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Wikibooks:Study help desk/Archive (January 2007-March 2007)

How to donate a dvd formatted lecture series on undergraduate calculus?
I would like to donate A video taped lecture series on Calculus which have been converted to dvd format. How do I go about doing this? The lecturer is willing to send the dvds to an appropriate uploader, but does not know much about computer programming himself. The lectures were taped at The University of Missouri - Kansas City.

Please send any information you have to:    micheleforan@sbcglobal.net

Thankyou

 * This is a hugely generous offer. The problem we face at the moment is where to put such content, as the disk server storage costs alone are going to be significant.  Still, there may be some significant support for this sort of content.

 * It should also be noted that Wikimedia projects generally try to avoid having MPEG content, mainly because of licensing restrictions by the MPEG Licensing Authority that would require us to charge a fee for placing the content on our servers that would have to be paid per user that accesses the content. There are volunteers, however, that would very much be willing to convert the video content to other formats that have a more open license structure compatable with Wikimedia projects, so it isn't as big of a deal as it may seem.

 * I'm going to make some enquiries on your behalf and see what we can do with an offer like this. --Rob Horning 08:18, 1 January 2007 (UTC)

effect of impurities on boiling point of water== == hi I am Anne D'souza. Iam doing a chemistry project on the effect of impurities on the boiling point of water.I have cariied out the experiment using various quantities of sugar in the same amount of water.Besides explaining the colligative property of elevation of boiling point,i need additional information.Can anyone please help me out? Reply to me at babe.326@gmail.com

Article Construction
I was trying to construct an article in the chemistry section, but I couldn't put in any photos/diagrams how do I do that?

-Coulddousin

The article Help:Files provides a full description how to deal with images. Is the image you wanted to put in your article uploaded to Wikibooks or available on Wikimedia Commons? Embedding images from external servers is not allowed (the main reason is to prevent copyright infringement). --Derbeth talk 10:21, 6 January 2007 (UTC)

Adding a Book to a Bookshelf
How do I add my book to a bookshelf? The instructions are not at all clear. Saying "be sure to add your book to a bookshelf" is not helpful if one is not told how to do it. I have started a book called American Literature, and I tried to place it in the Language and Literature bookshelf, but I could see no way to add it to the list of books there. Ugh!!!!! Logophile 16:45, 4 January 2007 (UTC)

 * You go to Language and literature bookshelf and click "edit" link in an appropriate section: . --Derbeth talk 10:21, 6 January 2007 (UTC)

 * I get a message that it is locked. Logophile 12:43, 6 January 2007 (UTC)

 * Puzzling - should be ok for registered users - I just checked permissions and it is only locked to unregistered folk -- Herby talk thyme 12:46, 6 January 2007 (UTC)

 * I tried again. I can "view source" but I cannot edit.  The message at the top of the screen continues to say that it is locked.  Perhaps an administrator can add my book to the list.  I want people to see it and to help with it.  Logophile 15:48, 6 January 2007 (UTC)

Embedding an Image from Commons
Okay, I have followed the instructions to a T. I even cut and paste the command straight from a Wikipedia article, and I just could not get an image onto my textbook page. I have spent way too long, trying and retrying and researching this problem. Logophile 08:27, 6 January 2007 (UTC)

Please give URL to this image. Otherwise it might be hard to help you. --Derbeth talk 10:21, 6 January 2007 (UTC)

 * Support for images from Commons has sometimes been problematic in the past, however it should be fairly straight forward at the moment. I have included an example here on how to accomplish this using an image from Commons right here in this reply, which I hope you can copy.  Make sure that you have the correct name of the file from Commons, which may be part of your problem.  --Rob Horning 11:09, 6 January 2007 (UTC)

 * Okay. Thanks.  I tried a different image and it worked.  I don't understand the problem, though, because the image I tried to copy is in a Wikipedia article, but when I put in the appropriate link here, no image appeared.  Logophile 12:45, 6 January 2007 (UTC)

links to nl.wiktionary
Hi, I have been adding to the book Dutch and I would like to make links directly from Dutch words in the text to the nl.wiktionary. Is there an easy way to do that?

