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What are semantics and pragmatics? The difference between an A and an A*

Semantics can be seen as the face value of a text, as in what the text, if taken literally, would mean. Pragmatics however, can be seen as the "hidden meaning" to what a text is saying. Sarcasm is ...
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How do you differentiate 2 to the power x?

let y=2 x {take natural logs of both sides} ln y = ln(2 x ) {use rules of logs to change right hand side} lny = xln2 {differentiate implicitly} 1/y . dy/dx = ln2 {make dy/dx the subject} dy/ dx = y ln2 {writ...
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In what way does Bourdieu challenge the concept of meritocracy in education?

Bourdieu does this through his 3 forms of 'capital'. The normal usage of the term capital relates to currency, or the tools we use to navigate through society. Bourdieu extends this concept to include 'socia...
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Solve the equation cos2x - 5cosx = 2

cos2x= 2cos^2x - 1 2cos^2x - 1 - 5cosx = 2 Let cosx = y 2y^2 - 5y - 3 = 0 (2y + 1)(y + 3) = 0 y = -1/2 or -3 cosx = -1/2 or -3 x = 120 degrees
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Expand the expression (1+3x)^1/3 up to the term x^3.

= 1 + 3x 1/3 + (1/3 -2/3)(3x)^2 + (1/3*-2/3*-5/3)(3x)^3 = 1 + x - 2x^2 + 10x^3
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