...Video games How video games are getting inside your head to get inside your Wallet. Since then the industry has evolved from a bouncing ball on Atari to games with magnificent graphics and sound, most of them connected to the Internet. That means that kids can play with people spread across the world. It also means that gaming companies can analyze how gamers play and also analyze each and every decision they make. When kids sit down with a game, they are actually sitting across a screen from adults who are studying them. In some cases the try to influence their behavior. Researchers in game companies tweak games to get players to stay on longer, or to encourage them to spend money on digital goods. They study gamers' reactions. It's become a science. In millions of families, video games are a source of intense love and intense hate because they can be so fascinating. You might not believe that if you never play them, but you can get lost in a great game. They make you feel good. Most games today sell virtual goods right inside the game. One of the tricks of the trade is something developers at Zynga used to call "fun- pain" or "the pinch." They do this to make gamers uncomfortable, frustrate them and to take away their powers and then, at the last second, offer them a way out for a price. Many of the people spending cash are kids, including Davison's children. Game consoles sell gift cards at convenience stores that allow kids to make purchases on video games, even if they...
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...Week 3 homework Exercise 7.1, problem 10a The total number of pairs we can either include or not is 4^2-4=16. Any reflexive relation is a subset of this set of 12 elements; we know there are 2^12 such subsets. Problem 10b The number of decisions we can make for any symmetric relation is 4+ (16-4)/2=4+6=10. The number of possible symmetric relations is 210. Exercise 7.2, Problem 15a a) Draw the digraph G1 (V1, E1) where V1 {a, b, c, d, e, f } and E1 {(a, b), (a, d), (b, c), (b, e), (d, b), (d, e), (e, c), (e, f), (f, d)}. Exercise 7.3, Problem 1 Draw the Hasse diagram for the poset ⊆, where{1, 2, 3, 4}. (1,1)<(1,2)<(1,3)<(1,4)<(2,1)<(2,2)<...<(4,3)<(4,4 ). o------o------o------o------o------o--- ... ---o------o (1,1) (1,2) (1,3) (1,4) (2,1) (2,2) ... (4,3) (4,4) 3 1 2 4 3 1 2 4 Problem 6a . For A {a, b, c, d, e}, the Hasse diagram for the poset (A, R) is shown in Fig. 7.23. (a) Determine the relation matrix for R. a b c d e a 1 1 1 0 0 b 1 1 0 1 0 c 1 0 1 1 0 d 0 1 1 1 0 e 1 0 0 0 1 Exercise 7.4, Problem 1a Determine whether each of the following collections of sets is a partition for the given set A. If the collection is not a partition, explain why it fails to be. a) A {1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8}; A1 {4, 5, 6}, A2 {1, 8}, A3 {2, 3, 7}. The Question A is a partition. Problem 2a There are only three ways, corresponding to the partition A_1 = {1,2,8}, A_2 = {3,4}, A_3 = {5...
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...Homework Week 3 September 22, 2013 DeVry University Online Operant conditioning sometimes referred to as instrumental conditioning is a method of learning that occurs through rewards and punishments for behavior. Through operant conditioning, an association is made between a behavior and a consequence for that behavior. A good example of Operant conditioning is: employees finishing projects to receive praise or promotions (Cherry, 2013). Observational learning occurs when one observes another’s behaviors, which enables one to reenact those behaviors. In the workplace observational learning is used in a few ways. For example: whenever a manager started to train an employee they used instructional videos, so that the new employees could observe the job functions they were to undertake. Next, normally the manager would take the new employees into the actual work area that they would occupy and allow them to observe someone performing the job task. After that, the manager would pair a new employee with an employee that performed their job title well enough to train another employee. This allowed the new employee to observe the other employee, which enabled the new employee to learn though observing the other employees behaviors (Whitaker, 2012). The social learning theory, a system of learning most commonly associated with behaviorist Albert Bandura, is most commonly applied in educational settings. You can also apply this theory, which argues that people learn from each other...
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...WEEK 3 Homework * * * What is the relationship between a firm’s life cycle stage and its ability to accurately forecast sales? Why is this the case, and how do capital suppliers respond? Why is so much emphasis placed on forecasting sales and cash balances in building proformas and projections? * * * Professor, class, * * There is a tight relationship between a firm's life cycle stage and its ability to accurately forecast sales. The earlier a venture is at its life cycle stage the more difficult it will have to accurately forecast its sales. It is usually easier to forecast a firm being at the later stages of life cycle such as maturity compared to early stage firms that have not operated yet. Firms at the early life cycle stage do not have any historical sales and records that are the crucial element to guide the future performances. Capital suppliers emphasize a lot on forecasting sales that is an efficient way to see future performances and results of the ventures they are about to finance * * * * * * * * * Chapter 6: Discussion Question: #4 p. 223 Why is it usually easier to forecast sales for seasoned firms in contrast with early-stage ventures? We usually forecast sales efficiently based on an horizontal analysis in other words, based on sales from previous years. The difficulty in forecasting sales for early stage ventures rely on the fact the ventures do not have any past records...
