1.017 Computing and Data Analysis for Environmental Applications (MIT)
This subject is a computer-oriented introduction to probability and data analysis. It is designed to give students the knowledge and practical experience they need to interpret lab and field data. Basic probability concepts are introduced at the outset because they provide a systematic way to describe uncertainty. They form the basis for the analysis of quantitative data in science and engineering. The MATLAB® programming language is used to perform virtual experiments and to analyze real-wo
Author(s): McLaughlin, Dennis
#375: Ear to the ground: Preparing for and recovering from earthquakes
Earthquake researcher Assoc Prof Mark Quigley explains the lessons learned from recent major earthquakes into how to better prepare regions at risk, the value of strong science communication to affected populations during crisis, and the importance of developing appropriate building codes in anticipation of the Next Big One. Presented by Dr And
Author(s): up-close@unimelb.edu.au (University of Melbourne)
"Environmental Disaster in the Marshes of Southern Iraq"
Josh Ellis has an M.A. in Middle Eastern Studies/Public Policy, University of Chicago.
There is little doubt that climate change, deforestation, erosion, and the unequal distribution of natural resources around the globe are of pressing importance everywhere, but these problems are perhaps most acute in Asia, home to 64 percent of the world’s population. Much of this population (1 and 1.3 billion, respectively) is concentrated in India and China, two countries with rapidly growing economies,
Author(s): The Center for International Studies at the Univer
The Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures (SPS) Agreement: Law, Science and Globalising Markets
The SPS Agreement is one of the most innovative and controversial aspects of the World Trade Organization (WTO). This agreement uses science as a benchmark for assessing the legality of Member State regulation and has, in high profile cases such as EC Hormones and EC Biotech, been used to condemn regulatory measures as unlawful. The agreement, and the institutions which develop and apply it, walk a precarious middle line between trade and public health/environmental protection. This lecture will
Author(s): No creator set
"Beyond the Green Zone: Dispatches from an Unembedded Journalist in Occupied Iraq" (video)
A talk by Dahr Jamail, independent journalist and author. As the occupation of Iraq unravels, the demand for independent reporting is growing. Since 2003, unembedded journalist Dahr Jamail has filed indispensable reports from Iraq that have made him this generation's chronicler of the unfolding disaster t
Author(s): The Center for International Studies at the Univer
1.050 Engineering Mechanics I (MIT)
This subject provides an introduction to the mechanics of materials and structures. You will be introduced to and become familiar with all relevant physical properties and fundamental laws governing the behavior of materials and structures and you will learn how to solve a variety of problems of interest to civil and environmental engineers. While there will be a chance for you to put your mathematical skills obtained in 18.01, 18.02, and eventually 18.03 to use in this subject, the emphasis is
Author(s): Ulm, Franz-Josef,Buehler, Markus
2.3 Global power demand
In Section 2.2 we calculated a value of 14.3 TW for the average global requirement for primary power in 2002.
Author(s):
The Open University3.1 What makes a nation, a state or a nation-state?
Why do England, Scotland and Wales take part in the Six Nations rugby championship alongside Italy, Ireland and France? Are they all ‘nations’? What do we mean by calling them ‘nations’? The nation has become one of the most contested concepts of our times. Scholars, politicians and political activists present different definitions of the nation, usually focusing on a variety of cultural, political, psychological, territorial, ethnic and sociological principles. The lack of an agreeme
Author(s): The Open University
1.1.5 Organising information
How confident are you that you know when it is appropriate to cite references (refer to the work of other people) in your written work?
5 – Very confident
4 – Confident
3 – Fairly confident
2 – Not very confident
1 – Not confident at all
How confident do you feel about producing bibliographies (lists of references) in an appropriate format to accompany your written
Author(s): The Open University
Keep on learning
Study another free course
There are more than 800 courses on OpenLearn for you to c
Author(s): The Open University
Introduction
The MMR dispute is of enormous public significance and this unit helps unravel why this has been an area of such dispute.
This unit is from our archive and it is an adapted extract from Science and the public S802 which is no longer in presentation. If you wish to study formally at The Open University, you may wish to explore the courses we offer in this Author(s): The Open University
Preamble
Your answers to Activity 1 will have revealed that the initial development of commercial GM crops has focused on the introduction of two traits: herbicide tolerance and insect resistance. However, many other traits have been introduced into crops that have yet to be grown commercially on any scale. These traits include characteristics such as resistance to viral, bacterial and fungal infections, stress tolerance (for example to high levels of salt in the soil), changes to flower pigmentation,
Author(s): The Open University
Pair Bonding: Twins Reflect on Time at Duke
Two sets of twins spent the last four years together as students at Duke University. They discuss what being a twin means for their relationships and identity.
Author(s): No creator set
Plane burns on runway at Sanaa Airport after air strike
Air strikes by fighter jets from the Saudi-led coalition leave the main airport runways in the Yemeni capital Sanaa littered with burning jets. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).
Subscribe: http://smarturl.it/reuterssubscribe
More updates and breaking news: http://smarturl.it/BreakingNews
Reuters tells the world's stories like no one else. As the largest international multimedia news provider, Reuters provides coverage around the globe and across topics including business, financial, national,
Author(s): No creator set
1 Modelling with Fourier series
The main teaching text of this course is provided in the workbook below. The answers to the exercises that you'll find throughout the workbook are given in the answer book. You can access it by clicking on the link under the workbook.
Click the link below to open the workbook (PDF, 0.6 MB).
Workbook
Click the link below to open the answerbook (PDF, 0.2 MB).<
Author(s): The Open University
Copyright 2009 University of Nottingham