152.1.193.141 21:16, 14 January 2007 (UTC)

Try this:  word  word --Derbeth talk 21:23, 14 January 2007 (UTC)

Are there free books to be downloaded?
Dear Sirs! I am a Civil Engineer and working in a big Cement Manufacturing Firm.I need Civil Engineering books to develop my knowledge.How can I download from your WWWW?

Thank You very much

Teshome

I have a question about problems or symptoms that might result from radiotherapy that destroys the endocrine glands in the neck? I am unable to find a simple explanation of symptoms/problems and the treatment that will be needed. Can you help me? Thank you

If my MP3 Sansa freezes what do i do?

information regarding topics on psychology.
I would like to have detailed information regarding these topics which come under introduction to psychology. 1.attention,2.perception,3.perceptual process,4.learning 5.thinking and language,6.intelligence,7.motivation,8.emotion 9.personality. thank you

Full solutions to Calculus problems
I was wondering if there would be a interest in uploading fully worked out solutions to Calculus I & II problems similar to some of the problems found in Schaum's or REA problem solvers? I've put together about 100 problems in MS Word on Integration techniques showing detailed step by step methods to solve them.

Formatting them into Wikibook pages would require a fair amount of work but I don't think it would be impossible.

Before I got started though I'd like to know what people's thoughts are about this. Would this justify a new text book or should they be a extension of the existing Calculus textbook? Each of these solutions take up about a 1/2 to a full page in MS word so by uploading and formatting the lot of them it could easily fill up a couple hundred screens worth of content.

 * This sounds like a nice idea. However, we can only allow it if the steps shown in the book are by you (and not a book you bought) and you're releasing them under the GFDL. I've seen answer books here before, (either wikiversity or wikibooks seems fine for them) so I'd say putting it here is fine. I wouldn't mind putting in some work on this, I know how to do LaTeX formatting (a markup which makes it very easy to typeset mathematical problems. If you're still here, just respond and publicly say that you'll license them out under the GFDL, and I'll give you my e-mail. - Monk talk 19:18, 25 February 2007 (UTC)

Is a list of Nepal postal codes appropriate here?
Some editor at Wikipedia has typed in List of postal codes in Nepal. I checked, and it's very difficult to find this on the web -- perhaps impossible unless your computer is set to whatever alphabet they use in Nepal. The article doesn't fit in Wikipedia and there's a deletion discussion going on now. Would Wikibooks be a proper spot for it? If you allow it in, you'll likely be getting others. If it were easy to find on the Web, I'd just want to delete it, but my heart goes out to all those letter writers and package senders distraught over not having the proper Nepalese postal code on their mail to Nepal. Can we not assist these needy people? I've asked over at Wikisource and it doesn't fit over there. Noroton 23:22, 21 February 2007 (UTC)

 * Unfortunately, I just dont think that this fits here either. It certainly is admirable, but it doesnt qualify as textbook material. If we had a book on Nepalese geopolitical areas, this might make an acceptable appendix or something, but we dont have a book like that. Unfortunately, i think this is going to be deleted until the WMF creates a "wikigeography" or something. --Whiteknight (talk) (projects) 23:51, 21 February 2007 (UTC)

Use Wikisource. --Derbeth talk 09:32, 22 February 2007 (UTC)

I want to contact Computer Networking Writers (Please help)
Hi there,

I want to contact with the computer networking writers.

I am looking for help that how can I contact them directly?

Any help will be highly appreciated. Regards Bushra —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Bushib (talk • contribs) 07:12, 9 Mar 2007 (UTC)

 * Unfortunately no contributors are currently active at that book. It looks like, however, on of the contributors, User:Annieyc 2002, has e-mail activated. Go to that user's user page, look on the left side of the screen, click "E-mail this user" towards the bottom of the navigation bar, and then type away! --Iamunknown 07:23, 9 March 2007 (UTC)

mozilla fire fox verses internet explorer
hi I need to find information comparing these two web browsers such as their GUI,features,Advantages / Disadvantages —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 200.32.222.30 (talk • contribs) 2007-03-11T01:53:58.

