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Introduction to Web Design in ASP.NET

Gossy Ukanwoke — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 21:28:16 +0000

Courtesy of Learn ASP.Net

Introduction:

Step by Step instructions with plenty of pictures. Learn to create ASP.Net websites using Visual Studio quickly and easily. Visual Studio makes creating database connected websites easier than ever. Connection your website to SQL Server or Access sometimes without writting any code. Learn ASP.Net online for free. Learn how to do it in code as well as how to do it the EASY way.

Topics Include

Not just code examples, but step by step training in ASP.Net ASP.Net is Microsofts [read more →]

Introduction to Object-Oriented Programming Using C++

Gossy Ukanwoke — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 20:50:55 +0000

Peter Müller pmueller@uu-gna.mit.edu

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

This tutorial is a collection of lectures to be held in the on-line course Introduction to Object-Oriented Programming Using C++ . In this course, object-orientation is introduced as a new programming concept which should help you in developing high quality software. Object-orientation is also introduced as a concept which makes developing of projects easier. However, this is not a course for learning the C++ programming language. If you are interested in learning the language itself, [read more →]

Setting up a Zend Framework Project from Scratch- Part 1

Gossy Ukanwoke — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 20:50:19 +0000

Post by Okeowo Aderemi

Original Tutorial Link

Today we are going to setup a Zend framework from scratch, this tutorial already assumes you have a WAMP/XAMPP/Zend Server, if not I’ll advise you to get one but I use Zend Server as it comes with the necessary extension, and “come on” ,its Zend Framework, the more reason should use Zend Server, additional features and extra stuff, now before we fire on, we need to [read more →]

Wikipedia to Turn Off for 24hours

Gossy Ukanwoke — Mon, 16 Jan 2012 21:37:58 +0000

Wikipedia Founder Jimmy Wales sent out this Tweet earlier:

Student warning!Do your homework early.Wikipedia protesting bad law on Wednesday! #sopa

— Jimmy Wales (@jimmy_wales) January 16, 2012

Via Techcrunch

Wikipedia’s Jimmy Wales wanted to send a “big message” to the U.S. government regarding the two heinous internet censorship bills currently being considered, and after a brief period of debate the world’s encyclopedia will soon do just that.

The Wikipedia founder announced on Twitter [read more →]

A Poem on SCN

Gossy Ukanwoke — Sun, 08 Jan 2012 13:34:58 +0000

by SCN user – Hafsee

Students Circle Network

The educational social network With a vision of building a body of knowledge For high school and college For universities and teachers Discuss on educational resources Access to free resources Connect with academic advisers Form study groups Get academic help from your groups Chat with students from different countries Exchange educational ideas Exchange cultural backgrounds Make new friends Play games together

Have fun Get started !!

Resources on RFID Technology

Administrator — Sun, 25 Dec 2011 12:15:31 +0000

An Introduction to RFID Technology

RFID is at a critical price point that could enable its large-scale adoption.What strengths are pushing it forward? What technical challenges and privacy concerns must we still address. Click Here to Access the Resource

THE RFID TECHNOLOGY AND ITS CURRENT APPLICATIONS

The paper gives an overview of the current state of the art in the radio frequency identification (RFID) technology. Aside from a brief introduction to the principles of the technology, a survey is given [read more →]

Social Networking + Education Presentation

Gossy Ukanwoke — Fri, 23 Dec 2011 07:27:24 +0000

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Social Networking + Education on Prezi

Introduction to CSS IX

Administrator — Thu, 08 Dec 2011 18:22:36 +0000

Chapter 17 : CSS Positioning

Inherited: No

Position

The position property (as you may have guessed) changes how elements are positioned on your webpage.

position: value;

Values:

static
relative
absolute
fixed

Now, what does all that mean?

Static

Static positioning is by default the way an element will appear in the normal flow of your (X)HTML file. It is not necessary to declare a position of static. Doing so, is no different than not declaring it at all.

position: static;

Relative

Positioning an element relatively places the element in the normal flow of your (X)HTML [read more →]

Introduction to CSS VIII

Administrator — Thu, 08 Dec 2011 18:18:23 +0000

Chapter 15 : CSS Width and Height Properties

Inherited: No

Height

You can control the height of an element with the height property

height: value;

Values:

auto
length
percentage

Line Height

You can control the height between lines with the line-heightproperty

line-height: value;

Values:

normal
number
length
percentage

Max Height

You can control the maximum height of an element with themax-height property

max-height: value;

Values:

none
length
percentage

Min Height

You can control the minimum height of an element with the min-height property

min-height: value;

Values:

length
percentage

Width

You can control the width of an element with the width property

width: value;

Values:

auto
length
percentage

Max Width

You can control the maximum width of an element with themax-width property

max-width: [read more →]

Introduction to CSS VII

Administrator — Thu, 08 Dec 2011 18:13:06 +0000

Chapter 12 : CSS Backgrounds

Inherited: No

Background

You can style the background of an element in one declaration with the background property.

background: #ffffff url(path_to_image) top left no-repeat fixed;

Values:

attachment
color
image
position
repeat

Or you can set each property individually

Background Attachment

If you are using an image as a background. You can set whether the background scrolls with the page or is fixed when the user scrolls down the page with the background-attachmentproperty

background-attachment: value;

Values:

fixed
scroll

Background Color

You can specifically declare a color for the background of an element using the background-color property.

background-color: value;

Values:

color [read more →]

Introduction to CSS VI

Administrator — Thu, 08 Dec 2011 18:06:57 +0000

Chapter 10 : CSS Font Properties

Inherited: Yes

Font

The font property can set the style, weight, variant, size, line height and font:

font: italic bold normal small/1.4em Verdana, sans-serif;

The above would set the text of an element to an italic style a bold weight a normal variant a relative size a line height of 1.4em and the font to Verdana or another sans-serif typeface.

Font-Family

You can set what font will be displayed in an element with thefont-family property.

There are 2 choices for values:

family-name
generic family

If you set [read more →]

Introduction to CSS V

Administrator — Thu, 08 Dec 2011 17:58:18 +0000

Chapter 8 : CSS Padding

Inherited: No

Padding is the distance between the border of an (X)HTML element and the content within it.

Most of the rules for margins also apply to padding, except there is no “auto” value, and negative values cannot be declared for padding.

padding-top: length percentage; padding-left: length percentage; padding-right: length percentage; padding-bottom: length percentage;

As you can also see in the above example you have 2 choices of values for the padding property

length
percentage

You can also declare all the padding of an element in a single property as follows:

padding: 10px 10px 10px [read more →]

Introduction to CSS IV

Administrator — Thu, 08 Dec 2011 17:49:47 +0000

Chapter 5 : CSS Divisions

Ok so you have finished the first 4 chapters in my series. You have learned the very basics of CSS, how the syntax works and a bit about classes and IDs. Now we are gonna take a quick break from CSS and focus on the (X)HTML side of using it.

Divsions

Divisions are a block level (X)HTML element used to define sections of an (X)HTML file. A division can contain all the parts that make up your website. [read more →]

Introduction to CSS III

Administrator — Thu, 08 Dec 2011 17:38:58 +0000

Chapter 3 : CSS Classes

The class selector allows you to style items within the same (X)HTML element differently. Similiar to what I mentioned in the introduction about inline styles. Except with classes the style can be overwritten by changing out stylesheets. You can use the same class selector again and again within an (X)HTML file.

To put it more simply, this sentence you are reading is defined in my CSS file with the following.

p { font-size: small; color: #333333 }

Pretty simple, but lets say [read more →]

Introduction to CSS II

Administrator — Thu, 08 Dec 2011 17:30:03 +0000

Chapter 2 : CSS Syntax

The syntax for CSS is different than that of (X)HTML markup. Though it is not too confusing, once you take a look at it. It consists of only 3 parts.

selector { property: value }

The selector is the (X)HTML element that you want to style. The property is the actual property title, and the value is the style you apply to that property.

Each selector can have multiple properties, and each property within that selector can have independent [read more →]

Introduction to CSS I

Administrator — Thu, 08 Dec 2011 17:12:59 +0000

Chapter 1 : Introduction to CSS

A CSS (cascading style sheet) file allows you to separate your web sites (X)HTML content from it’s style. As always you use your (X)HTML file to arrange the content, but all of the presentation (fonts, colors, background, borders, text formatting, link effects & so on…) are accomplished within a CSS.

At this point you have some choices of how to use the CSS, either internally or externally.

Internal Stylesheet

First we will explore the internal method. This [read more →]

Business-It Alignment: Case study of TPS Pakistan

Suleiman Nadabo — Tue, 06 Dec 2011 16:07:01 +0000

The aim of this report is to analyze the role that IT plays in organizations today, assess the business IT alignment & analyze the impact of IT on business operations and business firms. For this research, data has been collected from the company TPS Pakistan that deals in providing e-banking and e-payment solutions to the companies. Three different frameworks have been used for analysis. For analyzing the role of IT, the information strategy triangle was used, for assessing [read more →]

Its been a Year! with Students Circle

Gossy Ukanwoke — Thu, 01 Dec 2011 17:19:04 +0000

Wow! One Year..

What more can i say. When we officially became Students Circle Network exactly one year ago, we had prospects, visions, goals and ambitions. We wanted to change the education was shared and distributed, we wanted to change the way internet users learned with one another. We wanted to make the academic experience social.

Within the past one year through multiple logo changes, interface modifications and growth, we can say that we are getting close to that reality. With

1. Over [read more →]

Renewable Energy & Alternative Fuels

Administrator — Sun, 27 Nov 2011 22:37:33 +0000

UC Berkeley

International Environmental Law

Administrator — Sun, 27 Nov 2011 22:36:04 +0000

Cymie Payne UC Berkeley

Principles of Digital Communications I

Administrator — Sun, 27 Nov 2011 22:32:02 +0000

Profs Gallagher and Zheng, MIT

The course serves as an introduction to the theory and practice behind many of today’s communications systems. 6.450 forms the first of a two-course sequence on digital communication. The second class, 6.451, is offered in the spring. Topics covered include: digital communications at the block diagram level, data compression, Lempel-Ziv algorithm, scalar and vector quantization, sampling and aliasing, the Nyquist criterion, PAM and QAM modulation, signal constellations, finite-energy waveform spaces, detection, and [read more →]

Developing Apps for iOS (iPhone & iPad)

Administrator — Sun, 27 Nov 2011 22:24:16 +0000

Paul Hegarty Stanford University

Course Description Tools and APIs required to build applications for the iPhone platform using the iPhone SDK. User interface designs for mobile devices and unique user interactions using multitouch technologies. Object-oriented design using model-view-controller pattern, memory management, Objective-C programming language. iPhone APIs and tools including Xcode, Interface Builder and Instruments on Mac OS X. Other topics include: core animation, bonjour networking, mobile device power management and performance considerations. Prerequisites: C language and programming experience at the level [read more →]

Building Mobile Web Sites

Administrator — Sun, 27 Nov 2011 22:16:03 +0000

Dan Armendariz, Instructor http://danallan.net/

David J. Malan, Instructor http://www.cs.harvard.edu/malan/

Harvard Extension School , Spring 2011

Today’s applications are increasingly mobile. Computers are no longer confined to desks and laps but instead live in our pockets and hands. This course teaches students how to build mobile apps for Android and iOS, two of today’s most popular platforms, and how to deploy them in Android Market and the App Store. Students learn how to write native apps for Android using Eclipse and the Android SDK, [read more →]

Building Dynamic Web Sites

Administrator — Sun, 27 Nov 2011 22:12:28 +0000

David J. Malan, Instructor

http://www.cs.harvard.edu/malan/

Harvard Extension School

Today’s websites are increasingly dynamic. Pages are no longer static HTML files but instead generated by scripts and database calls. User interfaces are more seamless, with technologies like Ajax replacing traditional page reloads. This course teaches students how to build dynamic websites with Ajax and with Linux, Apache, MySQL, and PHP (LAMP), one of today’s most popular frameworks. Students learn how to set up domain names with DNS, how to structure pages with [read more →]

Artificial Intelligence – Machine Learning

Administrator — Sun, 27 Nov 2011 22:04:21 +0000

Andrew Ng Stanford Univesrity

Course Description This course provides a broad introduction to machine learning and statistical pattern recognition.

