'Measuring distances' presentation slideshows

The Netflix Prize

The Netflix Prize. Sam Tucker, Erik Ruggles , Kei Kubo, Peter Nelson and James Sheridan Advisor: Dave Musicant. The Problem. The User. Meet Dave: He likes: 24, Highlander, Star Wars Episode V, Footloose, Dirty Dancing He dislikes: The Room, Star Wars Episode II, Barbarella , Flesh Gordon

1.25k views • 108 slides

Prologue

Prologue. Parallax. Logistics. Homework If you are not signed up - SIGN UP! Tutor (TBD - drop in time? - one on one?) Clicker If you do not have one - GET ONE! register Folder If you do not have one - GET ONE! Use the correct box Re-use pages. Review.

500 views • 39 slides

Stars and Nebulae

Stars and Nebulae. The study of the stars & nebulae provides information about the origin and history of the Earth and the solar system. Astronomers discover how stars like our Sun are born, grow old and die. Review. Pulsars are ...like neutron stars because....

426 views • 29 slides

Exploring Astronomy

Exploring Astronomy. SPLASH Lance Simms, Josh Chan, Michael Kran, Jeff Lou, Stanford Tran 4/5/09. What you will learn. Earth Coordinates The Celestial Sphere and Sky Coordinates The North Star Measuring distances on the sky The Motion of Objects in the sky

380 views • 23 slides

MKT 700 Business Intelligence and Decision Models

MKT 700 Business Intelligence and Decision Models. Week 6: Segmentation and Cluster Analysis. Clusters and Segments (Chap 10). Differences between clusters and segments Learning segmentation Dynamic segmentation. Status Levels and Segments. Consumer Segmentation Taxonomy.

422 views • 23 slides

Chapter 1 Astronomy Today 7th Edition Chaisson/McMillan

380 views • 20 slides

Our Place in Space

310 views • 18 slides

The Cosmic Distance Ladder

The Cosmic Distance Ladder. Where it takes us and how. Alankar Kotwal. IITB. Earth. Why Ladder?. Decreasing accuracy, in general. Distances in Astronomy are BIG!. Distances measured by their effects, not by a ruler!. Direct Measurement. 1 au. Radar => Distance to a few cm!.

1.01k views • 17 slides

Distances in Space

Distances in Space. How Far Away are Stars & Other Celestial Bodies?. Use Stellarium to observe the sky and discuss what observations you might be able to use to determine which objects are closest to Earth.

143 views • 14 slides

Measuring Distances in Space

Measuring Distances in Space. Measuring Distances in Space. Why is it so hard to measure distances in space?. The distances are so large that it is hard to imagine how big they are. Example- The distance from the sun to the Earth is 93 million miles or 150 million km. 93,000,000 miles

291 views • 6 slides

Buy Online Measuring Wheels in NZ

The measuring wheels NZ has been in use for many years. it had been re-introduced as a tool for measuring distances within the seventeenth century. http://www.trafficrus.co.nz/services/

102 views • 6 slides

Measuring Distances

Measuring Distances. The Measurement of Distance. Triangulation : Measure baseline and angles, can calculate distance. The Measurement of Distance. Parallax : Similar to triangulation, but look at apparent motion of object against distant background from two vantage points.

314 views • 5 slides