 * Try these links for starters:
 * Comparison of web browsers
 * Comparison of layout engines
 * cheers, Webaware talk 23:32, 10 March 2007 (UTC)

question about contributing
I would like to contribute a great language learning source to ATALL. How can I do it? Please, send your answer to masha.ortenberg@lingnet.org I appreciate your consideration of my question. Sincerely, Maria Ortenberg, Associate Professor, Academisc specialist for online development Curriculum Development, DLI, Monterey, CA. masha.ortenberg@lingnet.org

adding new articles
excuse me, how do i post an article? add an article(articles)? —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Ezuwar (talk • contribs) 04:47, 19 March 2007 (UTC)

 * This is a wiki, so anyone can edit almost any page. You have already done it in order to ask this question. Just go to the main page (click "Main Page" on the left side of your screen or click on the WikiBooks logo), Special:Search or All bookshelves for topics that interest you, click "edit this page" at the top of the page, and add to an article. If you want to post an article, however, make sure that you can legally license it under the GFDL. Also, be sure to read What is Wikibooks. Happy editing! --Iamunknown 14:36, 19 March 2007 (UTC)

Messages
How do you leave messages for specific wikibookians? Ann

 * On the signature click on the user name to get to his page and then on "Discuss this page" some users have personalized the signature and include a direct link to that talk page. --Panic 21:05, 22 March 2007 (UTC)


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User talk:207.34.115.78

Please stop. If you continue to vandalize pages, you will be blocked from editing Wikibooks. -- Jomegat 23:59, 24 April 2007 (UTC)

license: Creative Commons - Attribution Share-Alike - https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

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User talk:Erasmussen~enwikibooks

Hello Erasmussen, welcome to wikibooks!

I am trying to figure out what you are doing with the page Bone Growth3. Why have you moved the page 3 separate times? where are you trying to move it to? At the moment this page is in violation of the naming policy, so we need to fix it ASAP. please let me know what is going on and I will help you get it fixed. --Whiteknight (talk) (projects) 00:24, 25 April 2007 (UTC)

 * It's okay! we were all new users once. I will move most of that content into the Anatomy book, where it will be more at home. No harm, no foul. Let me know if you need anything else. --Whiteknight (talk) (projects) 02:04, 25 April 2007 (UTC)

Your account will be renamed
Hello,

The developer team at Wikimedia is making some changes to how accounts work, as part of our on-going efforts to provide new and better tools for our users like cross-wiki notifications. These changes will mean you have the same account name everywhere. This will let us give you new features that will help you edit and discuss better, and allow more flexible user permissions for tools. One of the side-effects of this is that user accounts will now have to be unique across all 900 Wikimedia wikis. See the announcement for more information.

Unfortunately, your account clashes with another account also called Erasmussen. To make sure that both of you can use all Wikimedia projects in future, we have reserved the name Erasmussen~enwikibooks that only you will have. If you like it, you don't have to do anything. If you do not like it, you can pick out a different name.

Your account will still work as before, and you will be credited for all your edits made so far, but you will have to use the new account name when you log in.

Sorry for the inconvenience.

Yours, Keegan Peterzell Community Liaison, Wikimedia Foundation 23:08, 17 March 2015 (UTC)

Renamed
 This account has been renamed as part of single-user login finalisation. If you own this account you can |log in using your previous username and password for more information. If you do not like this account's new name, you can choose your own using this form after logging in: . -- Keegan (WMF) (talk) 04:56, 19 April 2015 (UTC)

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User:Luis F. Gonzalez~enwikibooks

Link to Wikipedia User

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Wikibooks talk:Copyrights/Proposed merger

Ugh this module is mammoth-sized. I'm unsure I would support such a merger, not to mention that we should probably deliberate (note deliberate not vote) about an EDP first. I'll try to help out. --Iamunknown 03:25, 25 April 2007 (UTC)


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User talk:Dude21928

Please stop adding nonsense to Wikibooks. It is considered vandalism. If you would like to experiment, use the sandbox. Thank you. -- Jomegat 03:31, 25 April 2007 (UTC)

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Advertising

Welcome to the Advertising wikibook, a free textbook that anyone can edit.

