Explain why it is easier to climb a mountain on a zigzag

An Introduction to Thermal Physics 1
Problem 16P Suppose you flip 1000 coins. a) What is the probability of getting exactly 500 heads and 500 tails? (Hint: First write down a formula for the total number of possible outcomes. Then, to determine the multiplicity of the 500-500 macrostate, use Stirlings approximation. If you have a fancy

Classical Mechanics 0
Consider a mass m constrained to move on the x axis and subject to a net force F = kx where k is a positive constant. The mass is released from rest at x = x0 at time t = 0. Use the result (2.85) in Problem 2.12 to find the mass's speed as a function of x; that is, dx I dt = g(x) for some function g(

Myers' Psychology for AP 2
Researchers investigating conditioning throughout the history of psychology reached very different conclusions about how humans learn behaviors. Explain how these theorists might explain this example of behavior and response: A child cries when she sees a large pile of peas on her dinner plate. Edwa

Organic Chemistry 9
Do the following electrocyclic reactions take place in a conrotatory or disrotatory manner? Under what conditions, thermal or photochemical, would you carry out each reaction? (a) H H (b) H H

Biology 2e by Openstax
Identical copies of chromatin held together by cohesin at the centromere are called _____. a. histones. b. nucleosomes. c. chromatin. d. sister chromatids.

Biology 2e by Openstax
Figure 32.3 If the anther is missing, what type of reproductive structure will the flower be unable to produce? What term is used to describe an incomplete flower lacking the androecium? What term describes an incomplete flower lacking a gynoecium? Figure 32.3 The four main parts of the flower a

Principles of Economics 9
Which of the following trade policies would benefit producers, hurt consumers, and increase the amount of trade? a. the increase of a tariff in an importing country b. the reduction of a tariff in an importing country c. starting to allow trade when the world price is greater than the domestic price

Principles of Economics 9
Ned buys wine and bread. When the price of wine rises, the substitution effect induces Ned to buy _________ wine and _________ bread. a. more; more b. more; less c. less; more d. less; less