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What is Opportunity Cost?

Opportunity cost is defined as the next best alternative foregone. An example of this is:  Someone gives up going to see a movie to study for a test in order to get a good grade. The opportunity cost is t...

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Answered by Varad H. Economics tutor
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What is the Dopamine Hypothesis and how can I evaluate it?

The dopamine hypothesis is the theory that schizophrenia is caused by too much dopamine in the brain. The theory states that due to dopamine being a neurotransmitter that instigates the firing of neurons ...

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Answered by Alex K. Psychology tutor
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What was Durkheim's study of suicide and why does it matter?

It is first necessary to understand why Durkheim carried out this study in the first place and what he was trying to achieve by doing so. As you may remember, Durkheim was a structuralist, and thus believ...

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Answered by Alex K. Sociology tutor
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Find the tangent for the line y=x^3+3x^2+4x+2 at x=2

Firstly, differentiate the equation y=x3+3x2+4x+2 to find the gradient function. The gradient function is dy/dx and is found to be 3x2+6x+4 = f'(x) after differentiation. ...

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Answered by Wafi C. Maths tutor
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I don't understand the point of differentiation or integration

If thinking about graphs, differentiation is the gradient, and integration is the area between the line and the axis. These operations are useful if we know values that are related through them, for examp...

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Answered by Guido B. Maths tutor
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