Kayaker Journey Lab

Using scientific prose, Barry reveals his deep interest in the unusual physical properties of the river. Its natural characteristics are what sets it apart; the Mississippi does not conform to standards set by other rivers. Instead, it exceeds most major rivers in variation, depth, and volume. In fact, the Mississippi is so outstanding that “theories and techniques that apply to other rivers … simply do not work on the lower Mississippi” (Barry 25-28). Looking beyond its external features, the river also contains an intricate internal system unlike any other. In addition to the complicated internal circumstances that normally occur within rivers, the Mississippi also stands out because of its “size, its sediment load, its depth, variations in its bottom” and “its ability to cave in the riverbank and slide sideways for miles” (Barry 20-23). As he describes the unusual corporeal aspects of the Mississippi, Barry brings to light his own wonder in the face of such a daunting natural force. Characterizing the river with its physical properties allows

3. What two rivers flow through Devon? Devon (fresh water – tree they jumped from) and Naguamsett (river where rowing crew practiced – ugly – salt water – slow moving)

State and explain the decision rule behind the IRR method. Assume a hurdle rate of 10%.

At the headwaters of the Mississippi, the average surface speed of the water is near 1.2 miles per hour. That is roughly one-third as fast as people walk. The river flows on average about 3 miles per hour at New Orleans. The river either borders or passes through the states of Minnesota, Wisconsin, Iowa, Illinois, Missouri, Kentucky, Tennessee, Arkansas, Louisiana, and of course Mississippi.

c. Explain how the location of each curve graphed in question 7b would be altered if (1) total fixed cost had been $100

Record your answer from Lab Exercise #1, Step 1, Question 1.What time in hours:minutes:seconds GMT did the P waves arrive?

Draw a graph that shows the distance Jacob’s car is from his house with respect to time. Remember

For a boat with a displacement of d pounds and a sail area of A square feet S is determined by the function S = 16Ad-2/3. a) Find S to the nearest tenth for the Tartan 4100, which has a sail area of 810 square feet and a displacement of 23,245 pounds. b) Write d in terms of A and S .

Transmission Time= [(100 bit/t seconds) = (10,000,000 bits / 1 second)] Therefore, t = 10 ms

The average time to reach the port was averaged for each option 1 from the data given

* Last truck arrived (1140min) – First truck arrived (411min) = 729min (=1140 - 411) → 729min/60 = 12.15hrs (Total receiving time)

Three missionaries and three cannibals seek to cross a river(say from the left bank to the right bank).A boat is available which will hold two people,and which can be navigated by any combination of missionaries and cannibals involving one or two people. If the missionaries on either bank of the river,or ‘en route’ in the river,are outnumbered at any time by cannibals, the cannibals will indulge in their anthropophagic tendencies and do away with the missionaries. Find the simplest schedule of crossings that will permit all the missionaries and cannibals to cross the river safely.

stand on the opposite banks of a river facing each other, then for a boat moving in the river, one

We will discuss more details about modeling this problem in class and whether you can do better with a math model than with “gut-feeling” heuristics. In the meantime, try to think about the

The smallest amount of mines needed to block access from inland town s to the sea through the river Delta system is seven mines. This was determined by working from left to right, as colored above, adding the amounts of mines needed to eliminate the connection in each section. Starting with the red paths it was determined that 15 mines would be needed, followed by the orange path determining 11 mines would be needed to block off those three paths. The green paths eliminated would require only seven mines, and while that is the answer to this problem it is detrimental to eliminate all other options for the clocking of paths for this river. The dark purple paths show that nine mines would be required to destroy the path at that area. The blue paths, while overlapping with some of the purple paths, are more numerous with needing 13 mines to destroy the path. The brown paths would require 15 mines to block off the river. After the brown path there are no additional option for blocking off the path to the sea.