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Kihachiro Ueda

Kihachiro Ueda is a science 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 Kihachiro Ueda rather than just read about it. In short: Kihachiro Ueda (上田毅八郎) was a Japanese painter. His primary subject matter is Japanese ships.

Key takeaways

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

Reference excerpt

Kihachiro Ueda (上田毅八郎) was a Japanese painter. His primary subject matter is Japanese ships. During the Second World War, Ueda was an anti-aircraft gunner assigned to several merchant ships. He served on about 28 merchant ships, and 6 of those were attacked and destroyed while he was aboard. During his spare time, he would draw ships. On 13 November 1944, while assigned to Kinka Maru, he was severely injured during a U.S. air raid on Manila Bay. He lost the use of his right hand, but subsequently was able to draw and paint with his left hand. His painting of the Ōryoku Maru (sunk 15 December 1944) is part of the Hell Ship Memorial Project's display at the Subic Bay Historical Center, Philippines. Ueda started working with the model company Tamiya Corporation in the early 1960s. Ueda illustrated most of the package artwork for Tamiya's Waterline Series (which consists of about 150 models). Ueda died on 26 June 2016.

See also List of Japanese hell ships Hell ship

References

External links http://www.hlj.com/product/sos21798 (Box art collection to show publication) http://kevinhamdorfphotography.com/new%20images%20april%202008.htm Archived 2008-12-25 at the Wayback Machine Article title (discussion of the donation) https://web.archive.org/web/20080320033746/http://www.plaza-e.net/ueda.html (Japanese) http://www.west-point.org/family/japanese-pow/photos.htm http://www.wrecksite.eu/wreck.aspx?138612 Kinka Maru; details of 13 November 1944 attack

Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with Kihachiro Ueda

Start with the simplest possible case. Write down what Kihachiro Ueda claims or describes in one sentence, then invent the smallest concrete situation in which that sentence is true. In science, 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 Kihachiro Ueda 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 Kihachiro Ueda 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 Kihachiro Ueda

In research: Kihachiro Ueda appears in science 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 Kihachiro Ueda 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: Kihachiro Ueda is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics Artists from Shizuoka Prefecture, Imperial Japanese Navy personnel of World War II, Japanese illustrators, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for Kihachiro Ueda 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 Kihachiro Ueda in 20 minutes

Read the reference excerpt below once, without taking notes.
Close the page and write down what Kihachiro Ueda means in your own words.
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Frequently asked questions

What is Kihachiro Ueda in simple terms?

Kihachiro Ueda (上田毅八郎) was a Japanese painter. His primary subject matter is Japanese ships.

Why does Kihachiro Ueda matter?

Because it connects several science 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 Kihachiro Ueda?

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 Kihachiro Ueda.