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Interesting situation really. I've been there more than I care to admit. I excelled in the various biological sciences at my school. Everyone wanted to be my lab partner, but as my wife would tell them, I'm the hardest lab partner to have. Why? Because I expect everyone in my group to pull their weight. If they don't understand something I'm very adept at clarifying and teaching. It's easy to tell those who want to learn but struggle vs. those who just want the answers. When I begin explaining something those who wish to learn will pay attention, others will go on to something else or just ask me straight away for the answers. I don't do that. My wife was a lab partner of mine for around 2 years of school. For those who don't want to learn but want just answers will find that as they copy my answers they begin to fail. If I notice someone cheating off of me on a test or lab, I don't go telling the teacher, I simply start writing down the wrong answers. After they've finished the test and taken it up, I've gone back to correct those answers. It's funny to see the looks on their faces when they see they've failed and I've aced the exam. I have no shame on this point and I would do the same thing if it was my wife who was cheating, fortunately I've never had to go this route with her. As for a friend. Well I don't keep too many of them while I'm going through school. If someone is negatively affecting my scores, I stop dealing with them cold. I don't think twice about telling them to leave me to my work. They aren't paying my bills now and they won't later. They cannot dictate my coursework. Friends are nice to have but real friends keep your best interest in mind. Clearly she doesn't have your best interest in mind.

I sat an orientation this morning for the Fall semester. I was placed onto the list in May '06. In the meantime I was able to finish all non-nursing courses and took on a multitude of other related courses for future BSN/MSN programs.

There's more to a flatus (dare I say fart?) than just methane gas. Firstly and I think most obviously (yet we are loathe to admit it) is that the gases do pick up various things on its way out. It has no choice since its going down the path. However, most of the smells are combinations of mercaptans and sulfides (read: sulfur). I do believe there are other gases involved as well. Anyway, it couldn't be just one gas because as we all can attest, farts smell different from person to person and even from meal to meal within individuals. Basically, how a fart will smell will depend on the meals eaten. Beans produce high volumes of gas but provide little stench, meats and eggs on the other hand seem to produce vile smelling gas. Without becoming disgusting, I'd imagine that particulate matter in various forms is picked up and expelled, but (no pun intended) I suspect that your cotton (you do wear cotton don't you?) underwear will trap that up. But I cannot say this with absolute authority. :chuckle The moral of the story? Don't eat steak and eggs over a bed of beans.

I'm not an RN nor am I in nursing school. That said I will answer your question with a question. How well could you represent a case in an area which you have no experience?

Give me some of the examples from your work and I will post you some example solutions. As for how to get them to work on your calculator, well I really can't help you much there, but unless your instructor is giving you some majorly difficult problems, I can show you how to do them by hand. In the meantime, I will show you a few with an explanantion, please do tell me how it works out for you. Example #1: 154,000,000 is the same as 1.54x10^8 (that's 10 to the 8th power) Explanation on that solution: When you look at a number such as 154,000,000 you have to envision that it has a decimal at the end so 154,000,000. This is your starting point. Now, move the decimal to the left to the point you have only 1 significant digit to the left of the decimal (in this case that digit is 1). Make sure you count how many times you've moved that decimal! That will become your exponent (in this case it was moved 8 times) Go ahead and work the problem backwards from 1.54x10^8 to see how to get it back to standard format. Also note, because the decimal was moved to the left, the exponent (8) is a positive number. Example #2 .000000000231 is the same as 2.31x10^-10 (that's 10 to the negative 10th power) Explanation on that solution: In this case, you were given an extremely small number rather than a large number. You still, however, isolate 1 significant digit to the left of the decimal, so as you can see, you will need to move the decimal to the right. Remember to count the number of places you moved the decimal as that is your exponent (this time we've moved the decimal 10 places) Again, work the problem in reverse from 2.31x10^-10 to come up to the original number. Also note, because the decimal was moved to the right, the exponent (10) is a negative number. So a general rule for exponents would be, positive exponents for extremely large numbers and negative exponents for extremely small numbers. I do hope I have explained what you needed to know in a clear manner. If you would like further explanation please do not hesitate to post further examples that you would like worked out. Also, I do hope this is what you were stating a difficulty in this area and not some other topic in exponential notation lol If not, I'm sure someone can make use of it.

I am starting my pre-reqs this fall and will be taking Beginning Chem along with Biology, Psychology, and English.... going to be a busy semester. Anyway, I'll be interested in seeing what I can do for "back and forth" commenting where necessary.

As an experienced US Army soldier, I know how hard it can be to get good medical attention. I had a condition for a few years and was never properly taken care of. Anyway, if you have an opportunity to go to an AF medical facility, go there! :) From the airmen I've spoken to in the past, the AF takes great care of their people (I wonder if they would take care of Army soldiers well).

Bumping a thread is simply replying to it to keep it freshly at the top of the list. This is helpful for a question that may go unanswered for a short bit but may be considered important enough to keep up top. I think this is one of those questions :) oh btw.... bump