An Introduction to Old English
Topics include who the Anglo-Saxons were, where they came from, and where they settled; the rough period covered in Old English; differences and similarities between Old English and Modern English; the use of runes and more.
1.1 An Introduction to General Philosophy
Part 1.1. Outlines the General Philosophy course, the various topics that will be discussed, and also, more importantly, the philosophical method that this course introduces to students.
001 Introduction to Quantum Mechanics, Probability Amplitudes and Quantum States
First lecture of the Quantum Mechanics course given in Michaelmas Term 2009.
4.3 Introduction to Cartesian Dualism
Part 4.3. Introduces Descartes' idea of Dualism, that there is a separation between the mind and the body, as well as some of the philosophical issues surrounding this idea.
3.1 Introduction to David Hume
Introduces 18th Century Scottish philosopher David Hume, 'The Great Infidel', including his life, works and a brief look at his philosophical thoughts.
2.5 Introduction to John Locke
Part 2.5. Introduction to the philosophy of John Locke, 'England's first Empiricist', he also gives a very simplistic definition of Empiricism; we obtain knowledge through experience of the world, through sensory data (what we see, hear, etc).
2.2 Introduction to Thomas Hobbes
Part 2.2. A brief introduction to Thomas Hobbes, 'The monster of Malmsbury', his views on a mechanistic universe, his strong ideas on determinism and his pessimistic view of human nature: 'The life of man is solitary, poor, nasty, brutish and short'.
1.1 An Introduction to General Philosophy
Part 1.1. Outlines the General Philosophy course, the various topics that will be discussed, and also, more importantly, the philosophical method that this course introduces to students.
Ngaire Woods, introduction to the International Community's Response to Haiti
Ngaire Woods talks about the international community's humanitarian response to the Haitian Earthquake. Part of a series of presentations entitled 'The International Community's Response to Haiti'.
Ngaire Woods, introduction to the International Community's Response to Haiti
Ngaire Woods talks about the international community's humanitarian response to the Haitian Earthquake. Part of a series of presentations entitled 'The International Community's Response to Haiti'.
Fasti Ecclesiae Anglicanae 1300-1541: volume 12 - Introduction and errata
Contains an introduction and errata for the Fasti volumes for the period 1300-1541.
A Five Minute Introduction to Islam
Who is Allah? What does the Quran teach about Allah? What does history reveal about Islam? These questions are addressed in this video. (no narration) Run time 04:55.
Introduction to Islam--G-d as the Creator and Originator of the Universe
Speaker Naseem Mahdi gives a 9 minute introduction to Islam. One of the 100 Attributes of G-d, G-d as the Creator and Originator of the Universe. Rather than just a straight ahead intro to Islam, this is a description of one of the tenets of Islam. It is only slightly less than neutral, but not offensive in any way. Extremely informative and thought provoking. Run time 09:58
Introduction to Lattice Multiplication
In this video, Sal Khan, offers an introduction to Lattice Multiplication. Mr. Khan uses the Paint Program (with different colors)Â to illustrate his points. Sal Khan is the recipient of the 2009Â Microsoft Tech Award in Education.
Europeana: European culture
Europeana is a European Commission funded web portal which is building a virtual European library offering free access to Europe's cultural resources. Multiple languages are available. It is organised as a giant database of cultural artefacts, typically presenting a (low quality) picture and some metadata for each record and redirecting to other websites to access digital resources. It searches millions of texts (manuscripts, papers, ebooks), images (photographs, maps), films (moving images, vid
European bibliography of Slavic and East European studies (EBSEES)
The website European Bibliography of Slavic and East European studies (EBSEES) is a bibliographic database combining two older databases of Western European scholarship published between 1991-200 and 2001-20078 in eight countries (Austria, Belgium, Finland, France, Germany, Great Britain, the Netherlands and Switzerland), focussing on Eastern Europe, the former Soviet union and the Balkans. Currently EBSEES is a joint project of the Staatsbibliothek of Berlin (Berlin State Library) and the Maiso
SIN005 : Dormouse: European protected species
This three page leaflet, SIN005 - Dormouse: European protected species, is made available by Natural England as a PDF file. The leaflet briefly describes the life history, biology, and distribution of the dormouse as well as the legislation protecting it and ways in which farming may affect it. There are references to other literature and contacts regarding licensing.
SIN006 : Otter: European protected species
This Natural England species information note (provided as a PDF file) gives a brief description of the otter, its biology, relevant legislation, possible problems and issues and ways these might be resolved. It also gives contacts regarding licensing, and details of some relevant literature.
European Pollutant Release and Transfer Register
The European Pollutant Release and Transfer Register (E-PRTR) is an Europe-wide register that provides key environmental data from industrial facilities in European Union Member States and in Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway. It replaces and improves upon the previous European Pollutant Emission Register (EPER). The new register contains data reported annually by approximately 24,000 industrial facilities covering 65 economic activities across Europe. The Register is compiled by the European En
Introduction to linear dynamical systems : EE263 : Linear systems and optimization
This lecture course on linear dynamical systems is made available as part of Stanford Engineering Everywhere, an initiative from Stanford University licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 United States licence. Topics covered in the notes include: an overview of linear dynamical systems, linear functions, a review of linear algebra, orthonormal sets of vectors and QR factorisation, and the least squares method. The website includes video lecture notes in multiple formats with transcri
