In recent semesters you have spent time studying both the Dvorak piano concerto and the Saint-Saens second concerto – both from the same stylistic era, both even in the same key.  And yet one of them remains quite obscure while the other is ubiquitous.  Please write an essay that describes the reception history of these two works, how they fit into the overall history of the concerto, and something about their stylistic similarities and differences.  Bearing in mind the quote from Leslie Howard, who said that there is nothing Liszt ever wrote as difficult as the Dvorak, “one of the most ungainly bits of piano writing ever printed,”  discuss the technical challenges of the Dvorak (which no doubt have some bearing on the piece’s obscurity), and maybe compare them with the (undoubtedly more idiomatic) virtuoso demands of the Saint-Saens.

This question reflects the online MAT 201/202 course for educators that we offer.  Though you do not need an education background for the question below, part of this course is preparing you for the full menu of online math courses offered at UMary.  The question is highly reflective and to receive the full 5 points you must have these elements in your response: 1 Point – Answer the entire question and any mini-questions within the question 1 Point – Grammar 3 Points – Provide 3 references that support your overall response from your personal experience, other courses you are taking, what you’ve learned in this course, etc.  To show you are using a reference, you do NOT need to cite the reference, simply write something like, “In my personal experience…” or “At my job…” or “In my philosophy class…”  Having three phrases like this in your response will ensure you get these 3 Points for this question. The Question: A friend of yours hears that you are taking an online math class.  They say, “I could never take an online math class; I wouldn’t pass.  Well, maybe I could pass if I used AI; good thing we have that these days.”  How do you respond to this friend?  What if this same comment was shared by an older child (your own child or a niece/nephew or a student, etc.)?  Ensure you have three references in your response (no need to cite the references).

After applying a certain tool to a set of data, it was determined that 3/5 of auto emissions come from only ten percent of automobiles types. Which tool is most applicable to this situation?

Extra credit (1.5 pts) Which of the following ideas is the foundation for why the direct comparison test can show a series converges under the right conditions?

In Gram staining, safranin is used as a counterstain.  If a medical laboratory scientist used methylene blue as a counterstain instead, what would be the most likely visual outcome for a Gram-negative cell/bacterium?

Las letras: Vas a escuchar algunas oraciones que falten las letras: “j”, “g”, “gü”. Escucha la grabación y escribe las letras que falten en los espacios. (10 puntos) viajó a en junio. El llegó al gran . Julia con su hermana. El vuela sobre el bosque. que le gusta el yogur.

Circle ALL the following which are correct to do for the following integrals.

Suppose the probability density function for the number of inches of snow in the next week (in a snowy winter) is given by f(x). Select all the following which are true.

Summarize Bandura’s Bobo doll findings on reinforcement or punishment of modeled aggression. Specifically, please answer the following questions/prompts completely (worth 1 pt each):  Briefly describe the methods of the Bobo doll experiment. Describe the results across all three conditions.  Provide a behavior-analytic explanation for observational learning. 

Write a recursive function (include the definition for the function) to calculate the factorial of a number n. The factorial of a number n! is defined as n * (n – 1)! for values of n > 1 and as 1 for values of n