Topics include: supervised learning (generative/discriminative learning, parametric/non-parametric learning, neural networks, support vector machines); unsupervised learning (clustering, dimensionality reduction, kernel methods); learning theory (bias/variance tradeoffs; VC theory; large margins); reinforcement learning and adaptive control. The course will also discuss recent applications of machine learning, such as to robotic control, data mining, autonomous navigation, bioinformatics, speech recognition, and text and web data processing. Students are expected to [read more →]

Artificial Intelligence | Natural Language Processing

Administrator — Sun, 27 Nov 2011 21:56:34 +0000

Instructor: Manning, Christopher D Stanford University

Course Description This course is designed to introduce students to the fundamental concepts and ideas in natural language processing (NLP), and to get them up to speed with current research in the area. It develops an in-depth understanding of both the algorithms available for the processing of linguistic information and the underlying computational properties of natural languages. Wordlevel, syntactic, and semantic processing from both a linguistic and an algorithmic perspective are considered. The focus is [read more →]

Artificial Intelligence – Introduction to Robotics

Administrator — Sun, 27 Nov 2011 21:43:07 +0000

Oussama Khatib Stanford University

Course Description: The purpose of this course is to introduce you to basics of modeling, design, planning, and control of robot systems. In essence, the material treated in this course is a brief survey of relevant results from geometry, kinematics, statics, dynamics, and control. The course is presented in a standard format of lectures, readings and problem sets. There will be an in-class midterm and final examination. These examinations will be open book. Lectures will be based mainly, [read more →]

Aircraft Systems Engineering

Administrator — Sun, 27 Nov 2011 21:07:03 +0000

Instructors: Prof. Jeffrey Hoffman Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Course Description

This course offers a holistic view of the aircraft as a system, covering: basic systems engineering; cost and weight estimation; basic aircraft performance; safety and reliability; lifecycle topics; aircraft subsystems; risk analysis and management; and system realization. Small student teams retrospectively analyze an existing aircraft covering: key design drivers and decisions; aircraft attributes and subsystems; and operational experience. Oral and written versions of the case study are delivered. For the Fall [read more →]

Introduction to Political Philosophy

Administrator — Sun, 27 Nov 2011 20:37:01 +0000

Steven B. Smith Yale University

Course Description This course is intended as an introduction to political philosophy as seen through an examination of some of the major texts and thinkers of the Western political tradition. Three broad themes that are central to understanding political life are focused upon: the polis experience (Plato, Aristotle), the sovereign state (Machiavelli, Hobbes), constitutional government (Locke), and democracy (Rousseau, Tocqueville). The way in which different political philosophies have given expression to various forms of political institutions and our [read more →]

Environmental Politics and Law

Administrator — Sun, 27 Nov 2011 19:47:34 +0000

John P. Wargo Yale University

Course Description Can law change human behavior to be less environmentally damaging? Law will be examined through case histories including: environmental effects of national security, pesticides, air pollution, consumer products, plastics, parks and protected area management, land use, urban growth and sprawl, public/private transit, drinking water standards, food safety, and hazardous site restoration. In each case we will review the structure of law and evaluate its strengths and weaknesses.

Video Lectures ( 24 in Total)

[read more →]

African American Studies: Intro to African American Political Thought

Administrator — Sun, 27 Nov 2011 19:37:04 +0000

Mark Sawyer UCLA

Course Description An intensive introduction to African American political thought that focuses on major ideological trends and political philosophies as they have been applied and interpreted by African Americans. Elements of the class include debates and conflicts in black political thought, historical contest of African American social movements, and discussions of the relationship between black political thought and major trends in Western thought. Mark Sawyer is an Associate Professor of African American Studies and Political Science at UCLA [read more →]

Geography 20, 001|Spring 2009|UC Berkeley

Administrator — Sun, 27 Nov 2011 19:33:22 +0000

Robert Lawrence Acker

Name Description Released Price 1

Lecture 48 “” 5/11/09 Free View In iTunes 2

Lecture 47 “” 5/8/09 Free View In iTunes 3

Lecture 46 “” 5/6/09 Free View In iTunes 4

Lecture 45 “” 5/4/09 Free View In iTunes 5

Lecture 44 “” 5/1/09 Free View In iTunes 6

Lecture 43 “” 4/29/09 Free View In iTunes 7

Lecture 42 “” 4/27/09 Free View In iTunes 8

Lecture 41 “” 4/24/09 Free View In iTunes 9

Lecture 40 “” 4/22/09 Free View In iTunes 10

Lecture 39 “” 4/20/09 Free View In iTunes 11

Lecture 38 “” 4/17/09 Free View In iTunes 12

Lecture 37 “” 4/15/09 Free View In iTunes 13

Lecture 36 “” 4/13/09 Free View In iTunes 14

Lecture 35 “” 4/10/09 Free View In iTunes 15

Lecture 34 “” 4/8/09 Free View In iTunes 16

Lecture 33 “” 4/6/09 Free View In iTunes 17

Lecture 32 “” 4/3/09 Free View In iTunes 18

Lecture 31 “” 4/1/09 Free View In iTunes 19

Lecture 30 “” 3/30/09 Free View In iTunes 20

Lecture 26 “” 3/20/09 Free [read more →]

Global Geopolitics

Administrator — Sun, 27 Nov 2011 18:55:51 +0000

Martin Lewis Stanford University

Course Description This course examines the global political situation from a geographical perspective. Topics include: how the countries of the world were formed and came to occupy their present territorial configurations; border conflicts and other spatially based international issues; struggles for secession from established states and movements for territorially based autonomy; and the development and enlargement of supranational organizations such as the European Union (EU) and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN). While the course is [read more →]

Geography of World Cultures

Administrator — Sun, 27 Nov 2011 18:43:33 +0000

Martin Lewis Stanford University

Course Description

Despite the supposedly homogenizing effects of globalization, people continue to be joined together and divided asunder by the languages they speak, the religions they follow, and the ethnic identities to which they belong. Such cultural features all have specific geographies, tied to particular places. But while cultural-geographical terms such as “the Arabic world” and “the Islamic world” are used ubiquitously, many people remain uncertain where such “worlds” are and how they differ [read more →]

Introduction to Environmental Economics and Policy

Administrator — Sun, 27 Nov 2011 18:35:16 +0000

Professor Gordon Rausser UC Berkeley

Intermediate Macroeconomic Theory

Administrator — Sun, 27 Nov 2011 18:25:35 +0000

UC Berkeley

Financial Markets

Administrator — Sun, 27 Nov 2011 18:04:14 +0000

Professor Robert Shiller Yale University

Course Description Financial institutions are a pillar of civilized society, supporting people in their productive ventures and managing the economic risks they take on. The workings of these institutions are important to comprehend if we are to predict their actions today and their evolution in the coming information age. The course strives to offer understanding of the theory of finance and its relation to the history, strengths and imperfections of such institutions as banking, insurance, securities, [read more →]

Economic Crisis and Globalization

Administrator — Sun, 27 Nov 2011 17:55:13 +0000

Richard D. Wolff The New School

Course Description This eight session lecture series, from Spring 2009, is taught by Dr. Wolff, in the context of the same name graduate course, offered by the Graduate Program for International Affairs (GPIA) of the New School University in New York. Not only does Dr. Wolff challenge the conventional thinking of the crisis, he provides one of the central frames which links all of our projects: the role and influence of capital as a structuring force in [read more →]

Capitalism: Success, Crisis and Reform

Administrator — Sun, 27 Nov 2011 17:40:31 +0000

Professor Douglas W. Rae Yale University

Course Description

In this course, we will seek to interpret capitalism using ideas from biological evolution: firms pursuing varied strategies and facing extinction when those strategies fail are analogous to organisms struggling for survival in nature. For this reason, it is less concerned with ultimate judgment of capitalism than with the ways it can be shaped to fit our more specific objectives – for the natural environment, public health, [read more →]

Austrian Economics: An Introduction

Administrator — Sun, 27 Nov 2011 17:28:45 +0000

Murray N. Rothbard New York Polytechnic University

Price Controls

Presented at New York Polytechnic University in 1972.

Murray N. RothbardFriday, February 19, 2010

Advertising

Presented at New York Polytechnic University in 1972.

Murray N. RothbardFriday, February 19, 2010

Supply and Demand

Presented at New York Polytechnic University in 1972.

Murray N. RothbardFriday, February 19, 2010

Scarcity and Choice

Presented at New York Polytechnic University in 1972.

Murray N. RothbardThursday, February 11, 2010

American Economic History

Administrator — Sun, 27 Nov 2011 17:15:35 +0000

J. Bradford Delong UC Berkeley

Name Description 1

Lecture 24: Breakdown of the New Deal Order - View In iTunes 2

Lecture 25: The Productivity Speedup of the 1990s - View In iTunes 3

Lecture 23: The End of the American Dream? The Great Widening - View In iTunes 4

Lecture 22: The End of the American Dream? The Productivity Slowdown and the Inflation of the 1970s - View In iTunes 5

Lecture 21: Why Has There Been so Little Social Democracy in the United States? Looking East - View In iTunes 6

Lecture 19: [read more →]

Ancient Wisdom and Modern Love

Administrator — Sun, 27 Nov 2011 17:00:34 +0000

Professor David O’Connor Department of Philosophy University of Notre Dame

Course Description

Built around Plato’s Symposium, Shakespeare (including A Midsummer Night’s Dream), Catholic writings (including Humanae Vitae), and several movies, this course explores the nature of romance and erotic love. We will examine such topics as sexuality, marriage, and procreation with an eye towards how we can be better at being in love. The course generally tries to integrate the analytic approach of philosophy with the imaginative approach of literature.

[read more →]

Ancient and Medieval Philosophy

Administrator — Sun, 27 Nov 2011 16:49:12 +0000

Professor David O’Connor Department of Philosophy University of Notre Dame

Course Description

This course will concentrate on major figures and persistent themes in ancient and medieval philosophy. A balance will be sought between scope and depth, the latter ensured by a close reading of selected texts. This course will concentrate on major figures and persistent themes in ancient and medieval philosophy. A balance will be sought between scope and depth, the latter ensured by a close reading of selected texts from [read more →]

The Elements of Drawing

Administrator — Sun, 27 Nov 2011 16:28:46 +0000

Stephen Farthing Oxford University

Course Description

Stephen Farthing R.A. presents eight practical drawing classes using John Ruskin’s teaching collections to explain the basic principles of drawing. This series accompanies ‘The Elements of Drawing’, a searchable and browsable online version of the teaching collection and catalogues assembled by John Ruskin for his Oxford drawing schools. For further information please visit http://ruskin.ashmolean.org/

Name Description Released Price 1 Video1. Introduction to the Elements of Drawing

View In iTunes Stephen Farthing R.A. presents eight practical drawing classes using John Ruskin’s teaching collections [read more →]

Introduction to Visual Thinking

Administrator — Sun, 27 Nov 2011 16:22:17 +0000

UC Berkely

Foundations of American Cyber-Culture

Administrator — Sun, 27 Nov 2011 16:17:27 +0000

Greg Niemeyer UC Berkeley

Aesthetics and Philosophy of Art lectures

Administrator — Sun, 27 Nov 2011 16:11:40 +0000

James Grant Oxford University

Description

Lecture series on Aesthetics and the Philosophy of Art. The first part of the series focuses on some of the most important writings on art and beauty in the Western philosophical tradition, covering Plato, Aristotle, David Hume, and Immanuel Kant. The second part of the series focuses on questions about understanding works of art and about the nature of art. This part examines the interpretation of literature, the expression of emotion in music, and the definition of art

Name Description Released Price 1 1. [read more →]

Roman Architecture

Administrator — Sun, 27 Nov 2011 16:06:41 +0000

Diana E. E. Kleiner Yale University

Course Description

This course is an introduction to the great buildings and engineering marvels of Rome and its empire, with an emphasis on urban planning and individual monuments and their decoration, including mural painting. While architectural developments in Rome, Pompeii, and Central Italy are highlighted, the course also provides a survey of sites and structures in what are now North Italy, Sicily, France, Spain, Germany, Greece, Turkey, Croatia, Jordan, Lebanon, Libya, and North Africa. The lectures are [read more →]

Sensing Place: Photography as Inquiry

Administrator — Sun, 27 Nov 2011 15:50:39 +0000

by Prof. Anne Whiston Spirn, Alex MacLean Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Description

This course explores photography as a disciplined way of seeing, of investigating landscapes and expressing ideas. Readings, observations, and photographs form the basis of discussions on landscape, light, significant detail, place, poetics, narrative, and how photography can inform design and planning, among other issues.

Available on iTunes

Name Released Price 1 VideoLecture 1 5/7/07 Free View In iTunes 2 VideoLecture 2 5/7/07 Free View In iTunes 3 VideoLecture 3 5/7/07 Free View In iTunes 4 VideoLecture 4 5/7/07 Free View In iTunes 5 VideoLecture 5 5/7/07 Free View In iTunes 6 VideoLecture 6 5/7/07 Free View In iTunes 7 VideoLecture 7 5/7/07 Free [read more →]

Introduction to EU LAW

Administrator — Sun, 23 Oct 2011 18:59:51 +0000

Textbook for this course can be found here: Google Books

Download a Powerpoint Presentation that introduces the concepts of the

1.EU Structure – EU institutions
2.EU legislation – principles
3.Influence
4.Accession
5.Capacity to implement acquisitions
6.Partnerships

Below is the Introduction to Treaties, Procedures and Players in the Community

1. The documentary holdings

1.1 The treaties
1.2 International agreements
1.3 Secondary legislation
1.4 Consolidated legislation
1.5 Preparatory material
1.6 Case-law
1.7 Parliamentary questions

2. Legislative procedures

2.1 Assent procedure (Code AVC)
2.2 Co-decision procedure (Code COD)
2.3 Cooperation procedure (Code SYN)
2.4 Consultation procedure (Code CNS)

3. Players in [read more →]

Introduction to Basic HTML IX

Administrator — Thu, 06 Oct 2011 15:09:53 +0000

Lesson 13: Uploading pages

Until now, only you have had the satisfaction of viewing your pages. Now it is time for the rest of the world to see your masterpieces.

Is the world ready for that?

The world is ready – you soon will be too. To get your website on the internet, you just need some server space and a free FTP program.

If you have Internet access, you might already have some free server space for your website. Your server space will then [read more →]

Introduction to Basic HTML X

Administrator — Thu, 06 Oct 2011 15:09:40 +0000

Lesson 14: Web standards and validation

In this lesson, you will get a little more theoretical knowledge on HTML.

