Survive That Tsunami!
Students use a table-top-sized tsunami generator to observe the formation and devastation of a tsunami. They see how a tsunami moves across the ocean and what happens when it reaches the continental shelf. Students make villages of model houses and buildings to test how different material types are impacted by the huge waves. They further discuss how engineers design buildings to survive tsunamis. Much of this activity setup is the same as for the Mini-Landscape activity in Lesson 4 of the Natur
Partners in success!
Dr Denis Coleman, Founder of Symantec Corporation, the fourth largest software company in the world, gives us lessons from his 14 Silicon Valley start-ups.
3.6 Different paradigms and different methods These different methods alert us to the fact that psychology is not just one enterprise, but a series of interlocking enterprises in which psychologists have different views about the best ways to try to understand or explain people and their behaviour and experience. These are arguments about epistemology; that is, what questions to ask, what sort of evidence to look for, what sort of criteria to use to evaluate explanations, and what sort of methods to use. All knowledge and al
3.3 Psychological tests The most commonly used psychological tests, such as intelligence tests and personality tests, are highly structured forms of self-report where participants have to solve problems or choose from fixed alternatives on a questionnaire. Researchers then work out a score for each participant that gives information about their intelligence or personality. These tests are different from ordinary questionnaires in the way they are constructed and pre-tested. They are tried out on large numbers
Myotonic Muscular Dystrophy - Station and Gait Exam - Station Sub-exam - Patient 2
Patient is a 52-year-old African-American male with a known diagnosis of myotonic muscular dystrophy. His neuromuscular symptoms began in the early 1990s with poor dexterity in the hands, dropping objects, and clumsiness with fine motor weakness. He is very slow buttoning clothes, putting on his shoes, brushing his teeth, shaving, and other similar activities. He has trouble in ambulation and falls frequently. He has trouble getting up from a chair or sofa and climbing stairs. He also reports co
Site Libre Savoirs: Les marchés financiers
Domaine: Sciences de l'économie, de la gestion et de la société
Programme
I Les principes généraux d'organisation des marchés financiers
II Les marchés sous-jacents
II-1 Les marchés d'actions
II-2 Les marchés obligataires
1I-3 Les marchés des changes
III Les marchés dérivés
III-1 Les marchés à terme de marchandises
III-2 Les marchés à terme d'instruments financiers (marchés de taux)
III-3 Les marchés d'options négociables
Méthodes pédagogiques
Cours sur la b
Differential Equations
Fact-sheet outlining the method of solution of differential equations. Includes an illustrative example on first order variables separable differential equation.
4.5 An overview of problems and solutions
The internet is a fantastic source of information for any student, but how do you evaluate the information each site provides? This unit will help you assess the benefits of information technology, providing guidance on the protocols for using email, online conferencing and real time chat as methods of communication.
Relations with families and communities
Learn about communicating with the families of the children in a childcare centre, and which staff are qualified to discuss issues, concerns and queries about a child with a family member.
Chimie et défis énergétiques du 21ème siècle: carburants à partir d'eau et de soleil - M Fonte
Chimie et défis énergétiques du 21ème siècle: des carburants à partir d?eau et de soleil
Une conférence UTLS du cycle : « La Chimie partout » du 21 au 29 mai 2011 à 18h30
Marc Fontecave, Professeur, Membre de l?Académie des Sciences, Collège de France et CEA, Chimie et biologie des métaux, UMR CNRS 5249, Grenoble
Next steps After completing this unit you may wish to study another OpenLearn Study Unit or find out more about this topic. Here are some suggestions: If you wish to study formally at The Open University, you may w
11.2 Frequency discrimination
Hearing is a familiar and important human sense that is a topic naturally of interest to those who are curious about human biology. This unit will enable you to relate what you read to your own sensory experiences – and indeed many of the questions asked have exactly that function. This unit will be best understood by those with some biological understanding.
8 Review of learning outcomes After studying this unit you should be able to: Part A understand the European Convention of Human Rights system of rights and the mechanism set up for their protection: You have seen that the ECHR emerged from the social and political aftermath of the Second World War. It emphasises individual rights and tries to provide a balance between specific individual and collective rights. Som
Unfinished Business: Money, Ethics, and a Better Transplant System
Transplant policy in the U.S relies on volunteers. This approach cannot meet increasing demand for organs. This lecture explores the ethics of alternative systems practically and philosophically.
Searching for life in Lake Ellsworth, and dead whales
This week in the Planet Earth Podcast: why scientists are planning on drilling three kilometres beneath the Antarctic ice sheet in one of the most ambitious exploration projects ever undertaken; and how worms that feed on dead whale bones at the bottom of the ocean may be distorting the whale fossil record.
PediNeuroLogic Exam: Newborn: Abnormal: Tone - Resting Posture
Although this baby's resting posture shows some flexion of the lower extremities, the upper and lower extremities are in more extension than flexion. The hips are fully abducted and there is little spontaneous movement. There are some gravity opposing movements but they are infrequent. This baby has a 'flat on the mat' appearance reflecting low tone and possible weakness. A neuroscience tutorial focusing on those aspects of the pediatric neurological examination that are unique to the child's ne
TRON:Legacy - An HTML5 Graphic Novel by Disney The Beauty of the Web shines with Disney's new Tron:Legacy site, a rich graphic novel brought to life online using HTML5 Canvas and audio tags (check out the music). The site, designed to mark the relaunch of the Tron:Legacy application, takes advantage of the power of modern PC hardware through Internet Explorer 9's full hardware acceleration so it feels interactive, immersive and responsive. Giorgio Sardo
278 GG Oddness When You Start a Sentence with "There Is"
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AMNH Scientific Expeditions 2010
Dr. Michael J. Novacek, Senior Vice-President and Provost of Science at the American Museum of Natural History, highlights some of the scientific expeditions led by Museum scientists throughout 2010. Fly with him around the globe, where he and colleagues dig up ancient fossils, excavate artifacts of past civilizations, and survey living animals and their habitats. Back in New York they analyze their discoveries with the help of new state-of-the-art technology.
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1.7 Taxation Another function of accounting is to provide the basis on which tax is measured. The link between taxation and financial reporting is stronger in some countries than others, and is typically much more pronounced in the accounting of owner-managed business than multinational groups. However, the tax issue can be a very significant shaper of accounting measurement. The relationship between tax and accounting is, like so many things, partly the result of an accident of history. In commercial cod
