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  The Dot and the Line - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Dot and the Line: A Romance in Lower Mathematics (ISBN 1-58717-066-3) is a book written and illustrated by Norton Juster, first published by Random House in 1963.
This is the anguished tale of a sensible straight line who falls in love with a dot.
Overwhelmed by the line's geometric contortionistic prowess, the dot realized that what she had seen in the squiggle to be freedom and joy was nothing more than chaos and sloth.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/The_Dot_and_the_Line   (412 words)

  
 NationMaster - Encyclopedia: The Dot and the Line   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
The Dot and the Line: A Romance in Lower Mathematics (ISBN 1587170663) is a book by Norton Juster Norton Juster is an American architect and author.
It tells the story of a straight line A line, or straight line, is, roughly speaking, an (infinitely) thin, (infinitely) long, straight geometrical object, i.e.
adapted The Dot and the Line into an Academy Award Academy Awards, commonly known as The Oscars, are the most prominent film awards in the United States.
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 The Dot and the Line - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Dot and the Line: A Romance in Lower Mathematics (ISBN 1587170663) is a book by Norton Juster.
It tells the story of a straight line who falls in love with a dot.
Juster illustrated The Dot and the Line himself.
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 Dot Numbers at Oliver Steele
A dot number is in normal form if all its dots (if any) are on the same side of the line.
A dot number that isn’t in normal form can be “normalizing”, or transformed into another dot number that represents the same integer and is in normal form.
Dot numbers are to addition (and subtraction, and the unit) as fractions are to multiplication (and division, and factors).
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 Stata help for graph dot
In a dot chart, the categorical axis is presented vertically, and the numerical axis is presented horizontally.
They specify whether the line (dots, a line, or a rectangle) is to extend through the plot region margin and touch the axes.
graph dot (median) revenue (mean) profit, over(division) over(year) #_of_divisions*#_of_years lines each with two markers showing the median of revenue and mean of profit for each division, repeated for each of the years.
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 The Dot and the Line - Children's Book Reviews   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
The Dot and the Line is a mathematical fable.
The Line had the courage to go to the Dot again even though he might be rejected again.
The Dot told the Squiggle he was meaningless as soon as she saw the Line was better.
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 Know Dot Net - Printing Line Number with an exception in Release Mode
Figure 1 shows the setting that you need to set to be able to have line numbers print in an exception handler.
The assembly was build in Release mode, and the line numbers will show in the exception message box.
Line numbers dispalyed from an exception in Release mode.
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 Regex Tutorial - The Dot Matches (Almost) Any Character
In regular expressions, the dot or period is one of the most commonly used metacharacters.
Remember that the dot is not a metacharacter inside a character class, so we do not need to escape it with a backslash.
The dot matches any character, and the star allows the dot to be repeated any number of times, including zero.
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 On-line Auction - Mn/DOT Equipment #2
Bidders must be at least 18 years of age and (for Line #1 only) must possess a valid driver's license.
For Line #1, the winning buyer will receive the title upon payment, and must transfer the title immediately.
For Line #1, tax will be paid at the time of title transfer.
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 iHiltonHead.com :: The Dot and the Line: A Romance in Lower Mathematics   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
First, there's the classic love "triangle" involving a line (a rather straight fellow) who falls for a circle, the circle (who's frivolous despite being perfectly identical in all directions -- "You're the beginning and the end, the hub, the core and the quintessence.
The next level at which people can understand the book is to appreciate that lines can form parts of objects (like a tightrope, a lance, the equator, or a tug of war rope).
It's not a life-changing story, but I find "The Dot and the Line" to be an aesthetically pleasing, short n' sweet book.
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 The Dot and the Line
In this experimental Oscar®-winning Chuck Jones cartoon, a straight line is in love with a dot; however, the dot finds the line too plain, unimaginative, and rigid.
The dejected line later realizes that he doesn't have to be unbending.
When the line demonstrates his abilities to the dot, she realizes that true beauty comes from discipline and that the squiggle is not for her.
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 Federal Transit Administration - Research, Technical Assistance & Training
Unlike the first two lines, the #97 B-Line operates as an on-road extension of the Millennium SkyTrain Line connecting the Lougheed Town Centre Station with Coquitlam City Centre in the northeast sector of the region.
TransLink’s first rapid bus route - the #99 B-Line, was substantially modified in September 2002, when the eastern half of the line was replaced by the new Millennium SkyTrain Line.
The remaining western section connects with both the Expo and Millennium SkyTrain lines at Broadway-Commercial Station.
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 ► » is the "dot and the line" available to watch on dvd anywhere?   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
Subject: is the "dot and the line" available to watch on dvd anywhere?
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 Amazon.com: Dot and the Line: Romance in Lower Mathematics: Books: Norton Juster   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
Originally published in 1963, and back just in time for Valentine's Day, The Dot and the Line: A Romance in Lower Mathematics by Norton Juster (The Phantom Tollbooth) once again bursts on the scene.
