Peningkatan Hasil Belajar Matematika melalui Model Problem Based Learning Berbantu Media Puzzle di Sekolah Dasar

The purpose of this research is to improve results of learning mathematic using Problem Based Learning model which helped with puzzle to 5th grade students of SD Negeri Sidorejo Lor 01 Salatiga.The type of this research is Class Action Research (CAR) with a spiral model from C. Kemmis & Mc. Taggart includes planning, implementing actions and observations, and reflection. The research subjects were 5th grade students of SD Negeri Sidorejo Lor 1 Salatiga, totaling 36 students. Data collection techniques using test techniques in the form of evaluation and non-test questions in the form of observation and documentation.The results were evidenced by the average value of mathematics learning outcomes of 5th grade students in pre-cycle was 66.08 with 47.2% learning completeness increased in the first cycle to 76.38 with a completeness percentage of 77.8%. In second cycle it became 86.8 with the percentage of completeness reaching 100% of 36 students. Thus it can be concluded that the learning mathematic using Problem Based Learning model which helped with puzzle can improve results of learning mathematic to 5th grade students of SD Negeri Sidorejo Lor 01 Salatiga

A Keplerian gaseous disk around the B0 star R Mon

We present high-angular resolution observations of the circumstellar disk around the massive Herbig Be star R Mon (M~8 Msun) in the continuum at 2.7mm and 1.3mm and the CO 1->0 and 2->1 rotational lines. Based on the new 1.3mm continuum image we estimate a disk mass (gas+dust) of 0.007 Msun and an outer radius of <150 AU. Our CO images are consistent with the existence of a Keplerian rotating gaseous disk around this star. Up to our knowledge, this is the most clear evidence for the existence of Keplerian disks around massive stars reported thus far. The mass and physical characteristics of this disk are similar to thoseof the more evolved T Tauri stars and indicate a shorter timescale for the evolution and dispersal of circumstellar disks around massive stars which lose most of their mass before the star becomes visible.Comment: 5 page

Structure preserving schemes for mean-field equations of collective behavior

In this paper we consider the development of numerical schemes for mean-field equations describing the collective behavior of a large group of interacting agents. The schemes are based on a generalization of the classical Chang-Cooper approach and are capable to preserve the main structural properties of the systems, namely nonnegativity of the solution, physical conservation laws, entropy dissipation and stationary solutions. In particular, the methods here derived are second order accurate in transient regimes whereas they can reach arbitrary accuracy asymptotically for large times. Several examples are reported to show the generality of the approach.Comment: Proceedings of the XVI International Conference on Hyperbolic Problem

The dusty disk around VV Ser

We have carried out observations at millimeter and centimeter wavelengths towards VV Ser using the Plateau de Bure Interferometer and the Very Large Array. This allows us to compute the SED from near infrared to centimeter wavelengths. The modeling of the full SED has provided insight into the dust properties and a more accurate value of the disk mass. The mass of dust in the disk around VV Ser is found to be about 4 10^(-5) Msun, i.e. 400 times larger than previous estimates. Moreoever, the SED can only be accounted for assuming dust stratification in the vertical direction across the disk. The existence of small grains (0.25--1 micron) in the disk surface is required to explain the emission at near- and mid-infrared wavelengths. The fluxes measured at millimeter wavelengths imply that the dust grains in the midplane have grown up to very large sizes, at least to some centimeters.Comment: To appear in Ap

Pengelompokan Tim Pengembang Berdasarkan Kriteria Perilaku Manusia dalam Kolaborasi Pengembangan Perangkat Lunak

Teknologi informasi merupakan bidang yang berkembang cukup pesat di akhir dekade ini. Hal tersebut ditandai dengan meningkatnya kebutuhan akan teknologi informasi. Salah satu bagian dari proyek teknologi informasi yang berkembang cukup pesat adalah proyek pengembangan perangkat lunak yang mempunyai ketidakpastian tinggi dengan tingkat kesuksesan yang rendah. Kualitas dan kecepatan proyek perangkat lunak sangat tergantung pada faktor sumber daya manusia. Tujuan penelitian ini adalah untuk mengembangkan sebuah strategi dan kriteria dengan mengelompokkan perilaku tim pengembang sehingga metode kolaborasi yang akan dilakukan dapat disesuaikan dengan susunan tim yang terlibat dalam pengembangan perangkat lunak. Pengelompokan perilaku programmer dalam kolaborasi tim pengembang perangkat lunak dilakukan dengan menggunakan analisis kluster dengan melihat lima variabel, yaitu usia, gender, interaksi dan komunikasi, kondisi psikologis, dan pemrosesan informasi. Pengujian diambil dari 35 programmer yang berasal dari industri perangkat lunak yang terdapat di Bandung dengan menyebar kuisioner pada tim pengembang secara online maupun offline. Hasil pengolahan data dengan software SPSS menunjukkan bahwa terdapat tiga kluster perilaku programmer dalam kolaborasi tim pengembangan perangkat lunak. Dengan diketahuinya pengelompokan perilaku programmer diharapkan tim pengembang yang dibentuk dapat menghasilkan perangkat lunak dengan kualitas yang lebih baik

