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# Women and Technology What Do They DO?

Free virtual online educational and motivational tools for school children and women in technology industries or considering a career in technology available at Doing IT Around the World
The tools provide an interview profile with 36 women across the globe (including Antarctica), photographs and a diary of what they did on August 11 2008. Additional links are within each role models profile for further learning.
The role models represent a wide diversity of women in technology industries. Their ages span from early 20’s through to near retirement. Their areas of technology passions span traditional information technology (e.g. CTO, software, hardware, support, consulting, sales and marketing services) to communications, knowledge management, governance, data mining, open source advocacy, web design, graphic art, instrumentation design, configuration engineering, computational biology, microelectronics, molecular biology, research, geo spatial, educational, medical and legal technologists.
# Women in literature/Week 10

(Vol. 1) Charlotte Perkins Gilman: “The Yellow Wallpaper” (1392); Emily Dickinson: “280-I felt a funeral in my brain” (1047), “1705- Volcanoes be in Sicily” (1067)

## Discussion Questions:

* How can a Yellow Wallpaper have so much personality, and confuse someone so much to the point where it makes you crazy ?
* I don't quite understand why poems of Emily Dickinson are so weird? How come I don;t understand them??? What was on that woman's mind? And why are they so valuable in literature??? <MMK>
* Look up this article for an interesting discussion of Dickinson's metre:
Dickinson and Patriarchal Meter: A Theory of Metrical Codes A. R. C. Finch PMLA, Vol. 102, No. 2 (Mar., 1987), pp. 166-176 Published by: Modern Language Association

## Homework:

(For now, you can just post your response here with your name at the end. Separate pages might prove too cumbersome.)
# Women in literature/Week 11

(Vol. 2) Dinesen: “Blank Page” (276); H.D.: “Eurydice” (285), “Helen” (291); Rukeyser: “The Poem as Mask” (649); Plath: “Mirror” (1050); Rich: from “21 Love Poems” (973); Atwood: “There was once” (1217), “Spelling” (1205); 3-4 rough pages of final paper due
# Strictly increasing functions/Doubling per step/Not 2^x/Exercise

Give an example of a continuous, strictly increasing function
    $f\colon \mathbb {R} \longrightarrow \mathbb {R} _{+}$
fulfilling $f(0)=1$ and $f(x+1)=2f(x)$ for all $x\in \mathbb {R}$, which is different from $2^{x}$.
# Stretching

Stretching is a kind of physical fitness exercise in which a muscle (or muscle group) is stretched on purpose to its fullest length in order to help the muscle's elasticity and its tone. This helps a person have better control of his or her muscles and be more flexible.
Stretching, in its most basic form, is a natural and instinctive activity; it is done by many animals including humans. It may be done while yawning. Stretching often is done instinctively after waking from sleep, after long periods of being inactive, or after leaving small spaces and areas.
Many athletes and dancers stretch deliberately before or after exercise in order to enhance performance and reduce injury.
# Technical writing/Project management/Research

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## Research

Knowing your audience is a vital skill for the successful technical writer. It is of paramount importance to know exactly who it is you are writing for, what are their aspirations and goals in life, as well as the environment in which they will be using the materials which you produce. In order to have a successful piece of technical writing it is important not only to research the product you are writing about but also the person you are writing for.

### How can you research potential readers?

It is not important to know the exact person you are writing for, but rather to have in your mind an image of, and an understanding of, your targetr audience.
An obvious starting place to start your research is by observing people from the target audience that you know personally to see what common attributes and attitudes they have. To be more concrete, we are usually writing for an audience of skilled engineers and technicians, who in all likelihood have a far greater understanding of telecommunications than we have or are ever likely to have.
Some of the questions we need to think about at this stage are concerned with finding common factors in their background, for example what they studied at university and to what level they have taken their education?
It is important when considering our target audience that we are not writing for a particular person, however at the same time neither are we writing for the "average" engineer, we need to create in our mind a composite of engineers to give ourselves as broad an audience as possible.
Tools we can use to help us in our research include:
* surveys and questionnaires
* personal experience
* popular opinion and stereotypes

### Why is research valuable?

Without knowing who it is we are writing for it is easy to be side-tracked or worse irrelevant.
Knowledge of the target audience allows the writer to stay firmly "on message".
# Technical writing/Project management/User Goals

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## What are goals?

