What's the chance?: concepts of probability
Probability offers one of those rare intersections where classroom mathematics crosses middle school experience. The problem scenarios investigated at this level often start with a game—as did theoretical probability itself. Students find that many of the phenomena they encounter in game playing have predictable outcomes. To reach that conclusion, they need opportunities to consider data they generate, noting patterns that emerge and comparing their results with those predicted by theory.
Cape Blanco Lighthouse
Standing solidly nearly a century and a half after its completion, the Cape Blanco Lighthouse continues to serve as beacon for seamen. (5:18)
Polar Bear Cubs
Polar bears often have twin cubs, yet they have one of the slowest reproductive rates of any mammal. Learn more about these giants of the north and their offspring. (0:36)
Economics of Food Security in Jamaica
Brenda Wyss is an economist who has been studying the Jamaican economy and its agriculture sector for three decades. She began her work in Kingston in the early 1980s when trade liberalization was beginning to really effect Jamaica's farming industries.
In this video she explains what benefits and costs result when a nation like Jamaica begins to rely on cheap foreign imports for food.
See related reporting from the project "Agriculture and Jamaica's Rural Poor" :http://pulitzercenter.org/proj
Weekly ISS Recap - Oct. 17-21, 2011
The weekly International Space Station video recap for Oct. 17-21, 2011.
The Future of Europe
Leszek Balcerowicz, former president, National Bank of Poland; and professor of economics, Warsaw School of Economics
Fabled U.S. college football program rocked by child sex scandal
Nov. 7 - Former Penn State football team defensive coordinator Gerald "Jerry" Sandusky faces charges of sexual assault involving eight boys, according to state prosecutors. Pennsylvania's top police officer Frank Noonan said "it's a case about children who've had their innocence stolen from them." Rough cut (no reporter narration).
Jackson family pleased with Murray verdict
Nov 8 - Michael Jackson fans cheer and his family members pleased with guilty verdict in Dr. Conrad Murray trial. Rough cut (No reporter narration)
Demo: Using BLAST/BLAT in Ensembl
We demonstrate the BLAST/BLAT tool in Ensembl. Search for a sequence in www.ensembl.org, and identify hits to the genome, or to genes, with this tool.
SDSU Geological Sciences Webinar - Yehuda Ben-Zion
Rock damage, Earthquakes and Faults in the Brittle Crust
Yehuda Ben-Zion
Department of Earth Sciences
University of Southern California, Los Angeles
We review observational and theoretical results on seismic radiation and brittle rock damage in two complementary problems. (i) Rapid damage generation by sources with sufficiently high amplitude and subsequent gradual healing. (ii) Effects of brittle rock damage within the source volume on the seismic radiation to the bulk.
(i) Analysis of sei
Les campus universitaires québécois - Emission 30
Les campus universitaires québécois
ÉMISSION 30
Un bac vert (UQAR)
Découvrez le nouveau baccalauréat en chimie de l'environnement et des bioressources offert par l’Université du Québec à Rimouski depuis l’automne 2010 qui propose une formation multidisciplinaire unique au Québec.
Un prof, un livre : Maria Nengeh Mensah, professeure à l’Université du Québec à Montréal, présente son livre collectif Mais oui c'est un trav
Gandhi
Conférence de Catherine Clément donnée le 12 mai 2011 dans le cadre de l'Université populaire du quai Branly.
Histoire mondiale de la colonisation : les grandes figures de la décolonisation. Gandhi
Wild About Safety with Timon and Pumbaa - Safety Smart Healthy & Fit
Timon and Pumbaa show you how to be healthy and fit with their germ-free philosophy. From the importance of hand-washing to making healthy food choices, Timon and Pumbaa's Safety Smart® Checklist is brimming with valuable kid-friendly lessons on how to prevent the spread of germs and maintain overall well-being. Now, that's Safety Smart! (12:32)
Rebirth of A Nation: Can Libya Develop Stable Democracy?
Pulitzer Center journalist William Wheeler looks at Libya's attempt to transform itself into a stable, peaceful and democratic country.
Wheeler is in Libya working on his latest project "Libya: The Rebirth of a Nation" (http://bit.ly/tDgViS) He is investigating the efforts of Libya's new leaders to disarm and integrate the disparate bands of fighters now in Tripoli's streets, and its willingness to account for the thousands of guest workers whose fate is still unknown.
ISS Update - Oct. 31, 2011
The International Space Station video update for Oct. 31, 2011.
Black Friday goes mobile
Nov. 23 - Holiday shopping is going mobile, with retailers aggressively courting shoppers using exclusive mobile deals for smartphones and tablets this Black Friday. Bobbi Rebell reports.
Math Tools
Math Tools is a project of The Math Forum @ Drexel, funded in part by the National Science Foundation. The goal is to create a community digital library that supports the use and development of software for mathematics education. We began work in September of 2002 and through the help of many people there is already an active and rich resource center. You are the key. The point is to enable users to help each other use technology effectively in the math classroom. By sharing our experiences, act
Data analysis: as real world as it gets
In Data Analysis: As Real World As It Gets, we feature resources for teaching about data and statistics as supported by the NCTM Standards (NCTM, 2000). Data collection and analysis can be an avenue into the meaningful mathematics and problem-solving skills needed by students in the twenty-first century. And an answer to the student question, Why do we have to study math? can be found when teaching mathematics with a real-world statistics approach.
Dr. Conrad Murray guilty; Lindsay freed
Nov. 07 - A Los Angeles jury finds Michael Jackson's physician, Dr. Conrad Murray guilty of involuntary manslaughter. John Russell reports.
6.042J Mathematics for Computer Science (MIT)
This course is offered to undergraduates and is an elementary discrete mathematics course oriented towards applications in computer science and engineering. Topics covered include: formal logic notation, induction, sets and relations, permutations and combinations, counting principles, and discrete probability.
