Thinking about dyslexia
These documents are part of the Thinking about Dyslexia website which was produced by Academic Support. The website is intended to support our staff by providing a resource about dyslexia and by highlighting the good practice amongst teaching staff which our students have found helpful. One of our aims is to demonstrate that some elements of what is good practice for all work extremely well for dyslexic students and therefore st
The inflammatory response
This learning object describes the inflammatory response - a series of local cellular and vascular responses which are triggered when the body is injured or invaded by micro-organisms or antigen.
Statistics - an intuitive introduction : summation sign
Understanding the summation sign: what does it do … why does it exist?
Statistics - an intuitive introduction : introduction
Things you need to know before looking at the statistics courses here.
Statistical thermodynamics
This package, written in 1998, has interactive demonstrations of the link between energy levels and thermodynamic properties of molecules and gases.
It is intended for third or fourth year undergraduates in the physical sciences.
To download, click on View Download and follow the instructions. To uninstall, use the standard Windows option of “Add or Remove Programs”.
Service encounters : booking a holiday
In this on-line lesson provided by 'CELE' international students can improve their social listening skills. This lesson is part of a module developing students' listening skills in academic, social and everyday situations.
This lesson helps students understand how humour is used in conversation and how speakers cooperate and share knowledge in conversation. Students can improve their listening skills through tasks focusing on understanding the main points, listening for detail, and practisi
Quantitative economics 2
As taught Autumn Semester 2010
The module introduces those statistical methods and concepts most applicable in economics. There are no pre-requisites: In particular, no previous knowledge of statistics will be assumed. The analysis of economic data necessarily proceeds in an environment where there is uncertainty about the processes that generated the data. Statistical methods provide a framework for understanding and characterising this uncertainty.
These concepts are most conveniently intro
Politics in 60 seconds. Social democracy
Professor Steven Fielding defines a polical concept in 60 seconds for those with a spare minute to learn something new. This videocast focuses on social democracy as a political concept.
Warning: video does contain bloopers and out takes.
May 2010
Suitable for Undergraduate study and Community education
Professor Steven Fielding, School of Politics and International Relations
Professor Steven Fielding is Professor of Political History and Director of the Centre for British Politics: CBP at
Politics in 60 seconds. Disaster politics
Dr Vanessa Pupavac defines a polical concept in 60 seconds for those with a spare minute to learn something new. This videocast focusses on disaster politics as a political concept.
Warning: video does contain bloopers and out takes.
May 2010
Suitable for Undergraduate study and Community education
Dr Vanessa Pupavac, School of Politics and International Relations
Dr Vanessa Pupavac is a lecturer in International Relations at the University of Nottingham. She has previously worked for the U
Politics in 60 seconds. Corruption
Professor Paul Heywood defines a polical concept in 60 seconds for those with a spare minute to learn something new. This videocast focuses on corruption as a political concept.
Warning: video does contain bloopers and out takes.
May 2010
Suitable for Undergraduate study and community education
Professor Paul Heywood, School of Politics and International Relations
Professor Paul Heywood is Sir Francis Hill Professor of European Politics. He graduated with an MA in Politics (First Class) fro
Politics in 60 seconds. China's responsibility
Dr Miwa Hirono defines a polical concept in 60 seconds for those with a spare minute to learn something new. This videocast considers China's responsibility.
Warning: video does contain bloopers and out takes.
May 2010
Suitable for Undergraduate study and Community education
Dr Miwa Hirono, School of Politics and International Relations
Dr Miwa Hirono is an RCUK Fellow at the Centre for International Crisis Management and Conflict Resolution at The University of Nottingham’s School of Pol
Virtual Maths - Numbers, 3D Cylinder simulation tool
Interactive simulation tool demonstrating the formula for calculating the volume of a 3D cylinder
Evaluation techniques
This is a module framework. It can be viewed online or downloaded as a zip file.
As taught in Autumn Semester 2009/10
The 'Evaluation Techniques' module is one of the core modules taught on the Masters in Public Health which is offered by the Division of Epidemiology and Public Health at The University of Nottingham. This resource includes an overview of the module, a recommended reading list that supports the module and 3 of the 7 lectures that are delivered.
Suitable for study at Masters L
British public policy
This is a module framework. It can be viewed online or downloaded as a zip file.
As taught Autumn Semester 2010/2011.
The aim of this module is to analyse and explain the changing nature of policy-making in contemporary Britain, with particular emphasis on the period since 1979. Specifically, the module examines the impact of new forms of 'governance' on the policy-making process and the changing roles and responsibilities of the British state.
Taking the alleged shift from an era of 'gover
Virtual Maths - 3D shapes, area of cylinder
Interactive simulation demonstrating the formula and calculation of the area of a cylinder
Lecture 13b: Functional Analysis - Equivalence of norms
The second part of the thirteenth class in Dr Joel Feinstein's Functional Analysis module discusses the Equivalence of norms.
Further module materials are available for download from The University of Nottingham open courseware site: http://unow.nottingham.ac.uk/resources/resource.aspx?hid=bd32d53b-3c12-ac19-176b-d9e112731951 and on iTunes U: http://itunesu.nottingham.ac.uk/albums/64.rss
Dr Feinstein's blog may be viewed at: http://explainingmaths.wordpress.com
Dr Joel Feinstein is an Associate
Lecture 14a: Functional Analysis - A recap of Equivalence of norms
The first part of the fourteenth class in Dr Joel Feinstein's Functional Analysis module includes a recap of the Equivalence of norms.
Further module materials are available for download from The University of Nottingham open courseware site: http://unow.nottingham.ac.uk/resources/resource.aspx?hid=bd32d53b-3c12-ac19-176b-d9e112731951 and on iTunes U: http://itunesu.nottingham.ac.uk/albums/64.rss
Dr Feinstein's blog may be viewed at: http://explainingmaths.wordpress.com
Dr Joel Feinstein is an A
Lecture 14b: Functional Analysis - A recap of Equivalence of norms
The second part of the fourteenth class in Dr Joel Feinstein's Functional Analysis module continues the discussion of the Equivalence of norms.
Further module materials are available for download from The University of Nottingham open courseware site: http://unow.nottingham.ac.uk/resources/resource.aspx?hid=bd32d53b-3c12-ac19-176b-d9e112731951 and on iTunes U: http://itunesu.nottingham.ac.uk/albums/64.rss
Dr Feinstein's blog may be viewed at: http://explainingmaths.wordpress.com
Dr Joel Feinstei
SOC101 Session 2 Fall 2011
SOC101 Individual in Society Session Two 09/19/11 Sergio Soto
Distinguished Innovator Lecture - Alex Le
http://cet.berkeley.edu/teaching/lecture-series
Alex Le, CityVille Executive Producer, Zynga
Distinguished Innovator
http://www.alexle.org/
A cooperative effort between the College of Engineering's Center for Entrepreneurship (CET) and the Haas School of Business