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Careers in the sciences Complete career & techincal education library ; Volume 1 Core curriculum video libraries (Cambridge educational (Firm)) Core curriculum video library Electronics and electrical engineering;. vol. 1 Forensics school Math in a box Math in technology Mathemedia Research methods in the social sciencesSummary: Who said statistics were boring? Using magic and circus motifs, this program demonstrates the significance of probability theory and the importance of using the correct test to analyze research data. Host Amy and her friend Matt the Magician guide viewers through the need to make probability statements, and along with a team of students, use juggling skills to explore choice of test. Setting...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2006
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Summary: This video focuses on effective ways to understand and organize data using descriptive statistics. Analyzing data collected from studies of young music students, the video helps viewers sort through basic data-interpretation concepts: measures of central tendency, levels of measurement, measures of dispersion, and graphs. A wide range of organization principles are covered, including mode,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2006
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Summary: Flying into the eye of a storm, camping at the base of an active volcano, traveling backwards in time-students might think these adventures happen only in action movies. This video shows that they also take place in the lives of Earth scientists-those frequently daring researchers and theorists who study the past, present, and future of our planet and environment. Venturing into the realms of...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2007
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Summary: Kevin Slavin argues that we're living in a world increasingly controlled by algorithms. In this riveting TEDTalk, Slavin shows how these complex computer programs determine espionage tactics, stock prices, and even the budget and rating for Hollywood movies. But what happens when these formulae go awry? Everything from an ordinary book on Amazon being priced at
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2011
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Summary: This video describes how to estimate costs of products and services, determine the circumference of an object and its effect on motion, and calculate area and volume. Dramatized segments and computer animations illustrate ways to use measurements taken from blueprints to estimate construction costs; determine tire sizes, which affect vehicle speed; and calculate a running track's circumference...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2005
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Summary: This video describes how whole numbers and decimals are used in the monetary system, how to calculate costs in foreign currencies, and how to use exponents. Dramatized segments and computer animations focus on ways to determine the international value of U.S. dollars at a currency exchange; select chairs for an interior decorating job while staying within a budget; and calculate interstellar...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2005
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Summary: This video describes how to identify points, plot ordered pairs on a graph, use map coordinates to find locations, and apply graphical break-even analysis to linear functions. Dramatized segments and computer animations illustrate ways to describe positions on a game board by using coordinates; program an industrial robot to assemble TVs in a factory; use a road map while traveling; and...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2008
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Summary: Creating a DNA profile, identifying skeleton parts, finding hidden graves-just a few loose ends to tie up before graduation! This program represents the culmination of three challenging years in the Forensic Science department at the University of Central Lancashire. But first, viewers follow a first-year student as she prepares for a genetic profiling exam and a second-year as she studies...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2009
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Summary: From the physics of bullet trajectories to the grim details of human decay, forensic science is a challenging discipline for any student to enter. This program ushers viewers into the prestigious Forensic Science department at the University of Central Lancashire in Great Britain. Tests and coursework involve ballistics experiments used to solve a shotgun shooting case; an introduction to blood...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2009
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Summary: Criminal investigators must be able to analyze any type of crime scene, be it a criminal's abandoned car or the elegant surroundings of a manor house. This program follows crime scene studies undertaken in the renowned Forensic Science department at the University of Central Lancashire in the U.K. Viewers accompany first-year Police and Criminal Investigation students as they gather evidence...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2009
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Summary: Although they perform a vital service, police dogs aren't the only creatures to keep track of at crime scenes-wild animals can play a role, too. This program studies the usefulness of canines and the often confusing influence of scavengers as it documents coursework at the University of Central Lancashire's Forensic Science department. In addition to portraying the police skills of man's best...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2009
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Summary: Fingerprint analysis, crime scene photography, the fine art of grave digging-these are only a few of the highlights on the path to mastering forensic science. This program follows the progress of students in the respected Forensic Science department at the University of Central Lancashire. As part of the Forensic Anthropology course, a third-year student has to put himself in the mind-set of a...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2009
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Summary: This program provides a fascinating survey of mathematical modeling through the ages-from scratch marks on early bone, to the ingenious Babbage Engine-forerunner of the modern computer. Primitive models include the early Greek sundial and astrolabe; a knotted rope used by the Incas to keep track of the community larder; and a wooden tablet with tally marks showing the number of kegs received by...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2006
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Summary: After explaining the principle of moments, this program shows how apparently dissimilar physical phenomena are actually mathematically similar through the examples of a synthetic heart valve, a lock gate, and the gymnastic maneuver known as a flic-flac, or back handspring. The need to make careful approximations during the modeling process is stressed.
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Summary: Employing diverse examples such as trains and water slides, this program illustrates the use of vectors to represent forces operating in both two and three dimensions. The algebraic manipulation of vectors in modeling problems is featured.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2006
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Summary: This program considers the idea that circular motion must imply a force or component of a force toward the center of a circle, as in the Newtonian theory of how the Moon orbits the Earth. The reasons why bicyclists lean during turns, why roads are banked, and why car tires react as they do during a turn are investigated.
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Summary: In this program, resonance is examined. The value of mathematical models is demonstrated through the physics of applying a time-varying force to a body that fundamentally exhibits simple harmonic motion. Solution techniques for general linear second-order differential equations are featured.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2006
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Summary: This program shows that a single mathematical model can describe the takeoff of a wide variety of aircraft, running the gamut from a single-engine trainer to the Concorde. Because the search for approximations is somewhat complex, graphical notation is employed to reveal the interaction and variation of the forces involved.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2006
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Summary: In this program, geometry is combined with approximation to solve relatively complex problems involving shooting an arrow and landing an airplane on the deck of an aircraft carrier. Emphasizing the value of sketching as a visualization tool, the program also explains how the solution of the archery problem, through geometric inversion, can help solve the problem of a plane landing.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2006
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Summary: Math in Electrical Technology is an eleven-minute video which is part of the series, Math in Technology. "But why do I need math?" Now, using this series, give students a clear, definitive, and logical answer. Math is necessary to get the job done in most technical fields, including auto mechanics, electricity/electronics, and the building trades. Each video shows real-life problem situations...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2005
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Summary: Emphasizing hands-on practice, this program is an excellent tool for introducing the basics of linear measurement: its history, terminology, systems, and practical applications. Using both customary and metric rulers, Measurement: The Long and the Short of It will guide your students through the process of taking measurements, performing related calculations using whole numbers and fractions,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2006
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Summary: In this program, animated graphics help to define the concept of angular momentum and to express the relationship between moments and the rate of change of angular momentum. Problems include determining the dimensions needed for an airplane's ailerons and the amount of force required to rotate a toy spaceship. The reasons why a spinning top shows precession are also addressed.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2006
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Summary: Using Newton's second law and a balloon-powered toy car, this program examines how impulse relates to the change in momentum and how the rate of that change equates to the resultant force. In addition, the exhaust velocity of the jet-propelled car is estimated.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2006
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Summary: After defining the basic concepts of vectors, this program uses algebra to determine how the resultant of numerous forces acting on a body can be obtained and then equated to the product of mass and acceleration. Kites are employed to exemplify both equilibrium and non-equilibrium conditions.
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2006