engineering

Heaven's Corner

Heaven's Corner is a engineering topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand Heaven's Corner rather than just read about it. In short: Heaven's Corner was a non-profit, USDA-licensed and certified zoo and animal sanctuary located in West Alexandria, Ohio. The sanctuary was opened in 1990 to serve as a home for abandoned exotic animals.

Key takeaways

Heaven's Corner belongs to engineering; place it in that map before memorising details.
Learn the definition first, then one example that makes the definition concrete.
Connect Heaven's Corner to a quantity you can measure, compute or draw — that is where exam questions come from.
Reproduce the core statement of Heaven's Corner from memory before moving on to harder problems.

Reference excerpt

Heaven's Corner was a non-profit, USDA-licensed and certified zoo and animal sanctuary located in West Alexandria, Ohio. The sanctuary was opened in 1990 to serve as a home for abandoned exotic animals. In 1999, it opened to the public, in an attempt to help pay for the costs. The zoo was open to the public during the summer and fall, and appointments and educational tours were also available. In 2008, the zoo finished building a river otter exhibit, and had both a bear habitat and a large cat habitat under construction. In 2015, due to a law passed on exotic animals in Ohio, the zoo was forced to get rid of their felines and other large, carnivorous animals. The zoo officially announced that they were permanently closing on May 13, 2015.

Notes

Further reading Del Greco, Jill, Are Exotic Pets A Dangerous Problem In The Miami Valley?, WHIOTV.com, April 30, 2008 Belcher, Shirley, Rescued Animals Find Home in W. Alexandria, Dayton Daily News, April 25, 2002 Harrison, Tim, Wild Times: Tales from Suburban Safaris, Orange Frazer Press, ISBN 1-882203-77-1 Harrison, Tim, Wildlife Warrior: More Tales from Suburban Safaris, Orange Frazer Press, ISBN 1-933197-17-X

Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with Heaven's Corner

Start with the simplest possible case. Write down what Heaven's Corner claims or describes in one sentence, then invent the smallest concrete situation in which that sentence is true. In engineering, the smallest case is usually a single object, a single equation or a single measurement. Check that every symbol or term in your sentence has a meaning in that case.

Example 2 — changing one variable

Take the situation from Example 1 and change exactly one quantity: double it, halve it, or set it to zero. Predict what should happen to Heaven's Corner before you calculate. Comparing your prediction with the result is the fastest way to find out whether you understand the idea or only the words.

Example 3 — an exam-style question

Typical questions about Heaven's Corner ask you to (a) state it precisely, (b) apply it to given data, and (c) explain a limitation. Practise writing all three answers in under five minutes; the third part is what separates a full-mark answer from an average one.

Applications of Heaven's Corner

In research: Heaven's Corner appears in engineering research whenever the underlying quantities have to be modelled precisely. Papers usually cite it as a starting assumption and then explore where it breaks down.
In technology and industry: Engineering practice reuses Heaven's Corner in design rules, simulations and safety margins. Knowing the idea lets you read a specification sheet and understand why the numbers look the way they do.
In the classroom: Heaven's Corner is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics 1990 establishments in Ohio, 2015 disestablishments in Ohio, Animal sanctuaries, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for Heaven's Corner outside the textbook — in sport, cooking, traffic, electronics or the sky above you. An example you found yourself is remembered far longer than one you were given.

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How to study Heaven's Corner in 20 minutes

Read the reference excerpt below once, without taking notes.
Close the page and write down what Heaven's Corner means in your own words.
Compare your version with the excerpt and mark what you missed.
Work through the three examples above with pen and paper.
Explain Heaven's Corner out loud to somebody else — or to Teacher Smith in the lgStudy chat.

Frequently asked questions

What is Heaven's Corner in simple terms?

Why does Heaven's Corner matter?

Because it connects several engineering ideas at once: it gives you a definition you can apply, a quantity you can calculate, and a way to check whether a result is plausible.

How should I study Heaven's Corner?

Read the excerpt, restate it from memory, then work through the examples and applications listed on this page. The five-step study plan above takes about twenty minutes.

What does this page cover?

It gives you a compact reference excerpt plus original lgStudy explanations, examples, applications and study material on Heaven's Corner.