What more is there to know about HTML?

HTML can be coded in many different ways. And browsers can read HTML in just as many ways. You could say that HTML has many dialects. That is why some websites look different in different browsers.

There have been attempts to make a common standard of HTML through the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) founded by Tim Berners-Lee (yep! [read more →]

Introduction to Basic HTML VII

Administrator — Thu, 06 Oct 2011 14:56:28 +0000

Lesson 11: More about tables

The title “More about tables” may sound a bit boring. But look at the positive side, when you master tables, there is absolutely nothing about HTML that will knock you out.

What is left then?

The two attributes colspan and rowspan are used when you want to create fancy tables.

Colspan is short for “column span”. Colspan is used in the <td> tag to specify how many columns the cell should span:

Example 1:

<table border="1"> <tr> <td colspan="3">Cell 1</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Cell 2</td> <td>Cell 3</td> <td>Cell 4</td> </tr> [read more →]

Introduction to Basic HTML VIII

Administrator — Thu, 06 Oct 2011 14:55:43 +0000

Lesson 12: Layout (CSS)

Wouldn’t be great if you could give your pages the layout they deserve?

Sure, but how?

To give your website layout use Cascading Style Sheets (CSS). In this lesson you will get a short introduction to CSS. But later you can learn all about CSS from scratch in our CSS tutorial. So please consider this lesson only as an appetizer.

CSS is the better half of HTML. And in coding, there is no equality of status: HTML takes care of the [read more →]

Introduction to Basic HTML VI

Administrator — Thu, 06 Oct 2011 14:50:00 +0000

Lesson 10: Tables

Tables are used when you need to show “tabular data” i.e. information that is logically presented in rows and columns.

Is it difficult?

Building tables in HTML may at first seem complicated but if you keep cool and watch your step, it is actually strictly logical – just like everything else in HTML.

Example 1:

Will look like this in the browser:

Cell 1 Cell 2 Cell 3 Cell 4 What’s the difference [read more →]

Introduction to Basic HTML V

Administrator — Thu, 06 Oct 2011 14:44:08 +0000

Lesson 9: Images

Wouldn’t it be great if you could have an image of actor and music legend David Hasselhoff right in the centre of your page?

That sounds like a bit of a challenge…

Maybe, but in fact it is pretty easy to do. All you need is an element:

Example 1:

would look like this in the browser:

All you need do is first tell the browser that you want to insert an image (img) and then where it [read more →]

Introduction to Basic HTML IV

Administrator — Thu, 06 Oct 2011 14:36:37 +0000

Lesson 8: Links

In this lesson, you will learn how to make links between pages.

What do I need to make a link?

To make links, you use what you always use when coding HTML: an element. A simple element with one attribute and you will be able to link to anything and everything. Here is an example of what a link to HTML.net could look like:

Example 1: <a href="http://www.html.net/">Here is a link to HTML.net</a>

Would look like this in the browser:

Here is [read more →]

Introduction to Basic HTML II

Administrator — Thu, 06 Oct 2011 14:31:08 +0000

Lesson 6: A few more elements

Did you manage to make a few pages on your own? If not, here is an example:

<html> <head> <title>My website</title> </head> <body> <h1>A Heading</h1> <p>text, text text, text</p> <h2>Subhead</h2> <p>text, text text, text</p> </body> </html> Now what?

Now it is time to learn seven new elements.

In the same way you emphasise the text by putting it between the openning tag <em> and the closing tag </em>, you can give stronger emphasis by using the openning tag <strong> and the closing [read more →]

Introduction to Basic HTML III

Administrator — Thu, 06 Oct 2011 14:30:34 +0000

Lesson 7: Attributes

You can add attributes to a number of elements.

What is an attribute?

As you probably remember, elements give structure to a HTML document and tells the browser how you want your website to be presented (for example,<br /> informs the browser to make a line break). In some elements you can add more information. Such additional information is called an attribute.

Example 1:

<h2 style="background-color:#ff0000;">My friendship with HTML</h2>

Attributes are always written within a start tag and are followed by an [read more →]

Introduction to Basic HTML

Administrator — Thu, 06 Oct 2011 14:25:13 +0000

Courtesy of HTML.NET

What is HTML?

HTML is the “mother tongue” of your browser.

To make a long story short, HTML was invented in 1990 by a scientist called Tim Berners-Lee. The purpose was to make it easier for scientists at different universities to gain access to each other’s research documents. The project became a bigger success than Tim Berners-Lee had ever imagined. By inventing HTML he laid the foundation for the web as we know it today.

HTML is a language, which [read more →]

Introduction to Basic Web Design

Administrator — Thu, 06 Oct 2011 14:08:16 +0000

Courtesy of : Media College

Getting Started

It can all look very intimidating for the beginner, but if you know how to surf the internet and use a word processor then you should have no trouble making a website.

However, the single biggest mistake we see from beginners is trying to do too much too soon. Whatever your level of experience with computers and the internet, it’s absolutely critical that you take things slowly and don’t get ahead of yourself. Website construction [read more →]

Petroleum Geology

Administrator — Sat, 01 Oct 2011 15:54:29 +0000

Instructors : Prof. dr. S.M. Luthi

Course Description The goal of this course is to obtain knowledge of the origins of petroleum and gas. An overview is given on the conditions that are needed for oil and gas to accumulate in reservoirs. Moreover, techniques to find and exploit these reservoirs are highlighted. The focus always is on the task of the petroleum geologist during the different phases of oil and gas exploration and production. After an introduction to the course including typical [read more →]

Computer Graphics

Administrator — Mon, 19 Sep 2011 16:35:37 +0000

Instructors: Prof. Frédo Durand | Prof. Barbara Cutler Massachusetts Institute of Technology Course Description This course offers an introduction to computer graphics hardware, algorithms, and software. Topics include: line generators, affine transformations, line and polygon clipping, splines, interactive techniques, perspective projection, solid modeling, hidden surface algorithms, lighting models, shading, and animation. Substantial programming experience is required. This course is worth 6 Engineering Design Points.

Lecture Notes

1 Course Overview ( PDF – 1.1MB)

C++ Tutorial (PDF) 2 Ray Casting 1: Generation and Intersection (PDF – 1.2 MB) 3 Ray Casting [read more →]

Applied Multimedia Technology

Administrator — Mon, 12 Sep 2011 08:05:15 +0000

G. Christopher Clark Computer Applications - University of Notre Dame

Course Description

This course explores the use of multimedia in communicating information and solving problems. Using Adobe Flash and other tools, students create materials that incorporate text, animation, images, sound, and video. An overarching theme is appreciation of four dimensions of multimedia: content, aesthetics, functionality, and usability. The course also aims to equip students with strategies for enhancing their skills after the semester ends.

Lectures Outline

Project Topic Assignments Due Website Review [read more →]

Elements of Software Construction

Administrator — Mon, 12 Sep 2011 06:47:07 +0000

Instructors: Prof. Daniel Jackson | Prof. Robert Miller Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Course Description This course provides an introduction to the fundamental principles and techniques of software development that have greatest impact on practice. Topics include capturing the essence of a problem by recognizing and inventing suitable abstractions; key paradigms, including state machines, functional programming, and object-oriented programming; use of design patterns to bridge gap between models and code; the role of interfaces and specification in achieving modularity and decoupling; reasoning about code [read more →]

Database Systems and Management

Administrator — Mon, 12 Sep 2011 06:37:25 +0000

Instructors: Prof. Samuel Madden | Prof. Robert Morris | Prof. Michael Stonebraker | Dr. Carlo Curino Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Course Description This course relies on primary readings from the database community to introduce graduate students to the foundations of database systems, focusing on basics such as the relational algebra and data model, schema normalization, query optimization, and transactions. It is designed for students who have taken 6.033 (or equivalent); no prior database experience is assumed, though students who have taken [read more →]

Photo Contest is Here

Administrator — Fri, 02 Sep 2011 12:14:12 +0000

This is our first photo contest on Students Circle Network! We are glad you are joining us to make it fun. Our two contestants are:

Team Nollywood: Funke Akindele Team SCN: Deb!

Get into the contest and vote your favorite contestant. Remember we are routing team SCN .

Enter the Contest

Structured Electronic Design

Administrator — Tue, 30 Aug 2011 18:12:02 +0000

Course Information

Instructors: Dr.ir. C.J.M. Verhoeven Institution: Delft University of Technology

Course Description:

This course focuses on a systematic approach to the design of analog electronic circuits. The methodology presented in the course is based on the concepts of hierarchy, orthogonality and efficient modeling. It is applied to the design of negative-feedback amplifiers. It is shown that aspects such as ideal transfer; noise performance, distortion and bandwidth can be optimized independently. A systematic approach to biasing completes the discussion.

Lecture Notes

1 Introduction – Structured electronic design

[read more →]

Practical Electronics

Administrator — Tue, 30 Aug 2011 18:05:10 +0000

Instructors: Dr. James Bales Course Description

You can build a wide range of practical electronic devices if you understand a few basic electronics concepts and follow some simple rules. These devices include light-activated and sound-activated toys and appliances, remote controls, timers and clocks, and motorized devices.

The subject begins with an overview of the fundamental concepts, followed by a series of laboratory exercises that demonstrate the basic rules, and a final project.

Lecture Notes

1 Resistors and Diodes (PDF) 2 Switches, Rectifiers and Function Generators (PDF) 3 Capacitors ([read more →]

Introduction to Electronics

Administrator — Tue, 30 Aug 2011 17:55:24 +0000

Title: Electronics Author: Obwoya, Sam Kinyera Abstract: Electronics is the study of the flow of charge through various materials and devices such as, semiconductors, resistors, inductors, capacitors, nano-structures, and vacuum tubes. All applications of electronics involve the transmission of power and possibly information. Although considered to be a theoretical branch of physics, the design and construction of electronic circuits to solve practical problems is an essential technique in the fields of electronic engineering and computer engineering.

The study of new semiconductor devices and surrounding technology is [read more →]

Circuits and Electronics

Administrator — Tue, 30 Aug 2011 17:51:25 +0000

Instructors: Prof. Anant Agarwal

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Course Description: The course introduces the fundamentals of the lumped circuit abstraction. Topics covered include: resistive elements and networks; independent and dependent sources; switches and MOS transistors; digital abstraction; amplifiers; energy storage elements; dynamics of first- and second-order networks; design in the time and frequency domains; and analog and digital circuits and applications. Design and lab exercises are also significant components of the course.

Video Lectures Collection

Lecture Notes

1 Introduction and lumped abstraction (PDF) 2 Basic circuit [read more →]

Basic Introduction to Node.JS

Administrator — Tue, 30 Aug 2011 17:31:08 +0000

About

The aim of this document is to get you started with developing applications for Node.js, teaching you everything you need to know about “advanced” JavaScript along the way. It goes way beyond your typical “Hello World” tutorial.

Status

You are reading the final version of this book, i.e., updates are only done to correct errors or to reflect changes in new versions of Node.js.

The code samples in this book are tested to work with Node.js version 0.4.9.

Intended audience

This document will probably fit [read more →]

ACCA – Past Questions and Papers (2010)

Administrator — Tue, 23 Aug 2011 17:35:43 +0000

FUNDAMENTALS

F1 Accountant in Business (AB) F2 Management Accounting (MA) F3 Financial Accounting (FA) - International variant F4 Corporate and Business Law (CL) - English Variant F5 Performance Management (PM) F6 Taxation (TX) - English variant F7 Financial Reporting (FR) - International variant F8 Audit and Assurance (AA) - International variant F9 Financial Management (FM)

PROFESSIONAL

P1 Professional Accountant (PA) P2 Corporate Reporting (CR) - International P3 Business Analysis (BA) P4 Advanced Financial Management [read more →]

Crash Course for All the Units in 4th Year Pharmacy at University of Portsmouth

William Moore — Tue, 16 Aug 2011 17:16:52 +0000

See the file for details. I will be separating the content into modules over time. Hope this helps.

Introduction to Operating Systems

Administrator — Sat, 13 Aug 2011 11:58:28 +0000

Course Description

The purpose of this course is to understand and use the basic concepts of operating systems, common to most computer systems, which interfaces the machine with the programmer. In particular, this class is meant to introduce processes such as the processing unit, process management, concurrency, communication, memory management and protection, and file systems.

Lecture Notes

Chapter One - Download Chapter One Notes

Chapter Two - Download Chapter Two Notes

Chapter Three - Download Chapter Three Notes

Chapter Four - [read more →]

Learn Basic – Advanced C++

Administrator — Wed, 10 Aug 2011 12:03:20 +0000

Download the Tutorial from cplusplus.com

Leave a comment below to interact with other users.

A Guide before Learning a New JavaScript Framework

Okeowo Aderemi — Tue, 26 Jul 2011 07:59:55 +0000

A Guide before Learning a New JavaScript Framework

by Okeowo Aderemi Blogs at - Forget the Big Words Click Link to View more of his Tutorials Covering Several topics in Web Development.

This tutorial is aimed at Web Developers,planning to take up a JavaScript framework,it is assumed that the developer is already familiar with the basic JavaScript usage, as we will be jumping into intermediate aspect of JavaScript;though at certain points i will make references to basic foundation knowledge.

