proper gear and can withstand terrain/weather conditions) * Route (Tunnel shutting out equipment for navigation, turns, off course) How fast do you need to go to complete the course in the allotted time? It takes 17.5 mph to finish 175 miles in 10 hours but considering the obstacles, turns, and weather/terrain conditions we can boost it to 19 mph giving us an estimated finish time of 9:12:37 What is the fallacy of considering the above average speed- what you need to consider? * Turns from mountain passes will cause the vehicle to slow down * Weather conditions such as rain, dust storms and heat could cause the vehicle to wither and slow down * Road hazards / obstacles such as holes in the ground causing vehicle to get stuck, rocks that may block the vehicle What strategies can you use to avoid obstacles? * Scanner systems (RADAR, LIDAR, GPS) for tracking, routing and incoming obstacle detection * 4 wheel drive letting the car maneuver faster and run smoother off road * Vehicle suspension with added aerodynamic side skirts/ from heavy...
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...Errod A Selondieu GS1140 Problem Solving & Theory Project Planet Sauce You probably wondering why in the world did we vocation this planet as sauce? Well the answer is sample, Planet Sauce consist of multiple flavors. This planet is so exclusive it makes Earth appear inferior. Planet Sauce is bigger than Earth, in addition it has better-quality, more fun and comprises of more technology. During the departure from Earth in 2057 no human with diseases are allowed on planet Sauce, the idea here is to start fresh and clean. The planet is populated by gorgeous attractive women and some disagreeable women as- well, both parties oblige important purposes in our society. The planet inhabits 3 times more women than men. Moreover it is occupied by every profession that existed on planet Earth. Below I am going to provide the details about planet Sauce. From my understanding Planet Mars is the best planet to live on besides Earth, It has water in the form of ice at the poles. Although there is no atmosphere Scientists states that we can crack water to get oxygen and make our own atmosphere inside protective pressure domes. Well our climate is exactly like mars, It contains the polar ice caps, seasonal changes and the observable presence of weather patterns. Like earth planet mars has periodic ice ages but there is an absence of liquid water, it only has frozen water. Planet sauce will not experience this problem due to where we decided...
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...GS1140 Water Conservation In the beginning of class when we were presented with this project we came up with a list of many problems we could have tried to solve. Some of these problems included the healthcare system, education in America and water conservation. We choose water conservation because it is a problem we face here in Austin and it’s something we can relate to. Dealing with healthcare and education seemed to be a bit harder to find a solution to. Drought is an ever-present part of Texas society. Rivers and lakes are usually feet below recommended levels. Burn bans are constantly in effect. This multitude of ways in which the drought effects our state are increasing exponentially and will only grow more severe as time passes. If traumatic and permanent solutions are not implemented soon, the land will be irrevocably damaged, possibly to an extent we can’t even fathom. Water conservation is a problem worth solving because it effects everyone. When you have a drought for long enough the ground becomes cracked, plants stop growing and die, and people eventually get restrictions on their daily water use. The state will put restrictions on how often you can water your grass or wash your car. If people go over the amount of water the state restricts you to, you get a fine based on your over usage. Water restrictions aren’t fun for anyone that’s why it’s so important to implement ways to conserve water so that in the future people don’t get hit with state regulations...
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...Pascal Triangle Pascal Triangle Josue Tagle ITT-Tech Pascal's Triangle One of the most interesting Number Patterns is Pascal's Triangle (named after Blaise Pascal, a famous French Mathematician and Philosopher).To build the triangle, start with "1" at the top, then continue placing numbers below it in a triangular pattern. Each number is the two numbers above it added together (except for the edges, which are all "1").(Here I have highlighted that 1+3 = 4) | | Patterns Within the Triangle | | DiagonalsThe first diagonal is, of course, just "1"s, and the next diagonal has the counting numbers (1,2,3, etc). The third diagonal has the triangular numbers (The fourth diagonal, not highlighted, has the tetrahedral numbers.) | Odds and EvensIf you color the Odd and Even numbers, you end up with a pattern the same as the Sierpinski Triangle | | | | | Horizontal SumsWhat do you notice about the horizontal sums? Is there a pattern? Isn't it amazing! It doubles each time (powers of 2). | Exponents of 11Each line is also the powers (exponents) of 11: * 110=1 (the first line is just a "1") * 111=11 (the second line is "1" and "1") * 112=121 (the third line is "1", "2", "1") * etc! | | | But what happens with 115 ? Simple! The digits just overlap, like this: The same thing happens with 116 etc. | | | SquaresFor the second diagonal, the square of a number is equal to the sum of the numbers next to it and below both of those.Examples:...
