Lecture 16 (of 16) | Introduction to Robotics
Though this is an entry-level university course, there may be high school students who desire to enter into the field of Robotics, and this course may inspire them.
Lecture by Professor Oussama Khatib for Introduction to Robotics (CS223A) in the Stanford Computer Science Department.
For the last meeting of the quarter, Professor Khatib shows a short video on PUMA robots demonstrating compliant motion and force control, lectures on Compliance, and shows the clas
Understanding Societies
Notre Dame OpenCourseware (OCW) offers free educational resources for the course "Understanding Societies" in the Department of Sociology. Sociology is the science – and the art – of understanding social relationships, human behavior, and the society that we live in. As a comprehensive introduction to the discipline, the goals of Understanding Societies are to stimulate your fascination with sociology and to encourage you to recognize sociology’s practical value, as well as its unique pers
Nanotechnology 501 Lecture Series
Welcome to the Nanotechnology 501, a series of lectures designed to provide an introduction to nanotechnology.
Introduction To Algebra
This 11:25 video uses many "notes" to help students. This video should be stopped several times so students can discuss the contents. A good video for an introduction to Algebra, but it does cover too much for one session.
Targeting 14th Amendment
This video is about the 14th amendment and how the Republican Party would like to change the amendments requirement for citizenship. Gives statistics and would be a great start for a debate.
02:18 run time
Japancast HD Video Episode 14 – Learn Japanese @ Japancast.net
In this episode we cover Bleach 286 and viewer questions. Japancast HD Video Episode 014 from Hitomi Griswold on Vimeo. Below are links to things we talked about in this episode: Japancast iPhone/iPod Touch App – Free Version Learn Hiragana and Katakana for free on Japancast.net Bleach Uncut Season 1 Box Set (Standard Edition) Bleach [...]
Liberty, Equality, Fraternity: Exploring the French Revolution
This accessible and lively introduction to the French Revolution presents an extraordinary archive of some of the most important documentary evidence from the Revolution, including 338 texts, 245 images, and a number of maps and songs
Securing Financially Sensitive Environments with OpenBSD
This thesis investigates the use of a free, open source
UNIX-based operating system in providing security features
to a financially sensitive business function such as a
treasury.
We start by examining some of the main security features
(such as the pf firewall and systrace policies) which are
included with the operating system, how they work and how
such features can be used within a financial environment.
We then examine possible probl
What is Physics?
"Everything we do and use is governed by the laws of Physics." This clip provides an introduction to Physics.
Biology and Biologists: Overview
This video is an introduction to Biology. It explains the interrelation between biology, technology and society. There are examples of the problems caused by one area and that can affect the other.
Projet Jean Rouch ? J5.3 : Communication 1 (version française)
LE PROJET JEAN ROUCH ? : VERS UNE CONNAISSANCE HORS TEXTE, CROISER LES REGARDS, PARTAGER LES INTERROGATIONS. 14 – 20 novembre 2009
Évènement organisé par le Comité du film ethnographique en collaboration avec la Bibliothèque nationale de France, le Centre national du cinéma - Archives françaises du film et le Centre national de la recherche scientifique.
Battle of New Orleans, In 1814
Fun pictures to accompany the song written by Johnny Horton's song, the Battle of New Orleans. A good example of what students can do, but beware of copyright laws. This video could be used as an introduction to the battle in history classes.
William Jennings Bryan's Cross of Gold Speech
By the early 1890s, the Populist Party and figures within the
Democratic and Republican Parties advocated "free silver" (a
silver-standard currency at a high price for silver that would bring
inflation). The Populists represented an alliance of rural interests
and silver mining interests. Free silver advocate William Jennings
Bryan became the Democratic presidential candidate of 1896, delivering
the famous "Cross of Gold" speech denouncing the gold sta
Titanic Deconstructed: An Animation
An excellent two-minute video that shows the ship and what it was about and the numbers that became part of its history. A good introduction to the study of transportation.
The Basics of Right Triangle Trigonometry
Learn all about right triangles: a very important foundation to build trigometric knowledge upon. Go through constructions and important vocabulary including : planar triangle, standard position, terminal side, legs, hypotenuse, alpha, beta, gamma, and theta. Do you understand all those terms? This video will help you understand these definitions.
The 15 Amendment
A vague explanation without any history or cause and effect. At best a brief introduction.
Pre-Calculus Functions and Polynomials
This clip (which is part of a larger video segment) provides an introduction to Functions and Ploynomials in Pre-Calculus. Run time 3:22
Introduction to Compound Interest
This is an introduction to compound interest. The instructor uses computer software for instruction. The explanation is clear and understandable. This is a Khan Academy video.
Beginner's Guide to HTML
Whether you're looking to change the layout of your blog, or simply want to insert some funky effects into your website, HTML has long been the standard way of doing it. We're going to go through a little basic code to help you get going. You need to open notepad to work through this process.
Sid the Science Kid Exercise -
This short animated video is an advertisement for "Sid the Science Kid" on PBS. Sid talks about exercise in this video and talks about how your heart beats faster when you exercise. This would be a great introduction to a study of exercise.
