astronomy

Medison

Medison 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 Medison rather than just read about it. In short: Medison Group is a Swedish consulting company registered in the UK, established in 1995 in Jönköping, Sweden. MecAdemi platform MecAdemi is a free social learning platform.

Key takeaways

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

Reference excerpt

Medison Group is a Swedish consulting company registered in the UK, established in 1995 in Jönköping, Sweden.

MecAdemi platform MecAdemi is a free social learning platform. It was founded by Medison in March 2020 and officially launched on 6 April 2020.

Medison Celebrity The announced computer had a 14-inch (35.5 cm) WXGA screen, an Intel Celeron processor at 1.5 GHz, 256MB of DDR333/400 RAM, a 40GB hard drive, VIA PN800 integrated graphics, a CD/DVD Combo drive and 802.11g wireless networking. It would ship with the open-source Fedora Linux distribution and an unspecified office application suite for the price of $150. The first orders were expected to begin shipping in August 2007, according to Medison CEO Valdi Ivancic however they did not materialise. On July 27, 2007, Medison reported that its e-mail system had failed due to heavy traffic, and stated that the company offers a full refund for undelivered orders. On September 12, 2Checkout.com, the company that handles payments for Medison, announced that it would begin refunding customers for undelivered orders. On September 20, Medison's account had been suspended until further notice.

Criticism The low price of the Medison Celebrity had raised concerns that the computer may be a fraud. In addition, the physical appearance of the hardware was reported to be identical to a product from Taiwanese manufacturer Clevo. On the Medison website, the copyright disclaimer was identical to that of computer manufacturer Apple. Also, the site initially contained an unauthorized advertisement from Swedish telecom operator Tele2. Tele2 representative Thomas Ekman said his company had not purchased any space on the website. Robert Klanjack, Scandinavian CEO of Medison, had no comments when asked by Swedish financial site E24, stating only that Medison will explain itself in an upcoming press event. At the press conference held in Stockholm, Sweden on August 1, 2007, at which the computer was shown to Swedish press, the manufacturer and serial number information had been removed from the case, to further add to the belief that it may be vaporware. Ivancic asserted that the computer will be available and that most of the revenues will be generated from advertisements on the Medison website and not the sales of Medison Celebrity itself. Support will, according to Ivancic, be handled by electronics service company InfoCare, but InfoCare representative Anna Rosander claims there is no such agreement yet. Ivancic claims to have taken part in the design process of IKEA furniture, and be responsible for the color schemes of the first Apple iMacs. Ivancic also announced that he will be running for the prime minister post of Sweden at the next election. On August 9, 2007, Medison issued a press release, stating that it would no longer talk to media. According to the press release, negative media attention regarding the controversial Medison Celebrity had been harmful to company relations. It also stated that it would deliver the product as promised, which as of September 2007 it has not. On September 10, 2007, Medison CEO Valdi Ivancic issued another press release, dismissing recent criticism in media as lies. In addition, the Medison website had been taken down only days before. The company stated this was a temporary technical error, however a representative from its web hotel Manufrog claimed the account had been misconfigured and later suspended, as reported by a blogger. Ivancic dismissed all accusations of the company being a fraud, and speculations of the website downtime being Medison's escape with early buyers' money. Due to great demand, the company has experienced logistical problems, but will deliver the Medison Celebrity, according to Ivancic. The press release encouraged Medison customers not to believe in media speculations, stating that Medison is a serious company with intentions to deliver. However, on September 13, 2007, 2CheckOut announced that customers would be refunded within 7–10 days. According to 2CheckOut, customers that still wanted the computer would have to place a new order.

References

External links The Official Medison Company Website http://www.mecademi.com/ http://medisongroup.com/

Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with Medison

Start with the simplest possible case. Write down what Medison 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 Medison 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 Medison 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 Medison

In research: Medison 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 Medison 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: Medison is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics 500 Startups companies, Computer hardware companies, Information technology companies of Sweden, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for Medison 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 Medison in 20 minutes

Read the reference excerpt below once, without taking notes.
Close the page and write down what Medison 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 Medison out loud to somebody else — or to Teacher Smith in the lgStudy chat.

Frequently asked questions

What is Medison in simple terms?

Medison Group is a Swedish consulting company registered in the UK, established in 1995 in Jönköping, Sweden. MecAdemi platform MecAdemi is a free social learning platform.

Why does Medison 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 Medison?

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 Medison.