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...Jason Williams Problem Solving Module 4.4 geometry 1.) You have to solve for C. A = 3 m and B = 4 m. To do this you would need the formula A^2 + B ^2 = C^2. So you have 3^2 +4^2 = C^2. So you have 9+16 = C^2. So you now have 25 = C^2. Then you square root each side to get rid of the squared part. C = 5 2.) To find this you must some up the sides and the widths times 2. Prect = 2l +2w. L is 2.5m and width is 10m. (5.0*2)= 10.0m (20*2) = 40m So Prect = 50.0m 3.) You use the area formula of a circle. Acir = ( pi)r^2. D = 4M to find radius you take the diameter and divide it by 2 so radius is 2. Pi is 3.141 or 22/7. Acir = (3.141)2^2 = Area. (3.141)4 = area. Area= 12.564. or 12.571 if you use 22/7 4.) We need to find the volume of a sphere radius is 5 m. your formula is Vsph =(4/3)(pi)r^3. So you take (4/3)(3.141)5^3 or (4/3)(22/7)5^3. V = 420.59 or V = 420.839 5.) We need to find the length of the rectangular prism. Volume is 144 m^3. Width is 2 m. Height is 6 m. your formula would be L = V/H*W So L = 144/2*6 L= 144/12 So L = 12 6.) Find area of triangle. A = 3M B = 4M. Your formula is Atri = (1/2)bh. So Atri = (1/2)4*3. Atri = 2*3. Area =6 7.) You need to find the length of the hypotenuse. Y = 6m and the area is 36m^2. Your formula is 8.) Find the volume of a cylinder your radius is 3m height is 10m. the formula is Vcyl = (pi)r^2h. So it’s (3.141)3^2*10 or (22/7)3^2*10. First one is 28.269*10 V = 282.69 or 28.28*10 = V = 282.85 9...
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...Motherboard * Most important consideration -motherboard - cpu Size and Shape -determined by form factor * ATX form factor -replaced older at form factor -smaller -better organization -easier to work on -support for wide variety of i/o devices -p1 power (20pin,24pin) -memory slots are dimm come in pairs.(dual inline memory module) -AGP, PCI -two IDE connectors and two SATA connectors * Soft power button * Front ofcomputer * Does not immediately cut power * Allows normal OS shutdown * Power switch * Back of computer * Immediately kills all power * Wake on Lan * Configured in CMOS * Keyboard activity * Network activity * BTX form factor * 20- or 24- pin P1 power connection * Better air flow for better cooling * Intake vent at front * Exhaust vent at back * Cpu heat sink fins and memory modules installed parallel to air flow * NLX form factor * Supports riser cards * Fit into expansion slots * Provide connectors for additional expansion cards * Also known as daughter boards * Communication Buses * Buses * Appear as copper tracing * Connect various components * Allow delivery of power and data * System bus * Largest bus * Fastest bus * Connects motherboard to CPU * Connectors * Be able to identify these connectors * P1 power * 40-pin IDE ...