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...Architect, Real Estate Consultant, and General Contractor.(2) Recruit and train managers for the plant.(3) Create pre-production and production plans.(4) Create building concept and design(5) Procure building site, all required permits and approvals(6) Construct building(7) Landscape Site(8) Recruit Operations Personnel(9) Equipment, materials and fleet purchases(10) Equipment Installation(11) Create product and pre-production plans(12) Begin production and distribution | Project Product | The following are the project product that are necessary in order for the project to have a successful outcome. * Select resources such as: Architect, Real Estate Consultant, and General Contractor. * Recruit and train managers for the plant. * Create pre-production and production plans. * Create building concept and design * Procure building site, all required permits and approvals * Construct building * Landscape Site * Recruit Operations Personnel * Equipment, materials and fleet purchases * Install Equipment * Create Product Distribution Plan and Pre-production Plan * Start Up Production and Distribution | | Project Deliverables | The following are the expected deliverables this project expects to accomplish upon completion. (1) Double Total Sales within the next 10 years (2) Develop and market new products based on the company’s plastics experience (3) Reduce dependence on equipment suppliers (4) Reach first or second in regional market shares...
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...Short answer: 5. Variable type and identifier. 6. Some languages assign a default value as 0 to uninitialized variables. In many languages, uninitialized variables hold unkown values. Algorithm Workbench 3. a. Adds 2 to a and stores the result in b Set b= 2 +a b. Multiplies b times 4 and stores the result in a set a= b*4 c. Divides a by 3.14 and stores the result in b set b= 3.14/b d. Subtracts 8 from b and stored the result in a set a= b-8 4. a. set result= x+y= 4+8 b. set result=z*2= 2*2 c. set result= y/x= 8/4 set result= y-z= 8-2 5. Floating-point variable cost 6. Initialize the variable with the value 0. Declare Real price=53.85 Display "the original price." Input item original price Display "price" 7. Count:=27 8. Set total=10+14 9. Declare Integer downPayment Declare Integer Total Declare Integer Due 10. Dim subtotal As Double = 0 totalfee = subtotal * 0.15 Programming Exercise: 6. Sales Tax Design a program that will ask the user to enter the amount of a purchase. The program should then compute the state and county tax. Assume the state sales tax is 4 percent (.04) and the county tax is 2 percent (.02). The program should display the amount of the purchase, the state sales tax, the county sales tax, the total sales tax, and the total of the sale (which is the sum of the amount of the purchase plus the total sales tax). int main { double amtPurch double stateTax double countryTax cout << "How much did you purchase?"; ...
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...Delilah, does not return with wood pulp, but brings back three contracts. Acting within the scope of her authority, she contracted with Evon, who knew your identity at the time; Felipe, who knew that Delilah was acting on behalf of someone but not whom; and Giorgio, who did not know that Delilah was acting on anyone’s behalf. For which contracts, if any, are you liable? For which contracts, if any, is Delilah liable? Explain. During my reading I learned that whenever an agent acts with actual or apparent authority then their acts are imputed to the principal. In this situation Delilah’s contract with the other two individuals (Evon & Felipe) would be binding on the employer. However the contract with Giorgio wouldn’t bind with an employer because Delilah did not give the identity of her agency. Just because she didn’t return with wood pulp she would not be penalized because her job was to simply secure sources. Another employee of your paper mill, Hotspur, steals a shipment of wood pulp for your company to impress you with initiative to secure new resources for free. Unfortunately, he runs down a pedestrian crossing properly in the crosswalk on his way back to your factory, injuring her. If the pedestrian sues your company can there be a recovery for the injury? Initially, organizations whose representatives hurt somebody while acting inside of the extent of their obligations are frequently considered in charge of the terrible demonstration of a worker. Second an organization...
