engineering

The Merton

The Merton is a engineering 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 The Merton rather than just read about it. In short: The Merton (Chinese: 泓都) is a high-rise development located in Kennedy Town supplying 1,182 units in total, Hong Kong. The complex consists of three towers.

Key takeaways

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

Reference excerpt

The Merton (Chinese: 泓都) is a high-rise development located in Kennedy Town supplying 1,182 units in total, Hong Kong. The complex consists of three towers. The Merton 1 rises 59 floors and 197 metres (646 ft), and stands as the 60th-tallest building in territory. The Merton 2 and The Merton 3 rise 51 floors and 180 metres (591 ft), and stand as the 100th-tallest buildings in the territory; the two structures are tied in rank with the Sham Wan Towers and Liberté 5 and 6. The complex, composed entirely of residential units, was designed by architectural firm Ronald Lu & Partners and developed by New World Development. Construction began in 1998 and completed in 2005. The complex has a club house in each of the three towers, comprising a swimming pool, gymnasium, yoga and aerobics rooms, reading room, indoor kids playing area, steam room, and sauna.

Buildings of the complex

Neighborhood Several scenic walks such as the Mount Davis Trail start a few minutes of walking distance from the complex. There are several bars and eateries within walking distance of The Merton. The Merton is a few minutes walk to both Cadogan Temporary Playground and Forbes Playground. The Smithfield wet market is a 6-minute walk from the complex. The Kennedy Town MTR station is about 5 minutes walk from the complex. The station is situated at the end of the Island line, and is 4 stations (10 minutes) away from the Central station.

See also List of tallest buildings in Hong Kong New Praya, Kennedy Town Davis Street

References

External links Media related to The Merton at Wikimedia Commons

Illustrations

Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with The Merton

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

In research: The Merton appears in engineering 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 The Merton 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: The Merton is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics Buildings and structures completed in 2005, Hong Kong building and structure stubs, Kennedy Town, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for The Merton 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 The Merton in 20 minutes

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

Frequently asked questions

What is The Merton in simple terms?

The Merton (Chinese: 泓都) is a high-rise development located in Kennedy Town supplying 1,182 units in total, Hong Kong. The complex consists of three towers.

Why does The Merton matter?

Because it connects several engineering 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 The Merton?

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 The Merton.