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...]
Google Earth/NA Marine Ecosystems fly-over
June 24, 2010 by ·
CECweb — — Virtual fly-over using the CEC's North American Environmental Atlas ( www.cec.org/atlas ) through ecoregions (level l-lll), priority conservation areas, marine protected areas and habitat maps of marine species of common conservation concern. Category: Nonprofits & Activism Tags: Another interactive map web resource has been launched by the National Oceanic and … [Read more...]
Gulf Oil Spill: Forecasts & Actuals
June 14, 2010 by ·
Since the Gulf Oil Spill began nearly two months ago there has been an information overload in ever media outlet, including the web. The US Government Agencies responsible for different aspects of the spill have been hard at work using their resources to aid in understanding what's going on and what is likely to occur next. In spite of outcries about the inaction of the President and his … [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...]
The NEW NIST Handbook of Mathematical Functions
May 12, 2010 by ·
A recent announcement by the folks at NIST brought back visions of dancing Spherical Bessel Functions and reminded me of my early days in advanced math & physics. I was so strongly impressed with the 1964 version of the original Abramowitz & Stegun that I bought a copy as soon as I could afford one and only let loose of it when I stopped doing real math - (about 20 years ago, I think). But the … [Read more...]
Virtual sensors: The energy meter…
April 11, 2010 by ·
Virtual sensors is a video tutorial covering the setup of AKCP's energy meter within the web interface of the virtual sensors section. It is part of their extensive line of SNMP* products. AKCP:"Virtual sensors. The energy meter" … [Read more...]
Smashing Things Too Tiny To See
April 2, 2010 by ·
Everything you ever wanted to know about particle smashers (but were afraid to ask) By John Timmer on arstechnia.com is a gem, in MHO, well worth reading to get an overview of the "business" and science involved in Particle Physics. Visit to learn a thing or three at: arstechnica.com/science/news/2010/03/everything-you-ever-wanted-to-know-about-particle-smashers.ars It covers such topics … [Read more...]
