Online TA Profiles
Shrikant Kanitkar, MEng
OTA ID#: 106049
| Education Experience: |
BEng, Mechanical Engineering, Bangalore, 1989 MEng, Mechanical Engineering, Bangalore, 1998 |
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| Focus of Study: | Math and Science
I have been coaching students in Mathematics (all streams – state, CBSE and ICSE, up to +2 level) and Physics – Chemistry (state syllabus – school level) for the last 18 years. Now, over the last 5 years, have gained wide exposure to the US syllabus. |
| Awards: | Best Young Scientist Award at the Fourth National Meet on Biomass Gasification held in 1993 at Mysore, India |
| Publications: | "Flame Speeds and Limits of Flame Propagation in Producer gas - Air mixtures"- Fourth National Meet on Biomass Gasification -1993 -Mysore, India |
| Work Experience: | (3) Worked in Aranis BPS Limited [Tutoring division] as Senior Tutor in Mathematics for three years.
(2) Worked in an Australian e-tutoring company Schoolbus.com.au, as senior tutor in Mathematics for one year. (1) Worked as Corporate Manager- Design & Development, and In Charge, Department of Mathematics at Gurukul Career Colleges Limited, Bangalore, India |
| Skills & Achievements: | Successful handling of Math Homework help Questions as well as Online one-to-one tutoring. |
| Career Interests: | To continue the spread of education online. I came to know about Brainmass in detail only recently.
Would like to have a long and fruitful association with Brainmass. |
| Outside Interests: | Reading and Music |
| Postings Answered: | 2587 |
| Cumulative OTA Rating: | 4.8/5 What is OTA Rating? |
- (a) How does correlation analysis differ from regression analysis? (b) What does a correlation coefficient reveal? and three other questions - (a) How does correlation analysis differ from regression analysis? (b) What does a correlation coefficient reveal? (c) State the quick rule for a significant correlation and explain its limitations. ...
- For many years TV executives used the guideline that 30 percent of the audience were watching each of the prime-time networks - For many years TV executives used the guideline that 30 percent of the audience were watching each of the prime-time networks and 10 percent were watching cable stations on a weekday night. A ra ...
- Clark Heter is an industrial engineer at Lyons Products. - Clark Heter is an industrial engineer at Lyons Products. He would like to determine whether there are more units produced on the afternoon shift than on the day shift. A sample of 54 day-shift worke ...
- Correlation and Regression Analysis. - QUESTIONS: (a) How does correlation analysis differ from regression analysis? (b) What does a correlation coefficient reveal? (c) State the quick rule for a significant correlation and explain its ...
- Starting a Business - Please help with the following: · Post your response to the following: How do you know when an equation has infinitely many solutions? How do you know when an equation has no solution? -------- ...
- 1. A researcher used stepwise regression to create regression models to predict BirthRate (births per 1,000) using five predictors ... [See the attached Question File.] - 1. A researcher used stepwise regression to create regression models to predict BirthRate (births per 1,000) using five predictors ... 2. An expert witness in a case of alleged racial discrimination ...
- Regression - 12.48 In the following regression, X = weekly pay, Y = income tax withheld, and n = 35 McDonald’s employees. (a) Write the fitted regression equation. (b) State the degrees of freedom for a two-tailed test for zero slope, and use Appendix D to find the critical value at α = .05. (c) What is your ... [See the attached question file.] - 12.48 In the following regression, X = weekly pay, Y = income tax withheld, and n = 35 McDonald’s employees. (a) Write the fitted regression equation. (b) State the degrees of freedom for a two-tailed ...
- Motorists often complain about rising gas prices. Some motorists purchase fuel efficient vehicles and participate in trip reduction plans, such as carpooling and using alternative transportation - Fueling Up Motorists often complain about rising gas prices. Some motorists purchase fuel efficient vehicles and participate in trip reduction plans, such as carpooling and using alternative transp ...
