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Sequences and Series: Basic Examples. Sequences and Series: Basic Examples (page 2 of 5) Sections: Terminology and notation , Basic examples, Arithmetic and geometric sequences , Arithmetic series , Finite and infinite geometric series Let A n = {1, 3, 5, 7, 9} .

Sequences and Series: Basic Examples

What is the value of a 3 ? Find the value of The index of a 3 is n = 3 , so they're asking me for the third term, which is " 5 ". Heat Pack or Cold Pack: Which works best in Trigger Point Therapy? Should a therapist use heat or cold in addressing their client’s trigger points?

Heat Pack or Cold Pack: Which works best in Trigger Point Therapy?

To answer that question, we first need to understand the effects that heat and cold applications have on the body. Heat/Cold Modalities and Local Circulation Both modalities act primarily to affect local circulation in the tissues. The application of a hot pack or heating pad, causes the blood vessels in the skin to dilate or “open-up”. This allows blood to flow more freely and acts to rapidly distribute the heat being applied throughout the body. National Association of Myofascial Trigger Point Therapists. National Association of Myofascial Trigger Point Therapists. Supraspinatus Trigger Points: Treating the “Stubborn-atus” If I had to describe the supraspinatus trigger points with just one word, it would be stubborn.

Supraspinatus Trigger Points: Treating the “Stubborn-atus”

It took me a long time to really learn how to locate and release these little devils. If you’re serious about resolving a client’s shoulder pain complaint, you are going to have to go head-to-head with supraspinatus trigger points at some point during the process. Let’s take a look at this muscle and its trigger points, and find out what makes it so resistant to treatment. Anatomy & Biomechanics:Before we discuss its trigger points, we should touch on some of the anatomical and biomechanical features of the supraspinatus muscle itself. There is nothing too remarkable about this muscle, it’s a fairly small muscle that is located on the back of the shoulder blade, above the spine of the scapula. Raising the arm to the side is not as simple as it looks.

The supraspinatus muscle has two trigger points, one at each end of the muscle belly. Answer to the puzzle about the number of squares or rectangles on a chessboard. 27.

Answer to the puzzle about the number of squares or rectangles on a chessboard

How many squares are there on a chessboard or chequerboard?? (the answer is not 64) Can you extend your technique to calculate the number of rectangles on a chessboard? Another puzzle that was e-mailed to me through this website. My instinct was that the answer was just a lot, but I thought about it and the solution is actually fairly simple... Blog – 7 Questions You Need to Ask When Hiring a Tutor. Tutoring Image via Shutterstock Choosing the perfect tutor can be daunting. Whether you’re hiring a tutor to help your child get a boost in school or getting assistance for yourself with an advanced subject, you want to make sure you get the best possible match. A private tutor can make learning tremendously easier. But with the wrong tutor, you could invest substantial amounts of money and time only to end up disappointed and not any smarter than when you started. 15 Useful Online Mind Mapping and Brainstorming Tools.

Concept mapping and Mind mapping software are used to create diagrams of relationships between concepts, ideas or other pieces of information.

15 Useful Online Mind Mapping and Brainstorming Tools

It has been suggested that the mind mapping technique can improve learning/study efficiency up to 15% over conventional note taking. It is also a popular planning technique with applications across all business sectors and industries. It is used by individuals, corporate teams, students and teachers alike for various purposes. Best Free Timer and Alarm Clock. Lots of people use their computer for almost anything.

Best Free Timer and Alarm Clock

Simple Pomodoro. Having trouble focusing?

Simple Pomodoro

Pomodoro Tracker will massively improve your productivity by dividing your work into manageable blocks of time (called "pomodoros"), with frequent short breaks. But this is much more than the average timeboxing app: * Set goals for each weekday, and you'll have a progress bar for how close you are to reaching your goals for the day and the week. Minute Timer Alarm. Top 20 Online Alarm Clocks. When you are on your trip, an online alarm clock is handy in situations where you forget to bring your smartphone, or its loudspeaker doesn’t work.

Top 20 Online Alarm Clocks

We’ve gathered 20 free online alarm clocks, feel free to pick your favourite one from the list. To set a custom mp3 song or voice as the alarm music, you can record it with SoundCloud, make the track autoplay from a widget, copy and paste the widget code to an empty local file( e.g. ) or your blog / website, then let the alarm clock open the URL in a new tab. Here’re the alarm clocks which allows to open an external URL when it rings: Simple Timer(2), Clock2D(7), Time-in(15), OnLiveClock(16), TabAlarm(20). 1. TimeAndDate Online Timer This is a free to use website that can handle multiple online timers, there’re 10 preset tunes available, among them I prefer “Alarm 2″, other tunes are too short.

The timer is also available on iPhone and iPad, but will cost you $0.99. 2. 3. 4. 5. Visual Timers, Classroom Timers, Time Timers. Egg Timer Free. Math Tools Browse. 6 Free Online Alarm Clocks.