SPEED

change in distance with respect to time. Speed is a scalar rather than a vector quantity; i.e., the speed of a body tells one how fast the body is moving but not the direction of the motion. If during time t a body travels over a distance s, then the average speed of that body is equal to s/t. The speed and direction of a body's motion together determine the body's velocity.

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books on: Speed  - 51837 results

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Europe's High Speed Trains: A Study in Geo-Economics
Book by Mitchell P. Strohl; Praeger Publishers, 1993
Subjects: High Speed Trains--Europe
...rises exponentially with speed, and that there may...distances required for high speeds unless there is appropriate...if over-the-road speed is increased, then speed...payload at supersonic speeds between terminal points...can see that increased speed in transportation comes...
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Hyperculture: The Human Cost of Speed
Book by Stephen Bertman; Praeger Publishers, 1998
Subjects: Speed--Social Aspects, Technological Innovations--Social Aspects--United States, United States--Civilization--1970-
...free to determine their own speed, the result is stress. 40...urgent at all. 47 Workplace speed can be addictive. But it is...that burns us out even as it speeds us up. When we come home at...with us, but also our high-speed frustrations and electronic...
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On Speed: The Many Lives of Amphetamine
Book by Nicolas Rasmussen; New York University Press, 2008
Subjects: Amphetamine Abuse--United States--History, Amphetamines--United States--History
...Ingersoll, an estimated two-thirds of the speed seized on the street is amphetamine, and...Hells Angels and their involvement with speed in the era, see Hunter S. Thompson...and Jerry Mandel, A San Francisco Area Speed Scene, Journal of Health and Social Behavior...
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At Full Speed: Hong Kong Cinema in a Borderless World
Book by Esther C. M. Yau; University of Minnesota Press, 2001
Subjects: Motion Pictures--China--Hong Kong--History
...time. I am tempted to think that time and speed lie behind Tsui Harks cult rep- utation...run of films. However, the notion of speed acts like a bullying boy in his pictures...twilight marking the end of this or that, speed is of the essence, and the end of time...
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Business @ the Speed of Stupid: Building Smarter Companies after the Technology Shakeout
Book by Dan Burke, Alan Morrison; Perseus Publishing, 2001
Subjects: Customer Relations--Technological Innovations, Decision Making, Decision Support Systems, Electronic Commerce, Industrial Management--Communication Systems, Internet, Knowledge Management, Organizational Effectiveness, Technological Innovations--Management, Total Quality Management
...of Moores Law, 5 at least doubling the speed and capacity of computers every two years...out with a new processor that doubles the speed of yesterdays fastest, there are probably a few people who actually need the extra speed, but lets face it: Most of us cant tell...
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journal articles on: Speed  - 25682 results

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Graphical Representations of Speed: Obstacles Preservice K-8 Teachers Experience
Journal article by Esther Mh Billings, David Klanderman; School Science and Mathematics, Vol. 100, 2000
Subjects: Educational assessment--Reports, Educational evaluation--Reports, Mathematics--Study and teaching, Representations of graphs--Evaluation, Science--Study and teaching, Speed--Models, Teacher education, Teachers--Training, Velocity--Models
...graphs to predict average speeds and how to make speed versus time graphs, the...inappropriately demonstrated how the speed increased to varying constant speeds over time (Obstacle 1...implied about corresponding speeds on a speed graph. To begin, her...
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Effects of Navigation Speed on Motion Sickness Caused by an Immersive Virtual Environment
Journal article by Richard H.Y. So, W.T. Lo, Andy T.K. Ho; Human Factors, Vol. 43, 2001
Subjects: Motion sickness--Research, Speed--Research, Virtual reality--Research
...depending on the navigation speed. Experimental Design Speeds of 3.3, 4.3...significantly increased at all speeds. This suggests that speed significantly affected...sooner than at other speeds. Therefore, the effects of speed were significant...
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The Trouble with High-Speed Rail
Journal article by Liam Julian; Policy Review, 2010
Subjects: California--Transportation policy, Federal aid to transportation--Political aspects, Florida--Transportation policy, Government aid to transportation--Political aspects, High speed trains--Political aspects, Obama, Barack--Transportation policy, Transportation planning--Political aspects
...to fund high-speed rail corridors across...through towns at speeds over 100 miles an...which could reach speeds of 310 mph and shuttle...The California High Speed Rail Authority was...with trains reaching speeds of 220 mph, and...prospects for high-speed rail in the Golden...
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Evidence against a Speed Limit in Multiple-object Tracking
Journal article by S. L. Franconeri, J. Y. Lin, Z. W. Pylyshyn, B. Fisher, J. T. Enns; Psychonomic Bulletin & Review, Vol. 15, 2008
Subjects: Accuracy, Cognition & reasoning, Speed limits, Visual task performance
...objects. The relative speed of the objects was varied...The actual retinal speeds for the large-display...these ways of measuring speed yields equal measures of speed across our display conditions...objective and angular speeds were faster in our large...
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Duffy, Enda. the Speed Handbook: Velocity, Pleasure, Modernism
Journal article by Andrew Goldstone; Studies in the Novel, Vol. 43, 2011
Subjects: Books--Book reviews, Consuming Traditions: Modernity, Modernism, and the Commodified Authentic (Nonfiction work)--Book reviews, The Speed Handbook: Velocity, Pleasure, Modernism (Nonfiction work)--Book reviews
...Aldous Huxley, is that "speed is the only new pleasure...extended chapter lays out "speed theory" through a difficult discussion of speeds role in "materialist...undertheorized concern with the speeds of goods, people, and...other key theorist of speed, Paul Virilio. Duffys...
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magazine articles on: Speed  - 34265 results

