Weird Tape Effect

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Disregard the one about Sesame Street unless you grew up watching them like I did =)

Science is cool!

If in the future, you decide to not go into the accounting field but instead the science field, consider this:

Undergraduates from Virginia Tech designed a vehicle for the BLIND. Seriously cool!



[...] The semi-autonomous vehicle uses a laser range finder, voice software and other sensory technology, and it worked flawlessly when blind drivers took the wheel on a closed course. [...]

[...] The steering wheel is hooked up to a distance monitor that gathers information from laser range finders, and it uses voice software to tells the driver how far to turn the wheel. For example, the monitor will tell the driver “turn left three clicks.” As the driver does that, the monitor makes three clicking noises.

A vibrating vest provides cues to follow when accelerating and decelerating. The vest vibrates in different places — the back, the belly and the shoulders — to convey different commands. When the entire vest vibrates, it means, “Slam on the brakes!”[...]

[...] “People always say, ‘What’s the point of this project?’” Hong said. “But blind people who drive the vehicle always have a big smile on their face afterwards. It’s therapeutic and gives them hope of being entirely independent.” [...]

Cool innit?

UPDATES!

Good news. Second Assessment Test's format has been changed:

ONE PAPER. ONE HOUR. ONE QUESTION.

Consisting of Topic 4 & 5.

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Extra classes:

Commencing 27 July 2009

Mondays & Wednesdays

Twice a week.

Announcement!

My dear students,

The time has come to give you topical tests. There will be two tests coming in the near future.

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TEST 1

Topics: Double-Entry(4) & Trial Balance(5)

ONE QUESTION only but it's quite a long one. I'll use one of your 2-period classes.

That means...

4A - 27 July 2009 -- Periods 1 & 2

4B - 28 July 2009 -- Periods 6 & 7

4C - 27 July 2009 -- Periods 4 & 5

4E - 27 July 2009 -- Periods 8 & 9

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SECOND ASSESSMENT TEST

This will happen sometime between 4 & 17 August 2009. I haven't got the timetable yet.

Just know that the topics covered will be from Topic 1 to Topic 6.

There are going to be two papers ie. Paper 1 & 2.

Paper 1: Multiple Choice Questions -- 30 questions

Paper 2: Structured Questions -- 5 questions

So, I appreciate it if you can revise early on your own.

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Third thing, extra classes will begin NEXT WEEK on 29th July (Wednesday) and further dates will be listed out in the forms which I'll give to all of you next week (for your parents to sign). I'll conduct 2/3 extra classes a week. I know it's too much but know that you're way behind from other schools. WAY behind. You should be starting at least topic 10 by now.