SkinsKin26 Posted April 3, 2009 Share Posted April 3, 2009 Okay, so I'm not a scholar, but in light of the past few days, it seems as though we could use a thread designated for questions. Basically, post your question in the thread, and the ES experts will gladly help. We can use this for homework, or if for some reason, you have a question as you teach yourself Organic Chemistry for fun. I'm thinking people can even post what they're good at or do professionally, so people could even PM members. For example, Slacky, Mooka, and I cover math. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
haithman Posted April 3, 2009 Share Posted April 3, 2009 Great idea. I am a finance major and will help out as best I can Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slacky McSlackAss Posted April 3, 2009 Share Posted April 3, 2009 I'm down for helping with Math. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGoodBits Posted April 3, 2009 Share Posted April 3, 2009 I can help out with... well... hmmm I can always be here to make smart ass jokes about you asking ES for homework help. Seriously though, I'm a business management major. Most of that is common sense, so I don't think you'll really need the help I can offer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CRobi21 Posted April 3, 2009 Share Posted April 3, 2009 **** math. I'll proofread any essays anyone has though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slacky McSlackAss Posted April 3, 2009 Share Posted April 3, 2009 **** math.I'll proofread any essays anyone has though. Will you proofread my essay about the 2nd degree partial differentiation of a quadratic equation? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CRobi21 Posted April 3, 2009 Share Posted April 3, 2009 Will you proofread my essay about the 2nd degree partial differentiation of a quadratic equation? :pokeye: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SkinsKin26 Posted April 3, 2009 Author Share Posted April 3, 2009 Only the 2nd degree though? I'm sure STB21 could easily handle the 3rd degree. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JuicyJ Posted April 3, 2009 Share Posted April 3, 2009 I might be able to help people with Statistics, Business Calc, Music theory, and a few other things....except for Accounting :shot: That being said, does anybody have a strong accounting background? College student here struggling with an extra credit assignment in my Financial Accounting course. If anybody is interested in trying to help me, I'd really appreciate it. I'm not looking for someone to do it for me but I truly need all the help I can get (already have a tutor "trying" to help me on campus...pretty sure I know more than she does haha) I will scan the assignment & e-mail it to those who are interested at having a look. Thanks~ P.S. This is a rigorous assignment....Peachtree/Quickbooks/Syspro computer accountants need not apply Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tulane Skins Fan Posted April 3, 2009 Share Posted April 3, 2009 I need an econ/business scholar to explain to me what the Dow Jones Industrial Average actually is... what does the number actually represent? Is it what it would cost to have one share of each of the 50 companies listed in it? Same question for the Nasdaq composite and the S&P 500 (which i think is what 1 share of the fund would cost). Thanks scholars. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
haithman Posted April 3, 2009 Share Posted April 3, 2009 There are actually only 30 stocks listed in the Dow and the value of the Dow is actually higher than the value of all the stocks which make up the index. Think of it as a gauge of the market, we needed a way to see how the total market was faring at any given time. So, they took a bunch of stocks (the largest) from different sectors and took a weighted average with respect to price. Thus, the value of the dow is not the sum of the 30 stocks divided by 30, there is something which they call a dow jones divisor which takes care of stock splits (if a stock is trading at $10 and there was a split to send it to $5 this would drastically change the average if it was calculated in the normal way even though there was really no change in value). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tulane Skins Fan Posted April 3, 2009 Share Posted April 3, 2009 There are actually only 30 stocks listed in the Dow and the value of the Dow is actually higher than the value of all the stocks which make up the index. Think of it as a gauge of the market, we needed a way to see how the total market was faring at any given time. So, they took a bunch of stocks (the largest) from different sectors and took a weighted average with respect to price. Thus, the value of the dow is not the sum of the 30 stocks divided by 30, there is something which they call a dow jones divisor which takes care of stock splits (if a stock is trading at $10 and there was a split to send it to $5 this would drastically change the average if it was calculated in the normal way even though there was really no change in value). So without this divisor number, I can't really calculate what it would be? Does the Nasdaq composite work the same way? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
haithman Posted April 3, 2009 Share Posted April 3, 2009 So without this divisor number, I can't really calculate what it would be? Does the Nasdaq composite work the same way? Correct, the divisor is updated frequently and you can find it on the CBOT's website. The Nasdaq & S&P are different in that they are calculated with respect to market cap so stock price x # of shares. Check out this page to find more in depth about how the Nasdaq and S&P would be calculated :http://www.nasdaq.com/services/indexes/FAQs/default.aspx I suppose the difference is that stocks with more market cap have more of an effect on the index than smaller companies. The Dow is different in this sense. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ixcuincle Posted April 3, 2009 Share Posted April 3, 2009 L'Hopital's rule was brought up in the .999 thread, and considering I haven't taken or had use for calculus since my freshman days in 2003, I have completely forgotten what this stupid rule is. What is the purpose of this rule? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Major Harris Posted April 3, 2009 Share Posted April 3, 2009 i can tell you the rules of pickleball. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skinfan2k Posted April 3, 2009 Share Posted April 3, 2009 I work as a budget analyst good with economics and such. I know i need help with proofreading for my mba Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedskinsFan318 Posted April 3, 2009 Share Posted April 3, 2009 L'Hopital's rule was brought up in the .999 thread, and considering I haven't taken or had use for calculus since my freshman days in 2003, I have completely forgotten what this stupid rule is. What is the purpose of this rule? It lets you find the real limit when traditional methods will tell you that the limit is equal to 0/0 or infiniti/infiniti. :geek: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tulane Skins Fan Posted April 3, 2009 Share Posted April 3, 2009 i can tell you the rules of pickleball. Pickleball? Sounds dirty. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Major Harris Posted April 3, 2009 Share Posted April 3, 2009 Pickleball? Sounds dirty. nope. think over-sized ping-pong paddles, under-sized whiffle balls, badminton court, tennis net. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WARLORD1863 Posted April 3, 2009 Share Posted April 3, 2009 I have a BA in history and will have my Masters in education in May. Not sure if anyone needs answers in any of those fields. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
haithman Posted April 4, 2009 Share Posted April 4, 2009 nobody seems to like this thread huh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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