The most important reason to take a science course in college is to learn about general science topics that will be a part of the news you read, the votes you are asked to make, and the decisions you will face related to your personal and family health care. Science is all around us, and is even pervasive in our American pop culture: movies, books, video games, etc. Select one of the science based pop culture examples listed below. Watch or read, and then locate a current (two years old, or less) science article that relates to the topic discussed in your novel/movie. You will write a 2-3 page discussion that summarizes the major points of your chosen media, discusses the article you chose, explains the connection between the article and your media selection, and explains the relevance of this topic to modern-day Americans. Media choices: ·  Jurassic Park (novel, author Michael Crichton) ·  The Cobra Event (novel, author Richard Preston) ·  My Sister’s Keeper (novel, Jodi Piccoult) ·  GATTACA (movie, release date: 1997) ·  Avatar (movie, release date: 2009)

Book Report This is to be a 2 and a half page report (double-spaced, font size 12, New Times Roman font, one- inch margins), giving a brief synopsis of the book and explaining what contribution to the knowledge of managerial accounting the author imparts to the reader, i.e. what message does the author give to the reader through his book. The report is due November 25th, the latest. You may choose from the following list: The Gold Mine: A Novel of Lean Turnaround By Freddy Balle and Michael Balle The Machine That Changed the World: The Story of Lean Production— Toyota's Secret Weapon in the Global Car Wars That Is Now Revolutionizing World Industry By James P. Womack, Daniel T. Jones, and Daniel Roos The Goal: A Process of Ongoing Improvement By Eliyahu M. Goldratt & Jeff Cox Some of these publications can be found in either Cook Library or the USM library system or can be purchased (in paperback format) from Amazon.com or a used book outlet relatively inexpensively (usually $10-$20 range). Recommended Structure: 1)  Book summary (appr. 1 page) Briefly summarize the main content of the book Describe the main purpose of the book (why did the author write this book?) 2)  Describe how the book relates to Management/Cost Accounting (appr. 0.5 page) 3)  Personal opinion of the book (appr. 0.5 page) What did you like or dislike? Why or why not would you recommend this book? PLEASE MAKE SURE YOU WRITE IT IN UNDERSTANDABLE ENGLISH OR PLAIN WITH SOME BUSINESS VOCABULARY. NO DIFFICULT VOCABULARY WORDS PLEASE. 

1. The amount of time it takes for one cycle is called the ______________. 2.  is the symbol used to represent ______________. 3. The symbol for ______________ reactance is 4. The base unit for capacitive reactance is the ______________. 5. The resultant of the phasor addition of XC and R is their total opposition in ohms called ______________. 6. A series circuit has different voltage drops but one common ______________. 7. ______________ is the ability of a conductor to produce voltage when the current varies. 8. The symbol for inductance is L, and the unit is the ______________. 9. The ability of a conductor to induce voltage in itself when the current changes is its ______________. 10. The most common trouble in coils is a(n) ______________ winding. 11. Three capacitors of 10, 20, and 50 microF are connected in parallel. Calculate the total capacitance. 12. Three capacitors of 8, 10, and 40 microF are connected in series. Calculate the total capacitance. 13. Two capacitors C1 = 0.01microF and C2 = 0.02microF are in series with a voltage source of Vt = 30Vrms, f = 15.915kHz. Calculate the total capacitive reactance of the series circuit. 14. Two coils of 10H each are connected in series aiding and have a mutual inductance of 0.75H. Calculate total inductance. 15. Three inductors of 20, 30, and 60mH are connected in parallel. Assume no mutual inductance. Calculate the total inductance