024 Classical Spin and Addition of Angular Momenta
Twenty fourth lecture in Professor James Binney's Quantum Mechanics Lecture series given in Hilary Term 2010
USGS Biological Resources: National Activities
The mission of the United States Geological Survey's Biological Resources Discipline involves working with others to provide the scientific understanding and technologies needed to support the sound management and conservation of our Nation's biological resources. This website contains a comprehensive listing of biological research taking place within the USGS biology branch. This portal provides access to the National Bird Banding Project, the National Park Service flora and fauna database, the
Bulletin of the Institute for Antiquity and Christianity, Volume XIII, Issue 4
CONTENTS:
Cover Illustration Description,
Calendar of Events,
The Institute Chreia Project at the Press,
Ibycus Update,
Institute Hosts Pokorny at New Testament Seminar,
The Spring Public Lecture Series of the lAC: "Kingdom and Community in the Gospel of Thomas," "Magic: A World of Wonder and Power," "Structure and Meaning in Exodus 32-34," "The Hasmonean Dynasty and Its Coinage," and "The Dead Sea Scrolls and Biblical Studies",
Artifacts from Bab edh-Dhra' on Display,
Contexts no.2: "The Anci
Sesame Street - Elmo's Alphabet Rap
In this video, Elmo sings the alphabet song in a catchy rap tune while the letters of the alphabet fly all around the screen. Great video for teaching the alphabet and recognizing the letters.
Labour Pains
In this podcast Professor of Political Economy, Andreas Bieler looks into the possible knock-on effects.
Professor Bieler also looks ahead to an upcoming workshop on trans
Could the financial crisis spell the beginning of the end for trade unions?
Fixing Global Finance
Drawing on his latest book Fixing Global Finance he looks at what can be done to put things right.
Martin Wolf spoke to the UON podcast before delivering a key lecture for the Leverhulme Centre for Research in Globalisatio
In this podcast Martin Wolf, Associate Editor and Chief Economics Commentator for theFinancial Times, talks about the extent of the global financial crisis.
Agent Based Modeling of Complex Adaptive Systems (Basic)
Our human society consists of many intertwined Large Scale Socio-Technical Systems (LSSTS), such as infrastructures, industrial networks, the financial systems etc. Environmental pressures created by these systems on Earth’s carrying capacity are leading to exhaustion of natural resources, loss of habitats and biodiversity, and are causing a resource and climate crisis. To avoid this sustainability crisis, we urgently need to transform our production and consumption patterns. Given that we, as
Introducción a la EconomÃa
Introducción al análisis económico con especial referencia al turismo. Análisis Económico de las actividades turÃsticas en un contexto macroeconómico global.
Introducción a la EconomÃa
Introducción al análisis económico con especial referencia al turismo. Análisis Económico de las actividades turÃsticas en un contexto macroeconómico global.
Herramientas de Teledetección aplicadas a la gestión de los recursos hÃdricos (2008)
La asignatura Herramientas de Teledetección aplicadas a la hidrologÃa esta orientada a formar a los estudiantes en la el análisis de imágenes de satélite y su utilización para obtener información ambiental.
La gestión de los recursos hÃdricos se considera cada vez más un problema global cuya resolución implica el reconocimiento de su carácter espacial. En este sentido, y con carácter complementario a la asignatura de SIG, se plantea la necesidad de que el profesional sea capaz de g
Sistemas de Información Geográfica aplicados a la HidrologÃa (2008)
La asignatura "Sistemas de Información Geográfica aplicados a la HidrologÃa" esta orientada a formar a los estudiantes en la utilización de herramientas computacionales en general, y Sistemas de Información Geográfica en particular, para estudiar problemas hidrológicos a partir de modelos de datos espaciales.
La gestión de los recursos hÃdricos se considera cada vez más un problema global cuya resolución implica el reconocimiento de su carácter espacial.
En esta asignatura se abo
GeometrÃa y TopologÃa (2010)
Esta asignatura está dedicada a iniciarse en el estudio de las variedades diferenciables, como generalización natural del concepto de superficie, que ya debe conocer el estudiante tras el estudio en tercer curso de la asignatura GeometrÃa Diferencial. Cuando trabajamos con superficies de R3, o en general con subvariedades del espacio euclÃdeo Rn, estamos disfrutando de la ventaja de la simplicidad conceptual; en general, estamos más cómodos tratando con subespacios de Rn que con espacios
Steve Jobs and Bill Gates Together: Part 1 of 10 In their rare joint appearance at All Things Digital 5,
Steve Jobs and Bill Gates discuss their contributions to the technology
Corruption Perception Index 2009 Huguette Labelle, Chair of Transparency International, presents the Corruption Perception Index for 2009. This year Somalia, Afghanistan, Myanmar and Sudan were perceived as most corrupt, and New Zealand, Denmark, Singapore and Sweden as the least corrupt.
Theo Jansen: The art of creating creatures Dutch artist and engineer Theo Jansen uses plastic tubes and bottles to create amazangly lifelike creatures moved by windpower.
Capital Markets (NIRI)
An overview of the investment markets, this course examines the menu of securities available in today's market and the attributes of the various types of securities. It will also examine the purpose of capital markets, capitalization structure, how domestic and global securities markets work, the trend toward globalization of the capital markets, the organized exchanges for stocks and bonds and securities trading, the mechanics of the buy-side/ sell-side, the role of investment bankers and broke
CSET Science Subtest II: Molecular Biology and Biochemistry
The University of California, Irvine Extension, supported by generous grants from the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation and The Boeing Company, is developing online courses to prepare science and mathematics teachers for the California Subject Examinations for Teachers (CSET). This module is part of the preparation for CSET Science Subtest II.
This module includes the following chemistry topics:
How Predictable is the Climate System: Droughts, Floods, and Extreme Events "How Predictable is the Climate System: Droughts, Floods, and Extreme Events" A lecture delivered by UCI Professor Soroosh Sorooshian on February 20, 2008. Professor Sorooshian, Director of the Center for Hydrometeorology and Remote Sensing at the University of California, Irvine is both Distinguished Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering and Distinguished Professor of Earth System Science. Among the world's top experts on drought, he has been advisor to the World Meteorolo
Sustainability & Food Security
Bryan McDonald, PhD from CUSA and Planning Policy & Design, UC Irvine and Kelsey Meagher, the Sustainable Agrifood Systems (SAS) Fellow, UC Irvine present on "Sustainability and Food Security" on April 6, 2010. This talk provides an introduction to the major issues impacting global food security as well as linking food security to other pressing security challenges facing people and societies including sustainability and global environmental change. This talk will also discuss results from a rec
Post-Conflict Reconstruction: Global Health Concerns and Issues A Public Health Seminar delivered by Candace Chandra, Founder and President, Canary Strategies, LLC on Monday, May 10, 2010 Due to the severity, length, and frequency of conflict around the world, global health is increasingly involved in post-conflict reconstruction. Conflict is increasingly impacting not just the burden of disease and prevalence of serious injuries (including mental health), but also destroying health care systems and physical infrastructure - creating an emergency
