Mexican-American War - 6 of 6
One of the most controversial conflicts in U.S. history, the Mexican-American War erupted as President James K. Polk sought to extend the borders of the nation.
World War II: How It Was in Okinawa
A summary of how World War II was in Okinawa. Uses personal narratives. Gives some depth to those studying this battle. Also provides insights into the Japanese tactics.
WW Two: A Summary Of The Battle of the Bulge
A summary of what the war was like in the Battle of the Bulge during World War Two. Stories from survivors. A good introduction to the horrors of war and what they endured to stop the Germans.
Before He Became President , Lincoln Was A Lawyer
This video gives background information on how being a lawyer prepare Lincoln to be the President. It shows how Lincoln turned negatives into positives by educating himself. Some artifacts shown.
The Gettysburg Address: Reflections  Â
This video gives a reflection about President Lincoln's Gettysburg Address and its background and reasons for him to be at the site shortly after the war ended. Shows how slavery was not mentioned, although the South's desire to keep slaves was a main reason for the deaths of hundred of thousands.
Islamic Month of Ramadan
Video about the ninth month of Ramadan, the month that the Q'uran was revealed to the Prophet Mohamed. Discusses fasting, hijab, and devotion in spite of location. Run time 02:02.
3.3 Underground mining
During the Indistrial Revolution half of the world's coal came from Britain. We still rely heavily on it today to meet our energy needs, but now we input more than we produce. Burning it introduces large amounts of gases into the atmosphere that harm the environment in a variety of ways. In this unit it will become apparent that the most appealing quality of coal is that there is plenty of it.
1.5 Star clusters and stellar evolution
Stars can necessarily be observed only at a distance. This unit introduces the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram, an essential tool in understanding the nature of stars. You should have some understanding of the basic stellar properties of luminosity and temperature in order to get the most from the unit.
1.5 The characteristics of astronomical telescopes
This unit looks at how telescopes and spectrographs are designed to improve our ability to observe the universe. You will examine how different technologies have been developed over the last four hundred years to enable us to look deep into space.
4.2 Defining useful subsets of the complex number system, and proving the Nested Rectangles Theorem
You may have met complex numbers before, but not had experience in manipulating them. This unit gives an accessible introduction to complex numbers, which are very important in science and technology, as well as mathematics. The unit includes definitions, concepts and techniques which will be very helpful and interesting to a wide variety of people with a reasonable background in algebra and trigonometry.
2.1 Introduction
You may have met complex numbers before, but not had experience in manipulating them. This unit gives an accessible introduction to complex numbers, which are very important in science and technology, as well as mathematics. The unit includes definitions, concepts and techniques which will be very helpful and interesting to a wide variety of people with a reasonable background in algebra and trigonometry.
6 The Pavilion and the picturesque
In this unit we examine the Royal Pavilion at Brighton, and its relationship to nineteenth century romanticism and exoticism. We begin with a biographical discussion of the Prince of Wales, afterwards Prince Regent and eventually King George IV, to whose specifications the Pavilion was built. With the help of video and still images we take a tour of the Pavilion, examining the exterior then a series of interior rooms as a visitor in the 1820s may have experienced them. Besides this we look at co
Managing your own career in today's labour market The customer is king Promise based management at Garanti Bank Making revisions Discussions around the round table at Garanti Bank What can career services offer Building brands from the inside out Rethinking the banking agenda
Isabel Fernandez, Assistant Professor of Strategic and International Management, talks about her research examining how changes in today's labour market have radically altered the way that careers are managed.
Patrick Barwise, Emeritus Professor of Management and Marketing, exposes the myths of consumer behaviour while reiterating the core fundamentals of engaging with customers - primarily that the customer should be king.
In the second of his three part series talking with Akin Ongar, Associate Professor of Management Practice Don Sull listens to the former Garanti Bank CEO discuss how introducing "oral contracts" helped increase efficiency and transparency.
In the last instalment of a four part series on 'closing the gap between strategy and execution' Don Sull speaks with Marcel Telles of InBev about how organisations can go about revising strategy when the unexpected happens.
Don Sull speaks with former Garanti Bank CEO Akin Ongor about forming round table groups so that top managers would work together to align the priorities of the organisation.
Diane Morgan, Director of Career Services, talks about the department and what it can offer to London Business School students.
Nader Tavassoli, Professor of Marketing, talks about building a brand internally.
Professor Viral Acharya discusses capital budgeting and governance at banks, and challenges banks to reconsider performance targets
