Refer to Research In Motion’s balance sheet in Appendix A. What property, plant and equipment assets does RIM show on its balance sheet? What is the book value of its total net property, plant and equipment assets at February 27, 2010?

A torsion test measures the strength of any material against maximum bending. It is an extremely common test used in material mechanics to measure how much bend a certain material can withstand before cracking. Research and write a brief report on how Hooke's law plays a part in conducting this test.

Some biologists research the structure of animals. Biologists have discovered that the length l of an antelope's bone, measured in millimetres can be modeled by $l=24.1 d^{2 / 3}$. where d denotes the bone's midshaft diameter (in millimeters). What is the length of an antelope bone if the midshaft diameter is 20 millimetres?

Perform online research to learn about divorce laws in another country. Compare those laws to dissolution or divorce laws in your state and in the United States. How does religion and culture play a part in the laws? How do the divorce rates in the other country compare to those in the United States?

Gas centrifuge technology is an emerging technology. The technology enriches mined uranium to levels at which it can be used to generate nuclear power. The use of centrifuges increases the concentration of the isotope uranium-235 in the uranium. Research the various applications of gas centrifuge technology. How has it affected the efficiency of energy production?

Science and Technology Retailers desire lighting that highlights merchandise but also reduces energy and replacement costs. Conduct research on the technology of compact fluorescent lights (CFL) or light-emitting diodes (LED) lighting and the potential applications for visual merchandising and display. Recommend a way to incorporate these lighting systems into a local store.

Use a significance level of $0.05$ for all tests below.

Research the percentages of each blood type that the Red Cross states are in the population. Now use your class as a sample. For each student note the blood type. Is the distribution of blood types in your class as expected based on the Red Cross percentages?

A marketing research firm advises a new client that approximately 15% of all persons sent a sweepstakes offer will return the mailing. Suppose the client sends out 10,000 sweepstakes offers.a. What is the probability that fewer than 1,430 of the mailings will be returned?b. What is the probability that more than 1,600 of the mailings will be returned?

On the line provided, identify the following word groups by writing SF for sentence fragment, RO for run-on sentence, or S for sentence.

$\underline{\hspace{1cm}}$ The Internet has become a useful tool for my research, I find information for tests and papers as well as information for my personal interest and enjoyment.

In a Pew Research Center poll of Internet users aged 18-29, 53% said that they use Instagram. We want to use a 0.05 significance level to test the claim that the majority of Internet users aged 18-29 use Instagram. What should we conclude about the original claim?

Although Einstein's special theory of relativity made many unusual claims about the world, many different experiments have confirmed its claims. Research experimental tests of special relativity and summarize your findings in a short report. Choose one experimental test, and analyze the technology used in the experiment.

Research the debate concerning global warming. What evidence supports global warming, and what evidence calls it into question? Write one paragraph describing each side of the debate. Then, write a third paragraph examining the limitations of the scientific data and describing how scientists are trying to predict what will happen in the future.

Altria Group, Inc., has over 12 pages dedicated to describing contingent liabilities in the notes to recent financial statements. These pages include extensive descriptions of multiple contingent liabilities. Use the Internet to research Altria Group, Inc., at http://www.altria.com.

a. What are the major business units of Altria Group?

Bagels are made by first boiling them, then baking them. This gives them the crusty outside with the doughy inside. Conduct research to find out what other bread products have crusty exteriors with doughy insides. Find out what they taste like and where they were developed. Write a report.