Next steps
Learning how to learn: a process we all engage in throughout our lives, but no single method of learning guarantees success. This unit aims to make the process of learning much more explicit by inviting you to apply various ideas and activities to your own study as a way of increasing your awareness of your own learning. Most learning has to be an active process – and this is particularly true of learning how to learn.
Purdue team submits world record claim for Rube Goldberg Machine
Immediately after the 2011 national Rube Goldberg Machine Contest, a
machine built by the Purdue's Society of Professional Engineers team
completed a flawless run of 244 steps setting a world record now
featured online by the World Records Academy.
http://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/rubegoldberg/index.html
Changing the World: Eric Hulbert
Oregon State University alum Eric Hulbert is making the world a better place. He is currently the CEO of Opus Interactive.
ISS Update - March 28, 2011
The International Space Station video update for March 28, 2011.
Mikado 2 : Aansluitend online oefenmateriaal Online oefeningen die aansluiten bij de leerstof van de WO-methode Mikado 2 (tweede leerjaar) van uitgeverij Pelckmans.
Seminars on Government and the Marketplace 03/29/11 #1
03/29/11
Promoting Responsibility: The Case of Insurance Regulation
Chris Bosso
Yardley shop front AA49_04824 YARDLEY, 33 Old Bond Street, Westminster, London. An elegantly dressed young woman looks into the shop front of Yardley, the cosmetics brand. Yardley of London was established in 1770 and moved to Bond Street in 1910. Photographed in 1948 by M Lynn Jenkins.
Wine cooler depicting British Foot Artillery N081108 APSLEY HOUSE, London. Wine cooler from the Duke of Wellington's Prussian Service, made in Berlin 1817-19. This was a gift to the Duke from the King of Prussia, and here depicts troops commanded by the Duke in France in 1815, in this case British Foot Artillery Privates. WM949_1948.
Wine cooler showing a Prussian Hussar N081109 APSLEY HOUSE, London. Wine cooler from the Duke of Wellington's Prussian Service, made in Berlin 1817-19. This was a gift to the Duke from the King of Prussia, and here depicts troops commanded by the Duke in France in 1815, in this case a Prussian Trooper of Brandenburg Regiment of Hussars No.3. WM958_1948.
Das Search a new capability for DAS servers
Talk by Gustavo Salazar at the DAS workshop 2011 on DAS search urls and an implementation in the MyDAS Java based DAS server.
JalView Update by Jim Procter at DAS workshop 2011
JalView Update by Jim Procter at DAS workshop 2011
Besoins et économie - Jean Gadrey
Une conférence de l'UTLS au Lycée
Besoins et économie par Jean Gadrey(économiste)
Lycée Diderot (62 Carvin)
AMS: Math in the Media
Math in the Media is a monthly publication of the American Mathematical Society. Writer Tony Phillips reviews and summarizes stories about math found in publications such as the New York Times and Time magazine. Another section includes reviews of books, plays, movies and television shows that are related to mathematics. Also featured is an “image of the month” and regular feature column from AMS, which at the time of this report addressed the topic Euler's Polyhedral Formula.
Environmental Services
The MyFlorida.com Environmental Services governmental Web site contains a wealth of information, data, and publications. Physical science topics include air resources, beach and coastal information, geology, GIS, waste management, and water resources. A great source for state specific research information.
IEEE-USA: Today's Engineer
IEEE-USA, a unit of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, maintains this monthly Webzine to inform industry workers and professionals about issues relevant to their careers. Business trends, ethics, public policy, engineering performance, and management are just a few of the focus areas addressed in Today's Engineer. Reader polls provide insight into thoughts and values of engineers around the country. The Web site also keeps archives of both career and policy feature stories th
Computer Graphics & Digital Animation
Computer graphics is a term that encompasses a wide range of sciences and techniques. To understand some of the processes involved in generating computer graphics, Cornell University offers this detailed introduction to the subject (1). The site contains explanations and a series of pictures that illustrate object rendering, shading, ray tracing, and more. Computer graphics has seen rapid advancements in the past few years, partly because of the development of dedicated graphics processing units
Song of the Earth
This PBS Web site is the online companion to the Nature documentary "Song of the Earth," hosted by David Attenborough. The program explores the elemental purpose of music and offers a fascinating look at the connection between animal sounds and human music. The site includes two detailed lesson plans that integrate science and language arts, designed for grades 9-12. Learning objectives include conducting research on animal behavior, applying scientific methodology, synthesizing information to c
Computational Science Center
The Brookhaven Computational Science Center is a collaborative project among researchers in biology, chemistry, physics, and medicine working with applied mathematicians and computer scientists "to exploit the remarkable opportunities for scientific discovery which have been enabled by modern computers." The Center is filling a need for upgrading the computing infrastructure within the Brookhaven National Laboratory and making "the most advanced systems available to researchers throughout the sc
Seville Game Theory Group
Jesus Mario Bilbao Arrese, a Professor of Applied Mathematics at the University of Seville, heads the Seville Game Theory group (SGT). On this website, visitors will find a selection of publications by members of the group, including papers, preprints and PhD theses. The Blackboard section includes various position papers, mostly in Spanish, which address issues such as the value of using scientific methods to understand, design and analyze complex voting systems. The website also provides links