JavaScript Frameworks are codes,functions,paradigms [read more →]

Learning OOP in PHP

Okeowo Aderemi — Sun, 17 Jul 2011 14:47:07 +0000

Learning OOP in PHP (Part 1)

by Okeowo Aderemi Blogs at - Forget the Big Words Click Link to View more of his Tutorials Covering Several topics in Web Development.

Are you a PHP programmer, are you tired of trying to manage codes, Are you still writing procedural coding style?

You’ve always wanted to learn OOP (Object Oriented Programming) but you felt why break your style of coding to something you are not conversant with, well wonder no more OOP is [read more →]

Database Website – PHP and MySQL Tutorial V

Administrator — Sun, 17 Jul 2011 14:42:37 +0000

A Continuation from the Tutorial I, Tutorial II, Tutorial III and Tutorial IV

Let US List all the Contacts in Our Database in an Organized Format.

Now we are going bring out all the records in the database that we have Inserted, Edited and Updated. To [read more →]

Database Website – PHP and MySQL Tutorial IV

Administrator — Sun, 17 Jul 2011 14:20:02 +0000

A Continuation of Tutorial I and Tutorial II and Tutorial III

Deleting Records from the Database

In the Previous Tutorial, we updated a troubling contact record. Well, let’s just delete the whole record. In fact, let’s delete the record with HTML and PHP!! Easy as pie. First we need a little HTML:

create this new file, paste the following [read more →]

Database Website – PHP and MySQL Tutorial III

Administrator — Sun, 17 Jul 2011 13:50:35 +0000

A Continuation of Tutorial I and Tutorial II

Updating Records in the MySQL Database using PHP

What we want is change the date of a computer in the Store? We can do this with three files. We need an PHP File to select the ID of the Contact to update, a PHP file to display the current record and provide fields to update, and [read more →]

Database Website – PHP and MySQL Tutorial II

Administrator — Sun, 17 Jul 2011 13:29:08 +0000

A Continuation of the Tutorial One .

Adding Records to the Database of Our AddressBook

We need two files to add a record. One HTML and One PHP.

1. Download the insert.html file from here. Remember to examine the codes and then Save this file as insert.html in the addressbook folder we created in Tutorial One.

Note in the codes, there is no space to enter the id. Because we made [read more →]

Database Website – PHP and MySQL Tutorial I

Administrator — Sun, 17 Jul 2011 12:58:04 +0000

Maintenance of a content-driven site can be a real pain, too. Many sites feel locked into a dry, outdated design because rewriting those hundreds of HTML files to reflect a new design would take forever. Server-side includes (SSI’s) can help alleviate the burden a little, but you still end up with hundreds of files that need to be maintained should you wish to make a fundamental change to your site.

The solution to these headaches is database-driven site design. By achieving [read more →]

Students Circle Network At the 2nd Annual D.C. Africa Festival

Administrator — Thu, 14 Jul 2011 14:43:25 +0000

Students Circle Network will be at 2nd Annual D.C. Africa Festival hosted by the Mayor’s Office on African Affairs (OAA)

Visit the Events Facebook Page

Come join us this Saturday as we demo Students Circle Network at the 2nd Annual DC African Festival. Students Circle Network, was founded in 2010 – is an educational social network for college and high school students with interests in providing free course resources/materials, [read more →]

Self Study English

Administrator — Fri, 10 Jun 2011 06:10:18 +0000

Instructors Drs. M.A. Swennen

Deflt University of Technology

Course Description

This is a course for Dutch (Bachelor) students who need or want to pay some extra attention to their English language skills. In this course you will find four modules with theory and exercises on Listening, Grammar, Vocabulary and Writing. We will also give you links to useful websites. We strongly recommend that you do not try to do this course in as short a time as possible: learning skills takes time, so you [read more →]

Precalculus Mathematics

Administrator — Sat, 04 Jun 2011 15:18:32 +0000

Instructor: Frank Harris Honours B.A. (UBC), M.A. (UBC), Ph.D. (Australian National University)

Mathematics & Statistics Department Capilano University

Course Structure: 3.00 credits, (4,0,0) hrs, 15 wks Course Description

To prepare students for a course in introductory calculus.

Instructional:

To give students an understanding of general function concepts.
To give students an understanding of functions commonly used in the sciences, including polynomial, rational, exponential, logarithmic and trigonometric functions.
To develop broad problem solving abilities in the above topics with emphasis on the development of mathematical models.
To employ the graphing [read more →]

Bonding and Structure

Administrator — Sat, 04 Jun 2011 14:51:30 +0000

Chemistry 110

Bonding and Structure

Instructor: Tony Cusanelli B.Sc., Ph.D

Chemistry Department Capilano University

Course Structure: 4.00 credits, (4,3,0) hrs, 15 wks

Course Description

A course for students who plan careers in science. A brief review of stoichiometry, nomenclature and the gaseous state; atomic structure; periodic trends; chemical bonding and molecular structure; an introduction to organic chemistry and intermolecular forc

Lab Information

Click here to get the file

Lecture Notes

1 The Chemical Language

Media Art IV

Administrator — Sat, 04 Jun 2011 14:46:38 +0000

SART 291

Media Art IV

Instructor: Toni Latour

Studio Art Capilano University

Course Structure: 3.00 credits, (4,1.5,0) hrs, 15 wks

Amie LeBlanc, Mimic (After Jeff Wall), digital image, 2008

Course Description

This course is intended to advance technical and conceptual development of Media Art practices and begin the development of independent art making, proposal writing and thematic art production. Students create a project based on appropriation, while discussing issues of authorship, originality and the reinterpretation of history. They go on to develop a self portrait in any of [read more →]

Media Art III

Administrator — Sat, 04 Jun 2011 14:38:10 +0000

SART 290

Media Art III

Instructor: Toni Latour

Studio Art Capilano University

Course Structure: 3.00 credits, (4,1.5,0) hrs, 15 wks

Genevieve Robertson, video still, 2005

Course Description

This course takes a more advanced approach to art production. Students are introduced to digital sound, digital video art, and performance art, as they relate to the visual arts. Students engage in comprehensive analysis of national and international media art practices while discussing and creating art from a critical perspective. Conceptual strategies and technical skills are further developed enabling students to [read more →]

Media Art II

Administrator — Sat, 04 Jun 2011 14:23:25 +0000

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Media Art II

Instructor: Toni Latour

Studio Art Capilano University

Course Structure: 3.00 credits, (4,1.5,0) hrs, 15 wks

Sahjia Stevenson, slide/sound installation, 2005

Course Description

This course continues the multi-disciplinary approach to art making developed in Media Art I. Students learn black and white chemical photography, digital imaging, and new genre public art, as they relate to the visual arts. These media are investigated through both studio production and academic research. Throughout the course, students develop technical and conceptual skills for production and critical engagement.

Lectures and Assignments [read more →]

Media Art I

Administrator — Sat, 04 Jun 2011 14:18:01 +0000

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Media Art I

Instructor: Toni Latour

Studio Art Department Capilano University

Course Structure: 3.00 credits, (4,1.5,0) hrs, 15 wks

Chelsea Doyle, Spin, video installation, 2006

Course Description

This course introduces students to time-based art practices, including sound, installation and video art, as they relate to the visual arts. The objective is to provide students with hands-on production experience while familiarizing them with the various visual and textual discourses that surround contemporary time-based disciplines.

Lectures and Assignments Assignment 1 Lecture/Assignment 2 [read more →]

Introduction to Plasma Physics I

Mary Ann Cyster — Thu, 12 May 2011 20:16:17 +0000

Instructors: Prof. Ian Hutchinson | Prof. Jeffrey Freidberg Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Course Description In this course, students will learn about plasmas, the fourth state of matter. The plasma state dominates the visible universe, and is of increasing economic importance. Plasmas behave in lots of interesting and sometimes unexpected ways.

The course is intended only as a first plasma physics course, but includes critical concepts needed for a foundation for further study. A solid undergraduate background in classical [read more →]

Nuclear Reactor Safety

Mary Ann Cyster — Thu, 12 May 2011 20:02:33 +0000

Instructors: Prof. Andrew Kadak Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Course Description Problems in nuclear engineering often involve applying knowledge from many disciplines simultaneously in achieving satisfactory solutions. The course will focus on understanding the complete nuclear reactor system including the balance of plant, support systems and resulting interdependencies affecting the overall safety of the plant and regulatory oversight. Both the Seabrook and Pilgrim nuclear plant simulators will be used as part of the educational experience to provide as realistic as possible [read more →]

Neutron Science and Reactor Physics

Mary Ann Cyster — Thu, 12 May 2011 19:43:16 +0000

Instructors: Dr. John A. Bernard Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Course Description This course introduces fundamental properties of the neutron. It covers reactions induced by neutrons, nuclear fission, slowing down of neutrons in infinite media, diffusion theory, the few-group approximation, point kinetics, and fission-product poisoning. We emphasize the nuclear physics basis of reactor design and its relationship to reactor engineering problems.

Lecture Notes

1 Introduction/reactor layout and classification (PDF) 2 Chart of nuclides/neutron sources (PDF – 1.5 MB) 3 Neutron reactions/Boltzman distribution/number density (PDF) 4 Neutron cross-sections (PDF) 5 Binding energy/liquid drop [read more →]

Renewable Energy as a Solution to Nigerian Energy Crisis

Mary Ann Cyster — Fri, 06 May 2011 18:40:16 +0000

Suleiman Lawal Nadabo University of Applied Sciences, Finland – Year 2010

Language: English Pages: 69 + 6 Appendix Supervisor: Ossi Koskinen

The aim of this study is to investigate the potentials of renewable energy sources in Nigeria and how to support, promote and courage the growth of renewable energy resources in Nigeria to close the gap of 60-70% of Nigerians that did not have access to energy that is environmentally friendly.Alternative energy sources are good and wonderful options because they are limitless. We will not [read more →]

Performance Gap Analysis of Scicom Berhard

Samed Olukoya — Thu, 05 May 2011 16:23:10 +0000

Samed Olukoya University Of East London. Linton University College Malaysia

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

This research report covered Scicom Berhad skill gap analysis and training development program that address their organization current need in other to close present skill gap. During the research and development analysis we were able to ascertained staff’s key GAP (ICT, leadership, communication, basic, project management etc) and realized this are the very reason for the noticeable 15% dropped in their annual revenue for 2010.

[read more →]

Access Database Connections for Visual Basic

Mary Ann Cyster — Sat, 23 Apr 2011 16:55:26 +0000

Mary Anne Cyster Information Technology Student Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Brief introduction to the usages of Access data bases

Database Object

RecordSet Object

Accessing records

Searching the RecordSet

Updating the Database

Deleting and Adding records

May thanks to Andreas Swensson for creating this page about databases.

Brief introduction to the usages of Access data bases

What I think is the most compelling thing about Visual Basic is it’s easy way of accessing and modifying databases. This is what I think you should learn next; you will find many applications for this [read more →]

Equity and Trusts Discussion

Deprecated Account — Thu, 14 Apr 2011 18:46:33 +0000

Deborah O. Monebi,

Girne American University, Cyprus.

QUESTION:

Herbert Chance, wishing to make future provision for his adult son, entered into the following covenant in a deed to which is friends Alan Smith and Clifford Overy were the only other parties:

I promise to settle the sum of £100,000 in cash, or assets of equivalent value, for the benefit of my son for his life, to his issue in remainder. This bounty to be held on trust by Allan Smith and Clifford Overy in [read more →]

Legal Philosophy

Deprecated Account — Thu, 14 Apr 2011 18:46:33 +0000

Deborah O. Monebi,

Girne American University, Cyprus.

Question: “Law changes society and Society changes the law”.

Discuss this topic, in the light of law and morality. Back up your arguments with relevant examples.

To start with, Law according to Black’s Law Dictionary can be defined as the aggregate of legislation, judicial precedents, and accepted legal principles; the body of authoritative grounds of judicial and administrative action or the set of rules or principles dealing with a specific area of a legal system while Society [read more →]

Consideration in Contract Law

Deprecated Account — Thu, 14 Apr 2011 18:46:33 +0000

The most comprehensive and most applied definition of consideration is that of Lush, J., in Currie v. Misa.

“A valuable consideration in the eye of the law may consist either in some right, interest, profit or benefit accruing to one party, or some forbearance, detriment, loss or responsibility, given, suffered or undertaken by the other. Thus, consideration does not only consist of profit by one party but also exists where the other party abandons some legal right in the present, or [read more →]

Philosopher – Baron de Montesquieu

Deprecated Account — Thu, 14 Apr 2011 18:46:32 +0000

Charles Louis de Secondat was born in Bordeaux, France, in 1689. He went to college and studied science and history, eventually becoming a lawyer in the local government. After his fathers’ death, he was placed under the care of his uncle, Baron de Montesquieu. His Uncle died in 1716 and left him with his fortune, his office as president of the Bordeaux Parliament, and his title of Baron de Montesquieu.

He became a member of the Bordeaux and French Academies of [read more →]

Alternative Dispute Resoultion

Deprecated Account — Thu, 14 Apr 2011 18:46:32 +0000

Deborah O. Monebi,

Girne American University, Cyprus.

Alternative dispute resolution refers to a number of ways of resolving conflicts without a lawsuit or, if you have filed a lawsuit, without a trial. These alternative ways are used for many types of disputes including, for example, divorces, business and real estate disputes, landlord/tenant disputes, disputes with contractors, financial disputes, employer-employee disputes, inheritance disputes, and conflicts between neighbors. It is appropriate to consider Alternative dispute resolution for almost any kind of dispute.

