Comparing Absolute Values
Sal Khan evaluates and compares absolute values in this four-minute video clip.
Writing Proportions
Sal Khan of Khan Academy demonstrates how to set up proportions to solve a word problem in this six-minute video.
John Henry
This Weston Woods segment is about John Henry, a larger-than-life hero in folklore, who demonstrates extraordinary strength in a race against a machine. Â
Parenting & Family Advice : How to Encourage Good Teen Study Habits
Encourage good study habits in teens by organizing the study space and materials. This 2:43 video places an emphasis on supervising the student, having a quiet place for them to work, and keeping track of their calendar of assignments. Good material for parents to review.
Martin Feldstein: short-term pessimism, long-term optimism
Aug. 26 - Harvard Economist Martin Feldstein analyzes Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke's Jackson Hole address and elaborates on why he sees the U.S. economy formally entering recession within the next year.
1.258J Public Transportation Service and Operations Planning (MIT)
This course describes the evolution and role of urban public transportation modes, systems, and services, focusing on bus and rail. Technological characteristics and their impacts on capacity, service quality, and cost are described. Current practice and new methods for data collection and analysis, performance monitoring, route design, frequency determination, and vehicle and crew scheduling are also discussed. In addition, the effect of pricing policy and service quality on ridership and metho
The Cloud Project / Zoë Papadopoulo et Catherine Kramer
The Cloud Project / Zoë Papadopoulo et Catherine Kramer. In "Images & mirages @ nanosciences", colloque international organisé par le Laboratoire Interdisciplinaire Solidarités, Sociétés, Territoires (LISST) de l'Université Toulouse II-Le Mirail, le Centre d'Élaboration de Matériaux et d'Études Structurales (CEMES) rattaché à l'Institut de Physique du CNRS et le Laboratoire de Physique et Chimie de Nano-Objets (LPCNO) de l'INSA Toulouse. Université To
Moxie Effervescent Piano Music
ARTCRAFT piano arrangement on hand-punched paper. A very bubbly, healthful piano roll rendition of Just Make It Moxie for Mine. Douglas Henderson is the arranger cum laude. Performed and interpreted on a player piano from the 1920s. Note: Permission granted to me from ARTCRAFT to show this music roll online.
Mesoporous thin films: synthesis, characterization and optical properties
Mesoporous thin films: synthesis, characterization and optical properties, Lecture I, Soler-Illia, Galo, University of Buenos Aires, Argentina
Personal & Professional Development
Personal & Professional Development
All Summer In A Day Pt. 1
Based on a short story by Ray Bradbury. It's a sad story. :(
Expert source on FEMA funding freeze available to media
Vanderbilt University researcher James Fraser has done extensive research on FEMA, buyouts and flood mitigation policies and is available to talk to media about the recent freeze on FEMA funding.
Rayleigh-Taylor Instabilities in Supernovae Explosions: Density
The following calculation shows the development and evolution of Rayleigh-Taylor instabilities which develop behind the supernova blast wave on a time scale of a few hours. The initial model was chosen to provide a good representation for the progenitor star for Supernova 1987A. The calculation was performed using the Piecewise-Parabolic Method for hydrodynamics on a two-dimensional spherical grid with rotational symmetry about the vertical axis and equatorial symmetry about the horizontal axis.
Absolute Beginner #18 - Loving and Hating in Japanese
Learn Japanese with JapanesePod101.com! Even though you are staying with your close friend in Japan, you feel like you have to be on your best behavior. You’re making your bed every day, helping around the house, and doing whatever chores you can find to assist your Japanese buddy. When she suggests sushi for dinner, you [...]
MIG en MAG : Veilig en verantwoord lassen De technologie van het MIG en MAG lassen. De voor- en nadelen van beide lasmethodes en een analyse van de fouten die zich kunnen voordoen bij het lassen zelf. Extra informatie: Geschiedenis van het lassen, andere soorten …
9/11 widows move on
Sept. 6 - Ten years after their husbands were killed in the World Trade Center attacks, two widows reflect on their emotional journeys. Elly Park reports.
U.S. Day Ahead: McDonald's, Kroger in spotlight
Sept. 8 - McDonald's reports August sales and supermarket chain Kroger reports fourth-quarter earnings before the bell.
Ronald DePinho, M.D., on employee expectations
On Thursday, Sept. 1, 2011, Ronald DePinho, M.D., began his presidency of MD Anderson Cancer Center. Here he shares his expectations of MD Anderson employees.
DePinho is internationally recognized for basic and translational research in cancer, aging and age-associated degenerative disorders. He's the fourth full-time president of MD Anderson.
DePinho succeeds John Mendelsohn, M.D., who remains on MD Anderson faculty, returning to clinical and translational research as co-director of a new In
Expedition Blue Planet- Ganges: Endangered Source
he source of the Ganges is Rishikesh, nestled in the foothills of the Himalayan mountains and fed by its enormous glaciers.At 1,560 miles (2510 km) long with a river basin between 200 and 400 miles wide, the Ganges river supports nearly half a billion people ‘Mother Ganges’ is revered by Hindus as the incarnation of a god.The source of the Ganges is Rishikesh, nestled in the foothills of the Himalayan mountains and fed by its enormous and endangered glaciers. The Expedition team inve
Order of Operations
In class order of operations notes. 6th grade_Bomar. This video was made using Power Point and a document camera. The teacher's voice can also be heard while she is doing the demonstration.
