Workshop 2: Math. Analysis - Why do we do proofs?
The fourth class in Dr Joel Feinstein's G12MAN Mathematical Analysis module aims to motivate students to understand why we might want to do proofs, why proofs are important, and how they can help us. 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 can be hard to solve (Fermat's Last Theorem); sometimes statements which appear to be intuitively obvious may turn out to be false (Simpson's paradox); the ans
Pathway to Space
High school science just got a whole lot more interesting. Students from around Australia can now embark on a mission to Mars and learn what it's like to follow science and engineering careers.
Pathways to Space, a federally funded project led by the University of New South Wales, will see students working with scientists in a Mars Yard at Sydney's Powerhouse Museum and linking up via video with researchers at UNSW and The University of Sydney.
The simulated mission exhibit, a recipient of alm
Barriers and Motivators for Using OER in Schools
Barriers and Motivators for Using OER in Schools
Hindi Lesson No. 88 eighty eight: हिंदी पाठ संख्या ८८ Hindi(Paath
Hindi Lesson No. 88 eighty eight: हिंदी पाठ संख्या ८८ Hindi(Paath sankhya atthasee) अट्ठासी शब्दावली- shabdawali(vocabulary) Vol III Devanagari (Transliteration ) Translation 1. क्रांति ( Kranti ) revolution 2. कलह [...]
Endeavour Retrospective
A retrospective look at space shuttle Endeavour.
Cell Phone Spectrophotometer
Instructions and software are provided to allow students to build an inexpensive spectrophotometer, using digital cameras or cell phone cameras as array detectors. Supplementary materials include instructions for high school teachers and laboratory instructions for both high school and college students. Software source code allows customization.
Animation of GC solvent focusing
This site has very good animations related to separations. It deals specifically with solvent focusing in gas chromatography. The animations are short (one to two minutes) and can easily be shown in class as part of a lecture. They are extremely helpful in illustrating key components and concepts of chromatographic systems. Users are encouraged to explore the site and the other brief animations as well. Separate links to other simulations by the same company (TRSL) are also listed on ASDL.
M.E. Muller Institute for Microscopy
This website is a nice primer for those who are interested in atomic-level surface imaging of biological samples with atomic force microscopy (AFM). The accompanying graphics are illustrative of what can be done and at what resolution. Note the material is a little dated (1996), but is still very useful.
If one is interested in learning about biological imaging with other methods as well, it is recommended to open the home page site (http://www.mih.unibas.ch/Booklet/Booklet96/Intro/Intro.ht
Simplex Optimization Methods
This site, from the developers of the software program Multisimplex, provides a basic introduction to simplex optimization. Topics include the basic simplex method, the modified simplex method and evolutionary optimization. Although the mathematical details are not included, the site provides flow charts showing the logic behind the optimization. The site assumes that the user understands the need for optimization and, therefore, is less suitable for beginners.
Encyclopedia of Analytical Instrumentation
Site contains a comprehensive introduction to a large number of analytical instruments, their components and techniques. Example topics: basic concepts/methods, data acquisition and electronics, data handling, electrochemistry, imaging, material and surface analysis, sensors, spectroscopy, etc.
Steps in conducting a systematic review
This RLO outlines the five fundamental steps to conducting a systematic review of health care research so as identify, select and critically appraise relevant research.
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Building a Business: Negotiation Skills
Owen Darbishire, University Lecturer at the Said Business School, presents the seventh lecture of the 2010/11 Building a Business lecture series.
1 Evolution and natural and artificial selection In this unit, we describe the theory of evolution by natural selection as proposed by Charles Darwin in his book, first published in 1859, On The Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection, or The Preservation of Favoured Races in the Struggle for Life. We will look at natural selection as Darwin did, taking inheritance for granted, but ignoring the mechanisms underlying it.
1 Developing information literacy skills This Key Skill Assessment Unit offers an opportunity for you to select and prepare work that demonstrates your key skills in the area of information literacy. This unit provides you with advice and information on how to go about presenting your key skills work as a portfolio. In presenting work that demonstrates your key skills you are taking the initiative to show that you can develop and improve a particular set of skills, and are able to use your skills more generally in your
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.
2.1 Some basic concepts
Energy resources are essential for any society, be it one dependent on subsistence farming or an industrialised country. There are many different sources of energy, some well-known such as coal or petroleum, others less so, such as tides or the heat inside the Earth. Is nuclear power a salvation or a nightmare? This unit provides background information to each resource, so that you can assess them for yourself.
Grand Rapids Choir of Men & Boys Holy Week 2011
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