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That's 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 That's rather than just read about it. In short: That's is a brand name used by a set of English-language listings magazines in the People's Republic of China. They were owned by Shanghai-based publishing group, Urbanatomy Media; as of May 2020, the publisher was JY International Cultural Communications.

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Key takeaways

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

Reference excerpt

That's is a brand name used by a set of English-language listings magazines in the People's Republic of China. They were owned by Shanghai-based publishing group, Urbanatomy Media; as of May 2020, the publisher was JY International Cultural Communications. The China "That's" brand was started by Mark Kitto in 1998. That's magazines are now the biggest English magazines in Guangzhou, Shanghai, Beijing, and Shenzhen. The magazines are That's Beijing, That's Shanghai, That's PRD, That's Shenzhen and That's Guangzhou.

That's Beijing

That's Beijing is a monthly English language magazine, distributed throughout Beijing, with a focus on news, current events, culture, art, music, fashion, nightlife and dining in Beijing.

That's Shanghai That's Shanghai is a monthly English-language listings and entertainment magazine published in China. As of May 2020, the print magazine had a staff of 30 and a circulation of 62,500 with 40 percent of its readership being expatriates.

That's GBA That's GBA is an English-language magazine published in Guangzhou and Shenzhen in the Greater Bay Area, Southern China. It was created in 1997 under the name Clueless in Guangzhou, that's PRD. PRD stands for "Pearl River Delta". In January 2020, the magazine said goodbye to the That’s PRD moniker (which they’d published under for the past 13 years) and adopted the name That’s GBA to reflect their local coverage and the political and societal changes that have occurred in the region.

References

External links Magazine website Beijing Guangzhou Shanghai

Illustrations

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Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with That's

Start with the simplest possible case. Write down what That's 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 That's 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 That's 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 That's

In research
That's 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 That's 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
That's is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics 1998 establishments in China, Chinese brands, English-language magazines, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life
Look for That's 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 That's in 20 minutes

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

Frequently asked questions

What is That's in simple terms?

That's is a brand name used by a set of English-language listings magazines in the People's Republic of China. They were owned by Shanghai-based publishing group, Urbanatomy Media; as of May 2020, the publisher was JY International Cultural Communications.

Why does That's 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 That's?

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 That's.

Tags

  • 1998 establishments in China
  • Chinese brands
  • English-language magazines
  • Magazines published in China

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