Massive young disks around Herbig Ae stars

Herbig Ae stars (HAe) are the precursors of Vega-type systems and, therefore, crucial objects in planet formation studies. Thus far, only a few disks associated with HAe stars have been studied using millimetre interferometers. Our aim is to determine the dust evolution and the lifetime of the disks associated with Herbig Ae stars. We imaged the continuum emission at 3 mm and 1.3 mm of the Herbig Ae/Be stars BD+61154, RR Tau, VY Mon and LkHa 198 using the Plateau de Bure Interferometer (PdBI). These stars are in the upper end of the stellar mass range of the Herbig Ae stars (stellar mass greater than 3 solar masses). Our measurements were used to complete the Spectral Energy Distribution (SED). The modelling of the SED, in particular the FIR-mm part, allow us to determine the masses and dust properties of these disks. We detected the disks associated with BD+61154, RR Tau and VY Mon with disk masses of 0.35 Msun, 0.05 Msun and 0.40 Msun respectively. The disk around LkHa 198 was not detected with an upper limit to the disk mass of 0.004 Msun. We detected, however, the disks associated with the younger stellar objects LkHa 198--IR and LkHa 198-mm that are located in the vicinity of LkHa 198. The fitting of the mm part of the SED reveal that the grains in the mid-plane of the disks around BD+61154, RR Tau and VY Mon have sizes of 1--1000 microns. Therefore, grains have not grown to centimetre sizes in these disks yet. These massive (M>3 Msun) and young (about 1 Myr) HAe stars are surrounded by massive (>0.04 Msun) disks with grains of micron-millimetre sizes. Although grain growth is proceeding in these disks, their evolutionary stage is prior to the formation of planetesimals. These disks are less evolved than those detected around T Tauri and Herbig Be stars

Dissecting an intermediate-mass (IM) protostar: Chemical differentiation in IC1396N

We have carried out high-angular resolution (1.4") observations in the continuum at 3.1mm and in the N2H+ 1-0, CH3CN 5_k-4_k and 13CS 2-1 lines using the Plateau de Bure Interferometer (PdBI) towards the intermediate mass (IM) protostar IRAS21391+5802 (IC1396N). In addition, we have merged the PdBI images with previous BIMA (continuum data at 1.2mm and 3.1mm) and single-dish (N2H+ 1-0) data to have a comprehensive description of the region. The combination of our data with BIMA and 30m data show that the bipolar outflow associated has completely eroded the initial molecular globule. The 1.2mm and 3.1mm continuum emissions are extended along the outflow axis tracing the warm walls of the biconical cavity. Most of the molecular gas, however, is located in an elongated feature in the direction perpendicular to the outflow. A strong chemical differentiation is detected across the molecular toroid, with the N2H+ 1-0 emission absent in the inner region.This chemical differentiation can be understood in terms of the different gas kinetic temperature. The [CH3CN]/[N2H+] ratio increases by 5 orders of magnitude with gas temperature, for temperatures between 20K and 100K. The CH3CN abundance towards IRAM 2A, the most massive protostellar core, is similar to that found in hot corinos and lower than that expected towards IM and high mass hot cores. This could indicate that IRAM 2A is a low mass or at most Herbig Ae star (IRAM 2A) instead of the precursor of a massive Be star. Alternatively, the low CH3CN abundance could also be the consequence of IRAM 2A being a Class 0/I transition object which has already formed a small photodissociation region (PDR).Comment: accepted A&

Componente del insaponificable del aceite de oliva con polaridad comprendida entre el escualeno y los alcoholes triterpénicos

In the unsaponifiable matter of refined olive oils and, frequently, virgin olive oils of bad quality, a new compound with polarity between those of squalene and triterpenic alcohols was isolated. Mass spectrometry of this compound and of their hydrogenated and; sililated derivatives, demonstrated that the compound was a long chain alcohol having 426 of molecular weight, polyisoprenic structure similar to that of squalene, and the hydroxyl group attached at the C-2 carbon atom.Se ha estudiado y determinado la estructura de un compuesto, de polaridad comprendida entre el escualeno y los alcoholes triterpénicos, que se encuentra en el insaponificable de los aceites de oliva refinados y en muchas ocasiones en el de los vírgenes, sobre todo en los de baja calidad. La espectrometría de masas del mismo y, de sus derivados hidrogenado y sililado, ha puesto de manifiesto que se trata de un alcohol triterpénico lineal, de peso molecular 426, con el esqueleto similar al del escualeno y con el grupo hidroxilo en posición 2

Investigation of a relationship between twin-disc wear rates and the slipping contact area on R260 grade rail

Twin-disc tests present some limitations for wheel-rail wear characterization such as the obtained contact patch and the error for very low creepages. In this work, creepage phenomena are investigated ranging from 0.12% to 2.45%. To improve the fitting of experimental tests with the theoretical adhesion curve, a modification of the FASTSIM algorithm is proposed. A linear correlation has been found between wear and the slip area including the non-linear zone. Normalized weight losses and wear rates are similar for all tested creepages. Applying this relationship, identified for delaminative wear by surface and metallographic characterization, it is possible to calculate wear for low creepages at wheel-rail contact from twin-disc tests, which should be close to the satu- ration of the friction coefficient