For someone who is new to Geology, reading highly technical maps could be a challenge. I remember even I had trouble reading data off of maps when I was in first year Geology class. It is nothing to be shamed of because I know even the most seasoned Geologists who read their maps wrong. But the difference between a skilled Geologist and a lay person is that a Geologist would be able to find his/her own mistake. This article will introduce you to the most fundamental aspects of Geologic maps.
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Excel Visual Basic Scripts
A simple program like Microsoft Excel 2010 can be used as a powerful tool by manipulating the software. Microsoft has published several “how to” guides such as this one Getting Started with VBA in Excel 2010. They are very good articles, and I am not trying to beat them. After all, they wrote the software anyway. I just want to introduce Excel as a powerful programing tool for home users Continue reading Excel Visual Basic Scripts
Multiple Google accounts on Android Gmail
There are two independent email applications (apps) per-loaded by Google Inc. on Android devices running 4.0.x to 4.2.x (may be even before 4.0); Gmail and Email. The Gmail app is used for Google push service while the other is for non-Google email accounts. During initial setup of the phone, the user will prompt to add a Continue reading Multiple Google accounts on Android Gmail
Multiple operations using a single input
Last time we talked about the basics of Python 3 programing language. Using the basic principles we learned about variables, we will create a unit conversion program for weight.
The first step Continue reading Multiple operations using a single input
Introduction to programming using Python
Python is a powerful high level programming language that is relatively easy to learn. It is used in several different industries from network based gaming(eg. WOW) to database management (payroll). This is why most high educational institutions offer Python 3 (the most recent version as of 2012) as an introductory course. Continue reading Introduction to programming using Python