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...Imagine that the world had more energy. What if you could always wake-up refreshed? Imagine 15 years from now, on every street corner in America and around the world their where “Dream Stations”. A place where you could go in like your local coffee shop or internet café, step into a selected booth and capture a full 8 hours of rest in a matter of 15-20 min!!! Imagine a world filled with energetic and productive people, who only make for a better, more rested society. Enter your “Dream Station” and Rev-Up!! The booth would have a walk up space and an area for your head, to put on a specially designed helmet that puts you to sleep in an instant. The signals and frequency’s coming from the helmet, would send signals to the respected part of the brain for sleep and energy. It would bring you to a trance like state, to give you what feels like a full night’s sleep! It would also go to another phase, where a few minutes before your time is finished, it would go to an energy reboot stage, where it enhances your alertness, thinking, and awareness before you disconnect from your headset. This would be the most revolutionary thing that our society has seen. This could actually make for a better society. Imagine the productivity that would be accomplished if people could stop to rest literally! Our society would run smoother, and more efficiently. No more grumpiness because of tiredness or lack of sleep and energy. This would greatly increase our economy due to more people...
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...What should Reginald do? Reginald should work because he believes that filling in for striking workers is an obligation of all members of management. To justify his actions I used two of the four classical virtues: justice and fortitude .I used fortitude because Reginald is a part of management which means that it’s his responsibility to make sure work is getting done. And, since his employees are striking he has an obligation to come into work. If he were to stay at home he is avoiding the problem and no progress is being made. I used justice because when you’re a leader you have act and behave differently than everyone else and as a leader he is expected to pick up the slack. Reginald has to act in truth on the way things actually are and to act with fairness to all concerned. So, here’s the situation, the union workers are striking but production has to continue so he is expected to work but he still has to maintain respect and fairness for everyone involved. The parties involved include himself, his workers, and the company that employs him. He needs to respect his workers right to strike as a union. And, if he were to interfere with his workers it wouldn’t be fair to them because they a right to strike if they believe that there working conditions aren’t suitable. He needs to respect himself by accepting the fact he has his own personal responsibilities and that the extra money from working overtime would help his personal finances. And, he needs to respect his company...
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...Ms. Folse: After two weeks in this class, I expect to take something valuable away from it. I believe this class will teach me to be more patient with others, listen to what they say, and understand them. This class seems to be centered more on developing students as a better person, which of course is something completely unexpected to me. I am actually looking forward to spending more time in this environment, I enjoy watching people and the way they respond to certain scenarios. I feel that I will bring a positive vibe to this classroom, as I do have excellent communication skills. I have always been a ‘people’ person, in a sense that people tend to trust me immediately and enjoy my comedic stance on things. It will be nice to be in an environment of younger people, I will be able to see and learn the differences between age groups. One of two concerns that I do have about this class is my short attention span. It will be difficult for me to stand stationary and maintain focus on the speaker for more than a few minutes at a time. The second concern being this class’ bearing on any future career I may choose. It feel it would be beneficial to certain students if there was an option to test out of individual classes. This is probably a bad attitude to have about anything in general, but it is certainly how I feel about a class with ‘vocabulary’ as a primary objective of a certain week. With regards,...
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...A mental block is an instance in which someone cannot keep their train of thought or remember something that they should. There are many types of mental blocks and we will list some of them, along with examples, in this assignment. Perceptual Blocks A perceptual block causes a disturbance in the way a problem is perceived. Below are types of perceptual blocks and examples of each. • Stereotyping is when something is perceived in a certain way for so long that it is difficult to view it in another way. For example; if you were stranded in the wilderness and only had your clothes, but had an opportunity to catch fish in a stream, you might be able to pull threads from your clothing to make a fishing line. But you may be so used to only wearing clothes that you may not think of this as a possibility. • Limiting the problem unnecessarily is when you set unrequired limitations on yourself. Examples of this can be found in many riddles, which trick you into tightening the scope of your thinking so that you miss the obvious. For example, what gets wet when it’s drying? • Saturation or Information Overload is when you have to have too much information at your disposal tom utilize it efficiently. You might end up spending more time organizing your information than using it to solve your problem. An example of this could be found in computer programming, when an input is bad and you have to look through the entire code to find it. The amount of symbols perceived could be an overload...
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