Essential Vocabulary!

  1. syntax- order of words in a sentence; order of letters/commands in different computer languages;
  2. a rhetorical question - a question that you ask without expecting or wanting an answer;
  3. to refer (v)- (a) to describe something, or to be about something: These notes refer to the following theory by .... . Please refer to our catalogue for details. (b) to mention someone or something when you are speaking or writing : She referred to the subject several times during her explanation.
  4. PARSING DATA refers to the process by which programming data input is broken into smaller, more distinct chunks of information that can be more easily interpreted and acted upon.
  5. Consecutive: following one after another. E.g. 1, 2, 3, 4,...
  6. average - the mean; e.g. the average of 5, 7 , 12 is 24/3 = 8
  7. deduction-  the process of finding something out from the information you have or something that you know from the information you have
  8. induction-  the process of formally making someone part of a group;
  9. induction course:  a period of training that introduces  people into a new group or institution or a new course or computer programme.
  10. to tackle (verb); tackling e.g. I would like you to tackle this problem.
  11. approximation
  12. contradiction-  a difference between two statements, ideas, stories etc that makes it impossible for both of them to be true
  13. probable - to be likely to happen or be true
  14. rephrase - to say or right the same thing, using different words
  15. the remainder - the part of something that is left after the rest has gone or been finished. E.g. 20 divided by 3 is 6 with a remainder of 2.
  16.  remaining- still left after other people or things have gone or been dealt with. 
  17.  conventional - using ordinary or traditional methods; nothing new
  18. prescribed - as in a 'prescribed answer'- fixed; conforming to set usage, procedure, or discipline 
  19. ad hoc method - to be done as needed/required along the way
  20. significance- of extreme importance; stands out ... to be significant ;  to make a significant contribution to research...

Other technical language

1) cluster - A lot of networked computers that can act together (concurrently/simultaneously) to do very large scale                          computation.
2) topology - a branch of mathematics ....
2) conjecture- theory based on information that is not complete


Physical Problem Solving!

Week 15-19 October with David Aschman.

*Check out the following link with a fine glossary of technical terms...
GLOSSARY OF TERMS

other vocabulary from David's lectures:

repel (v) -if one thing repels another, an electrical/magnetic force pushes them away from each other.
oscillate/vibrate (v); as in: oscillating or vibrating objects -to move quickly from side to side at a steady speed (vibrate).
speculate(v)-to consider/discuss why something has happened; speculative(adj)- based on guesses or on only a little information; speculation(n)-guesses about why something has happened.
collide/bump; as in: particles colliding or bumping into one another
ionise(v); ionisation(n)-
emit; as in: light being emitted/sent out/given off; as in the case of a spark being emitted when an electric current moves through a gas.            
deflect-  if something deflects, or is deflected, it hits something and starts to move in a different direction
stationary - to be still and not moving. *note that stationery is something totall different.
displace(v); displacement(n)
inspired; inspired guess/educated guess
elegant analytic solution
computer simulation relative velocity
decay; as in: pion decay   
not accessible to; inaccessible to


Mathematical Methods

15th October - 2nd November with Alan McFarlane

vector
scalar
suffix; suffix notation
orthogonal
arbitrary
perpendicular
the criterion (s); criteria (pl)
solubility
simultaneous equations
equations are inconsistent
explicit
implicit
an array of coefficients
symmetric/anti-symmetric
determinant
homogenous simultaneous equations
inhomogenous simultaneous equations
manipulations
constrained




Probability and Statistics

Peter's lecture 1  on 1/10/2007



word of the day :  Random event

banking, financial & other terminology:

commodity/commodities - a product/products that can be bought or sold.
trading-  to buy and sell goods or services: Investors can now trade stocks online*Cuba continues to trade with other countries around the world.
investment (n) invest (v) -money that is used in a way that may earn you more money; for example; money used for buying shares in a company : The new laws will attract foreign investment.
company - an organization that sells  services or goods e.g.  an oil company such as OPEC.
shares - one of the equal parts of a company that you can buy as a way of investing money : Share prices fell on the Tokyo Stock exchange today.
stocks - shares in a company.
assets- something that gives you benefits; something such as money or property that a company owns.
return- a profit or money you have invested: e.g. We were able to get a return of 10% on our investment.
volatility - refers to something being easily affected/altered/changed a volatile situation can suddenly change or become more dangerous. The stock market is volatile.
drift -a slow gradual change or movement
deterministic term-
one term dominates another -  has control/power over something else
fundamental(adj) - relates to the most basic nature/character of something e.g. *There is a fundamental flaw in his argument * We shall have to make some fundamental changes in the way we communicate.
fundamentally(adv) -  (1) in a very important or basic way : His entire approach to the problem is fundamentally flawed. (2) used for emphasizing the basic nature or character of something :e.g. Fundamentally, she is a political writer
reflected in the price - in this case 'reflected' means : to show that something is true of a particular situation, in this case the price shows something to be true. Another eg.  *He said that the statement did not reflect his own views.
speculative (adj) -based on guesses or on only a little information
speculation (n) - guesses about why something has happened or what might happen
Monte Carlo Methods - (concept came from gambling) -to guess random events
stochastic-
simulations-
to refute -   to prove or say that a statement is false = disprove