Physics
Physics is the scientific study of the basic principles of the universe, including matter, energy, motion and force, and their interactions. Major topics include classical mechanics, thermodynamics, light and optics, electromagnetism and relativity.
Asteroids
In this lesson, students learn some basic facts about asteroids in our solar system. The main focus is on the size of asteroids and how that relates to the potential danger of an asteroid colliding with the Earth. Students are briefly introduced to the destruction that would ensue should a large asteroid hit, as it did 65 million years ago.
Rotary Action
'Rotary Action,' 1984, is a work created by Geoff Dunlap and produced by the London-based Illuminations Inc. for WGBH. 'Rotary Action' features the choreography of Bill T. Jones and Arnie Zane, who perform various segments of a spirited duet in Whitehall Chapel in London. Directed by Geoff Dunlap. The work broadcast as a segment of 'Alive From Off Center: Solos, Duets and Pizza. "Alive From Off Center' was established in 1985 as a production of KTCA (St. Paul Minneapolis). The show featured inde
Nosferatu
'This short, meditative film is composed of images from ancient Europe -its bridges, roads, statues, and castles -which become transformed in another time and place, the mind of a lost and weary traveler. While the title refers to the vampire legend, the mood of the piece is more that of a love story, mixing loneliness and longing.' Many of the images in Andrew Moore's 'Nosferatu' are superimposed and electronically manipulated. Repeated images of trains coursing through tunnels and individuals
Commencement 2011
Commencement Ceremony
Dickinson College
May 22, 2011
4.2.1 Check the instructions
Do you get stressed at the thought of an examination? Does the idea of revision fill you with dread? This unit will provide a host of tips to help you improve your revision and examination techniques and enable you to manage your time effectively by creating a timetable for your revision.
4 Care
What do we mean by ‘community’, ‘care’ and ‘welfare’? In this unit you will explore the meanings of these words in their historical and cultural settings. The unit does not discuss these terms exclusively in terms of social work practice so service users, carers or anyone interested in community care and the ways in which welfare services are provided would find this unit useful.
The American Revolution — Open Yale Courses
The American Revolution entailed some remarkable transformations -- converting British colonists into American revolutionaries, and a cluster of colonies into a confederation of states with a common cause -- but it was far more complex and enduring then the fighting of a war. As John Adams put it, "The Revolution was in the Minds of the people . . . before a drop of blood was drawn at Lexington" -- and it continued long past America's victory at Yorktown. This course will examine the Revolution
Come raggiungere Pavia: describing the route
At the completion of this lesson you will be able to understand the main points of a route description. You will read an email and put the missing streets into the correct places in the text. Then you will read the email again: now the instructions are missing. Then you will practice numbers and left/right. You will use this to indicate where a building is located. Lastly, you will get a brain teaser about three places in the city.
Time Lapse Bean Seed
Student produced time-lapse video of the growth of a bean seed. Grades pre-K and up. Could be used as an example for classes at any level. The video was a third grade student project. Time lapse video is set to muci. Run time 0:54.
Investment in focus as U.S. leaders visit Egypt
June 26 - American politicians and business leaders offer investment and financial support for Egypt. Deborah Lutterbeck reports.
Entretiens du Jeu de Paume : Conférences inaugurales
Entretiens du Jeu de Paume : Conférences inaugurales
"Entretiens du Jeu de Paume" vendredi 17 juin, samedi 18 juin et dimanche 19 juin 2011, l'UTLS et le Château de Versailles présenteront à Versailles la seconde édition des Entretiens du Jeu de Paume autour du thème de la séparation des pouvoirs.
Truth or True? - Faith and Science Rubbing Shoulders
Prof. Jeff Tallon : Faraday New Zealand Day
Cherishing the Earth: How to care for God's Creation
Revd Margot Hodson : Course
Radicals Homework -- Homework: Radicals
This module provides practice problems related to radicals.
U.S. History
This course is a survey of American History from the Age of Exploration and Discovery to the present. The material is designed to cover 2 semesters and content covers discovery and settlement of the New World, the formation of the nation, nationalism and expansion, Jeffersonian Republicanism, the Age of Jackson, the Civil War, Reconstruction, westward expansion, the Gilded Age, rise of unions, the Progressive Age, World War I, the Roaring Twenties, the Great Depression, World War II, the Cold Wa
Transfer Student Center Hosts Grand Opening
The UA's Transfer Student Center hosted its grand opening Aug. 24, 2011. The center, located on the fourth floor of the Student Union Memorial Center, is working to help transfer students have a smooth and successful first-year social and academic experience at the University.
Stanley Kubrick, l'artiste et sa méthode. Table ronde
Rencontre avec Ken Adam, Marisa Berenson, Michel Ciment, Nigel Galt, Jan Harlan, Christiane Kubrick, Tim Heptner, animée par Serge Toubiana.
Directeur artistique britannique d’origine allemande, Ken Adam fait ses débuts à Hollywood sur d’importantes productions : Le Tour du monde en quatre-vingts jours ou Ben-Hur. Par la suite, il travaille notamment avec Jacques Tourneur, Robert Aldrich, J. L. Mankiewicz et pour la série des James Bond des anné
Statistics - an intuitive introduction : variability
Statistical data vary: range and inter-quartile range measure this. Are they good measures?
Statistics - an intuitive introduction : summation sign
Understanding the summation sign: what does it do … why does it exist?