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...Hanndia Pest Control Services Pty Ltd. Introduction: This company specializes in working with real estate agencies to manage white ant infestation on rental properties. They do so by applying environmentally friendly fumigation barriers. Their main office is located in the Brisbane City Council suburb of Calamvale in South Eastern Queensland. They have a total of about 20 employees. This includes the manager field officers and administrative support. According to the Australian Bureau of statistics 2006 population growth reading the local Brisbane City Council population was 971,757 persons at a median age of about 34.9. That was their highest growth in the population. The population of Brisbane has shown an increase of 2.3% since then. Therefore the population increase is a benefit to Hanndia Pest Control services. As the population increases more homes will be built and more properties will be rented. The need for ongoing protection from white ant infestation will grow as well. The Residential Tenancy Authority (RTA) recorded the number of residential bonds held. There were 114,035 dwelling, including 49,740 house dwellings. The rental bonds were lodged by either private owners or real estate agencies managing these dwellings. Occupation Education and Income: Hanndia Pest Control Services will target real estate agents who support the upper market investment home owner. They will be in a professional agency managing the dwellings for the owners that have professional or...
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...= n(n+1)/2 Answer: Maximum value for R= n(n+1)/2 and it´s only 1 antisymmetric relation with this property (the one constructed above) Exercises 7.2: Work: We know that (a,a)R for all aA Since (a,a) R and (a,a) R if we apply definition of R2 (a,a) R2 for all aA then R2 is a reflexive relation on the set A Work: Each entry is 0 or 1 and we must count how many matrices 6x6 satisfy A = A tr The number of matrices that A = Atr is equal to the number of matrices that i construct selecting the entries in the diagonal and above. 1+2+3+4+5+6 = 21 Answer: 21 Exercise 7.3: a) Relation matrix is M=1 1 1 1 10 1 0 1 10 0 1 1 10 0 0 1 10 0 0 0 1 b) I will do it by hand c) Work: Using the Fig 7.23 For k = 1 e is the only vertex that has no edges starting at it Then we remove e Result: e For k = 2 d is the only vertex that has no edges starting at it Then we remove d Result: d < e For k = 3 b and c are the only vertices that has no edges starting at it we select c (it can be b too) Then we remove c Result: c<d<e For k = 4 b is the only vertex that has no edges starting at it Then we remove b Result: b<c<d<e For k = 5 (k =n) a is the only vertex that has no edges starting at it Then we remove a Result: a<b<c<d < e Answer: a < b < c < d < e Exercise 7.4: Work: a) Since A1UA2UA3 = A and AiAj = (i,j I={1,2,3}, ij} , yes {A1,A2,A3} it is a partition of A Answer:...
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...CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, SACRAMENTO College of Business Administration ACCY 1-11 – Fundamentals of Financial Accounting SYLLABUS / Fall 2015 PROFESSOR: Behrooz Amini, MBA, MA, CPA OFFICE: TAH-2121 OFFICE HOURS: T/R: 10:45 to 11:30 am, and by appointment OFFICE PHONE: 916-278-7154 (No voice mail available) E-MAIL: amini@csus.edu The most effective and efficient way to communicate. Class Days, Time, and Room T / R, 9-10:15 am, Amador Hall - 152 Course Description: Accounting as the basis of an information system with emphasis on concepts and assumptions underlying data accumulation for financial reports. It includes the concepts of income determination, cash flow position, financial position, and accounting for various types of ownership equities ( a corporation emphasis). Course Objectives: After successfully completing ACCY 1, you should have the basic knowledge and understanding of a company’s (a corporation emphasis) financial and economic resources. You should also be able to analyze and interpret the results of operations, cash flow situation, and the financial position. Prerequisite: Entry Level Math (ELM) test of at least 36, and fair knowledge of Excel. Required Textbook: Financial Accounting, 3nd Edition, Spiceland / Publisher: McGraw Hill (Loose-leaf pages) with Connect+ Access /ISBN#: 9781259757099 • Connect log-in: http://connect.mheducation.com/class/b-amini-accy-1-11_-9-to-1015-am ...
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...Name: Nguyen Thu Trang Class: 14E12 _____________________________________________________________ WRITING ASSIGNMENT Version 01 Task: To what extend do you agree with the statement: “School is bad for students?” Support your claims with appropriate grounds and warrants. People may think that children must go to school; thus, almost children go to school every day (this sentence has a problem in how you express the idea) However, arguments have persisted as to whether school is good (can be replaced by 'beneficial') for children or not. Although there are convincing argument on both sides, I strongly believe that it is bad for children because school not only prevents children’s creativeness, but also has negative impacts on children’s (their) health. Most of (omit) educators claim that school is encouraging children to be individual and different (how does school encourage children to be individual and different? I think you should clarify this a little bit); nevertheless, it is a fact that school is crushing (stifle/ inhibit) kids’ creativeness ( can replaced by 'creativity' to avoid repetition) by asking almost (virtually) all of them to do the same things and not accepting creative children’s characteristics. The majority of students are cast in the same mould made by educators, thinking that model is standard for people who children will be. (express in a clearer way). These acts (not suitable) are the root of being not interested in exploring new ideas or...