Alternative dispute resolution [read more →]

Good Faith

Deprecated Account — Thu, 14 Apr 2011 18:46:32 +0000

Good faith is the observance of honourable intent in business relations and the avoidance of any attempts to deceive in assuming and performing contractual obligations.

Power defined Good Faith as:

‘An expectation of each party to a contract that the other will honestly and fairly perform his duties under the contract in a manner that is acceptable in the trade community’. He also went ahead to give it international authority as ‘an international doctrine that requires parties to an international transaction to [read more →]

Land Law Discussion

Deprecated Account — Thu, 14 Apr 2011 18:46:32 +0000

Deborah O. Monebi,

Girne American University, Cyprus.

Question:

George is currently setting himself up as a farmer. In the last month he has acquired the following property rights.

(a) A freehold title to Broad Field acquired from Harry. The title is unregistered, and Harry was only able to produce one title deed, the conveyance to him when he bought the land 11 years ago.

(b) The grant of a new lease for 30 years over Wide Field.

Jurisdiction – Power to speak the law

Deprecated Account — Thu, 14 Apr 2011 18:46:32 +0000

Deborah O. Monebi,

Girne American University, Cyprus.

Jurisdiction could be said was gotten from the Latin words ‘juris’ and ‘diction’ which means ‘law’ and ‘to speak’. Therefore, it could be simply said that jurisdiction is the ‘power to speak the law’. It is essential to note that before a court can hear a case, it must have jurisdiction over the person or the property involved in the suit. Jurisdiction is a broad topic but I will like to briefly mention the important [read more →]

What will be the attitude of the courts to the following situation?

Deprecated Account — Thu, 14 Apr 2011 18:12:14 +0000

Deborah O. Monebi,

Girne American University, Cyprus.

Mona Lisa is a prostitute. She attracts her clients by sitting on a high stool near the downstairs’ bay window at her home in Girne Harbour. The window has been broken by someone throwing a brick through it. Mona Lisa engages in Beshitaksh, a Glazier, to replace the window with specially toughened glass and at the same time to enlarge it, so as to give prospective clients a better view. Beshitaksh does the work but [read more →]

Question: Describe the various stages of the criminal trial process in England and Wales from the defendants first appearance in court up to and including sentence Include within your answer how serious and less serious criminal offences are classified and give examples by way of illustration.

Deprecated Account — Thu, 14 Apr 2011 18:11:57 +0000

The criminal court process in England and Wales starts with an indictment. An indictment is the legal term for the criminal charges that forms the basis of the trial. The prosecution of the indictment is generally carried out the Crown Prosecution Service. The CPS is the legal arm of the state and they decide if the information and evidence provided by the police is solid enough for criminal charges to be brought against the defendant.

This initial process is termed the [read more →]

Summary of PART II, III & IV of the European Patent Convention 2000

Deprecated Account — Thu, 14 Apr 2011 18:11:14 +0000

Deborah O. Monebi,

Girne American University, Cyprus.

INTRODUCTION

Patent[1] simply means a way in which an invention is protected, giving the owner the right to disallow others from using, selling, making the invention with the owner’s permission.

PART II

Part II of the European Patent Convention 2000 discusses the substantive patent law which includes in its chapters patentability, persons entitled to apply for and obtain a European patent –Mention of the inventor, Effects of the European patent and the European patent application, and [read more →]

Alternative Dispute Resolution Essay

Deprecated Account — Thu, 14 Apr 2011 18:10:48 +0000

(a) Consider what is meant by Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) and how it operates in the civil justice system?

Alternative dispute resolution (ADR) includes dispute resolution processes and techniques that fall outside of the government judicial process. Despite historic resistance to ADR by both parties and their advocates, ADR has gained widespread acceptance among both the general public and the legal profession in recent years. In fact, some courts [read more →]

Which is the most important source of the British Constitution (In summary)?

Deprecated Account — Thu, 14 Apr 2011 18:08:59 +0000

Deborah O. Monebi,

Girne American University, Cyprus.

The Black’s law dictionary defines sources of law “as the origins from which particular positive laws derive their authority and cohesive thoughts”. The term of source of law is used in various senses, thus, it means the ultimate origin of the whole body of legal system. It could be meaning the origin from which the system derives its validity be it in electorate, a special body, the general will or the will of a dictator. [read more →]

Question: Since the reforms recommended by the Woolf Report 1996, the enactment of the civil procedure Act 1997 and the implementation of civil procedure Rules in 1998, have past complaints concerning the cost delay and complexity of the adversarial civil court system in England and Wales been resolved? Discuss.

Deprecated Account — Thu, 14 Apr 2011 18:07:18 +0000

Deborah O. Monebi,

Girne American University, Cyprus.

Lord Woolf compiled his report in 1996. He published a review of the civil justice system and he found out that the system was slow, too costly and too complex. He decided to bring a reform to the civil justice system; thereby the Woolf Reforms are named after Lord Woolf who has given the task to changing the civil law in England and Wales.

As a result of Lord Woolf’s recommendation, the government has introduced new [read more →]

Question: Law is a political process in reality and the judiciary’s role in England and Wales can never be truly independent. Discuss [include as part of your answer the impact of the Constitutional Reform Act 2005 and the Human Rights Act 1998]

Deprecated Account — Thu, 14 Apr 2011 18:07:14 +0000

Girne American University

The judiciary role in England and Wales can never be truely independent. Firstly, one will begin to ask the question that “if the judiciary role is truely independent what would the result be?” and as it cannot be truely independent what are the effects as well, what does law intend to achieve. All of the above mentioned issues will be discussed fully as the project continues. Also, the effects and impacts of the Constitutional Reform Act [read more →]

Beswick v Beswick (1966) 3 W.L.R. 396

Deprecated Account — Thu, 14 Apr 2011 18:07:11 +0000

This case is on privity of contract and specific performance. Privity of contract simply means a doctrine of contract law that prevents any person from seeking the enforcement of a contract, a suing on its terms, unless they are a party to that contract. Specific performance is a remedy in the event of breach of contract, whereby the court orders a party found in breach of his/her contractual obligations to perform their specific duty as set out in the contract.

Old [read more →]

British Constitution

Deprecated Account — Thu, 14 Apr 2011 18:06:38 +0000

Deborah O. Monebi,

Girne American University, Cyprus.

INTRODUCTION

All over the world, various association, people, states or countries have a supreme law, or body of rules, which regulate such unit of people, the internal structure of the country, the powers and the functions of government and the rights and duties of the people.

This supreme law, or rules, usually spell out the collective aspirations of the people, its desire to remain as one political entity, the system of government, qualification to hold or vacate [read more →]

Social and Political Implications of Technology

Mary Ann Cyster — Thu, 14 Apr 2011 18:06:26 +0000

Instructors: Prof. David Mindell | Prof. Merritt Roe Smith Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Course Description: This course is a graduate reading seminar, in which historical and contemporary studies are used to explore the interaction of technology with social and political values. Emphasis is on how technological devices, structures, and systems influence the organization of society and the behavior of its members. Examples are drawn from the technologies of war, transportation, communication, production, and reproduction.

Course Resources

TOPICS STUDENT PAPERS Cronon, William. Nature’s Metropolis. Kieran Downes (PDF)

Michael Rossi (PDF)

Rachel [read more →]

B2B E-Commerce Models

Mary Ann Cyster — Sun, 03 Apr 2011 13:37:54 +0000

Business-to-business (B2B) describes commerce transactions between businesses, such as between a manufacturer and a wholesaler, or between a wholesaler and a retailer. Contrasting terms are business-to-consumer (B2C) and business-to-government (B2G). The volume of B2B (Business-to-Business) transactions is much higher than the volume of B2C transactions. The primary reason for this is that in a typical supply chain there will be many B2B transactions involving sub components or raw materials, and only one B2C transaction, specifically sale of the finished product to [read more →]

Logistics and Supply Chain Management

Mary Ann Cyster — Sun, 03 Apr 2011 13:22:09 +0000

Instructors: Prof. David Simchi-Levi

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Course Description: This course surveys operations research models and techniques developed for a variety of problems arising in logistical planning of multi-echelon systems. There is a focus on planning models for production/inventory/distribution strategies in general multi-echelon multi-item systems. Topics include vehicle routing problems, dynamic lot sizing inventory models, stochastic and deterministic multi-echelon inventory systems, the bullwhip effect, pricing models, and integration problems arising in supply chain management. Probability and linear programming experience required.

Lecture Notes

Introduction [read more →]

Operations Management

Mary Ann Cyster — Sun, 03 Apr 2011 12:29:16 +0000

Instructors: Prof. Donald Rosenfield | Prof. Thomas Roemer Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Course Description:

This course will introduce concepts and techniques for design, planning and control of manufacturing and service operations. The course provides basic definitions of operations management terms, tools and techniques for analyzing operations, and strategic context for making operational decisions. We present the material in five modules:

Operations Analysis
Coordination and Planning
Quality Management
Project Management
Logistics and Supply Chain Management

Lecture Notes

Course Introduction (PDF)The other part of this lecture, “Evolution of Manufacturing”, was based [read more →]

Information Technology as an Integrating Force in Manufacturing

Mary Ann Cyster — Sun, 03 Apr 2011 12:25:49 +0000

Instructors: Prof. Brian Subirana Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Course Description: In virtually every industry and every firm, information technology is driving change, creating opportunities and challenges. Leaders who don’t understand at least the fundamentals of information systems will be at a strategic disadvantage. This course provides broad coverage of technology concepts and trends underlying current and future developments in information technology, and fundamental principles for the effective use of computer-based information systems. There will be a special emphasis on manufacturing. Information Systems [read more →]

Advanced Speaking and Critical Listening Skills (ELS)

Administrator — Fri, 01 Apr 2011 22:00:38 +0000

Instructors: Jane Dunphy Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Course Description: This course is for advanced students who wish to build confidence and skills in spoken English. It focuses on the appropriate oral presentation of material in a variety of professional contexts: group discussions, classroom explanations and interactions, and theses/research proposals. It is valuable for those who intend to teach or lecture in English and includes language laboratory assignments. The goal of the workshop is to develop effective speaking and listening skills for academic [read more →]

Writing for Social Sciences and Architecture (ELS)

Administrator — Fri, 01 Apr 2011 21:34:37 +0000

Instructors: Patricia Brennecke Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Course Description: This workshop is designed to help you write clearly, accurately and effectively in both an academic and a professional environment. In class, we analyze various forms of writing and address problems common to advanced speakers of English. We will often read one another’s work.

Lecture Notes

TOPICS NOTES OR CITATIONS Defining and Explaining Correction Symbols (PDF) Academic Language/Word Choice (PDF) Guidelines for Written Papers (PDF) Defining a Term: Sentence Definitions (PDF) Adjective Clauses: Grammar (PDF) Defining a Term: In-class Work (PDF) Resumes and Cover Letters Writing Resumes Kilmet, [read more →]

Listening, Speaking, and Pronunciation

Administrator — Fri, 01 Apr 2011 21:25:08 +0000

Instructors: Isaiah WonHo Yoo Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Course Description: This course is designed for high-intermediate ESL students who need to develop better listening comprehension and oral skills, which will primarily be achieved by detailed instructions on pronunciation. Our focus will be on (1) producing accurate and intelligible English, (2) becoming more comfortable listening to rapidly spoken English, and (3) learning common expressions, gambits, and idioms used in both formal and informal contexts.

Lecture Notes

During the fall of 2004, four sessions of this [read more →]

English Grammar in Context

Administrator — Fri, 01 Apr 2011 21:12:25 +0000

Introduction

Some people think that the difference between speech and writing is that people use longer words in writing. In some writing this is true, but there are also significant differences, many of which are grammatical. In this unit you will develop knowledge and understanding of the differences between spoken and written English, factors that influence our use of grammar and vocabulary in speech and writing, and different ways in which grammar has been described.

Learning outcomes

By the end of this unit, [read more →]

Exploring the English Language

Administrator — Fri, 01 Apr 2011 21:03:27 +0000

How has the English language changed over the course of the last 500 years? What are the social and political contexts that have affected how these changes have come about? This unit will consider the development of the English language from the 15th to the 19th century.

Learning outcomes

After studying this unit you should be able to:

understand how the English language has changed over time from its origins to the present day;
understand the relationship between the history of the English language [read more →]

Introduction to Visual Basic

Mary Ann Cyster — Mon, 28 Mar 2011 12:32:57 +0000

This book presents both the background and the theory that a new Visual Basic programmer needs. In addition to the background discussions, this book is practical and provides tons of step-by-step tasks that you can work through to create Visual Basic applications. The tasks start simple and add details as you move from hour to hour.

Visual Basic programmer needs to know to create usable, powerful, and fun applications with Visual Basic.

There are test questions at the end of this book. [read more →]

Frecnh – Numbers | Days | Common Food

Administrator — Sat, 26 Mar 2011 11:31:58 +0000

French – Common Words and Phrases

Administrator — Sat, 26 Mar 2011 11:25:10 +0000

In this section, we have a collection of videos that shows some common words. All thanks to the guyz at http://travellinguist.com

Introduction to French I

Administrator — Sat, 26 Mar 2011 11:19:59 +0000

Instructors: Cathy Culot | Gilberte Furstenberg | Johann Sadock | Laura Ceia-Minjares | Sabine Levet (Contributor)

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Students Learning French

Course Description: introduction to the French language and culture with an emphasis on the acquisition of vocabulary and grammatical concepts through active communication. The course is conducted entirely in French, and students interact in French with their classmates from the very beginning.