Using only fl and red, Juster tells the poignant yet humorous tale of a straight line in love with a red dot, and the line's attempts to woo her away from a slothful squiggle.
Most of my high school math classes read "The Dot and the Line" at some point during the year, often as a read-aloud before a holiday.
www.amazon.com /Dot-Line-Romance-Lower-Mathematics/dp/0394733525   (2161 words)

  
 where's my dot
All of the items in the book are based on the five basic elements of Monart, the dot, the curved line, circle, the straight line and the angle line.
Everyone has his/her very own "dot." Some people call this their "address." An address is the number on the house and the street name where you live.
Once the students have created and read their own copy of "The Dot" we will begin to discuss how each one of us occupies a "dot" on the globe.
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 The Dot and the Line: A Romance in Lower Mathematics [1587170663] - $8.95 : Chronicle Books   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
Once upon a time there was a sensible straight line who was hopelessly in love with a beautiful dot.
But the dot, though perfect in every way, only had eyes for a wild and unkempt squiggle.
All of the line's romantic dreams were in vain, until he discovered.
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 Pixmantec Forums: bug with greed dot on curve tool
The green dot shows the place on the curve that the current cursor position represents, just like the small line on th bottom of the histogram.
In the case of the green dot, it is showing you where to adjust the specific cursor luminosity.
And the green dot and the horizontal axis on the lower histogram are in the "gamma-corrected" RGB space (the usual numbers shown at various places in the application).
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 New faces dot revamped Cards line : Sports : Evansville Courier Press
Not exactly fleet-footed to begin with, Brohm's mobility could be limited while he figures out what his rebuilt right knee can and can't do, leaving it up to the line to give him the extra half-second he'll need to get rid of the ball.
As good as last year's line was -- helping Bush score a school-record 23 rushing touchdowns while allowing just 25 sacks -- it didn't have a nasty side.
If the Cards are to entertain hopes of capturing their first Big East championship and the BCS bid that comes along with it, they'll have to be.
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 Red Dot Case Study
No, Red Dot management believes employee satisfaction and a healthy bottom line are complementary goals.
The majority of Red Dot employees are scheduled for Monday through Thursday, from 6:30 a.m.
The holiday schedule is planned two years in advance at Red Dot to ensure that employees working different schedules receive equivalent time off.
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 Lenght between a dot and a line //JavaScript Function [javascript] [line] [math] [length] [dot] [intersection]
Lenght between a dot and a line //JavaScript Function [javascript] [line] [math] [length] [dot] [intersection]
Given a dot and a line, it returns the distance between them, the last parameter tells if the line should be considered infinite or if the function should respect its limits.
» "Intersection dot" between a dot and a line //Ja..
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 Book Information: Dot and the Line, the :: Internet Book List :: A database of book information and reviews
Dot and the Line, the (1963) [picture book]
A straight line falls in love with a dot and sets out to win her heart away from a squiggle.
Original title: The Dot and the Line: A Romance in Lower Mathematics
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 MathFiction: The Dot and the Line: A Romance in Lower Mathematics (Norton Juster)
I have used the love story of the dot and the line as a Valentine's treat for algebra students.
For the most, they enjoy the mathematical use of phrases, such as, `stretching a point', `the line was on edge', etc. When the line displays his talent of creating mathematical and artistic designs, many students are excited when I tell them that I will teaching them how to curve stitch the circle design.
I just wanted to let you know, I had been looking for a copy of The Dot and the Line by Norton Juster (Chuck Jones' animated version) for some time, and was surprised and excited when I read on Mathematical Fiction that it was on a DVD of a Doris Day movie.
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 Green Dot On Line : Bake 15-18 minutes or until golden brown on the bottoms and firm to the touch.   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
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 Re: Blumlein line?
And, it is a special form of PFN, which uses a pair of lines to get a voltage doubling.
See http://www.kentech.co.uk/transmission_lines/Basic_pfl.html for more information on transmission line pulse forming networks with some nifty pictures.
The original German name for a pulse > forming network, ie, multiple LC circuits connected in parallel to produce a > fast rise time HV pulse.
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 Plot Summary for The Dot and the Line: A Romance in Lower Mathematics (1965)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
Plot Summary for The Dot and the Line: A Romance in Lower Mathematics (1965)
A simple line attempts to woo his true love, a dot, away from the unkempt squiggle she prefers.
A straight line is in love with a dot; however, the dot finds the line too plain, unimaginative, and rigid.
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 Safety Hotline (1-888-DOT-SAFT) - Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
The Motor Carrier Safety hotline is a line of communication available to commercial vehicle drivers to submit reports of actual or potential violations of the federal motor carrier safety regulations.
The line, 1-888-DOT-SAFT (368-7238), is a toll-free number for drivers nationwide to contact the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration.
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 The Dot and the Line: A Romance in Lower Mathematics by SeaStar
The Dot and the Line: A Romance in Lower Mathematics by SeaStar
Title: The Dot and the Line: A Romance in Lower Mathematics
I was given this book in 1980 by a college friend when it was in print in a smaller format.
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