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...upon the microeconomic methods discussed in the text. If you have technical questions, please feel free to contact Technical Support. You can also contact me through the email feature in the class. I hope you have a great learning experience! Overview This is an introductory course in the principles of macroeconomics. I am looking forward to introducing you to some of the models economists use to understand and predict how national economies react to the decisions made by consumers, producers, and policy makers. This course focuses on large economic systems, such as the U.S. economy. Macroeconomics studies such national economies and the determination of national income. Graded materials consist of interactive weekly modules, weekly homework, a midterm, and a final examination. updated 14-09-27 19:25 Syllabus XL2 What's New This quarter, UCLA Extension is making...
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...After watching the video from Chris Haskell-Blowing up the grade book I found myself agreeing and disagreeing with some of his points. 1. Homework- I agree with Mr. Haskell on this subject, my boyfriend has two old kids twelve and ten when they are at our house (every other week) homework is the first thing they have to do when they get home. I double check some of it and I am always getting updates from PowerSchool to let me know their progress. A lot of the times they have to make up homework that they didn't do at their other house so we are always playing catch up. I strongly agree when he says that homework is more to see which parents are involved with making sure its getting done. I think teachers should focus more on getting work done in class instead of making sure that they have something to do at home. I do understand that technology is taking over but the fact that teachers allow kids to text in class I also strongly disagree with, if that's the case they should be doing...
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...Econ 251 7:30 a.m. in EE 129 1:30 and 3 p.m. in CL50 224 Spring 2012 Instructor: Dr. Kelly Blanchard Office: KRAN 477 Office Phone: 494-7956 Office Hours: Tuesdays and Wednesdays 9-11 a.m. and by appointment Email: khb@purdue.edu Teaching Assistants: Curtis Ball (ball10@purdue.edu) KRAN B024E T/Th 11:30-1:30 p.m. 496-1664 Ross Winegar (rwinegar@purdue.edu) KRAN 487 W/Th 3-5 p.m. Weekly Review Session: Thursdays 6-7 p.m. in KRAN G9 Exam Review Sessions: Friday, February 10 from 6-7 p.m. in WTHR 200 and Monday, March 26 from 6-7 p.m. in WTHR 200 Administrative Assistant: Bree Miller KRAN 443 496-7964 (9 a.m. – 1 p.m. M-Th) bree2@purdue.edu Course Web Site(s): blackboard.purdue.edu (for accessing grades and course information or postings) www.pearsonmylabandmastering.com (for e-text, online homework, study guide) Course Overview: Econ 251 is intended to introduce you to microeconomic theory and its application in everyday life. The course will explain how individual consumers and producers together determine the prices and quantities of goods available in the marketplace. We will investigate the underlying incentives of consumers to buy goods and of firms to produce products that satisfy consumer demand. In addition, we'll look at how government can help or hinder market efficiency. The textbook for the course is Microeconomics for Economics 251, published by Pearson Custom Publishing (ISBN: 1256128546). The publisher has created an online resource site...
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...The practice of giving private tuitions and teaching students in coaching classes in shifts is increasing day by day in India. The parents of the Indian boys and girls are mostly of the view that their wards can only get better knowledge only by tuitions and different coaching classes, which are generally run of the working teachers of colleges, universities and unemployed educated youth. It is my personal experience that even teachers teaching in lower classes i.e. from primary to junior high school advise the parents of the students that their wards could only get through in home examinations and would be able to secure good marks if are taught by their own teachers, either way of tuitions or coaching. The candidates preparing for different competitive examinations are lured by different coaching institutions. The main aim of these coaching institutions is to earn maximum profit and they do not care to educate the candidates to acquire detailed knowledge of subjects. These institutes only prepare the candidates keeping in view the fourth coming examinations. PRIVATE TUTIONS: ADVANTAGES AND DISADVANTAGES Parents are worried that their children are unable to cope with school work. As such, they hire private tutors to coach them or send them to tuition centers for extra lessons. Private tuitions can be advantageous. Sometimes students are unable to concentrate during lessons for various reasons, such as distractions, not feeling well or explanation gaps. Therefore, students...
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