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From: weemba@brahms.BERKELEY.EDU (Matthew P. Wiener)
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Subject: A hobgoblin for little minds
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Date: Wed, 29-Jan-86 03:28:03 EST
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In article <532@well.UUCP> rab@well.UUCP (Bob Bickford) writes:
>	Is there a formula which describes *all* conic sections, which
>will generate a particular class of same (e.g., circles, hyperbolas)
>when certain coefficients are plugged into it?

In article <557@well.UUCP> rab@well.UUCP (Bob Bickford) writes:
>> Can anyone help me with the following problem.
>> I am not really into physics so I can't figure this out
>	First, look up the density of copper, and use that to calculate
>	Next, look up the mass of a typical copper atom, divide that into
              ^^^^^^^^
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Free advice is worth its price.

ucbvax!brahms!weemba	Matthew P Wiener/UCB Math Dept/Berkeley CA 94720