astronomy

Wd~50

Wd~50 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 Wd~50 rather than just read about it. In short: wd~50 was a molecular gastronomy New American/international restaurant in Manhattan, New York City. It was opened on April 9, 2003 by chef Wylie Dufresne. wd~50 closed November 30, 2014.

Key takeaways

Wd~50 belongs to astronomy; place it in that map before memorising details.
Learn the definition first, then one example that makes the definition concrete.
Connect Wd~50 to a quantity you can measure, compute or draw — that is where exam questions come from.
Reproduce the core statement of Wd~50 from memory before moving on to harder problems.

Reference excerpt

wd~50 was a molecular gastronomy New American/international restaurant in Manhattan, New York City. It was opened on April 9, 2003 by chef Wylie Dufresne. wd~50 closed November 30, 2014. The restaurant was located at 50 Clinton Street (between Rivington Street and Stanton Street), on the Lower East Side. The name was a play on its street address, chef's initials, and WD-40.

Awards and ratings It was listed among the S. Pellegrino World's 50 Best Restaurants for 2010. In 2006 the restaurant received a Michelin star in the New York City guide, which it retained until it closed. In 2013, Zagat gave it a food rating of 25 out of 30.

Closure On June 10, 2014, The New York Times reported that wd~50 would be closing due to a real estate developer planning on constructing a new building at the site. The restaurant closed on November 30, 2014.

See also List of New American restaurants List of restaurants in New York City

References

External links Official website (archived)

Illustrations

Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with Wd~50

Start with the simplest possible case. Write down what Wd~50 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 Wd~50 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 Wd~50 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 Wd~50

In research: Wd~50 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 Wd~50 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: Wd~50 is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics 2003 establishments in New York City, 2014 disestablishments in New York City, Defunct Michelin-starred restaurants in Manhattan, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for Wd~50 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 Wd~50 in 20 minutes

Read the reference excerpt below once, without taking notes.
Close the page and write down what Wd~50 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 Wd~50 out loud to somebody else — or to Teacher Smith in the lgStudy chat.

Frequently asked questions

What is Wd~50 in simple terms?

wd~50 was a molecular gastronomy New American/international restaurant in Manhattan, New York City. It was opened on April 9, 2003 by chef Wylie Dufresne. wd~50 closed November 30, 2014.

Why does Wd~50 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 Wd~50?

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 Wd~50.