Chapters

 * 1) /History/
 * 2) /Basics/
 * 3) /Strategies/
 * 4) /Political/
 * 5) /Radio/
 * 6) /Print/
 * 7) /Television/
 * 8) /Ethics/
 * 9) /Feminist Criticism/

title: Advertising


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User talk:Eyrian~enwikibooks

Welcome message
Hello, and welcome to Wikibooks!

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You will find more resources in Community Portal. If you want to ask a question, visit the Study help desk, the Staff lounge, IRC channel or ask me personally on my talk page. For site news, see the Bulletin board. It might be a good idea to add this page to your "watchlist" so that you can see when any new information is posted there. You can do that by clicking the tab labeled "watch" at the top of the page.

Good luck!

You might also be interested to read our Cookbook policy page and talk to other Cookbook editors. Webaware talk 08:22, 25 April 2007 (UTC)

Your account will be renamed
Hello,

The developer team at Wikimedia is making some changes to how accounts work, as part of our on-going efforts to provide new and better tools for our users like cross-wiki notifications. These changes will mean you have the same account name everywhere. This will let us give you new features that will help you edit and discuss better, and allow more flexible user permissions for tools. One of the side-effects of this is that user accounts will now have to be unique across all 900 Wikimedia wikis. See the announcement for more information.

Unfortunately, your account clashes with another account also called Eyrian. To make sure that both of you can use all Wikimedia projects in future, we have reserved the name Eyrian~enwikibooks that only you will have. If you like it, you don't have to do anything. If you do not like it, you can pick out a different name.

Your account will still work as before, and you will be credited for all your edits made so far, but you will have to use the new account name when you log in.

Sorry for the inconvenience.

Yours, Keegan Peterzell Community Liaison, Wikimedia Foundation 23:09, 17 March 2015 (UTC)

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A-level Chemistry/OCR (Salters)/Condensation reactions

A condensation reaction is a reaction in which two molecules combine to form one molecule, eliminating a small molecule, such as HCl or H2O, in the process.

Peptide bond formation
Two amino acids can react with one another to form a dipeptide, linked by a peptide bond. A peptide bond is nothing more than a secondary amide functional group linking two amino acid residues. A water molecule is eliminated as a result.

In the illustrations below, two glycine molecules undergo condensation to form GlyGly (glycylglycine or 2-(2-aminoethanamido)ethanoic acid), expelling a water molecule.


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Horticulture/Hesperis matronalis

Dame's Rocket, also known as Damask Violet, Dame's Violet, Dames-wort, Dame's Gilliflower, Night Scented Gilliflower, Queen's Gilliflower, Rogue's Gilliflower, Summer Lilac, Sweet Rocket, Mother-of-the-evening and, Winter Gilliflower (Hesperis matronalis) is a herbaceous perennial plant belonging to the mustard family, Brassicaceae. A native of Eurasia and cultivated as a traditional garden plant elsewhere, Dame's Rocket was brought to North America in the 1600s and has since become naturalized there; it is considered an invasive species in some areas.

Description
The plant is often confused with look-alike native phlox species in North America, but the former can be easily identified by its alternate (rather than opposite), toothed lanceolate leaves (5-15 centimetres in length, larger towards the base of the plant) and showy flowers, which have four rather than a phlox's five petals.

Reaching a maximum height of one metre (3 feet), Dame's Rocket shoots up quickly in spring and enters full bloom by May. The plentiful flowers, in elongate clusters atop strong hairy stalks, are large (2 cm) and vary in colour from white to lavender purple, some being a variegated intermediate between the two. A double-flowered variety is known. The flowers are also highly fragrant; the genus name Hesperis is Greek for evening, a reference to this plant's sweet aroma becoming evermore conspicuous towards evening.

