SP.401 Introduction to Women's and Gender Studies (MIT)
This course offers an introduction to Women's and Gender Studies, an interdisciplinary academic field that asks critical questions about the meaning of gender in society. The primary goal of this course is to familiarize students with key issues, questions and debates in Women's and Gender Studies scholarship, both historical and contemporary. Gender scholarship critically analyzes themes of gendered performance and power in a range of social spheres, such as law, culture, work, medicine and the
Logarithm Concepts -- Introduction
This module introduces the concept of logarithms.
Two More Things to Worry About
In customary, loose-limbed form, Arnold Barnett reprises two of his favorite themes: improvements to the U.S. Electoral College, and aviation safety.
First up, Barnett’s suggested fix for national elections, which through the “fun-house mirror” of the Electoral College, permit winner-take-all results. His
Air Safety: Nothing But Blue Skies?
While Arnold Barnett acknowledges addressing the same questions around flying year after year (“Does he ever change his schtick?”), he advertises some new twists this time ‘round. Barnett remains remarkably consistent, though, in his quite sunny assessment of the current state of aviation safety -- even after a recent
International Norm Change: outlawry of war in the interwar years [Audio]
Speaker(s): Professor Hatsue Shinohara | This lecture will examine the transformation of international law in interwar years, and why international norm change concerning the legal status of war was accomplished. Hatsue Shinohara is Professor of International Relations at the Graduate School of Asia-Pacific Studies (GSAPS), Waseda University. Her research focuses on the history of international law, the disciplinary history of IR, and the League of Nations. Christopher Hughes is Professor of Int
Elon University Commencement Message Of Appreciation
Connor Thomas O'Donnell, the 2014 senior class president, delivers the Message of Appreciation during Elon University's 124th Commencement on May 24, 2014.
CMS.608 Game Design (MIT)
This course provides practical instruction in the design and analysis of non-digital games. Students cover the texts, tools, references and historical context to analyze and compare game designs across a variety of genres, including sports, game shows, games of chance, card games, schoolyard games, board games, and role–playing games. In teams, students design, develop, and thoroughly test their original games to understand the interaction and evolution of game rules. Students taking the
2.12.2 Fluid gain In a normal diet, fluid is gained via food as well as in drinks. The amount of water in various foods is shown in Table 6. As well as plain water, most drinks, such as tea, coffee, juices and milk drinks, hydrate the body, but alcoholic drinks may not. Alcohol is a diuretic, a substance that increases the output of urine by t
Community Catalyst Leadership Program Information Session
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ANSO 105-01, Introduction to Sociology, Spring 2005
This syllabus was submitted to the Rhodes College Office of Academic Affairs by the course instructor.,Although we all have first-hand experience with social life, this course is designed to help students move beyond their “common sense” knowledge of the social world. Through developing their sociological imaginations, students will learn to think critically about the roles of individuals, institutions, and social structure in society. We will use fundamental sociological concepts and theore
Biblioteca Virtual de Prensa Histórica
Biblioteca Virtual de Prensa Histórica is a major Spanish digitisation project which involves over 50 Spanish universities coordinated by the la Dirección General del Libro, Archivos y Bibliotecas, a través de la Subdirección General de Coordinación Bibliotecaria, Spanish Ministry of Culture. The project involves the digitisation of journals and newspapers from the 18th Century onwards covering a wide range of subject areas from the arts and social sciences. They comprise collections from
Interjections!
An introduction to interjections. Interjections are also called exclamations. They are words that are added to a sentence to convey emotion. This video shows examples of interjections with pictures, sentences on the bottom of the screen and narration. (00:58)
4 Adding variables
Handling statistical data is an essential part of psychological research. However, many people find the idea of using statistics, and especially statistical software packages, extremely daunting. This unit takes a step-by-step approach to statistics software through seven interactive activities. No statistics software is needed.
Medical Ethics
This course, offered by Professor David Solomon, is an introduction to biomedical ethics. The first part of the course provides an introduction to basic ethical theory, which is intended to serve as a background aid for thinking through the particular issues discussed in the remainder of the course. Specific topics to be discussed include confidentiality and truth-telling in the doctor/patient relationship, medical experimentation and informed consent, abortion, treatment decisions for seriously
Nuclear and Particle Physics
A third year course in Nuclear and Particle Physics. Could do with a few LHC updates. Contains lecture notes, examples, ... as well as the files used to create these resources. Also has some movies of nuclear collective motion. Discusses:
1 Introduction
2 A history of particle physics
3 Experimental tools
4 Nuclear Masses
5 Nuclear models
6 Some basic concepts of theoretical particle physics
7 The fundamental forces
8 Symmetries and particle physics
9 Symmetries of the theory of strong
Partial Differential Equations
A second year course in the Mathematics of Partial Differential Equations for Physics students. Contains lecture notes, examples, ... as well as the files used to create these resources. Discusses:
1 Introduction
2 Classification of partial differential equations.
3 Boundary and Initial Conditions
4 Fourier Series
5 Separation of variables on rectangular domains
6 D’Alembert’s solution to the wave equation
7 Polar and spherical coordinate systems
8 Separation of variables in polar
How to extract value from Intellectual Property pt 1 (materials)
This zipped file contains all of the materials that made up the "How to extract value from Intellectual Property pt 1". Inside the file is a narrative, the full PowerPoint slide and cc licence information for all the clip art and materials that have been used. There are audio files that also can be used under the creative commons. The relevant attribution and sources for the materials can be found in the narrative transcript of the lecture.
HealthKnowledge Public Health Textbook - Organisation and Management
'Organisation and Management of Health Care and Health Care Programmes from a Public Health Perspective' is part of the 'Public Health Textbook' which can be accessed as an online resource. It covers part of the public health skills and competencies and has been organised in relation to the Faculty of Public Health Part A membership examination syllabus. It focuses on three main areas: Understanding Individuals,Teams and their Development; Understanding Organisations, their Functions and Structu