- Systems of equations can be solved by graphing or by using substitution or elimination. - Systems of equations can be solved by graphing or by using substitution or elimination. What are the pros and cons of each method? Which method do you like best? Why? What circumstances would caus ...
- Relationship correlation - A study regarding the relationship between age and the amount of pressure sales personnel feel in relation to their jobs revealed the following sample information. At the .01 significance level, is there a relationship between job pressure and age? - A study regarding the relationship between age and the amount of pressure sales personnel feel in relation to their jobs revealed the following sample information. At the .01 significance level, is th ...
- Biting an unpopped kernel of popcorn hurts! - Biting an unpopped kernel of popcorn hurts! As an experiment, a self-confessed connoisseur of cheap popcorn carefully counted 773 kernels and put them in a popper. After popping, the unpopped kernels ...
- Explain in your own words why the line x = 4 is a vertical line. - Explain in your own words why the line x = 4 is a vertical line.
- Similarities and differences - What similarities and differences do you see between functions and linear equations studied in Ch. 3? Are all linear equations functions? Is there an instance when a linear equation is not a function? Support your answer. Create an equation of a nonlinear function and provide two inputs for your classmates to evaluate. - What similarities and differences do you see between functions and linear equations studied in Ch. 3? Are all linear equations functions? Is there an instance when a linear equation is not a function? ...
- A sample of 20 pages was taken without replacement from the 1,591-page phone directory Ameritech Pages Plus Yellow Pages. - A sample of 20 pages was taken without replacement from the 1,591-page phone directory Ameritech Pages Plus Yellow Pages. On each page, the mean area devoted to display ads was measured (a display a ...
- Present & Future Interest Rates - Future value calculation Without referring to tables or to the preprogrammed function on your financial calculator ... - Future value calculation Without referring to tables or to the preprogrammed function on your financial calculator, use the basic formula for future value along with the given interest rate, i, and th ...
- What is the difference between domain and range? - What is the difference between domain and range? Describe a real-life situation that could be modeled by a function. Provide some feedback and answers. Describe the values for x that may not be a ...
- 10.56 A sample of 25 concession stand purchases at the October 22 matinee of Bride of Chucky showed a mean purchase of $5.29 with a standard deviation of $3.02. For the October 26 evening showing of the same movie, for a sample of 25 purchases the mean was $5.12 with a standard deviation of $2.14. The means appear to be very close, but not the variances. At α = .05, is there a difference in variances? Show all steps clearly, including an illustration of the decision rule. (Data are from a project by statistics students Kim Dyer, Amy Pease, and Lyndsey Smith.) - 10.56 A sample of 25 concession stand purchases at the October 22 matinee of Bride of Chucky showed a mean purchase of $5.29 with a standard deviation of $3.02. For the October 26 evening showing of ...
- Motorists often complain about rising gas prices. Some motorists purchase fuel efficient vehicles and participate in trip reduction plans, such as carpooling and using alternative transportation. Other drivers try to drive only when necessary. 1. Suppose you are at the gas station filling your tank with gas. ... 3. The linear equation y=0.15x + 0.79 represents an estimate of the average cost of gas for year x starting in 1997. The year 1997 ... [See the Attached Questions File.] - Motorists often complain about rising gas prices. Some motorists purchase fuel efficient vehicles and participate in trip reduction plans, such as carpooling and using alternative transportation. Othe ...
- Systems of equations can be solved by graphing or by using substitution or elimination. What are the pros and cons of each method? - Systems of equations can be solved by graphing or by using substitution or elimination. What are the pros and cons of each method? What circumstances would cause you to use a different method?
- t distribution and confidence intervals - The American Sugar Producers Association wants to estimate the mean yearly sugar consumption. A sample of 16 people reveals the mean yearly consumption to be 60 pounds with a standard deviation of 20 pounds. - The American Sugar Producers Association wants to estimate the mean yearly sugar consumption. A sample of 16 people reveals the mean yearly consumption to be 60 pounds with a standard deviation of 20 ...
