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2010 Children's Christmas Demonstration lecture - Chemistry for a cleaner world
Chemistry for a cleaner world
2.61 Internal Combustion Engines (MIT)
This course elaborates on the fundamentals of how the design and operation of internal combustion engines affect their performance, operation, fuel requirements, and environmental impact, study of fluid flow, thermodynamics, combustion, heat transfer and friction phenomena, and fuel properties, relevant to engine power, efficiency, and emissions, examination of design features and operating characteristics of different types of internal combustion engines: spark-ignition, diesel, stratified-char
6.004 Computation Structures (MIT)
6.004 offers an introduction to the engineering of digital systems. Starting with MOS transistors, the course develops a series of building blocks - logic gates, combinational and sequential circuits, finite-state machines, computers and finally complete systems. Both hardware and software mechanisms are explored through a series of design examples.6.004 is required material for any EECS undergraduate who wants to understand (and ultimately design) digital systems. A good grasp of the material i
21A.348 Photography and Truth (MIT)
Photographs in anthropology serve many purposes: as primary data, illustrations of words in a book, documentation for disappearing cultures, evidence of fieldwork, material objects for museum exhibitions, and even works of art. This course explores photography as art, research tool, and communication.
"Roundtable:Â On the Usefulness of the Concept of the Modern"
A round-table panel discussion at the Sixth South Asia Graduate Student Conference with Steven Collins (Chester D. Tripp Professor in the Humanities, University of Chicago), Wendy Doniger (Mircea Eliade Distinguished Service Professor of the History of Religions in the Divinity School, University of Chicago), and Sanjay Subrahmanyam (Navin and Pratima Doshi Chair of Indian History, UCLA).
Meet Author Kate Zernike
October 20, 2010 - Kate Zernike, an award-winning reporter for The New York Times, accounts who the Tea Partiers are, where they came from, what they stand for, and what they mean for the future of American politics
Charles Dickens: His Last Reading Tour
Charles Dickens set out on public speaking tours of his most beloved
work to both the United States and Great Britain in need of money but cost him his health. From the "Biography: Charles Dickens, this 2:08 video gives some insights into his need for money and dedication to his work.
Haiti Poem: Boy in Blue by Kwame Dawes
Poem by Kwame Dawes
Images by Andre Lambertson,
Music by Kevin Simmonds
Editing by Robin Bell
His voice is licked
but his dreams
are the artillery of words loaded
to uncoil our strength.
(Michel-Ange Hyppolite)
The words cluster behind your teeth;
close in, the smooth patina, deep brown,
of your face is alight with the effort:
you, boy, carrying the weight
of an old man; this body of yours
broken again and again by the accident
of your birth. I follow the slow
wave of your thick lashes, y
Online Communities in the Classroom
Online communities in the classroom is the topic of this 14 minute video. A basic overview of the way teachers can use the Internet to help expand their teaching beyond the classroom.
Fennel and Spiced Poulet with Roasted Grapes
This simple entrée pairs sweet and spicy seasoned baby chicken with a simple pan sauce using fresh red grapes. Served with a classic lentil side, this dish is perfectly matched with the sweetness and tannins of the fresh grapes. Chef Scott Samuel of the Culinary Institute of America was asked to develop some contemporary recipes with California table grapes. Download a printer-friendly copy of the recipe at: http://www.ciaprochef.com/grapes/recipes.html
Through Housing Joint - Marking out
The Jack Plane
Co-construction des services tutoraux en formation à distance
Jacques Rodet, Maître de conférences et consultant-formateur en formation ouverte et à distance, présente, après quelques rappels sur le tutorat et la posture du tuteur, une démarche de co-construction des services tutoraux avec les apprenants, ceci en s'appuyant sur son expérience d'enseignant-tuteur à l'Université de Rennes 1 pour le master MPEG.
Cafés des Sciences Nancy 2010 - Sciences de demain : jamais sans les nanos.
Les Cafés des Sciences sont organisés par les Universités de Lorraine en collaboration avec l’INSERM, l’INRIA et le BGA.
Résumé : Le préfixe « nano » vient du grec « nannos » qui signifie nain. Quatre lettres qui suffisent à nous faire plonger dans l’infiniment petit : le milliardième de mètre. Pour se représenter l’échelle, la différence de taille entre un atome et une balle de tennis est la même qu’entre une balle de tennis et la terre. Matériaux ultra
CNIPsy 2010 Marseille - Présentation thème CNIPsy 2011- Animation
CNIPsy 2010 Marseille : 7ème Congrès National des Internes en Psychiatrie (CNIPsy). Thème : «Mauvais genre»
Session : Péripéties dans l’histoire de la psychiatrie.
Modérateurs : Dr Catherine PAULET, Grégoire BILLON
Titre : Présentation CNIPsy 2011 Lille, sur le thème des "enfermements". Animation
SCD Médecine.
La carte retrouvée (video)
Voici un tour de cartes qui doit sa réussite beaucoup plus à la physique qu'à la magie : il s'agit de retrouver une carte choisie par un volontaire et glissée dans le paquet, simplement en tapant vigoureusement sur ce paquet. Comment le "magi-physi-cien" va-t-il s'y prendre ?
Suffolk e-Guides Continued
Article :: Creating a 3D Shape from a Layer in Adobe Photoshop CS5
This excerpt from Adobe Photoshop CS5 Classroom in a Book shows you how to create a 3D hat using a layer that contains the image of a brick wall.
Article :: Creating Slices in Adobe Photoshop CS5
This excerpt from Adobe Photoshop CS5 Classroom in a Book shows you how to create slices, turn them into buttons, and then program those buttons to make the web page work.
