John Haldon, Princeton University: History, Remote Sensing, and GIS - The Avkat Survey Project PDF
This talk introduces briefly the Avkat Archaeological Survey, a collaborative research project in north-central Anatolia which seeks to integrate a number of different approaches to studying the past, using recent technological advances to integrate disparate datasets into a cohesive framework of analysis. From the 1980s, there has been continued development of methodologies of archaeological field survey, as well as remote sensing techniques ranging from ground-penetrating radar to airborne rad
Julie Shackford, Princeton University: The Sporting Edge - IT Tools for Winning Soccer
Lunch 'n Learn presentation: Soccer coach Julie Shackford and assistant Scott Champ discuss Dartfish and other technologies that they are using from the scouting process to post-game analysis. More info: http://blogs.princeton.edu/itsacademic/2008/04/the_sporting_edge_it_tools_for_winning_soccer.html
Princeton University's 261st Commencement ceremony – June 3, 2008
The University's 261st Commencement ceremony was held at 11 a.m. Tuesday, June 3, on the lawn in front of Nassau Hall. Princeton President Shirley M. Tilghman presided and addressed the graduates.
Class of 2012 Opening Exercises: A University Convocation – September 7, 2008
On Sunday, President Shirley M. Tilghman addressed the Class of 2012 during the Opening Exercises. Several undergraduate prizes for academic distinction were awarded during this interfaith service, held at the University Chapel.
Anthony Scaturro: Cyber Security for Non-technical Users PDF
Lunch 'n Learn presentation: Your work or home computer may contain information about yourself, (e.g., tax returns and other personal information), about others (e.g., work-related reports, databases), or about matters you are working on (e.g., research) that you may not want to share with the public. It is not uncommon for computer users to assume that the various computer and software vendors sell products that will protect such information “out-of-the-box.“ While their products may conta
Jeroen Tromp, Anatoly Spitkovsky, Curt Hillegas: Applications of High Performance Computing at Princ
Lunch 'n Learn presentation: Two Princeton faculty describe their research uses of Princeton's high performance computing facilities. Professor Anatoly Spitkovsky will discuss "Simulations of Astrophysical Shocks. He will talk about the first-principles plasma simulations of shock waves in astrophysics, addressing a very simple-sounding problem --- what happens when two clouds of ionized gas collide in space? Professor Jeroen Tromp will talk about "Simulating the Big One, a large-scale 3D nu
Bill Guthe, Ben Johnston: Google Earth and Sky
Lunch 'n Learn presentation: Google Earth and Maps are used extensively for instruction at Princeton. The talk describes some of these applications, the nature of Google Earth, and some features of Google Sky, which is found within the Google Earth application. More information is available at http://blogs.princeton.edu/itsacademic/2008/11/google_earth_sky.html.
Bill Guthe, Ben Johnston: Google Earth and Sky PDF
Lunch 'n Learn presentation: Google Earth and Maps are used extensively for instruction at Princeton. The talk describes some of these applications, the nature of Google Earth, and some features of Google Sky, which is found within the Google Earth application. More information is available at http://blogs.princeton.edu/itsacademic/2008/11/google_earth_sky.html.
Sam Wang: The Princeton Election Consortium - A First Draft of Electoral History - February 11, 2009
Lunch 'n Learn presentation: How we experience political races is dominated by opinion polls. Polling data can be confusing because of their sheer number. In 2008, hundreds of polls were released during the Presidential campaign. Is there a way to cut through the resulting noise?
Four years ago Dr. Wang devised a statistical approach to analyze state polls to get a single, easy-to-understand snapshot of the race, viewed from the point of view of the Electoral College. In 2008, this approach mad
Sam Wang: The Princeton Election Consortium - A First Draft of Electoral History PDF - February 11,
Lunch 'n Learn presentation: How we experience political races is dominated by opinion polls. Polling data can be confusing because of their sheer number. In 2008, hundreds of polls were released during the Presidential campaign. Is there a way to cut through the resulting noise?
Four years ago Dr. Wang devised a statistical approach to analyze state polls to get a single, easy-to-understand snapshot of the race, viewed from the point of view of the Electoral College. In 2008, this approach mad
Virtual Maths, Shapes, Space and Measure, Calculate Height of Building guide
Guide to calculating the height of a building
Sea Shepherd introduces 'Godzilla'
As Sea Shepherd launches a new vessel, the global anti-whaling group expects to see a shorter whaling season this year as a result of their efforts.
Henry Umansky: "Managing Content on the Princeton Web" - PDF - November 11, 2009
Lunch 'n Learn presentation: Discusses the concepts and philosophies underlying Content Management Systems, the pros and cons of using a Content Management System, and briefly touches on some of the tools available at Princeton, notably SharePoint, Xythos, and Roxen. More info: http://blogs.princeton.edu/itsacademic/2009/11/managing_content_on_the_princeton_web.html
Secrets of the Human Genome
April 19, 2010. Louis Clark Vanuxem Lecture
Princeton University's 2010 Baccalaureate ceremony
Commencement activities start on Sunday with the Baccalaureate ceremony in the University Chapel. This University convocation begins with an academic procession of faculty, trustees, administrators and undergraduate degree candidates. The interfaith program, which lasts approximately one hour, includes music, prayers and readings from a variety of religious traditions, as well as an address by a guest speaker. This year's speaker is Jeff Bezos '86, founder and chief executive officer of Amazon.c
Elton John edits, Stars stage digital death
The day's top showbiz news and headlines including Elton John turns editor, celebs stay silent for World AIDS day, and Reese Witherspoon gets Walk of Fame star.
Tongue-controlled robot
Read more: http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn19790 See how a robot can be controlled with just a few tongue clicks.
Lecture 20 - 12/1/2010
Lecture 20
Lecture 29 - 12/1/2010
Lecture 29
Real-Time Embedded Systems
This reading material forms part of the Real-Time Embedded Systems module.
