Why might ethnic tensions in the Caucasus be stronger than in other regions?

Watch the third introductory VPython video, VPython Instructional Videos 3: Beginning Loops, at vpython.org/video03.html and complete the challenge activity at the end of the video.

How did Islam become a major religion in Central Asia?

Why did the Silk Road cross over Central Asia?

John is either happy or sad. If he is happy one day, then he is happy the next day four times out of five. If he is sad one day, then he is sad the next day one time out of three. Over the long term, what are the chances that John is happy on any given day?

What factors may have contributed to instability in Transcaucasia?

If $f(x)=3x^2-10$ with $y=f(x)$, determine the average rate of change of y with respect to x over each of the following intervals. Recall that the interval from x = a to x = b can be written as [a,b].

a. [1,5] b. [-3,-1.5]

Transcaucasia's location between which two seas made it an ideal migration route?

Of what republics does Central Asia consist?

Of what republics does Transcaucasia consist?

Name each ionic compound containing a polyatomic ion. a. $CuNO_2$, b. $Mg(C_2H_3O_2)_2$, c. $Ba(NO_3)_2$, d. $Pb(C_2H_3O_2)_2$

What is the largest religious group in Russia and the Western Republics?

a. Write a brief definition for the terms collateral, savings and loan associations, and credit unions. b. What is the difference between a demand deposit account and a time deposit account?

It is projected that t months from now, the average price unit for goods in a certain sector of the economy will be P dollars, where $P(t)=-t^{3}+7 t^{2}+200 t+300.$ a. At what rate will the price per unit be increasing with respect to time 5 months from now? b. At what rate will the rate of price increase be changing with respect to time 5 months from now? c. Use calculus to estimate the change in the rate of price increase during the first half of the sixth month. d. Compute the actual change in the rate of price increase during the first half of the sixth month.