Georgia Journal of Science articles from September 2002

Georgia Journal of Science archives from September 2002

GAS president's comments and report from the academy council.(Georgia Academy of Science)
September 22, 2002... Let me begin by welcoming everyone back. I hope you all had a productive and restful summer. We begin this academic year with a special issue highlighting some of the research undertaken by our undergraduate students; each paper in this issue...

Identification of mature larvae of the genus Hydrocolus Larson and Roughley (Coleoptera: Dytiscidae) in Georgia.
September 22, 2002... ABSTRACT Characters for identification of mature larvae of the genus Hydrocolus in Georgia are presented. These are: (i) the presence of metanotal posterotransverse sutures on Hydroporus and Hygrotus that are absent on larvae of Hydrocolus...

Anterior crainial morphology of the mature larva of Thermonectus basillaris (harris) (Coleoptera: Dytiscidae: Dytiscinae).
September 22, 2002... ABSTRACT Internal and external cranial structures related to extra-oral digestion by the mature larva of Thermonectus basilaris are examined and described. The mandible is serrated along the ventral edge with the channel closed between...

Connecting rational exponents and functions.
September 22, 2002... Abstract An article by Evans and Tirosh, in the July 1995 issue of the Journal of Educational Studies in Mathematics, which addresses a difficulty with rational exponents is epitomized by the equation -2 = [(-8).sup.1/3] = [(- 8).sup.2/6]...

Demonstrating the Central Limit Theorem using a TI-83 calculator.
September 22, 2002... [Andreas.sup.*] Lazari ABSTRACT In this article we show how the graphing calculator can be used to introduce the Central Limit Theorem of Probability and Statistics to the students. We start by giving the history and motivation behind...

Notes on the late summer diet of male and female eastern pipistrelles (Pipistrellus subflavus) at Fort Mountain State Park, Georgia.(bats)
September 22, 2002... ABSTRACT On 21 August 1998, we collected fecal samples from 37 eastern pipistrelles (6 females and 31 males) from an abandoned talc mine at Fort Mountain State Park in Murray Co., Georgia and examined them to determine diet. We also...

The Georgia Academy of Science.
September 22, 2002... Affiliated with the American Association for the Advancement of Science The Georgia Academy of Science is composed of "Residents and non-residents of Georgia who are engaged in scientific work, or who are interested in the development of...