Questions asked by Becca M.

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• What is peptidoglycan?
  
• What is peptidoglycan?
  
• What is a bioindicator? What are some examples of bioindicators?
  
• What is the Mandelbrot set?
  
• How do you evaluate the inverse function by sketching a unit circle, locating the correct angle, and evaluating the ordered pair on the circle for: #tan^-1 (0)# and #csc^-1 (2)#?
  
• How does mass affect orbital period?
  
• When #"H"_2"SO"_4"# reacts with sodium hydrogen carbonate there is no reaction at all. What is the chemical equation for this?
  
• What is the difference between tissue culture and micropropagation?
  
• How did Socratic start?
  
• What is Socratic's mission?
  
• What is Socratic's engineering stack?
  
• Who can write answers?
  
• How do I find questions to answer?
  
• Why should I write an answer?
  
• How do I upload a video?
  
• What types of videos are good to add to Socratic?
  
• How is the top video selected?
  
• What kinds of questions can I ask?
  
• Why are some questions in the wrong topic?
  
• When should I edit someone else's answer?
  
• Why should I include a summary at the top of my answer?
  
• How long is too long when writing an answer?
  
• What is Scratchpad?
  
• Should we use math GIFs in answers? Are they helpful in explaining certain math concepts?
  
• How do I add a graph to my answer?
  
• Would you like to have a mentor that shows you the ropes on Socratic? Would you like to impart your Socratic wisdom to a mentee? If yes to either, what would you hope to gain from such a mentorship?
  
• What is the Great Pacific garbage patch?
  
• What should I do if I find a question that's a duplicate of another one?
  
• If a swimmer swims 85.4 yards in 5 minutes. How many meters will he swim in 70.0 seconds?
  
• Find all points on the curve #x^2y^2+xy=2# where the slope of the tangent line is #-1#?
  
• What is the slope of #y=3#?
  
• What is the vertex form of #y=x^2-6x+6#?
  
• Why is it important that homework-style questions be allowed on Socratic?
  
• Students often ask their homework questions on Socratic. How can we create a culture of learning on Socratic rather than one of just getting quick answers?
  
• What features could we add to Socratic that would make answering math questions easier?
  
• How does Socratic ensure accuracy of answers?
  
• What should I do if I find inaccurate content on Socratic?
  
• How should I interact with others on Socratic?
  
• What kind of behavior is unwelcome on Socratic?
  
• What should I do if I see unwelcome behavior on the site?
  
• Is it ok to reuse content from other websites in my answers on Socratic?
  
• What are the answering basics someone needs to know when they first join Socratic?
  
• Are there any bugs with the new @mentions feature so far?
  
• What do you think of the current notifications experience on Socratic? Describe how you use them currently and any pain points you experience.
  
• Has anyone else seen today's Google doodle? How would you describe what's happening in it?
  
• What does Socratic consider inappropriate content?
  
• How could 1:1 communication on Socratic be improved? Replying to thanks, notes, or just messaging another person privately ... would you like to be able to do this? Why or why not?
  
• Is it OK to ask a question and then answer it myself?
  
• When I write an answer, why is the editor split into two sections: answer and explanation?
  
• What are the comment bubbles next to paragraphs on answers?
  
• Sometimes I see really basic questions on Socratic. Why should I spend time answering these?
  
• What are notifications on Socratic and how do they work?
  
• How can I find another Socratic user on the site?
  
• How can I send someone a note or message on Socratic?
  
• What is a Hero on Socratic?
  
• What has been changed, updated, or fixed on Socratic recently? [August 2015]
  
• What are streaks and how do they work?
  
• In a bouquet of flowers, there are 7 daisies and 17 roses. How do you write the ratio of daisies to roses in three different ways?
  
• Heroes, how do you find answers that are flagged as "abuse or spam" to fix them? As in, where do you look on the site?
  
• Is there any way to stop edit wars where people keep un-doing and re-doing edits like on Wikipedia?
  
• Community challenge: can you share Socratic with a teacher you know?
  
• What is the solution to the following system of linear equations: #4x-y=-6# #x-2y=-5#?
  
• What is the definition of a radical number in math?
  
• What has been changed, updated, or fixed on Socratic recently? [September 2015]
  
• How can we make new rising stars feel great?
  
• Community discussion: what makes an answer great on Socratic?
  
• How does the "Top contributors this week" section work?
  
• What are featured answers?
  
• How are featured answers selected?
  
• Who are the featured answer reviewers for each subject?
  
• I want my answers to be featured! What should I consider when writing them?
  
• What should I do if I receive unwanted messages on Socratic?
  
• What happened to the old "notes" section?
  
• What is a compound adjective?
  
• How many students has Socratic.org helped?
  
• What happened to "suggest improvements" on answers?
  
• How do I earn achievement badges on Socratic?
  
• Where can I find the Socratic app?
  
• How do I use the summation symbol? I want to use the summation symbol (capital Delta from i=-2 to 2) but I can't figure out how to get the 2 on top of the capital Delta.
  
• Where are the social features on the Socratic app?
  
• What are the recent changes I've noticed on Socratic?
  
• Why is the Socratic.org website closing to new contributions?