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    Flexipass, Weeklies or Return Tickets?

    Hey guys, I've searched this topic up on the forums but the posts by members have been vague. I'll be going to university 3 days a week, and I'm probably going to join a few clubs and societies in my first year. Basically, given my situation, out of the above three, which one would be the most...
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    Rudd's $42 billion 'nation building' plan

    Rudd's $42 billion 'nation building' plan - National - smh.com.au Discuss.
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    Majors

    I know this depends on my interests and that, but I need some secondary perspectives on what i should major in for an Arts Degree (combined with Law). For one major, I want to do Govt and Int. Relations, but for the second one, I'm not so sure. I'm thinking of either History, Asian Studies or...
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    History

    Sorry for all these array of posts, but I'm kind of confused at the moment. I loved history (in general) in Year 12, and I would like to pursue it in university. However, if I do do that, should I go for subjects that I have already done in school and consolidate my basic knowledge (European...
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    PHIL1012: Introductory Logic

    Just wondering how past students have found this subject. I've searched through the forums, and many said it involved maths, and was a refreshing break from all the essays in the humanities. What else did PHIL1012 offer? Thanks.
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    GOVT1101, GOVT1105 or GOVT1202

    I'm currently deciding on what junior units of study that would be interesting for me during my first year. I've searched through the forums and pretty much, all three (Australian politics, Geopolitics and World Politics) have pretty bad lecturers, even though the content is interesting. I have...
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    Resolving Forces

    How the heck do you resolve forces? Say we've got a vertical and horizontal component, and we had the forces T (thrust on a side bank going outwards), N and mg acting upon it. How would you know when to add or minus both forces when you're looking at each individual component? Do vectors come...
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    SHM and Projectile Motion

    I've got some questions that I require assistance with. Thanks for any help :) 1. A projectile fired from a point on a horizontal plane reaches a maximum height 'h' before striking the ground 'd' metres away from its point of projection. Show that the equation of the path of the projectile may...
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    How was the Independent Paper?

    Section III was alright, the journey quote on inner journeys suited my essay well but Section II was a bitch. :/ How did you guys find it?
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    Loan repayment query

    Q: A couple borrow $140 000 to buy a house. Interest is charged on the loan at 15% reducible, and the loan (including interest) is to be paid off by equal monthly instalments over 20 years, the first instalment to be made one month ater the time of purchase. I've worked out the monthly payment...
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    Compound Interest Q

    Tom’s father paid $500 into an account on the day Tom was born?After that, he paid $500 into the account on Tom’s bday until Tom’s 18<sup>th</sup> bday?If the account accrued interest at 8%p.a compounded monthly, calculate how much Tom would receive on his 18<sup>th</sup> bday. Thanks...
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    Horror novelist boils girlfriend's flesh

    http://www.smh.com.au/news/world/horror-novelist-boils-girlfriends-flesh/2007/10/12/1191696117557.html
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    Moderators

    I'm just curious, how can one become a moderator/benefactor?
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    Favourite Spread?

    New thread, but this time, with a poll. So what's your favourite spread that you like to put on when you feel like having a sandwich?
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    Polynomials

    Need some help: 1. Find the value(s) of k if the quadratic equation x 2 -(k+2)x + k + 1 = 0 has: a) equal roots b) one root =5 c) consecutive roots d) one root double the other e) reciprocal roots. 2. Two roots of x 3 + mx 2 + 15x = 7 -0 are equal and rational. Find m.
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    Gravimetric Analysis

    Got a question, but having difficulties solving it. The percentage by weight of chloride in a sample of rock salt was determined by graviemtric analysis. 2.0 g of the rock salt was weighed, and dissolved in 50mL of distilled water. Silver nitrate was added in excess in order to precipitate...
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    Industrial Separation

    What some methods used to separate mixtures of gases? And, any suggestions on industrial separation processes used on a mixture from one of the layers of the Eath (bio, atmos, litho etc)?
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