astronomy

Mario Azevedo

Mario Azevedo is a astronomy 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 Mario Azevedo rather than just read about it. In short: Mario Joaquim Azevedo (born 1940) is a Mozambican novelist, historian, professor, and epidemiologist. A refugee, Azevedo, esteemed as one of the most remarkable Mozambican voices during the years of the War of Independence from Portugal, emigrated from his native country to the United States, where he received his B.A. from The Catholic University of America, his M.A., his Ph.D. from Duke University, from American U…

Key takeaways

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

Reference excerpt

Mario Joaquim Azevedo (born 1940) is a Mozambican novelist, historian, professor, and epidemiologist. A refugee, Azevedo, esteemed as one of the most remarkable Mozambican voices during the years of the War of Independence from Portugal, emigrated from his native country to the United States, where he received his B.A. from The Catholic University of America, his M.A., his Ph.D. from Duke University, from American University, and his M.P.H from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. In 1980 he became associate professor of history at Jackson State University; he passed in 1986 to the UNC Charlotte, where he has become Frank Porter Graham Professor and Chair of the Department of African-American and African Studies. Azevedo was co-coordinator of the Southeastern Regional Seminar in Africa Studies from 1987 to 1989.

Works The Returning Hunter, 1978 Africa and Its People: An Interdisciplinary Survey of the Continent (editor), 1982 Cameroon and Its National Character (editor), 1984 Cameroon and Chad in Historical and Contemporary Perspectives (editor), 1989 Historical Dictionary of Mozambique, 1991 Kenya: The Land, the People, and the Nation (editor), 1993 Africana Studies: A Survey of Africa and the African Diaspora (editor), 1993 Chad: A Nation in Search of Its Future (co-authored with Emmanuel U. Nnadozie), 1997 Roots of Violence: History of War in Chad, 1998 Tragedy and Triumph: Mozambique Refugees in Southern Africa, 1977-2001, 2002

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Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with Mario Azevedo

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

In research: Mario Azevedo appears in astronomy 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 Mario Azevedo 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: Mario Azevedo is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics 1940 births, Catholic University of America alumni, Duke University alumni, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for Mario Azevedo 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 Mario Azevedo in 20 minutes

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

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Why does Mario Azevedo matter?

Because it connects several astronomy 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 Mario Azevedo?

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 Mario Azevedo.