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Briefly outline how excitation and inhibition are involved in synaptic transmission (4 marks)

If neurotransmitters are excitatory then they increase the positive charge of the neuron, making it more likely to fire. An example of this is dopamine, of which high amounts are linked to schizophrenia. ...

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What is differentiation?

Differentiation is a method used to find the rate of change of a function with respect to a given variable, eg. how f(x) changes with respect to x. There are different ways to find the derivative of a fun...

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Answered by Harry T. Maths tutor
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Find the derivative of A^4 + 2A^2 - 3A + 4

Ask if they have found derivations before.If not:When we differentiate a polynomial like this by using the fact that:The derivative of A^x is xA^(x-1).So, we multiply the unknown variable, A, by the power...

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Answered by Jake M. Maths tutor
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Using a Suitable substitution or otherwise, find the differential of y= arctan(sinxcosx), in terms of y and x.

First of all, replace sinxcosx with 1/2 sin2x. Then you should let U=1/2 Sin2x and replace that in the formula. If y=arctan(U), then U=tany. work out dU/dy which is Sec2y. Using the trigonometr...

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What is the probability to obtain exactly 2 heads out of 3 tosses of a fair coin?

We will figure out the general question first: if we have n consecutive events with two possible outcomes which we will tell "successes" and "failures" with probabilities p and 1-p, re...

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Answered by Stamo G. Maths tutor
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