VIDEOS

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ASSIGNMENTS

1st day activity: On lit un journal français (PDF)
Rencontres dans la rue (PDF)
Mes jours et mes [read more →]

Enhancing French Oral Skills

Administrator — Sat, 26 Mar 2011 10:54:24 +0000

Giovanna Comerio, Dr. Philippe Delcloque

Division of International Communications, University of Nottingham, Ningbo

Enhancing Oral Skills (EOS) is a project aimed to provide French beginners with listening activities available on the University of Nottingham (Ningbo campus) platform WebCT (Virtual Self-Access Centre) for their self-study at the very first stage of their learning.

The activities have been created taking into account the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR) developed by the Council of Europe and The UK National Centre for Languages.

Section [read more →]

French Overture

Administrator — Sat, 26 Mar 2011 10:35:38 +0000

This unit is taken from Ouverture, a language course that concentrates on French as a tool for communication, but it also provides some insights into French society and culture through authentic printed, audio and video materials. It will be of interest to all those who want to improve their language skills in order to communicate more easily and effectively in French. This unit focuses on the French on holiday.

Learning outcomes

By the end of this section you should be able to:

understand [read more →]

Strategic HR Management

Administrator — Sun, 13 Mar 2011 20:44:43 +0000

Instructors: Prof. Diane Burton | Prof. Paul Osterman Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Course Description This course is about both the design and execution of human resource management strategies. This course has two central themes: (1) How to think systematically and strategically about aspects of managing the organization’s human assets, and (2) What really needs to be done to implement these policies and to achieve competitive advantage. It adopts the perspective of a general manager and addresses human resource topics [read more →]

Building and Leading Effective Teams

Administrator — Sun, 13 Mar 2011 20:21:57 +0000

Instructors: Prof. John Carroll Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Course Description This course is an intensive one-week introduction to leadership, teams, and learning communities. The class meets daily for five days. The class serves as an introduction of concepts and uses a variety of experiential exercises to develop individual and team skills, as well as supportive relationships within the Leaders for Manufacturing class. As part of the focus on leadership, it discusses the idea of the “Universe Within”, the images, thoughts, and experiences that [read more →]

Network Optimization

Administrator — Sun, 13 Mar 2011 19:08:03 +0000

Instructors: Prof. James Orlin Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Course Highlights Walk through the main topics in 15.082J Network Optimization step-by-step by viewing themany animations available. The complete set of lecture notes makes use of many diagrams and other visuals to clarify abstract concepts. Students work by themselves or with a partner to complete assignments, which sometimes involve proofs.

Lecture Notes

1 Introduction to network models (PDF) (PPT) 2 Computational complexity and data structures (PDF) (PPT – 1.5MB) 3 Graph search algorithms (PDF) (PPT) 4 Transformations and flow decomposition (PDF) ([read more →]

Information Technology Essentials

Administrator — Sun, 13 Mar 2011 18:30:17 +0000

Instructors: Prof. Thomas Malone Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Course Description This class offers a broad coverage of technology concepts and trends underlying current andfuture developments in information technology, and fundamental principles for the effective use of computer-based information systems. There will be a special emphasis on networks and distributed computing, including the World Wide Web. Other topics include: hardware and operating systems, software development tools and processes, relational databases, security and cryptography, enterprise applications, and electronic commerce. Hands-on exposure to Web, [read more →]

Computer Games and Simulations for Investigation and Education

Administrator — Sun, 13 Mar 2011 17:58:43 +0000

Instructors: Prof. Eric Klopfer Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Course Description In this project-based course, students from all disciplines are encouraged to understand how we learn from interactive computer environments, and delve into the process of designing and understanding simulations and games for learning.

During the past two decades, simulation, especially as it helps people to understand complex systems, has become a mainstream use of computational technology. The widespread popularity of “edutainment” software like SimCity™ and Civilization™ gives a clear indication of [read more →]

Social Marketing

Administrator — Sun, 13 Mar 2011 17:47:16 +0000

Introduction

This OpenLearn unit examines the nature of social marketing and how the adoption of marketing concepts, frameworks and techniques developed for commercial marketers can be applied to the solution of social problems. Primarily, social marketing aims to effect behavioural change in the pursuit of social goals and objectives, as opposed to financial or other objectives.

Learning outcomes

By the end of this unit you should be able to:

describe and explain the meaning and nature of social marketing;
analyse social marketing problems and suggest [read more →]

Understanding Operations Management

Administrator — Sun, 13 Mar 2011 17:35:53 +0000

Introduction

This Unit is designed to provide you with a basic framework for understanding operationsmanagement and its organisational and managerial context. It begins with a brief history of the changing nature of operations in a manufacturing context, but emphasises that the operations function is significant in all types of organisation, whether they produce goods or provide services, and whether they are in the private, public or voluntary sectors.

This Unit presents a process model of operations that describes inputs being transformed into [read more →]

Influences of Corporate Governance

Administrator — Sun, 13 Mar 2011 17:05:42 +0000

Introduction

The topic of ‘governance’ is one that has gained popularity, and the term is now used to embrace a range of concepts. This unit establishes some basic principles that will form the basis of your study. You will have the opportunity to consider how well these principles match up with your own observations of corporate organisations and behaviour

Learning outcomes

On successful completion of this unit, you should be able to:

provide a range of definitions of corporate governance;
identify issues usually addressed by [read more →]

Equity Finance

Administrator — Sun, 13 Mar 2011 17:01:11 +0000

Introduction

This unit looks at equity finance – the range of equity instruments and markets available to a company. First, we look at private equity and the role of venture capital companies that provide such finance. We look at the mechanics of an initial public offering (IPO) and at recent cases of companies ‘listing’ on a stock exchange for the first time. We go on to explore certain important strategic issues for a business when considering equity finance:

When should a company list? What factors [read more →]

Computer and Computer Systems

Administrator — Sun, 13 Mar 2011 16:51:23 +0000

Introduction

There is more to computers and processors than simply PCs. In fact computers are ubiquitous in everyday life. This unit challenges how we view computers through the examples of processors in kitchen scales and digital cameras, as well as a work of art that, at heart, is a computer.

Learning outcomes

After studying this unit you will:

know what all the terms highlighted in bold in the text mean;
know the fundamental hardware components that make up a computer’s hardware and the role of [read more →]

Chika Uwazie joins Students Circle Network

ocw — Fri, 04 Mar 2011 19:56:13 +0000

Contact: Students Circle Media info@studentscircle.net

Students Circle Network

– Chika Uwazie – VP Connections and Channel

March 1, 2011 – Students Circle Network, An Educational Social Network that provides students with free academic resources, project and thesis help, social connections and online study groups and scholarship offers, currently provides over 10,000 free resources to students in 120 countries.

Has named Chika Uwazie as VP of Connections and Channels.

” The expansion of our memberships, connections [read more →]

What Features Do You Need?

Administrator — Tue, 01 Mar 2011 17:41:30 +0000

At Students Circle, our objectives include giving you the best resources for free. It also includes making sure you have the best User Experience. It would be great if you can give us a list of features, tools and facilities you want or do not want on Students Circle.

We are here to keep you happy!!

The Team.

Portuguese – Português

No Círculo de Estudantes, os nossos objectivos incluem dar-lhe os melhores recursos para livre. Também inclui a certeza de ter a melhor experiência. [read more →]

Discussion of the Week

Administrator — Wed, 16 Feb 2011 09:26:51 +0000

Its a New Week and its time for a new discussion!

Tell us about your most exciting university experience to date!

Lets learn together..

Introduction to Global Medicine: Bioscience, Technologies, Disparities, Strategies

ocw — Sun, 13 Feb 2011 08:31:28 +0000

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Level: Graduate

Instructors: Prof. Michael M.J. Fischer

Prof. Byron Good

Prof. Mary-Jo DelVecchio Good

Prof. David Jones

Course Description:

This class provides a space for medical students and MD/PhD students, as well as HASTS (History, Anthropology, Science, Technology, and Society) PhD students to discuss social and ethical issues in the biosciences and biotechnologies as they are being developed. Discussions are with course faculty and with leading figures in developing technologies such as [read more →]

IT and Business Transformation

ocw — Sun, 13 Feb 2011 08:16:34 +0000

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Level: Graduate

Instructors: Prof. Cyrus Gibson

Course Description:

The purpose of this Proseminar in Information Technology and Business Transformation (ITBT) is to provide students with a view of IT-enabled transformation and the strategic issues in the management of IT. The seminar will bring in CIOs, CEOs, and experienced consultants and industry observers to provide their perspectives and tell their stories about the use and management of IT today. Their talks will deal with the new technology, the new applications, the [read more →]

Law for the Entrepreneur and Manager

ocw — Sun, 13 Feb 2011 08:04:55 +0000

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Level: Undergraduate

Instructors:Prof. John Akula

Course Description:

This course provides a basic understanding of legal issues that corporations face during their existence. The course starts by providing the basic building blocks of business law. We then follow a firm through its life cycle from its “breakaway” from an established firm through it going public.

The materials covered during 15.647 (the first half of the semester) emphasize the organization and financing of the company. In the second [read more →]

Studies in Women’s Life Narratives: Interrogating Marriage: Case Studies in American Law and Culture

ocw — Sun, 13 Feb 2011 07:52:36 +0000

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Level: Graduate

Instructors: Prof. Leonard Buckle

Prof. Renee Bergland

Prof. Suzann Thomas-Buckle

Course Description:

Is marriage a patriarchal institution? Much feminist scholarship has characterized it that way, but now in the context of the recent Massachusetts Supreme Court decision legalizing gay marriage, the meaning of marriage itself demands serious re-examination. This course will discuss history, literature, film, and legal scholarship, making use of cross-cultural, sociological, anthropological, and many other theoretical approaches to the marriage question from [read more →]

Animals in Research: Law, Policy, and Humane Sciences

ocw — Sun, 13 Feb 2011 07:33:36 +0000

Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health

Instructors: Paul A. Locke and Alan M. Goldberg

Originally Offered: Fall 2010

Offered by: Environmental Health Sciences and CAAT: The Center for Alternatives to Animal Testing

Course Description:

Introduces students to the principles, laws, and policies that influence the use of animal and alternative, non-animal-based (humane sciences) research techniques in biomedical research.

For more information about taking this course for academic credit please visit the Animals in Research page on the JHSPH Online Courses site.

Additional [read more →]

Social care, social work and the law – England and Wales

ocw — Sun, 13 Feb 2011 07:22:40 +0000

The Open University

Level: Intermediate

Course Description:

This unit is made up of four extracts related to social care, social work and the law. The extracts are stand-alone sections but follow on from each other to make up this unit. You will be introduced to five main themes that shape practice in the field of social care and social work. The aim of this unit is to enhance your understanding of the relationship between social work practice and [read more →]

Law and Veterinary Medicine

ocw — Sun, 13 Feb 2011 07:15:19 +0000

TUFTSOPENCOURSEWARE – Tufts University

Course Faculty: Paul Waldau

Course Length: 14 Hours

Level: Graduate

Highlights of this Course:

This course follows the first-year Human-Animal Relationships course and precedes the third-year course Ethics and Veterinary Medicine. It continues the emphasis on the importance of familiarity with social values and trends, including those evident in law, for the individual veterinarian. We also look time and again at the significance of values and trends for veterinary education more generally and, of course, [read more →]

Technology, Law, and the Working Environment

ocw — Sun, 13 Feb 2011 06:56:34 +0000

Instructors: Prof. Charles Caldart, Prof. Nicholas Ashford

Course Description:

This course addresses the relationship between technology-related problems and the law applicable to work environment. The National Labor Relations Act, the Occupational Safety and Health Act, the Toxic Substances Control Act, state worker’s compensation, and suits by workers in the courts are discussed in the course. Problems related to occupational health and safety, collective bargaining as a mechanism for altering technology in the workplace, job alienation, productivity, [read more →]

The Law of Corporate Finance and Financial Markets

ocw — Sun, 13 Feb 2011 06:41:21 +0000

Instructors: Prof. John Akula – Senior Lecturer in Law

COURSE DESCRIPTION:

Much of 15.617 focuses on mergers and acquisitions (M&A), and the law-sensitive aspects of financial services and financial markets. The course is designed to be an introduction to business law that covers the fundamentals, including contracts, liability, regulation, employment, and corporations. This class also provides an in-depth treatment of the law of finance.

Lecture Notes:

LEC # TOPICS Module I – Basic Building Blocks 1 Introduction

The Law of Duties 2 The Law of Duties (cont.) (PDF) 3 The [read more →]

Patents, Copyrights, and the Law of Intellectual Property

ocw — Sun, 13 Feb 2011 06:30:09 +0000

Massachusetts Institute Of Technology

Course Description:

This weekly seminar examines key concepts of U.S. intellectual property law, with emphasis on patents and copyrights and a briefer look at trade secrets and trademarks. Current issues relating to information technologies and business methods will be highlighted. The seminar has no prerequisites, and is designed for both graduate students and undergraduates. Half of the seats in the seminar are reserved for students from MIT departments other than Sloan.

