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Majors

Acoustics Programs

Interesting, fun to play with...but no. Have to start in another semi-related field anyway. Check out Audiology in conjnction with Linguistics-field...

African Studies and African-American Studies

Focuses on current conditions and history; interesting, but no.

Anthropology Degrees

Will need PhD to be of any use; "linguistics" included among subfields; "High school students interested in a career in anthropology should develop a firm background in social studies and history, math, science, biology and languages. Computer skills are also important."; worth further investigation

Apprenticeship Programs

exactly what it sounds like; mainly sciences and engineering

Archival Studies

interesting, but no

Bioinformatics

"Bioinformatics programs train students to create computer programs to store, manipulate, visualize and analyze biomedical data."; woprth some further investigation but not a likely choice

Book Arts Programs

"Book arts students learn to make, restore and conserve books."; fun, but no

Canadian Studies

exactly what it sounds like, with emphasis on government, economy, and comparisons between Canada and the US

Classics

"usually centered on the language, literature and civilizations of ancient Greece and Rome. Some schools study other areas as well, like North Africa, Crete and Sicily"; "examine various aspects of classical societies. These include religion, art, architecture, literature and philosophy. They also study the languages of these civilizations. Be prepared to learn Latin and Greek"; not very career-oriented, but varied and interesting; possibility as minor?

Computer Repair

exactly what it sounds like; usu. a 2-year thing; very helpful, but have to provide own stuff; possibility as minor?

Computer Science

also helpful, but can be expensive, and not in direct line of interest; slight possibility of minor

Creative Writing Programs

exactly what it sounds like, with emphasis on a particular type of writing; fun, but no

Film Programs

fun as a hobby, but not exactly in the line of interests; better to teach self

Foreign Language Degrees

exactly what it sounds like; often taken as a minor in conjunction with politics or whatever; worth looking into more

French Immersion Education Degrees

teaching little American brats...in French. Isa no tink so!

International Relations Degrees

focuses on international businesses; more useful than some other stuff, but less interesting. Worth some further investigation.

Journalism Programs

Latin American Studies

Linguistics Degrees

Mathematics Degrees

Media Studies Degrees

Medieval Studies Degrees

Meteorology Programs

Musicology Degree

Oriental Medicine Programs

Religious Studies Degrees

Sign-Language Interpretation

Speech-Language Pathologist Assistant Programs

Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology Programs

Translation and Interpretation

Wooden Boat Building Programs

04-05 Winter Finals Review

Spanish Accent Rules

1. Words that end in S, N, or a vowel are stressed on the next-to-last syllable:
   

   e|stu|di|AN|te; PE|rros; pro|fe|SO|ra; re|PI|tan

   
   
2. Words that end in all other consonants (not S or N) are stressed on the last syllable:
   

   bo|rra|DOR; re|LOJ; pa|RED; es|pa|ÑOL

   
   
3. Words that do not opey the first two rules require an accend mark on the stressed syllable:
   

   vol|vi|Ó; po|li|CÍ|a; lec|CIÓN; LÁ|piz

   
   

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Vowels

Strong	Weak
A, E, O	I, U

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Science Fair 04-05: Laminar Flow

Problem: What effect does the direction of a boat bow into the wind have on the laminar flow over a single sail?

Hypothesis: The laminar flow will be steadiest when the sail is properly sheeted at an angle to the wind, and more turnbulent when the bow is in, very near to, or far off the wind.

Materials: Small sailboat, large lawn with few or no windbreaks, wind indicator for visual comparison (in this case, mop handle), telltales (ribbon) and fastener (tape), camera, assistant to hold boat/sheet if necessary.
*This experiment requires some knowledge of wind and sailing.

Methods:
1. Gather materials.
2. Set up the experiment on the lawn. Before raising the sail, spread it out enough that you can get to the leech (the long edge on the outside, not attached to the mast or boom) and attach the tell-tales at even intervals. If you are installing permanent store-bought tell-tales, follow all manufacturer's instructions. Raise the sail properly; take care to raise the top of the sail all the way up the mast.
3. Aim the bow of the boat directly into the wind. Sheet in the sail so that it does not luff too badly. Take a picture from directly underneath the sail, looking as straight up as possible (depending on wind strength, hull shape, and sail shape, you may need to find another angle, as from directly behind the sail). If you are using a digital camera, you may need to take several pictures in order to ensure that at least one comes out clearly.
4. Lift the bow of the boat carefully and shift it left so that the boat is "sailing" forty-five degrees off the wind. Sheet in as necessary. Take pictures.
5. Sheet the sail out, so that it luffs. Take pictures. Then oversheet the sail and take pictures.
6. Shift the bow another forty-five degrees so that the boat is lying perpendicular to the wind. Sheet as necessary; take pictures (oversheeted, undersheeted, and properly sheeted).
7. Repeat the process on the "other tack" (to the right of the wind).
8. Bring the bow back into the wind to lower the sail. Unless they are permanent, remove the tell-tales. Stow the boat properly.
9. Develop/upload the pictures to a computer. Choose the best of each series of pictures (in the wind; oversheeted 45 degrees, undersheeted 45 degrees, properly sheeted 45 degrees, under/over/proper 90 degrees, etc.). Use these to determine and record the angle of the tell-tales to the leech edge. They will all be slightly different, especially if they are made of a light material; if necessary, take the measure of each angle and record the average.

Results: ((DO AT HOME TONIGHT))

Analysis; As the bow fell farther away from the ideal point of sailing, the laminar flow became more disturbed. At zero degrees off the wind the tell-tales all blew in the same direction, but they moved erratically. At forty-five degrees, there was some slight variation in direction but the tell-tales flapped considerably less. At ninety degrees, the tell-tales flapped wildly again and there was a large deviation in direction from one marker to the next.
*Errors in this experiment include the following:
1. Erratic gusts of wind
2. Windbreaks (trees and a hous) in the vicinity of the experiment
3. A slower shutter-closing time on the camera, which resulted in few clear pictures
4. A lack of an entirely accurate way to lay the boat off of the wind, due to irregularities in the ground and the curved shape of the hull

Conclusion: The hypothesis was correct. Laminar flow was strongest when the boat lay closer to the optimal point of sail, and more disturbed as it fell or climbed away.