Simply put, goals are the things you want to achieve in both your professional and personal life.

## Why are goals useful knowledge?

By knowing what things a user or business persona wants to achieve it is possible to work out the abstract motivations behind those goals. The more abstract the goal, the closer to the core motivation of the persona in question. In many cases a person's goal is simply not to look stupid in front of his peers.
* Consider the goals of an elderly person when using a mobile device or television.
* Now consider the goals of a teen using a mobile device or television.
We can use this information in our writing to present the material our audience needs in such a way that their goals are fulfilled. We aim to help both the elderly mobile user, and the teen. We can only do this by understanding and explaining how to reach their goals.
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# Technical writing/Project management/Environment

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## What is meant by environment?

The literal meaning of environment is the surroundings in which a person finds himself and environment is an essential question which is to be addressed by the technical writer as it affects not what is written but also in what format it is presented.

## Why is environment important?

Take for example an engineer installing a new telecoms server. Consider his work environment, warm, noisy and the fact that during the installation procedure he needs to be in front of a monitor as he does his work.
Therefore we ask ourselves two basic questions:
* What does he need to know?
* How can we best get that information to him within his environment?
# Technical writing/Persona/Joe Smith

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Note: Need copyright free pictures for personas...

## Background

Joe is from Idaho. At university he studied English literature and decided to spend a year teaching English as a foreign language, and did a four-week training course straight after university.
Now 28, Joe has spent more than 5 years teaching in various parts of Europe, including Sicily, Turkey and currently Prague.
Joe has become fed up with teaching and has decided that he needs a "proper job".

## Interests

Joe reads a lot. His teaching job gives him plenty of time for reading as his classes are spread around the city.
Joe enjoys travelling and would like to see more of Western Europe, something which is not really possible on an EFL teacher's salary.

## Goals
### Personal

Eventually Joe would like to return to America and settle down.
One of Joe's ambitions is to learn a foreign language fluently. He learnt basic Italian and Turkish from his time teaching there, but has struggled with Czech.

### Professional

To have a career which is stimulating and where progression is possible.
To be able to earn enough money to stop living from monthly pay cheque to monthly pay cheque.

## Role and Tasks

At present Joe teaches English to learners of various levels, although most of his students are advanced and so they just sit and chat for the duration of the lesson.
Joe has taught all the textbooks several times and as such never prepares for lessons.

## Environment

Joe spends most of his days travelling from location to location on public transport.
The school he works for has a small teacher's room, with a few textbooks and a PC with an internet connection. Joe goes to school most days, just to check his email.

## Level and Use of Technical Writing Course

Joe is considering a career in technical writing and as such would use the introductory level course, mainly to see if it would be a worthwhile option for him.
Joe uses the course to learn basic information about:
* the kind of person that makes a good technical writer
* where he could work and how much he could earn
* basic information about XML and other trade tools
# Technical writing/Persona/Wing Lee

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Note: need to get photo with no copyright issues

## Background

Wing Lee is a 38 year old project manager from Hong Kong.
Wing is married and has one son. Her family lives in the Taikoo area, in an area which has many expatriates living close by.
Wing's husband works as a property developer and has been responsible for several major re-development projects in Kowloon City.

## Interests

She is an avid collector of various tea types as well as having an impressive collection of tea pots from around the world. Her prize tea pot is a cast iron Japanese pot which she bought on a trip to Kyoto.
When she has time, Wing loves to cook.

## Goals
### Personal

Wing would like to spend more time with her husband, but he works very long hours.
Wing and her husband bought some land on one of the Outlying Islands and plan to build a summer house so they can spend more time together during school holidays.

