2012 May 3 - Part 1 Prof. Adams explains how the motion of a classical particle of nonzero size in a viscous fluid should be analyzed by considering the motion of the collective excitation of the particle and fluid rather than just the particle. He then shows how this can also be applied to the dynamics of a quantum particle in an energy band of a periodic potential versus a free quantum particle by bringing former 8.04 students to play along with him the roles of [identical] fermions in an "energy band" (spaces
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Unit 4.mov
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RMM - Getting ready for the Worlds
RMM sets bar at North Berwick Highland Games. The week before the Worlds, SFU's RMM bands perform at the North Berwick Highland Games.
Basic Triangle Proofs Module, Example 2 - Khan Academy
Sal offers another example of a proof using congruent triangles. (02:53)
The 16th Annual Vardanants Day Armenian Lecture
The Near East Section of the African and Middle Eastern Division, the Library of Congress, invited you to The 16th Annual Vardanants Day Armenian Lecture and the opening of the exhibition "To Know Wisdom and Instruction: The Armenian Literary Tradition at the Library of Congress" Kevork Bardakjian of the University of Michigan presented "Scribes, Compositors and the Mind in the Making: the Armenian Script and the Creation of an Armenian Literary Identity". Levon Avdoyan of the Library of Congre
Marvelous Country, Precious and Horrible: Honduras through Travel Writing from the 19th Century
Travel books from the past have the appeal of communicating vivid experiences of places and people, especially exotic or from remote locations. The analysis of such books written on Honduras during the nineteenth century clearly shows the influence of the romantic aesthetics distinctive of the period. Deeply moving and sometimes contradictory images bring to life a country of dreams and nightmares. This research explores the many transfigurations of the country through travel writing and the pos
Synthesis, Assembly, and Surface Chemistry of Nanomaterials I
By: icamp2012school Matthew Law, University of California at Irvine
Regional Night: India
Thunderbird School of Global Management students perform July 14, 2012. http://www.thunderbird.edu
Get Psyched!
This is a short speech to get students excited about writing. This would make a good introduction to any writing assignment. (01:16)
Java1630: Exception Handling
Richard Baldwin
Baldwin discusses and illustrates many of the details having to do with exception handling in Java.
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Salcido PreAlgebra Chapter 1-1 Introduction
Poeta Pedro Villar visita Denton Elementary
Pedro Villar, el galardonado poeta y autor de Alicante, España, hace una visita al programa de inmersión en español en Denton Avenue Elementary. Durante sus presentaciones a jardín de infantes y primer grado, el Sr. Villar comparte poemas, canciones, cantos y cuentos con los niños. ¡Fantástico! 4:05
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Ancient African Kingdoms
'Blast from the Past' with Jesse Jackson. Program focuses on the history of three of Africa's ancient kingdoms: Ghana, Mali, and Songhay. To accomplish this, Say Brother Producer Marita Rivero and her guest Musa Eubanks (of the Afro Audiovisual Company of Boston) discuss and then introduce a filmstrip created by the Afro Audiovisual Company in conjunction with the Unitarian Universalist Association. The program serves to illustrate that the liberation of African Americans from colonized thinking
University of Memphis Summer Interns
University of Memphis Summer Interns relate their experiences as interns.
Profile: Ian Tattersall
Dr. Tattersall is currently working with Research Associate Jeffrey Schwartz on a multi-volume project to document the major fossils in the human fossil record. This compilation will also serve as a database for this museum's own analyses of hominid systematics, the revision of which is clearly needed as the human fossil record rapidly expands. Dr. Tattersall is also continuing his independent inquiries into the nature and emergence of modern human cognition.
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How Hollywood is cracking the China market
Aug. 8 - A spike in China's box office revenues has grabbed the attention of Hollywood. Filmmakers are now on the hunt for local partners to help them get around annual restrictions on foreign film screenings.
"How to..." guide - holding a Formula 1 themed day in school
"How to..." guide - holding a Formula 1 themed day in school.
