Introduction to the Visual Arts, Fall 2004
Introduction to artistic practice and aesthetic analysis through studio work and lectures. Students communicate ideas and experiences through various media such as sculpture, installation, performance, and video. Projects evolve through stages of conceptual and material development to final presentation. Lectures, visiting artist presentations, field trips, and readings supplement studio practice, providing an index to the historical, cultural, and environmental forces that affect both developme
The Science of Measurement: Accuracy vs. Precision
This site defines precision and accuracy and offers dart and bullseye illustrations as a visual example of the difference between them. This explanation is provided as a resource for a lab on measurement for an introductory science distance-learning course from a community college.
Electrónica
Adquisición por el alumno de conocimientos básicos de Electrónica (tanto teóricos como prácticos, orientados fundamentalmente a circuitos digitales) que permitan abordar el estudio de sistemas de lógica programada en cursos posteriores. Desarrollo teórico (5 cr.), complementado con problemas (2 cr.) y prácticas de laboratorio (2 cr.)
Top 50 Drama Games Unpacked Author: Celia Pennae Price: $29.95 Practical teacher's resource kit filled with drama games plus added lists, picture cards and activities.
Late night delights (pizza and wings)!
Southwest Delivery Express now offers UMass Amherst students in the university's largest residential area the opportunity to order wings and pizza from the campus's award-winning Dining Services.
How do I Apply for Financial Aid?
This video helps explain the process of applying for different types of financial aid at Kent State.
Darwin's mother and the miniature: with Randal Keynes
Charles Darwin's mother Susannah Wedgwood died when he was just eight, and he could never remember her face - until he discovered a long-hidden portrait of her as a young woman. Hear Darwin's great-great-grandson Randal Keynes explain why finally seeing this miniature of his mother (on display at the Fitzwilliam Museum) was so significant for the great naturalist, and why portraits of loved ones were so important to both the Wedgwood and Darwin families.
This month with the President - Feb. 2011
This month, McMaster University President Patrick Deane reflects on the recent series of open discussion forums held on topics such as differentiation, internationalization and community and talks about upcoming sessions on other topics of importance to the McMaster community.
Upcoming forums:
Forum at the McMaster Downtown Centre - Feb. 28, 1:00 p.m. - 2:30 p.m., Room 216
Forum on Teaching and Learning - March 10, 2:30 p.m. - 4:00 p.m., Gilmour Hall Room 111
Forum on Research - March 17, 2
JFK50 The Call to Public Service — U.S. Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer
Stephen Breyer, Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court, remembers John F. Kennedy's call to public service and its resonance with young people today.
JFK50 The Mission to Give Back — Giovanna Negretti
Giovanna Negretti, a native of Vieques, Puerto Rico, and Harvard Kennedy School alumna, talks about the influence the Kennedy legacy had on her.
Diversity Lecture: Ta-Nehisi Coates
As part of our Bob and Aliecia Woodrick Diversity Learning Center Diversity Lecture Series, Grand Rapids Community College presents Ta-Nehisi Coates speaking on "A Deeper Black: The Meaning of Race in the Age of Obama."
The Decision
After many hours of intense and exhausting preparation, Team Giving Grounds brace themselves for the final decision. Is theirs the winning plan?
Penn Transit Open House
Penn Transit at the University of Pennsylvania invites the campus community to an open house at its newly recycled facilities at 34th Street and Grays Ferry Avenue from 1 to 3 p.m., Wednesday, Feb. 23. Complimentary transportation is available at any Penn Transit stop during that time. The transportation service relocated to the former site of the DuPont Co.'s Marshall Laboratory in December 2010 and was able to reuse and repurpose a lot of the furnishings and materials as well as the buildings.
HighBall @ NYC 2011
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SFU Outstanding Alumni Awards Gala 2010
Each year, SFU and the Alumni Association honour our most accomplished graduates with Outstanding Alumni Awards. Nominations are made by alumni, faculty, staff, students and SFU's many friends in the community.
For more information, visit: http://www.sfu.ca/alumni/our_alumni/outstanding/
Addition and Subtraction of Whole Numbers: Whole Numbers
Denny Burzynski,
Wade Ellis
This module is from Fundamentals of Mathematics by Denny Burzynski and Wade Ellis, Jr. This module discusses many of aspects of whole numbers, including the Hindu-Arabic numeration system, the […]
Why Thinking-By-Numbers is the New Way to be Smart
Today's best and brightest organisations are analysing massive databases at lightning speed to provide greater insights into human behaviour. From internet sites like Google and Amazon that know your tastes better than you do, to a physician's diagnosis and your child's education, to boardrooms and government agencies, a new breed of decision makers--call them super crunchers--are calling the shots. And they are delivering staggeringly accurate results. Want to know the value of a particular win
Suresh: Lesson 66 – story of Daaku Ratnakar
(See all the lesson from Suresh; See the First Lesson from Suresh; Build Your Vocabulary By Mastering 4 Words a Day) (Looking for something else? Check out our Lesson Finder, [...]
Combien d’objets dans une image ?
Dans cet exposé Jean-Jacques Lévy propose de décortiquer quelques algorithmes d'étiquetage des objets dans une image, c'est à dire de segmentation de cette image en régions homogènes, et de regarder en détail la complexité algorithmique d'un tel mécanisme. Cela permet de montrer dans un cas concret, quels formalismes permettent d'analyser les performances d'un algorithme et de vérifier sa validité. On y croise la fonction d’Ackermann dont le rôle est essentiel en informatique
Origines de l'Aragon dans les chroniques de Fabricio de Vagad et Gonzalo García
Les origines du royaume d'Aragon dans les chroniques de Fabricio de Vagad et Gonzalo García de Santa María : stratégies discursives et altérations significatives. Sophie HIREL et Mathilde BARON. In Dire, taire, masquer les origines dans la péninsule ibérique, du Moyen Age au Siècle d'Or, colloque international organisé par l'Équipe de recherche "Littérature Espagnole Médiévale et du Siècle d'Or" (LEMSO) du laboratoire France méridionale et Espagne : his
