Tuesday,+November+29

November 29th

First 15 minutes: Ainsworth

Type and print scale factor paragraph.

I better not see this paragraph or any like it or it will result in a zero grade!

A scale factor is a number which scales, or multiplies, some quantity. In the equation y=Cx, C is the scale factor for x. C is also the coefficient of x, and may be called the constant of proportionality of y to x. for example, doubling distances corresponds to a scale factor of 2 for distance, while cutting a cake in half results in pieces with a scale factor of ½. The basic equation for it is image over original. In the field of measurements, the scale factors of an instrument is sometimes referred to as sensitivity.

 Start Webquest over your dream career! PowerPoint is due next Friday, December 9th.

Link to Career Webquest: http://imet.csus.edu/imet10/portfolio/Silva_L/284/WebQuest/CareerMath.htm#Introduction