Lecture Series on Classical Physics by Prof.V.Balakrishnan, Department of Physics, IIT Madras, India … [Read more...]
Lecture – 1 Classical Physics
September 28, 2010 By
Lecture Series on Classical Physics by Prof.V. Balakrishnan, Department of Physics, IIT Madras, India This is the first in a 10 part series of lectures on Classical Physics posted here. There are many, many more on YouTube and at the original weblink in India, noted below. The 4000 + free, 1 hour lectures done in India are a rich educational resource for those who wish to learn or just … [Read more...]
Media Measurement: An Exact Science (NOT!)
September 22, 2010 By
Why Not? (hint: there are no real standards or agreed practices) {Image Credit: Salvatore Vuono} Our website network focuses on measurements primarily in Industry & Science. But there's a whole other world of measurements, or "Metrics" that has become more noticeable over the past ten years, or so, Web Metrics. It's driven by money, of course, advertising costs and rates are affected … [Read more...]
Educating the ISA
July 26, 2010 By
Southampton PA, USA -- Some of you know me personally and know that I have been reasonably active in the ISA (the International Society of Automation nee the Instrument Society of America) for many years. So many years, in fact that I managed to qualify as a Life Member a few years ago (That means I get a fancy pin and don't have to pay annual dues). What most of you don't know is that I have … [Read more...]
Kahn Academy – Wow!
June 28, 2010 By
Just learned about Kahn Academy from an article in the Philadelphia Inquirer this morning, June 28,2010. Good thing I read the newspapers once in a while. Seems like Sal Kahn has been helping students and astounding people worldwide on the Web for a few years and we almost missed it! Check the following list of categories of some of the free, online courses below in Math & Science … [Read more...]
Measuring Impact of BP Spill Oil Loss
June 27, 2010 By
A University of Delaware Professor's Comparison: How Does it Affect the Rest of the USA? Professor James J. Corbett works on energy and environmental solutions for transportation in the College of Earth, Ocean, and Environment at the University of Delaware. You can view the video on YouTube.com, if you wish, at: www.youtube.com/watch?v=48jS2kZvsEw Visit the UD web page of the College … [Read more...]
Converting Dad to MAC
June 3, 2010 By
Here's one way that worked! I know about it...it worked on me! My son Matthew is a very talented Artist, Web Designer and much more. About three years ago he made a very effective move to convert me from PCs to Macs. I was a well confirmed PC user (since nearly day one of the PC generation - I actually started with an 8-bit Color Computer and a TI-16 bit device). Need I add that Matt is … [Read more...]
Lecture -1 Introduction to Industrial Instrumentation
May 24, 2010 By
Lecture Series on Industrial Instrumentation by Prof.Alok Barua, Department of Electrical Engineering,IIT Kharagpur. For more details on NPTEL visit http://nptel.iitm.ac.in Static Characteristics of instrumentation, importance of instrumentation in industrial processes Prof. Alok Barua Department of Electrical Engineering Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur Kharagpur … [Read more...]