Readings:

SES [read more →]

Experiencing Architecture Studio

Administrator — Sat, 12 Feb 2011 23:27:39 +0000

Instructors: Prof. William Hubbard Massachusetts Institute of Technology

(Final project by Merritt Tam.)

Course Description: This course uses scale models to design environments that orchestrate contrasting material properties and conventional constructional systems to create places that foster specific ways of inhabiting space. It also demonstrates how architecture differs from other forms of design. Intended for students to test aptitude for architectural design and to experience an unfamiliar mode of thought, it’s conducted in a studio format, with [read more →]

CityScope: New Orleans

Administrator — Sat, 12 Feb 2011 23:05:55 +0000

Instructors: Prof. Cherie Abbanat | Prof. J. Phillip Thompson | Prof. John Fernandez Massachusetts Institute of Technology

By Professor Fernandez

Course Description: Do you want to think about ways to help solve New Orleans’ problems? CityScope is a project-based introduction to the contemporary city. “Problem solving in complex (urban) environments” is different than “solving complex problems.” As a member of a team, you will learn to assess scenarios for the purpose of formulating social, economic and design strategies to provide humane and [read more →]

Discussion of the Day – Rate Your School

Administrator — Mon, 07 Feb 2011 19:35:37 +0000

Lets do a quick test and learn a few new things from it. Let us rate our schools and find out what the main problem is with education / universities these days.

Rate Your School on a scale of 1 – 5 for the following categories.

Academics Culture Interaction Community Extra Curricular

This is the format -

University Name - Academics - Culture - Practicals - Community - Extra Curricular - Total -

We will publish the outcomes of this test in a new post soonest

Discussion of the Day – Feb 1, 11

Administrator — Tue, 01 Feb 2011 08:12:12 +0000

How to Plan Your Finance!

We have a few Tips, please discuss your thoughts and make contributions to it. Thanks..

Here’s a list of 7 questions you may ask before you start planning your finances.

How to protect myself and my family against unforeseen happenings?
Does having a budget help?
How can I keep a track of my spending?
How does credit score affect my financial position?
How much money does my family need?
How to plan my finances irrespective of the external environment?
Is there any professional who [read more →]

Drugs, Politics, and Culture

Administrator — Sun, 16 Jan 2011 00:05:25 +0000

Instructors: Prof. Hugh Gusterson Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Course Description This class examines the relationship between a number of mind-altering substances and cultural processes. We look at the relationship between drugs and such phenomena as poverty, religion, technology, inter-generational conflict, colonialism, and global capitalism. We read about the physiological and psychological effects of these substances — ranging from alcohol to LSD, cocaine and ecstasy — and ask why different societies prohibit and sanction different drugs. We examine the use of mind-altering [read more →]

Turkish 101 Level 2 & 3

Administrator — Sat, 15 Jan 2011 21:51:21 +0000

Turkish 101 Video Collections

Administrator — Sat, 15 Jan 2011 21:45:10 +0000

Introduction to Turkish Language

Administrator — Sat, 15 Jan 2011 21:21:33 +0000

Many Thanks to Turkish Class . com

Introduction – Turkish Alphabets

Capital letters A B C Ç D E F G Ğ H I İ J K L M N O Ö P R S Ş T U Ü V Y Z Lower case [read more →]

Network and Computer Security

ocw — Tue, 11 Jan 2011 22:46:39 +0000

Instructors: Prof. Ronald Rivest Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Course Description It fits within the department’s Computer Systems and Architecture Engineering concentration. Topics covered include (but are not limited to) the following:

* Techniques for achieving security in multi-user computer systems and distributed computer systems; * Cryptography: secret-key, public-key, digital signatures; * Authentication and identification schemes; * Intrusion detection: viruses; * Formal models of computer security; * Secure operating systems; * Software protection; * Security of electronic mail and the World Wide Web; * Electronic commerce: payment protocols, electronic cash; * Firewalls; [read more →]

Introduction to MATLAB

ocw — Tue, 11 Jan 2011 22:07:29 +0000

Instructors: Danilo Šćepanović Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Course Description This course provides an aggressively gentle introduction to MATLAB®. It is designed to give students fluency in MATLAB, including popular toolboxes. The course consists of interactive lectures with students doing sample MATLAB problems in real time. Problem-based MATLAB assignments are given which require significant time on MATLAB.

Lecture Notes

1 Variables, scripts, and operations (PDF) 2 Visualization and programming (PDF) 3 Solving equations and curve fitting (PDF) 4 Advanced methods (PDF) 5 Symbolics, Simulink®, file I/O, building GUIs (PDF)

Assignments

1 This assignment focuses on vector/matrix [read more →]

Introduction to C Memory Management and C++ Object-Oriented Programming

ocw — Tue, 11 Jan 2011 21:32:17 +0000

Instructors: Eunsuk Kang | Jean Yang Massachusetts Institute of Tehnology

Course Description We will take you through a tour that will start with writing simple C programs, go deep into the caves of C memory manipulation, resurface with an introduction to using C++ classes, dive deeper into advanced C++ class use and the C++ Standard Template Libraries. We’ll wrap up by teaching you some tricks of the trade that you may need for tech interviews.

Lecture Notes

1 Motivation for using C/C++; discussion of [read more →]

Structure and Interpretation of Computer Programs

ocw — Tue, 11 Jan 2011 19:06:23 +0000

Instructors: Prof. Eric Grimson | Prof. Peter Szolovits | Prof. Trevor Darrell Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Course Description This course introduces students to the principles of computation. Upon completion, students should be able to explain and apply the basic methods from programming languages to analyze computational systems, and to generate computational solutions to abstract problems. Substantial weekly programming assignments are an integral part of the course.

Lecture Notes

L1 Introduction to Computation (PDF – 2.1 MB) L2 Scheme Basics (PDF – 1.5 MB)

A Story [read more →]

Introduction to Computer Science and Programming

ocw — Tue, 11 Jan 2011 18:11:58 +0000

Instructors: Prof. Eric Grimson | Prof. John Guttag Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Course Description This subject is aimed at students with little or no programming experience. It aims to provide students with an understanding of the role computation can play in solving problems. It also aims to help students, regardless of their major, to feel justifiably confident of their ability to write small programs that allow them to accomplish useful goals. The class will use the Python™ programming language.

Click [read more →]

Problems of Philosophy

ocw — Tue, 11 Jan 2011 18:02:55 +0000

Instructors: Prof. Sally Haslanger Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Course Description

The course has two main goals: First, to give you a sense of what philosophers think about and why. This will be done through consideration of some perennial philosophical problems, e.g., the existence of God, reason and faith, personal identity and immortality, freewill, moral responsibility, and standards for moral conduct. We will draw on readings by important figures in the history of philosophy as well as contemporary authors. The second goal [read more →]

Principles of Pharmacology

ocw — Tue, 11 Jan 2011 11:14:11 +0000

Instructors: Dr. Carl Rosow | Dr. David Standaert | Prof. Gary Strichartz Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Course Description

The object of the course is to teach students an approach to the study of pharmacologic agents. It is not intended to be a review of the pharmacopoeia. The focus is on the basic principles of biophysics, biochemistry and physiology, as related to the mechanisms of drug action, biodistribution and metabolism. The course consists of lectures and student-led [read more →]

Introduction to Neuroscience

ocw — Tue, 11 Jan 2011 10:58:57 +0000

Instructors: Dr. David Corey Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Course Description

The course will span modern neuroscience from molecular neurobiology to perception and cognition, including the following major topics: anatomy and development of the brain; cell biology of neurons and glia; ion channels and electrical signaling; synaptic transmission, integration, and chemical systems of the brain; sensory systems, from transduction to perception; motor systems; and higher brain functions dealing with memory, language, and affective disorders.

Handouts

Motor Systems I [read more →]

International Trade

Administrator — Tue, 04 Jan 2011 20:51:42 +0000

Instructors: Prof. Guido Lorenzoni

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Course Description

This course is an introduction to the theory of international trade and finance with applications to current policy issues. In this course we will cover the basic tools to understand what determines the flow of goods across countries, i.e. international trade, and what determines the flow of savings and investments from one country to another, i.e. international finance. We will also cover applications to a number [read more →]

Information Technology and the Labor Market

Administrator — Tue, 04 Jan 2011 20:46:08 +0000

Instructors: Prof. Frank Levy Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Course Description

This course explores how information technology is reshaping different dimensions of the U.S. labor market: the way work is organized, the mix of occupations, the skills required to perform in an occupation, economy-wide labor productivity, and the distribution of wages.

Lecture Notes

1 Some First Puzzles (PDF) 2 Occupational Change in the Economy (PDF) 3 Technology, Skill, Substitution, and Complementarity (PDF) 4 Cognition I: Perceiving What Task is to be Done (PDF) 5 IT and [read more →]

Economics of Education

Administrator — Tue, 04 Jan 2011 20:31:30 +0000

Instructors: Prof. Frank Levy Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Course Description

This class discusses the economic aspects of current issues in education, using both economic theory and econometric and institutional readings. Topics include discussion of basic human capital theory, the growing impact of education on earnings and earnings inequality, statistical issues in determining the true rate of return to education, the labor market for teachers, implications of the impact of computers on the demand for worker [read more →]

Introduction to Statistical Methods in Economics

Administrator — Mon, 03 Jan 2011 23:12:30 +0000

Instructors: Konrad Menzel Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Course Description This course will provide a solid foundation in probability and statistics for economists and other social scientists. We will emphasize topics needed for further study of econometrics and provide basic preparation for 14.32. Topics include elements of probability theory, sampling theory, statistical estimation, and hypothesis testing.

Lecture Notes

I. Probability 1 Sets and events (PDF) 2 Probabilities and counting rules (PDF) 3 Conditional probability and independence (PDF) II. Random variables and distribution functions 4 Bayes theorem and random variables ([read more →]

Social Networks

Administrator — Mon, 03 Jan 2011 22:45:57 +0000

Instructors: Prof. Daron Acemoglu | Prof. Asu Ozdaglar Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Course Description

Networks are ubiquitous in our modern society. The World Wide Web that links us to and enables information flows with the rest of the world is the most visible example. It is, however, only one of many networks within which we are situated. Our social life is organized around networks of friends and colleagues. These networks determine our information, influence our opinions, and shape our political attitudes. [read more →]

Economics and Psychology

Administrator — Mon, 03 Jan 2011 22:22:28 +0000

Instructors: Prof. Xavier Gabaix

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Course Description : This course integrates psychological insights into economic models of behavior. It discusses the limitations of standard economic models and surveys the ways in which psychological experiments have been used to learn about preferences, cognition, and behavior. Topics include: trust, vengeance, fairness, impatience, impulsivity, bounded rationality, learning, reinforcement, classical conditioning, loss-aversion, over-confidence, self-serving biases, cognitive dissonance, altruism, subjective well-being, and hedonic adaptation. Economic [read more →]

Economic Applications of Game Theory

Administrator — Mon, 03 Jan 2011 22:12:28 +0000

Instructors:Prof. Muhamet Yildiz Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Course Description

Game Theory is a misnomer for Multiperson Decision Theory, the analysis of situations in which payoffs to agents depend on the behavior of other agents. It involves the analysis of conflict, cooperation, and (tacit) communication. Game theory has applications in several fields, such as economics, politics, law, biology, and computer science. In this course, I will introduce the basic tools of game theoretic analysis. In the process, I will outline some of [read more →]

Intermediate Applied Macroeconomics

Administrator — Mon, 03 Jan 2011 21:51:03 +0000

Instructors: Prof. Peter Termin Massachusetts Institute of Technology Course Description: This subject considers three topics of macroeconomics that are alive and controversial for policy today. The topics are: economic growth – the roles of capital accumulation, increased education, and technological progress in determining economic growth; savings – the effect of government and private debt on economic growth; and exchange-rate regimes – their role in the Great Depression and today.

Lecture Notes

The notes in this section were prepared by Jose Tessada, one [read more →]

Intermediate Applied Microeconomics

Administrator — Mon, 03 Jan 2011 20:57:21 +0000

Instructors: Prof. David Autor Massachusettes Institute of Technology

Course Description: This class presents microeconomic theory and applications of consumer and producer behavior and welfare analysis at an intermediate level. In addition to standard competitive models, we study deviations due to externalities, asymmetric information, and imperfect rationality. We apply this material to policy debates including minimum wage regulations, food stamp provision, trade protection, educational credentials, health insurance markets, and Internet shopping.

Lecture Notes

1-2 Introduction and a First Application: The Minimum Wage Debate and [read more →]

Principles of Macroeconomics

Administrator — Mon, 03 Jan 2011 20:06:23 +0000

Instructors: Prof. Veronica Guerrieri Massachusettes Institute of Technology

Course Description: This course is designed to introduce classic macroeconomic issues such as growth, inflation, unemployment, interest rates, exchange rates, technological progress, and budget deficits. The course will provide a unified framework to address these issues and to study the impact of different policies, such as monetary and fiscal policies, on the aggregate behavior of individuals. These analytical tools will be used to understand the recent [read more →]

Modern Astrophysics

Administrator — Fri, 10 Dec 2010 06:36:02 +0000

Instructors: Prof. Peter Schechter Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Course Description: This course explores the applications of physics (Newtonian, statistical, and quantum mechanics) to fundamental processes that occur in celestial objects. The list of topics includes Main-sequence Stars, Collapsed Stars (White Dwarfs, Neutron Stars, and Black Holes), Pulsars, Supernovae, the Interstellar Medium, Galaxies, and as time permits, Active Galaxies, Quasars, and Cosmology. Observational data is also discussed.

