astronomy

Richard Pyle

Richard Pyle 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 Richard Pyle rather than just read about it. In short: Richard Lawrence Pyle (born 24 March 1967) is a scuba diver and ichthyologist working on Hawaii. Pyle discovered the principle of "Pyle stops" when decompressing from many deep dives in search of new species of fish, and has identified hundreds of new species.

Key takeaways

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

Reference excerpt

Richard Lawrence Pyle (born 24 March 1967) is a scuba diver and ichthyologist working on Hawaii. Pyle discovered the principle of "Pyle stops" when decompressing from many deep dives in search of new species of fish, and has identified hundreds of new species. He is the author of over 130 publications. In October 2015, he won second prize, an award of €5,000, in the GBIF Ebbe Nielsen Challenge, a Global Biodiversity Information Facility competition, for BioGUID.org, "a web service that crosslinks identifiers linked to data objects in the biodiversity realm". At that time, the site contained over one billion (1,000,000,000) identifiers. He has been honoured by having the twilight fangblenny (Petroscirtes pylei) named in his honor. Pyle is a member of ZooBank Committee and the leader of ZooBank architecture policy working group.

See also Category:Taxa named by Richard Pyle

References

External links

UH Foundation alumni profile on YouTube BioGUID

Illustrations

Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with Richard Pyle

Start with the simplest possible case. Write down what Richard Pyle 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 Richard Pyle 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 Richard Pyle 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 Richard Pyle

In research: Richard Pyle 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 Richard Pyle 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: Richard Pyle is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics 1967 births, American zoologist stubs, Ichthyologists, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for Richard Pyle 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 Richard Pyle in 20 minutes

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

Frequently asked questions

What is Richard Pyle in simple terms?

Why does Richard Pyle 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 Richard Pyle?

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 Richard Pyle.