### Professional

Wing wants to make the step up from being a project manager to being a department manager, which will mean she has more jobs under her supervision and she will need to understand their work to get the best out of her people.

## Role and Tasks

As a project manager, Wing is responsible for ensuring that her projects are achieved on time and within budget. Because of the complexity of the projects she deals with, Wing has had to learn various skills and a general understanding of the work that she assigns to her staff.

## Environment

Wing's office is rather large, and it is usually very cluttered.
One wall of the office is basically a large bookcase, from floor to ceiling.
Wing has several plants in her office and plays relaxing music on her CD player whenever she is in the office.

## Level and Use of Technical Writing Course

Having been a project manager in a software company for several years, Wing is very much aware of the SDLC and the technical tools used by technical writers, however she wants to make sure that documentation issues are appropriately considered at the planning stage of her projects.
Following the advanced level of the course will include the following elements:
* Documentation metrics
* Cost and schedule estimating
* Latest XML developments
# University of Florida/Eml4507/s13 Team 3

Report 1
# University of Florida/Eml5526

EML 5526 - Finite Element Analysis and Application
Fundamentals, including discrete system analysis, dynamic analysis of structures, steady state and transient heat transfer analysis, and incompressible fluids analysis. Modeling, analysis, and design using FEA software.

## Subpages

Special:Prefixindex/University of Florida/Eml5526/
# University of Florida/Eml4507/s13.team4ever.Wulterkens.R6.4

Problem 6.4 Deformation in 3D Space
On my honor, I have neither given nor received unauthorized aid in doing this assignment.

## Problem Statement

There is a 3D truss system with applied forces. We need to optimize each beam to meet a factor of safety of 1.5.

## Conclusion

The final area of each member was able to be reduced to its minimum of 0.1 inches and stay above a factor of safety of 1.5. Final stresses are in psi:
* 13.94
* -8487.15
* -8487.15
* 8611.63
* 8611.63
* -12871.54
* 13045.99
* -12871.54
* 13045.99
* 63.42
* 63.42
* 788.95
* -778.48
* -5171.02
* 5174.49
* -5171.02
* 5174.49
* -7787.74
* -7787.74
* 7792.39
* 7792.39
* 14680.46
* -14679.76
* -14679.76
* 14680.46
# University of Florida/Eml4507/s13.team4ever.Wulterkens.R6.5

Problem 6.5 3d Mode Shapes
On my honor, I have neither given nor received unauthorized aid in doing this assignment.

## Problem Statement

Determine the first 3 mode shapes of the 3D truss system from problem 6.4

## Solution

The set up of the problem was the same as problem 6.4. The eigenvalues can be seen below.
# University of Florida/Eml4507/s13.team5Report6
## 6.2 GIF Files

The following file is the GIF created for problem 6.2.

## 6.5 GIF Files

The following file is the GIF created for problem 6.5. http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikiversity/en/e/e7/6_41.gif
# Writing/Comma character

