Solutions for Chapter 13: Multiple lntegrals

Measure of the clockwise angle that the line of travel makes with due north

A logarithm with base 10.

See Compounded k times per year.

A blind experiment in which the researcher gathering data from the subjects is not told which subjects have received which treatment

(x - h2) a2 + (y - k)2 b2 = 1 or (y - k)2 a2 + (x - h)2 b2 = 1

Graphing calculator or a computer with graphing software.

A graph that visually represents the information in a frequency table using rectangular areas proportional to the frequencies.

y = b.

The function y = tan-1 x

A system of linear equations

See Natural logarithmic regression

A logarithm with base e.

A number pattern in which row n (beginning with n = 02) consists of the coefficients of the expanded form of (a+b)n.

Computer-generated numbers that can be used to approximate true randomness in scientific studies. Since they depend on iterative computer algorithms, they are not truly random

The principle of experimental design that minimizes the effects of chance variation by repeating the experiment multiple times.

a - b = a + (-b)

A line graph in which time is measured on the horizontal axis.

See Power function.

See Stretch, Shrink.

The points x, y, 0 in Cartesian space.