Invertible Square Matrix
This video explains how determinants can be used to determine if a square matrix is invertible. A square matrix is invertible if and only if its determinant is not zero. (2:39)
The Music Teacher
Darwin's Frog--Physical Appearance
This short video gives excellent real life, close up footage of the physical appearance of a Darwin's Frog. Discovered by Charles Darwin in the thick, gloomy forests of southern-central Chile, Darwin’s frog (Rhinoderma darwinii) possesses a distinctive appearance and an unusual biology. The head of this species has a triangular appearance due to the presence of a pronounced, fleshy proboscis that projects from the tip of the snout. This is a great resource to help build background kno
Food Security: On The Cusp of A Crisis in Jamaica
Learn more: http://pulitzercenter.org/projects/jamaica-agriculture-rural-farming-economy
It's a sad irony for Jamaica: A land blessed with the abundance of fruits and vegetables is increasingly reliant upon cheap agricultural imports that drive the country's farmers out of business. As Jamaica lifts its trade restrictions, foreign products flood the market. Despite saying their products taste better, research shows that ordinary Jamaicans would opt for lower-priced foreign alternatives due to i
Sketching orthographics - block 1
Mexican dwarf orange crayfish is giving birth
Mexican dwarf orange crayfish (Cambarellus patzcuarensis var. orange) is giving birth to her CPO babies. In fact, she it shaking her abdomen to let babies go...
11.027 City to City: Comparing, Researching and Writing about Cities: New Orleans (MIT)
City to City, as a class, will jump into the complexity of planning in New Orleans, a post-disaster city. City-to-City will ask how a post-disaster city grapple with its ideas of identity, what it is, who it represents, and how it projects its sense of self to residences, businesses, tourists, and to the outside world. In considering its people, how do city planners think about who lives where and why? At the same time, how can city planners celebrate a city's history and its culture and how can
Fish Eagle Hunting Flamingos (Narrated by David Tennant)
Fish eagle hunts flamingos in Lake Bogoria. Video clip from BBC's Earthflight.
Moustapha Sarhank on Visiting Darden
Moustapha Ismail Sarhank, Honorary Chairman of the Sarhank Group speaks about visiting the University of Virginia Darden School of Business in Charlottesville, Virginia.
"Dear John" by David Mason (poetry reading)
David Mason is Poet Laureate of Colerado. He teaches and is a reader in the Poetry Out Loud movement intended to widen interest in poetry. He says, ""Having beautiful language in your head is one of the great ways of being a human being"
http://www.poetryfoundation.org/bio/david-mason
I find the poetry of John Frederick Nims particularly endearing. Out of fairness, I confess that David Mason doesn't find me endearing: he says that I am "All voice and no brain" which makes me feel like the
"Another Sense of An Ending" by Sam Gwynn (poetry reading)
Stills from The Truman Show, for atmosphere.
It's pestered you for years and years,
Your private little worrywart
Like something buzzing in your ears,
Some static-tattered last report
From someone in the pockmarked fort
You'd never trusted all along--
The shitty, sentimental sort.
Suppose you got the whole thing wrong.
It's aggravating, like the lead
--Eberhard Faber, #2--
You'll carry (till you're done and dead!)
In your left palm. It's part of you.
It fits you like a worn-out s
Loodrechten tekenen : Stappenplan Dit is een stappenplan dat de leerlingen helpt om loodrechten te tekenen met behulp van een geodriehoek.
Wollaton Library Collection Ep.3 Digitisation
In this, the third video in the Wollaton series, Mark Bentley (Scanning Technician, Manuscripts and Special Collections) explains the process of digitising manuscripts and books, both to protect them and to make their contents as widely accessible as possible.
POL335 Session 6 Spring 2012
International Politics with Hamoud Salhi
Guests; Roberta Seid, Sami Mashney, Neena Gopal
Israel Paslestine India
Nicole Huo - Driven to Discover Video Contest
11th Place
U of M is a pretty campus which has distinct looks in four colorful seasons. In spring, U of M is a newborn baby; In summer, U of M is a vigorous teenager; In autumn, U of M is a genius artist; In winter, U of M is a wisdom man with silver hair.
This video is part of the Driven to Discover video contest where students were asked to explain what they were driven to discover at the University of Minnesota.
18.01.2012 – Langsam gesprochene Nachrichten
Trainieren Sie Ihr Hörverstehen mit authentischen Materialien. Nutzen Sie die Nachrichten der Deutschen Welle von Mittwoch – als Text und als verständlich gesprochene Audio-Datei.
Im Norden Äthiopiens sind nach Angaben der Regierung fünf ausländische Touristen bei einem Rebellenüberfall getötet worden, darunter ein Deutscher. Die weiteren Opfer stammten aus Österreich, Belgien, Italien und Ungarn, sagte Regierungssprecher Bereket Simon in Addis Abeba. Zwei Touristen seien verwundet wo
Snowball Technique: Build Knowledge Incrementally
Lesson ObjectiveUse group work to build student learning gradually. Questions to ConsiderHow does the snowball technique help with controversial topics?How might the technique work in your classroom?How can this strategy assist with differentiation?
(4min)
Collection Problems
This video explains how to solve collection math problems by using linear equations. When solving these problems, the relevant information is put into linear equation form. (4:57)
Day 9
Memphis