The correct use of the comma in American English writing involves following established rules to enhance clarity, organization, and readability. Here are some key guidelines for using commas:
* Separating Items in a List:
** Use commas to separate items in a list of three or more.
*** Example: She bought apples, oranges, and bananas.
* Joining Independent Clauses with a Coordinating Conjunction:
** Use a comma before a coordinating conjunction (and, but, or, nor, for, so, yet) when joining two independent clauses.
*** Example: I wanted to go to the movies, but it was raining.
* Introductory Elements:
** Use a comma after introductory words, phrases, or clauses.
*** Example: However, I decided to stay home.
* Non-Essential (Non-Restrictive) Information:
** Use commas to set off non-essential information within a sentence.
*** Example: My sister, who lives in New York, is coming to visit.
* Appositives:
** Use commas to set off appositives (noun or noun phrase that renames another noun).
*** Example: My friend, a talented musician, will perform tonight.
* Addresses and Dates:
** Use commas to separate parts of an address (city and state) and in dates (day, month, year).
*** Example: She lives in San Francisco, California.
*** Example: January 15, 2022.
* Direct Address:
** Use commas to set off the name or title of a person being directly addressed.
*** Example: Jane, can you pass the salt?
* Separating Adjectives:
** Use commas to separate coordinate adjectives (adjectives that independently modify a noun).
*** Example: It was a beautiful, sunny day.
* Quotations:
** Use commas to introduce and separate dialogue tags from the quoted material.
*** Example: She said, "I'll be there soon."
* Before "and" in Compound Constructions:
** Use a comma before "and" in a compound sentence when it separates independent clauses.
*** Example: She studied for hours, and she still didn't feel prepared.
* In Numbers:
** Use commas to separate thousands and millions in large numbers.
*** Example: 1,000,000 (one million)
* After Subordinate Clauses:
** Use a comma after a subordinate (dependent) clause that precedes the main (independent) clause.
*** Example: Although she was tired, she continued working.
Remember that the use of commas can vary based on specific writing styles, and some exceptions exist. However, following these general guidelines will help ensure proper comma usage in American English writing. Additionally, careful proofreading is crucial to catch any potential errors and maintain clarity in your writing.
# Writing/Great writing is witty

—The Charm of Clever Banter in Literature

## Introduction:

In the grand tapestry of language and literature, one thread stands out with undeniable charm - wit. Great writing, it can be argued, is not merely a meticulous arrangement of words and sentences but a delightful dance of clever banter that tickles the intellect and leaves the reader grinning. In this essay, we will explore the notion that great writing is inherently witty, celebrating the art of language that embraces humor, clever wordplay, and a sprinkle of mischief.

## The Allure of Clever Wordplay:

Wit is the dapper suit of language, and clever wordplay is its finest accessory. A well-turned phrase, a pun executed with precision, or a clever play on words can transform a simple sentence into a linguistic spectacle. Great writing knows how to charm its audience with linguistic acrobatics, inviting readers to revel in the joy of discovery and wit's playful embrace.

## Humor as the Muse:

Humor, the mischievous muse of great writing, adds a layer of brilliance to the craft. A witty writer possesses the uncanny ability to find humor in the ordinary, turning mundane situations into comedic gold. Whether through subtle irony, biting satire, or lighthearted banter, humor is the secret sauce that elevates writing from mere sentences on a page to a lively, engaging conversation between the author and the reader.

## The Subtle Art of Sarcasm:

Sarcasm, when wielded with finesse, is the rapier of wit in the arsenal of great writing. It is the art of saying one thing and meaning another, leaving readers in delightful ambiguity. A clever writer navigates the thin line between sarcasm and sincerity, using this tool to make incisive commentary without sacrificing the charm that defines witty prose.

## Intellectual Playfulness:

Great writing, at its core, is an intellectual playground where ideas frolic and dance. Witty writing is not just about generating laughs but also about engaging the mind in a playful exercise. Through clever observations, unexpected twists, and intellectual gymnastics, a witty writer invites readers to join the fun, turning the act of reading into an enjoyable and thought-provoking adventure.

## Conclusion:

In the grand symphony of literature, wit is the melody that lingers in the ears of readers, leaving them with a sense of delight and satisfaction. Great writing, without a doubt, is witty writing. It is the art of weaving words into a tapestry of clever banter, where humor and intellect engage in a delightful dance. As we embark on our own literary journeys, let us not forget the magic of wit, for in its playful embrace, we discover the true essence of great writing.
* ↑ ChatGPT generated this text responding to the prompt: "Write a witty essay with the title 'great writing is witty'".
# Writing/Colon character

