Digital Signal Processing Laboratory (ECE 420)
Development of real-time digital signal processing (DSP) systems using a DSP microprocessor; several structured laboratory exercises, such as sampling and digital filtering, followed by an extensive DSP project of the student's choice.
Building Stones of Maryland
This article written for the Maryland Geological Survey discusses the most common stones produced in Maryland quarries. Descriptions of the stones include, not only geologic explanations, but also their history and famous places in which the stones are used.
Rose Bowl : can a football team score 11 points in a game?
This activity uses the history of the Rose Bowl football tournament to examine numerical combinations. It asks the student how many different ways a football team can end a game with 11 points, something that has never happened in Rose Bowl history. The activity, part of the Figure This! collection of 80 math challenges emphasizing math in the real world, also considers possible numerical combinations for playing darts and introduces the concept of a perfect number. It suggests that students mak
Auburn vs. Clemson (1949)
"This was the calm before the storm. A listless Auburn played a keyed Clemson and the Tigers had to make a fourth quarter comeback to gain a 20-20 tie. Playing their second game of the season in Ladd Stadium in Mobile, the Tigers were the victims of bad breaks and sluggish playing. Tidwell spearheaded Auburn's attack, but it was the desperate last minute running of Jim Jeffers that saved the day for the Tigers. Auburn was trailing 20-14 when Jeffers sparked a fourth quarter drive that netted Aub
Ethnographic Program
provides a map linked to nearly 60 national park sites and resources that emphasize the role of African Americans in the development of American culture, heritage, and history. Each link describes the importance of that park or resource to African American history.
Great Frontier, The
'The Great Frontier' juxtaposes dramatizations of two stories. In the first, Tracy Barnes, host of the cable access show 'Oklahoma Yesterdays,' prepares for a broadcast on Bill Jenkins, a film-maker who was attempting to make 'real westerns.' This alternates with vignettes depicting the life of Bill Jenkins.
Graphie, géopolitique et idéologie
Cette étude propose une réflexion sur les standards et règles d'écritures du créole : histoire, influences et perspectives d'évolution.
The Secret Life of Machines: internal combustion engine - Part 2 Part 2 of a 1990 TV episode on the internal combustion engine, from the 'Secret Lives of Machines' series.
The Institute for Antiquity and Christianity Report 1972 - 80
Contents:
Foreward
Research Project Reports:
Ugartic and Hebrew Parallels Project
Old Testament Form - Critical Project
The Dead Sea Scrolls
The Philo Project
The Chreia in Greco - Roman Literature and Education
Corpus Hellenisticum Novi Testamenti
International Greek New Testament Project
The Facsimile Edition of the Nag Hammadi Codices
The Coptic Gnostic Library
The Nag Hammadi Excavations
Catenae of Patristic Biblical Interpretation
The Patmos Monastery Library Project
Institute Activities:
Eyewitness Accounts
This site features more than a dozen moments in history -- Washington's worry that Britain was spreading smallpox among American troops (1775), Jefferson's observations of the French revolution (1789), Truman's first meeting with Stalin (1945), and others.
Affidavit and Flyers from the Chinese Boycott Case
This site introduces students to one instance in which immigrants overcame the ramifications of the Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882 through the U.S. judicial system. This lesson correlates to the National History Standards and National Standards for Civics and Social Sciences. It also has cross-curricular connections with history, government, language arts, and math.
The Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
This site provides a summary, history, and teaching activities related to the EEOC and this historic law, which forbade discrimination on the basis of sex as well as race in hiring, promoting, and firing.
A gallery of images for SE1422 (Brighouse)
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The Collaboration of Teacher/Artist Teams: A Qualitative Analysis of Selected Interpersonal Compone
Recent demands for academic accountability, as evidenced through standardized test scores, have left many school arts programs understaffed and vulnerable to budgetary constraints, particularly arts programs within poor urban and rural regions. For decades arts organizations have offered artist-in-residence programs as a way to supplement existing arts education programs. Currently, every state in the nation provides funding for outreach programs designed to bring “teaching artists” (TA) i
Une lentille qui distingue les couleurs ? (video)
Une bouteille remplie d’eau peut être utilisée comme une lentille qui inverse les images de façon surprenante.
The Effects of Semantic and Thematic Clustering on Learning English Vocabulary by Saudi Students
The present study aimed to compare the effects of semantic and thematic clustering on learning English vocabulary by Saudi students. It investigated whether thematic grouping or the use of meaningful context facilitates vocabulary learning. It was also conducted to shed light on how the use of context might be combined with clustering in order to facilitate learning.
The study consisted of two parts. In the first part, the quantitative stage, 160 participants studied four lists of English words
A QUALITATIVE STUDY OF TEACHERS CERTIFIED BY THE NATIONAL BOARD FOR PROFESSIONAL TEACHING STANDARDS
The purpose of this research study was to describe the characteristics and instructional practices of teachers certified by the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards (NBPTS) in the Early Childhood/Generalist category. The problem of the study is to examine if there are common characteristics that exemplary teachers use. The study rests upon the following considerations: 1) literacy learning is important and the early childhood period is prime time for language learning; 2) young chi
Lecture 28 - 11/29/2010
Lecture 28
L’air ce n’est pas rien (video)
On montre au moyen de deux verres que l’air est invisible mais qu’il occupe un volume.
Une pièce de monnaie disparaît (video)
C’est grâce au phénomène de réfraction de la lumière à la surface de l’eau qu’on voit réapparaître une pièce de monnaie qui avait disparu.
