7.6 Producing synchroton radiation in a laboratory
Active galaxies provide a prime example of high energy processes operating in the Universe. This unit gives an overview of active galaxies, including the supermassive black holes that power the engines at their centres, and the emission processes by which we detect and study them. It also gives practice in mathematical techniques for analysing data and theoretical models.
Ice cores and disused mines
In the first instalment of our new and improved Planet Earth podcast, science writer and broadcaster Sue Nelson talks to Professor David Vaughan of the British Antarctic Survey (BAS) about the changes seen around the continent.
Climate change special
As the world talks global warming, we go to one of the chilliest places in Europe - the British Antarctic Survey's (BAS) ice core store - to find out what evidence there is for manmade climate change.
Lesson #026, Monday camera = bedroom mensa = cafeteria libreria = bookstore bagno = bathroom a = to, at si' = yes no = no dove = where dov'e' = where is quando = when adesso = now cibo = food ma = but grazie = thank you prego = you're welcome forse = maybe, perhaps pronto = ready, but it's also what you say when you answer the telephone instead of saying 'hello.'
Leeches, earthquakes and weird sea-life
It seems that hardly a week goes by without a major earthquake striking somewhere in the world, which may be why many people have been asking scientists at the British Geological Survey if earthquakes are getting more frequent.
Arctic expedition special
This week Richard Hollingham reports from an unusual and somewhat cold location - onboard the British Antarctic Survey's RRS {i:James Clark Ross} which was stuck in the ice for two weeks 1000 kilometres from the North Pole.
Enhanced secondary mathematics teaching: gesture and the interactive whiteboard
This is a paper presented at the British Educational Research Association Annual Conference, University of Warwick, 6-9 September 2006. The paper is a report on ‘work in progress’ which explores the use of gesture by teachers using the interactive whiteboard in secondary mathematics lessons. This research forms part of a body of work being carried out by the Interactive Whiteboard (IAW) research group within the School of Criminology, Education, Sociology and Social Work at Keele University.
Conversations with Berkeley Faculty: Nelson W. Polsby (9/4/02)
Conversations with History Presents Faculty Research at the University of California, Berkeley
A Conversation with Nelson W. Polsby
Heller Professor of Political Science
"Institutional Change in the U.S. Congress"
This interview took place on September 4, 2002. A complete transcript is available.
Nelson Polsby is the Heller Professor of Political Science at the University of California at Berkeley. He was the Director of the Institute of Governmental Studies at U.C. from 1988 to 1999, and edi
When you are born matters: the impact of date of birth on child cognitive outcomes in England
The Institute of Fiscal Studies have published their report on the impact of the date of birth on children's cognitive outcomes. The report studied only English children. Media articles have focused on the disadvantages to August-born children and ministers are reported to be taking the findings seriously (see the Guardian report 25th October).
A Holistic Approach to Teaching a Laboratory, Using Sea Urchin Development as an Example System
This exercise uses brainstorming, writing, and oral presentation techniques within the framework of a laboratory to illustrate the basic principles of early development. In groups, students learn how to identify a good model system (the sea urchin), isolate its gametes, mix some gametes from each sex, and study the ensuing processes of fertilization and development. After being introduced to the basic techniques, student groups design their own experimental approaches to further analyze these pr
Lecture 16 - 11/18/2010
Lecture 16
Entrevista con Niles Atallah (Rencontres 2011)
Niles Atallah, cinéaste chilien-étasunien, revient sur sa formation artistique, sa trajectoire atypique, et les personnages de son film Lucía, premier long métrage de fiction passé par Cinéma en Construction, qui cherche une esthétique de l’incommunication, montrant les barrières sociales et les vieux traumatismes d’une société qui n’offre guère d’alternative à l’isolement. La jeune femme sur qui pèsent tant de lourdeurs non dites finit par se confondre avec la
Minerva : the international review of ancient art and archeology
'Minerva : the international review of ancient art and archaeology' is a major British journal established in 1990. The website has news and reviews from the current issue, and at June 2010 the magazine archives offer selected topical full-text features from 18 issues (July/Aug 2007 to May/June 2010), together with some reviews. There are also tables of contents. The website also has details of the editors, subscriptions, back issue sales, and contact information.
Lecture 31 - 11/17/2010
Lecture 31
How and why we do mathematical proofs
This is a module framework. It can be viewed online or downloaded as a zip file.
As taught in Autumn Semester 2009/10
The aim of this short unit is to motivate students to understand why we might want to do proofs (why proofs are important and how they can help us) and to help students with some of the relatively routine aspects of doing proofs.
In particular, the student will learn the following:
* proofs can help you to really see why a result is true;
* problems that are easy to state
King Lear to In the loop : fiction and British politics
On 11 December 2009, Nottingham University's Centre for British Politics held a conference at the British Academy that drew together politicians, writers and academics to explore the interaction of British politics and fiction.
In addition to the conference several video interviews were conducted with some of the speakers on the day.
In this interview taken at the Fiction and British Politics Conference in London, writer Laurence Marks discusses his political screenwriting with Maurice Gran,
King Lear to In the loop : fiction and British politics
On 11 December 2009, Nottingham University's Centre for British Politics held a conference at the British Academy that drew together politicians, writers and academics to explore the interaction of British politics and fiction.
In addition to the conference several video interviews were conducted with some of the speakers on the day.
In this interview taken at the Fiction and British Politics Conference in London, screenwriter Tony Saint talks about an upcoming BBC drama based on the MPs expe
Episode 4- Paul Merton
Join comedian and televsion Paul Merton on a whistle stop tour of 70 years of British comedy! From Max Miller, to the Goons and Tony Hancock, to Alexei Sayle and Paul O'Grady. This interview was recorded with the National Portrait Gallery in 2009, as part of the ‘The Comedians: From the 1940s to Now’ exhibition.'The Comedians: from the 1940s to Now' is a fascinating exhibition of photographs that puts the spotlight on British comedy from the 1940s to the present day. The exhibition w
Episode 6
Paul Merton reflects on 70 years of British comedy, Slampt records co-founder Pete Dale talks DIY punk rock, and Steve Legget explains his freight train art installation. All in episode 6 of CultureCast.
Games to Practice Multiplication Facts
Students must think about the factors of each number as they play this game. Students quickly learn the value of selecting prime numbers as a strategy. The beauty of the game design is that students will review the factors of many numbers and mentally add the sum of these factors together in search of the "best move."
