Sentence Structure
This video defines the main parts of a sentence, subject and predicate, and explains further with an example. The sentence appears as a narrator explains. ( 1:08)
Amy Poelher Harvard University 2011 Class Day Speech
Amy Poehler delivers Harvard University's 2011 Class Day speech at Tercentenary Theater in Harvard Yard, May 25, 2011
The Urban Age
Commissioned by RMIT Vice Chancellor Professor Margaret Gardner for the 2011 Founders Day Dinner, 'The Urban Age' contributes to the national debate on sustainability and how it affects city living. RMIT's leadership in this controversial area is highlighted through the various programs it operates both within and outside the university.
CEOs are overpaid!
Over confident, highly incentivised chief executives fall short of shareholder expectations, a new study reveals
Ernest Moniz
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Inside the Lab: Daniel G. Anderson, Ph.D.
Learn more about the work that Professor Anderson’s lab is doing to create tiny nanoparticles that can deliver RNA to a cancer cell to stop tumor growth—and how they are collaborating with industry to speed development of this potential therapy.
The History of The United Nations
This three minute video is a review of the history of the United Nations using original footage. A good overview.
1 01 Post Fruit in the Box Cereals,
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Innovation Nation: Snake Bots
You may not love snakes, but you'd be happy to see one of these snake robots if you were trapped in a collapsed building. Check out the snakebots in this episode of Innovation Nation with Miles O'Brien featuring Carnegie Mellon roboticist Howie Choset.
SMU Dean Comments on His Work With Jazz: The Smithsonian Anthology.
Meadows School Dean Jose Bowen is one of the five national editors of JAZZ: The Smithsonian Anthology, the new 111-track, 6-CD, 200-page compendium tracing the evolution of jazz. Bowen, a leading jazz scholar and musician, contributed more essays to the anthology than any other writer over the course of the seven-year project. Join him in the piano studio for a discussion and examples of this uniquely American art form.
E3 2011: Interview with Kudo Tsunoda about Microsoft's E3 announcements Microsoft's E3 Media Briefing was yesterday and the conference kicks off with a bang in Los Angeles today. Kudo Tsunoda talks to Channel 9 about the E3 Kinect announcements and the soon to be released SDK for Kinect.
2.8 Descriptive statistics
Observation, measurement and the recording of data are central activities in science. Speculation and the development of new theories are crucial as well, but ultimately the predictions resulting from those theories have to be tested against what actually happens and this can only be done by making further measurements. Whether measurements are made using simple instruments such as rulers and thermometers, or involve sophisticated devices such as electron microscopes or lasers, there are decisio
Vaardigheden in het verkeer bij kinderen Een kind tot twaalf jaar beschikt over de vaardigheden die overeenkomen met zijn ontwikkeling. Maar plaats je die groep van kinderen (van kleuter tot acht jaar) in het verkeer, dan begrijp je snel waar ik naartoe wil. We kunnen ze maar beter …
3.1 Positive coordinates
Diagrams, charts and graphs are used by all sorts of people to express information in a visual way, whether it's in a report by a colleague or a plan from your interior designer. This unit will teach you how to interpret these tools and how to use them yourself to convey information more effectively.
1.1.1 Chromosomes and the life cycle
This Unit looks at how units if inheritance are transmitted from one generation to the next. First you will look at what happens to the chromosones of animals and plants during the process of sexual reproduciton. Then you will examine how genes are transmitted in particular patterns from generation to generation. These two approaches combine to illustrate how the patterns of inheritance can be explained by the behaviour of chromosomes during sexual reproduction.
2.5 What is a sensible dose?
You might not realise it, but maths is an essential component of healthcare. In fact, sloppy calculations can have fatal consequences. This unit is a taster of Level 1 course materials for a Foundation Degree in health sciences, and is designed for those contemplating a future in the health services industry.
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 Univ
