Read about the 3 ways in which heat gets transferred? (actually there's a 4th one - evaporation) Well, here's something very interesting from youtube to share :)
** WARNING: The video might not be for the faint-hearted - do watch it with suitable guidance :)
Can you identify which of the method of heat transfer: convection, conduction or radiation, occurs in the video? Poor bunny :P
I've always told my students - statistics lie.
I'm amazed at how subtle little massages to the data or even to the way the data is presented can create an illusion that conveys to the reader what is intended. While reading the newspaper today, I came across this little notice on the straits times that the electricity tariffs are going to go up again. Usual suspect for the rise in tariffs - high fuel price. It then proceed to put a table, after which a chart is drawn.
Guess which one of the 3 below is shown in the straits times?
I copied the data and put it on an excel spreadsheet. While the data values remain the same, the scale of the graph is different for all 3. Hence, for anyone who didn't take a closer look at the scale of the graph, they would have made some major error in their quick perusal of the charts.
1. In the first chart, it seems that the electricity tariffs are shooting up faster than the fuel oil price.
2. In the second chart, it seems that the electricity tariffs are climbing as fast as the fuel oil price, but resting slightly below it.
3. In the third and last chart, it seems that electricity tariffs are pretty constant while the fuel oil price fluctuates wildly.
No prizes for guessing which of the chart above is used for the straits times :)
Some of my IP/IB students are having their exams around now. They have this system where their work are graded consistently instead of one big major exam in the usual schools.
Haha, I would prefer the usual system anytime! Studying consistently over the whole year isn't my cup of tea at all. I will take a 100% final exam anything, than be held hostage by ten 10% small tests held almost every month :) That's me...i'm lazy :)
One of my IP/IB students told me that the school fees is around $1000 per month...that's so exorbitant! How much is the school fees for normal mortals? Got $100 anot?
From what I dug up from MOE website, I've found that:
School fees after subsidy: $5.00
Standard miscellaneous fees: $8.00
Second-tier miscellaneous fees: $8.00
Autonomous Schools collect Autonomous School Fees, ranging from $3 to $18 per month, on top of second-tier miscellaneous fees
Independent Schools charge a separate scale of fees. The range of school fees for local students (excluding miscellaneous fees) as at 2006 is $150- $255 per month
So perhaps that student got it mixed up. But I do know that all these exclude textbooks and other 'activities' fee. I've another student complaining that her literature books, of which there are 15 of them, cost around $20 each. That's quite heavy on an average parents, I believe.
While education is not cheap, they are the best way to invest in yourself. All these money spent can easily be recouped back within a few years of working. So do consider them money well spent.
Meow...
Inserted my cat's photo at the sidebar when she's just a tiny weeny kitten.
Well, it doesn't exactly convey the idea I had of Kung Fu Cats, but it'll do for now. There are some teething problems because the template is quite different from my previous blog, hence making my edition problematic. Did another crash course on html so that I can centralise some widgets that I had in the sidebars.
Why Kung Fu Cats - you ask. I love cats. I love cats to the extent that I think I'm like a cat. Heck care, full of freedom and curious. Perhaps next time I'll share why how the idea of Kung Fu Cats is conceptualized.
In the meantime, let me share with you my quotes:If you don't know how to enjoy life,take a look at a cat - it'll show you where to find the most comfortable place to sleep
Till next time :)
Alright, 2nd attempt at creating this blog. First attempt was aborted because the colours just don't seem nice enough to even make me want to visit it again. Secondly, it's that irritating advertisement right up the header section! Arrgh!
Since it's too painful to read it, I'll gladly stick with the more versatile blogger.com. The forum site is also up and running, with a few topic headers placed in. I would be looking to add more topics when it's needed.
Still trying to get the whole stuff up and running :)
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