Assignments

The weekly problem sets are an essential part of the course. Working through these problems is crucial [read more →]

Introduction to Astronomy

Administrator — Thu, 09 Dec 2010 11:02:37 +0000

Instructors: Prof. Saul Rappaport

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Course Description: Introduction to Astronomy provides a quantitative introduction to the physics of the solar system, stars, the interstellar medium, the galaxy, and the universe, as determined from a variety of astronomical observations and models.

Lecture Notes:

These partial lecture notes supplement the material covered in class.

Thermal History of the Universe (PDF)#

Evolution of the Scale Factor and the Hubble Constant (PDF)

Write-up on Shakura-Sunyaev Accretion Disk Model (PDF)#

The Roche Potential (PDF)#

Photon Trajectories Near a [read more →]

Introduction to Computational Neuroscience

Administrator — Thu, 09 Dec 2010 10:56:29 +0000

Instructors: Prof. Sebastian Seung

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Course Description:

This course gives a mathematical introduction to neural coding and dynamics. Topics include convolution, correlation, linear systems, game theory, signal detection theory, probability theory, information theory, and reinforcement learning. Applications to neural coding, focusing on the visual system are covered, as well as Hodgkin-Huxley and other related models of neural excitability, stochastic models of ion channels, cable theory, and models of synaptic transmission.

Visit the Seung Lab Web site.

Lecture Notes

1 Introduction

Examples of Neural Coding, Simple [read more →]

Administrator — Thu, 09 Dec 2010 10:53:15 +0000

Instructors: Prof. Barton Zwiebach | Prof. Alan Guth

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Course Description: This course introduces string theory to undergraduate and is based upon Prof. Zwiebach’s textbook entitled A First Course in String Theory. Since string theory is quantum mechanics of a relativistic string, the foundations of the subject can be explained to students exposed to both special relativity and basic quantum mechanics. This course develops the aspects of string theory and makes it accessible to students familiar with basic electromagnetism and [read more →]

Physics of Solids I

Administrator — Thu, 09 Dec 2010 10:50:07 +0000

Instructors: Prof. Xiao-Gang Wen Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Course Description: This course offers an introduction to the basic concepts of the quantum theory of solids.

Lecture Notes

1 Kittel, chapter 1

Bravais lattice on Wikipedia

Bravais lattice on Steven Dutch’s Web site

Many lattice structures

NaCl

CsCl

Diamond

La2CuO4 (High-Tc superconductor) 2 Kittel, chapter 2

Powder diffraction

Powder diffraction image 3 Kittel, chapter 3 4 Kittel, chapter 4

Sound waves in square lattice (PDF) 5 Kittel, chapters 4 and 5

Sound waves in 1D lattice (PDF) 6 Kittel chapter 6 7 Kittel, chapters 6 and 7

3D Brillouin [read more →]

Particle Physics II

Administrator — Thu, 09 Dec 2010 10:46:45 +0000

Instructor: Prof. Min Chen

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Course Description: Particle Physics II, describes essential research in High Energy Physics. We derive the Standard Model (SM) first using a bottom up method based on Unitarity, in addition to the usual top down method using SU3xSU2xU1. We describe and analyze several classical experiments, which established the SM, as examples on how to design experiments. Further topics include heavy flavor physics, high-precision tests of the Standard Model, neutrino oscillations, searches for new phenomena (compositeness, [read more →]

General Relativity & Astrophysics

Administrator — Thu, 09 Dec 2010 10:39:39 +0000

Instructors: Prof. Edmund Bertschinger | Prof. Edwin F. Taylor Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Course Description: Study of physical effects in the vicinity of a black hole as a basis for understanding general relativity, astrophysics, and elements of cosmology. Extension to current developments in theory and observation. Energy and momentum in flat spacetime; the metric; curvature of spacetime near rotating and nonrotating centers of attraction; trajectories and orbits of particles and light; elementary models of the Cosmos. Weekly meetings include an evening seminar [read more →]

The Physics of Energy

Administrator — Thu, 09 Dec 2010 10:24:07 +0000

Instructors: Prof. Robert Jaffe | Prof. Washington Taylor Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Course Description: This course is designed to give you the scientific understanding you need to answer questions like:

How much energy can we really get from wind?
How does a solar photovoltaic work?
What is an OTEC (Ocean Thermal Energy Converter) and how does it work?
What is the physics behind global warming?
What makes engines efficient?
How does a nuclear reactor work, and what are the realistic hazards?

The course is designed for MIT sophomores, juniors, and [read more →]

Statistical Physics II

Administrator — Thu, 09 Dec 2010 10:11:17 +0000

Instructors: Prof. Xiao-Gang Wen Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Course Description: This course covers probability distributions for classical and quantum systems. Topics include: Microcanonical, canonical, and grand canonical partition-functions and associated thermodynamic potentials. Also discussed are conditions of thermodynamic equilibrium for homogenous and heterogenous systems.

Lecture Notes:

I. Canonical Ensemble (PDF – 1.0 MB)

II. Interacting Classical Gas and van der Waals Equation of State (PDF)

III. Ising Model (PDF)

IV. Grand Canonical Ensemble (PDF)

V. Random Variable (PDF)

VI. Thermal Fluctuations (PDF)

VII. The [read more →]

Statistical Physics I

Administrator — Mon, 06 Dec 2010 16:18:09 +0000

Instructors: Prof. Young Lee Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Course Description: This course offers an introduction to probability, statistical mechanics, and thermodynamics. Numerous examples are used to illustrate a wide variety of physical phenomena such as magnetism, polyatomic gases, thermal radiation, electrons in solids, and noise in electronic devices.

Lecture Notes

1 One Random Variable (PDF) 2 One Random Variable (cont.) (PDF) 3 Two Random Variables (PDF) 4 Two Random Variables (cont.) (PDF) 5 Functions of a Random Variable (PDF) 6 Functions of a Random Variable (cont.) (PDF) 7 Sums of Random [read more →]

Quantum Physics I

Administrator — Mon, 06 Dec 2010 15:59:06 +0000

Instructors: Prof. Vladan Vuletic Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Course Description: This course covers the experimental basis of quantum physics, introduces wave mechanics, Schrödinger’s equation in a single dimension, and Schrödinger’s equation in three dimensions.

Lecture Notes

1 Overview, scale of quantum mechanics, boundary between classical and quantum phenomena (PDF) 2 Planck’s constant, interference, Fermat’s principle of least time, deBroglie wavelength (PDF) 3 Double slit experiment with electrons and photons, wave particle duality, Heisenberg uncertainty (PDF) 4 Wavefunctions and wavepackets, probability and probability amplitude, probability density (PDF) 5 Thomson [read more →]

Relativity

Administrator — Mon, 06 Dec 2010 15:49:15 +0000

Instructors: Prof. Max Tegmark Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Albert Einstein first published his theory of special relativity in 1905. (Image courtesy of Wikipedia.)

Course Description: This course, which concentrates on special relativity, is normally taken by physics majors in their sophomore year. Topics include Einstein’s postulates, the Lorentz transformation, relativistic effects and paradoxes, and applications involving electromagnetism and particle physics. This course also provides a brief introduction to some concepts of general relativity, including the principle of equivalence, the Schwartzschild [read more →]

Physics III: Vibrations and Waves

Administrator — Wed, 01 Dec 2010 22:49:56 +0000

Instructors: Prof. Nergis Mavalvala (Recitations) | Prof. Walter Lewin | Prof. Wolfgang Ketterle (Recitations) Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Course Description: In addition to the traditional topics of mechanical vibrations and waves, coupled oscillators, and electro-magnetic radiation, students will also learn about musical instruments, red sunsets, glories, coronae, rainbows, haloes, X-ray binaries, neutron stars, black holes and big-bang cosmology.

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Lecture Notes

L6 Driven Coupled Oscillators (PDF)

Analysis of a Triple Pendulum (PDF) L17 Resonances in Sound Cavity (PDF) L18 Fresnel Equations ([read more →]

Electricity and Magnetism

Administrator — Tue, 30 Nov 2010 21:20:58 +0000

Instructors: Prof. Walter Lewin Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Course Description: In addition to the basic concepts of Electromagnetism, a vast variety of interesting topics are covered in this course: Lightning, Pacemakers, Electric Shock Treatment, Electrocardiograms, Metal Detectors, Musical Instruments, Magnetic Levitation, Bullet Trains, Electric Motors, Radios, TV, Car Coils, Superconductivity, Aurora Borealis, Rainbows, Radio Telescopes, Interferometers, Particle Accelerators (a.k.a. Atom Smashers or Colliders), Mass Spectrometers, Red Sunsets, Blue Skies, Haloes around Sun and Moon, Color Perception, Doppler Effect, Big-Bang Cosmology.

Click [read more →]

Physics I: Classical Mechanics

Administrator — Tue, 30 Nov 2010 20:52:31 +0000

Instructors: Prof. Walter Lewin Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Course Description: 8.01 is a first-semester freshman physics class in Newtonian Mechanics, Fluid Mechanics, and Kinetic Gas Theory. In addition to the basic concepts of Newtonian Mechanics, Fluid Mechanics, and Kinetic Gas Theory, a variety of interesting topics are covered in this course: Binary Stars, Neutron Stars, Black Holes, Resonance Phenomena, Musical Instruments, Stellar Collapse, Supernovae, Astronomical observations from very high flying balloons (lecture 35), and you will be allowed a peek into the [read more →]

The Art of Counting

Administrator — Mon, 29 Nov 2010 20:17:56 +0000

Instructors: Prof. Richard Stanley Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Course Description: The subject of enumerative combinatorics deals with counting the number of elements of a finite set. For instance, the number of ways to write a positive integer n as a sum of positive integers, taking order into account, is 2n-1. We will be concerned primarily with bijective proofs, i.e., showing that two sets have the same number of elements by exhibiting a bijection (one-to-one correspondence) between them. This is a subject which [read more →]

Differential Geometry

Administrator — Mon, 29 Nov 2010 20:15:33 +0000

Instructors: Prof. Paul Seidel Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Course Description: This course is an introduction to differential geometry. The course itself is mathematically rigorous, but still emphasizes concrete aspects of geometry, centered on the notion of curvature.

Lecture Notes

1-10 Chapter 1: Local and global geometry of plane curves (PDF) 11-23 Chapter 2: Local geometry of hypersurfaces (PDF) 24-35 Chapter 3: Global geometry of hypersurfaces (PDF) 36-41 Chapter 4: Geometry of lengths and distances (PDF)

Theory of Numbers

Administrator — Mon, 29 Nov 2010 20:13:23 +0000

Instructors: Prof. Martin Olsson Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Course Description: This course provides an elementary introduction to number theory with no algebraic prerequisites. Topics include primes, congruences, quadratic reciprocity, diophantine equations, irrational numbers, continued fractions and elliptic curves.

Lecture Notes

1 Divisibility (PDF) 2 Greatest Common Divisor (PDF) 3 More on Greatest Common Divisor and Division Algorithm (PDF) 4 Prime Factorization and Binomial (PDF) 5 Binomial Theorem and Congruences (PDF) 6 Congruences (PDF) 7 Residue Systems, Fermat’s Little Theorem, Euler’s Theorem, and Wilson’s Theorem (PDF) 8 Review for Midterm 9 Midterm 1 10 More on Factorization [read more →]

Introduction to Topology

Administrator — Mon, 29 Nov 2010 20:11:13 +0000

Instructors: Prof. James Munkres Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Course Description: This course introduces topology, covering topics fundamental to modern analysis and geometry. It also deals with subjects like topological spaces and continuous functions, connectedness, compactness, separation axioms, and selected further topics such as function spaces, metrization theorems, embedding theorems and the fundamental group.

Lecture Notes

1 Logic and Foundations Notes A (PDF) (Courtesy of Dr. Joao P. Santos. Used with permission.) 7 Connected Spaces, Compact Spaces Notes C (PDF) 9 Well-ordered Sets, Maximum Principle Notes B (PDF) 10 Countability and Separation [read more →]

Introduction to Representation Theory

Administrator — Mon, 29 Nov 2010 20:08:27 +0000

Instructors: Prof. Pavel Etingof Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Course Description: The goal of this course is to give an undergraduate-level introduction to representation theory (of groups, Lie algebras, and associative algebras). Representation theory is an area of mathematics which, roughly speaking, studies symmetry in linear spaces.

Students are assigned readings in these lecture notes each week. The present lecture notes arose from a representation theory course given by Prof. Etingof in March 2004 within the framework of the [read more →]

Algebra II

Administrator — Sun, 28 Nov 2010 21:04:50 +0000

Instructors: Prof. Michael Artin Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Course Description: This undergraduate level course follows Algebra I. Topics include group representations, rings, ideals, fields, polynomial rings, modules, factorization, integers in quadratic number fields, field extensions, and Galois theory.

Lecture Notes

he topic names represent the content of the handouts.

Character Table for a Nonabelian Group of Order 55 (PDF)

Groups of Order 28 (PDF)

Function Fields (PDF)

Splitting Fields (PDF)

Permutations (PDF)

The Orthogonality Relations (PDF)

Assignments

4 Unitary representations Problem set 1 (PDF) 8 Rings, homomorphisms Problem set 2 [read more →]