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1.
Speed and the New World Religion
Magazine article by Juan Alonso; Queen's Quarterly, Vol. 108, Fall 2001
Subjects: Liberty--Analysis, Speed--Religious aspects, Time--Social aspects
Speed and the New World Religion. by JUAN ALONSO...and its greatestjoy, for many: The New Speed. This psychological climate has also provided...as religions will), in which The New Speed is perceived as the symbol and substance...
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Speed and Journalism
Magazine article by Loren Lind; Queen's Quarterly, Vol. 108, Fall 2001
Subjects: Electronic publishing--Social aspects, Journalism--Innovations, Transmission speed--Social aspects
Speed and Journalism. by LOREN LIND...invented some ways of using speed that are so revolutionary that...fulfil the potential of its new speeds, I think it will have to find...struggle not just for greater speed but for greater independence...
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Does Speed Really Kill?
Magazine article by Eric Peters; The American Spectator, Vol. 39, February 2006
Subjects: Automobile driving, Automobiles, Design specifications, Fatalities, Roads & highways, Speed limits, Traffic accidents & safety
...question of appropriate speed for a given road, and...Unfortunately, posted speed limits in our country...to safe, appropriate speeds and are thus routinely...drive at more reasonable speeds on the highways again...artificially low, dumbed-down speed limits continues apace...
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Up to Speed on the Screen
Magazine article by Maurice Yacowar; Queen's Quarterly, Vol. 108, Fall 2001
Subjects: Art and motion pictures--Analysis, Speed--Portrayals, depictions, etc., Time--Portrayals, depictions, etc., Venice Biennale (Exhibition)--Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Up to Speed on the Screen. by MAURICE YACOWAR From...train, motion pictures have been all about speed. Consider their bizarre and wonderful name...something of substance be in motion. And good speed need not always be high speed; some of...
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Hyundai Rotem: Korean High-speed Rail
Magazine article by Won-Hee Lee; SERI Quarterly, Vol. 4, April 2011
Subjects: Energy efficiency, High speed rail, South Korea, Success factors
...secure a stable high-speed rail business, components...rail lines for high-speeds. In 19% the Korean...development of high-speed rail with domestic technology...in 2015. The targeted speeds are 350km/h for regular...operations and a maximum speed of 440km/h, both faster...
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newspaper articles on: Speed  - 145783 results

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SPEED LIMITS TO BE RAISED; Motorists 'Can Go Faster on Safe London Roads'
Newspaper article; The Evening Standard (London, England), August 7, 2006
Subjects: Automobile drivers, Motor vehicle drivers, Speed limits
SPEED LIMITS TO BE RAISED...MASSIVE overhaul of road speed limits will be announced...years could see maximum speeds on some 30 and 40mph...cent of deaths occur - speeds will be brought down...councils to look again at speed limits on their roads...
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High Speed Rail Has High-Power Backing; North Businesses Tell Government They Can't Delay
Newspaper article; The Journal (Newcastle, England), February 25, 2011
Subjects: High speed trains
High Speed Rail Has High-Power Backing; North Businesses...have told the Government they back its high speed rail plans and warned ministers not to delay...issues as they seek to promote a new high speed rail line. A consultation will be opened...
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Move to Slash Speed Limits on Main Routes; SAFETY: Thousands of Motorists Could Be Forced to Slow Down on More Than 90 Roads
Newspaper article; Coventry Evening Telegraph (England), January 10, 2008
Subjects: Automobile drivers--Safety and security measures, Motor vehicle drivers--Safety and security measures, Speed limits--Safety and security measures
Move to Slash Speed Limits on Main Routes; SAFETY: Thousands of Motorists...foot off the pedal under a radical review to slash speed limits on busy roads across Warwickshire. The new speed limits have been announced by the county council...
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A High-Speed Agenda
Newspaper article; The Register-Guard (Eugene, OR), February 10, 2011
Subjects: High speed trains, Passenger rail services
...city to the next at speeds of up to 180 mph...it has one high-speed corridor, from...national high-speed rail network with speeds between 125 mph...and lines with speeds of as much as 90...link to higher-speed regional or national...
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High Speed Link Will Be Slow Burner; COMMENT
Newspaper article; The Birmingham Post (England), March 18, 2010
Subjects: HVAC industry, Heating, ventilation, and air conditioning industry, High speed trains, Political parties
High Speed Link Will Be Slow Burner; COMMENT. Everyone supports high speed rail in principle. When Lord Adonis announced plans...parties scrambled to insist that their version of a high speed line would be even better than his. Labour, Conservatives...
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encyclopedia articles on: Speed  - 369 results

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Speed
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
SPEED change in distance with respect to time. Speed is a scalar rather than a vector quantity; i.e., the speed of a body tells one how fast the body is moving but not the direction of the motion. If during time t a body travels over a distance...
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Speed, John
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
SPEED, JOHN 1552? 1629, English historian and cartographer. He abandoned his trade as a tailor to engage in mapmaking. Many of his...
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Hypersonic Speed
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
HYPERSONIC SPEED see aerodynamics . ____________________ Copyright 2009 Columbia University Press. Used with the permission of Columbia University Press. All rights reserved.
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Ground Speed Indicator
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
GROUND SPEED INDICATOR see air navigation . ____________________ Copyright 2009 Columbia University Press. Used with the permission of Columbia University Press. All rights reserved.
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Supersonic Speed
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
SUPERSONIC SPEED see aerodynamics . ____________________ Copyright 2009 Columbia University Press. Used with the permission of Columbia University Press. All rights reserved.
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