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More minor updates to the text (v 0.1.3)
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rebelsky committed Aug 5, 2014
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elsif ($page == ++$pagenum) {
student("When you do,",
"Okay, I know that negative two is also a square root of four. How about <q>Two is <em>a</em> square root of four</q> or <q>two is the <em>positive</em> square root of four.");
"Okay, I know that negative two is also a square root of four. How about <q>Two is <em>a</em> square root of four</q> or <q>Two is the <em>positive</em> square root of four</q>?");
}
elsif ($page == ++$pagenum) {
faculty("$Pronoun might be impressed.",
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elsif ($page == ++$pagenum) {
student("If you're lucky, your knowledge will be broad enough to consider the expanded question.",
"The concept <q>two</q> is independent of the base used. The numeral <q>2</q> in base ten is no different than the numeral <q>10</q> in base two. Just as numeral 2 times numeral 2 base ten is equal to 4 base ten, so is numeral <q>10</q> times numeral <q>10</q> equal to <q>100</q> base two.");
"The concept <q>two</q> is independent of the base used. The numeral <q>2</q> in base ten is no different than the numeral <q>10</q> (that is <q>one zero</q>) in base two. Just as numeral 2 times numeral 2 base ten is equal to 4 base ten, so is numeral <q>10</q> times numeral <q>10</q> equal to <q>100</q> (<q>one zero zero</q>) base two.");
}
elsif ($page == ++$pagenum) {
faculty("But $pronoun will challenge you to further expand your knowledge.",
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}
elsif ($page == ++$pagenum) {
faculty("$Pronoun will be impressed.",
"It's wonderful that you can think at the level of a fourth-grade student. I knew our standards had dropped, but I hadn't realized that they'd dropped so far. <i>Textbooks are not appropriate sources for college students. Elementary school textbooks are particularly inappropriate!</i>");
"It's wonderful that you can think at the level of a fourth-grade student. I knew our standards had dropped, but I hadn't realized that they'd dropped so far. <i>Textbooks are not appropriate sources for college students!</i> Elementary school textbooks are particularly inappropriate.");
}
elsif ($page == ++$pagenum) {
faculty("But, once again, he/she/zhe will challenge you to find more sources.",
"Look, you're a college student. College students look to sophisticated sources, like journal articles or scholarly texts. Why don't you visit the library?");
}
elsif ($page == ++$pagenum) {
student("You might just browse through the library",
"<em>Hmmm ... where's the <q>really trivial math</q> section?</em> It's Q something. Someone told me it was on the fourth floor of Burling, but wouldn't math be in Kistle?");
"<em>Hmmm ... where's the <q>really trivial math</q> section?</em> Grinnell uses the Library of Congress system, so it's Q something. Someone told me it was on the fourth floor of Burling, but wouldn't math be in Kistle?");
}
elsif ($page == ++$pagenum) {
librarian("But you're better off visiting a reference librarian.",
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}
elsif ($page == ++$pagenum) {
faculty("$Pronoun will be impressed.",
"Three citations. What did you do? Just pick the first three books you saw?");
"Three citations. What did you do? Just pick the first three things you saw?");
}
elsif ($page == ++$pagenum) {
faculty("In fact, $Pronoun will be so impressed by your research skills that she'll ask you to do further research.",
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<p class="endnotes">This is <em>draft</em> 0.1.2 of a work in progress by
<p class="endnotes">This is <em>draft</em> 0.1.3 of a work in progress by
Samuel A. Rebelsky. It is Copyright &copy; 2003-14 by Samuel A. Rebelsky.
All rights reserved. Images are taken from the Grinnell Web Site and
used without permission.</p>
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