The colon (:) is a punctuation mark used in American English writing to introduce or emphasize information. Here are the primary rules for using the colon:
* Introducing Lists:
** Use a colon to introduce a list or series of items.
*** Example: She needed to buy several items for the recipe: eggs, flour, and sugar.
* Introducing Explanations or Examples:
** Use a colon to introduce an explanation, elaboration, or example.
*** Example: There's one thing we need to focus on: our goal for the upcoming project.
* Introducing Quotations:
** Use a colon to introduce a quotation when it follows an independent clause.
*** Example: He shared his favorite quote: "Life is what happens when you're busy making other plans."
* Introducing Subtitles:
** Use a colon to separate the main title of a work from its subtitle.
*** Example: "The Art of Writing: A Comprehensive Guide."
* Introducing Time:
** Use a colon to indicate time in certain contexts, such as separating hours from minutes.
*** Example: The meeting is scheduled for 2:30 PM.
* Introducing Formal Statements:
** Use a colon to introduce formal statements, announcements, or formal letters.
*** Example: Dear Mr. Smith:
* In Ratios and Proportions:
** Use a colon to indicate ratios or proportions.
*** Example: The ratio of boys to girls in the class is 3:2.
* Between Independent Clauses When the Second Explains or Amplifies the First:
** Use a colon to connect two independent clauses when the second clause explains or amplifies the first.
*** Example: She made one thing clear: she would not tolerate dishonesty.
It's important to note that the information following the colon should be closely related to the information before it. Additionally, a complete sentence (independent clause) should precede the colon.
While these are common uses of the colon, it's always advisable to use it judiciously and not to overuse it in writing. Proper punctuation contributes to clarity and readability in your writing. Proofread your work to ensure that your use of colons aligns with these guidelines.
# Writing/Commonly confused homonyms

Homonyms are words that have the same pronunciation or sound alike but have different meanings and often different spellings. Here are some commonly confused homonyms in American English writing:
* Accept / Except:
** Accept: to receive or agree to something.
** Except: excluding or with the exclusion of.
* Affect / Effect:
** Affect: to influence or produce a change.
** Effect: a change that occurred as a result of a specific action.
* Its / It's:
** Its: possessive form of "it."
** It's: contraction of "it is" or "it has."
* Their / There / They're:
** Their: possessive form of "they."
** There: a location or place.
** They're: contraction of "they are."
* Your / You're:
** Your: possessive form of "you."
** You're: contraction of "you are."
* To / Too / Two:
** To: preposition indicating direction or action.
** Too: meaning also or excessively.
** Two: the number 2.
* Whose / Who's:
** Whose: possessive form of "who."
** Who's: contraction of "who is" or "who has."
* Then / Than:
** Then: indicating time or sequence.
** Than: used in comparisons.
* Effect / Affect:
** Effect: a change that occurred as a result of a specific action.
** Affect: to influence or produce a change.
* Principal / Principle:
** Principal: a person who has controlling authority.
** Principle: a fundamental truth, law, or rule.
* Compliment / Complement:
** Compliment: a nice remark or praise.
** Complement: something that completes or goes well with something.
* Stationary / Stationery:
** Stationary: not moving.
** Stationery: writing materials.
* Passed / Past:
** Passed: past tense of "pass."
** Past: a time that has gone by.
* Than / Then:
** Than: used in comparisons.
** Then: indicating time or sequence.
* Capital / Capitol:
** Capital: a city where a government's central offices are located.
** Capitol: a building where legislative work is carried out.
* Weather / Whether:
** Weather: atmospheric conditions.
** Whether: introducing a choice between alternatives.
* Bear / Bare:
** Bear: an animal; to endure.
** Bare: uncovered or exposed.
* Peace / Piece:
** Peace: a state of tranquility or quiet.
** Piece: a part or portion of something.
* Lead / Led:
** Lead: a heavy metal; to guide or direct.
** Led: past tense of "lead" (pronounced "led").
* Lose / Loose:
** Lose: to suffer loss or defeat.
** Loose: not firmly fixed in place; not tight.
Understanding the distinctions between these homonyms can help prevent common spelling and usage errors in writing.