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Reflective Writing Assignment
When I was looking through potential math classes to take, math of sustainability caught my eye. I am very interested in learning how to live more sustainably and the different ways to combat climate change on an individual/collective level. I … Continue reading
In the News: Lost Trees Overrated as Environmental Threat
For my final “in the news” blog post I read an article titled, “Lost trees hugely overrated as environmental threat, study finds” which was written by Ohio State University. This article debunks the common myth that deforestation is a relatively … Continue reading
Ecosystem Services: Why Should We Protect Them?
My topic for my “write and respond” essay is ecosystem services and why they should be protected. I am going to be exploring ecosystem services in terms of energy and quantifying how much energy would be wasted by replacing certain … Continue reading
In the news: Engineers develop a new way to remove co2 from the air
The article that I chose for my second in the news blog post is titled, “Engineers develop a new way to remove carbon dioxide from air” by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. The article talks about how MIT has developed … Continue reading
Make an Estimate: GHG emissions
For this week’s make an estimate, I decided to try and figure out how much CO2 would be produced from one cow for an entire year. I first was curious as to how many cows would be killed if a … Continue reading
In The News: Space Solving the Energy Crisis
In the article, “Space can solve our looming resource crisis – but the space industry itself must be sustainable” by Richard Matthews, he discusses how Australia’s space industry may be able to solve our society’s constant need for more resources … Continue reading
Make an Estimate:Energy
For my “make an estimate” involving energy, I decided to figure out how many Joules of energy a TV uses in a year. Since this is based on my own personal use, I assumed the TV that I have is … Continue reading
Make an Estimate: Laundry Loads
I estimated the amount of water used doing laundry per year for myself. Being a college student, I live in an apartment and I use the washers that are provided to me. These washers are very old and I am … Continue reading
Math Quiz: Nicole Heath
\(x^2+x-20=(x-4)(x+5)\) \(10.5(1+r)^{30}\) \((6.71\times 10^8)\times (2.3\times 10^{-4})\approx 1.54\times 10^5\) \( \pi L(1-\alpha)R^2=4\pi\sigma T^4R^2\) \(56 \text{ mi} \times \frac{1.61 \text{ km}}{1 \text{ mi}} ≈ 90 \text{ km}\) \[ 56 \text{ mi} \times \frac{ 1.61 \text { km} } {1 \text{ mi} } … Continue reading
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