The blooming season may last until August, but exceptionally warm weather can hasten the blooms' passing. Seeds are produced in long (5-10 centimetres) pods containing two rows of seeds separated by a dimple.

Growing Conditions
Moist soil with good drainage in full sun to partial shade is preferred, but the plants are undemanding and will quickly crowd out native wildflower species if given the chance to become established. Extensive monotypic stands of Dame's Rocket are visible at great distances.

Ecology
The successful spread of Dame's Rocket in North America has been attributed to its prolific seed production and because its seeds are often included in prepackaged "wildflower seed" assortments. Although the plants typically produce only a low-lying rosette their first year, in subsequent years blooming and seed production occurs in tandem throughout the blooming season. The plants are most commonly seen in roadside ditches, dumps and in open woodland settings. Dame's Rocket does however make for an attractive, hardy garden plant and probably does not pose a threat in urban settings.

Pests and Diseases
In Europe, Dame's Rocket is host to the caterpillars of several butterfly species, including the Orange tip (Anthocharis cardamines) and Cabbage White (Pieris rapae); and moths such as Plutella porrectella.

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SanDisk Sansa MP3 Players/e200r

This page was created by someone who considered the Rhapsody version of the E200 series as a different player. There are differences, but a lot of the features are identical with this player:
 * e200 series

Here's a review of the Rhapsody version: Cnet

Here is a listing of the key additional features of the E200R:

Built in Rhapsody channels

support for additional codecs acc,real,

Antialiased fonts

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User talk:76.7.1.134

Welcome to Wikibooks. We invite everyone to contribute constructively to our collection. Take a look at the welcome page if you would like to learn more about contributing. However, unconstructive edits are considered vandalism, and if you continue in this manner you may be blocked from editing without further warning. Please stop, and consider improving rather than damaging the hard work of others. Thanks. -- Herby talk thyme 13:40, 25 April 2007 (UTC)

You have been blocked from editing, please behave -- Herby talk thyme 13:54, 25 April 2007 (UTC)

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User talk:194.72.50.163

Welcome to Wikibooks. We invite everyone to contribute constructively to our collection. Take a look at the welcome page if you would like to learn more about contributing. However, unconstructive edits are considered vandalism, and if you continue in this manner you may be blocked from editing without further warning. Please stop, and consider improving rather than damaging the hard work of others. Thanks. -- Herby talk thyme 13:41, 25 April 2007 (UTC)

You have been blocked from editing Wikibooks  as a result of your .  Please note that page blanking, addition of random text or spam, deliberate misinformation, privacy violations, personal attacks; and repeated, blatant violations of our neutral point of view policy are considered vandalism. If you wish to make useful contributions, you are welcome to come back after the block expires. – Mike.lifeguard  | talk 15:54, 12 September 2007 (UTC)

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Talk:Proteomics/Proteomics and Drug Discovery/Structure-Based Drug Design

History of Structural methods
The initial pargraph makes it sound as if no model building work was done at all in the early 80's due to a lack of computing power. That's misleading. It was just much more expensive, less automated and at a less advanced stage. Evans and Sutherland's machines were being used for enzyme models and to guide choices in synthesis of variant inhibitors. JamesCrook (talk) 11:22, 31 October 2010 (UTC)

Enzyme Target?
The following phrase needs to be changed: sildenafil citrate (Viagra), which targets the catalytic subunit of NADPH (Jeremy);

NADPH is a small molecule that provides reductive power for synthetic processes. What is the exact enzyme targeted by viagra?


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Video Production/Lesson DVDs with subtitles

What we want:

A Dvd with one / more language subtitles.

What we need:
We need to the following resources...

 * Video Files [mpeg2]
 * Subtitle File[s] - these come in many different formats
 * Title screen to choose su=title track

How to prepare the resources