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Video

What is Solar Power?

What are solar cells, and how do they work? Find out more about solar power - and learn how this renewable resource harnesses the power of the sun into usable energy.

Subjects:: Environmental Engineering and Building Services Engineering
Keywords:: Solar energy Renewable energy sources Photovoltaic power generation
Resource Type:: Video

Video

Sometimes conventional reinforcement isn't enough. The basics of prestressed concrete. Prestressing reinforcement doesn't necessarily make concrete stronger. But, it does increase the serviceability of concrete members by reducing the amount of deflection under load. This video explains the two most common types of prestressed concrete: pre-tensioned and post-tensioned. Prestressed concrete is used in all kinds of structures from bridges to buildings to silos and tanks. It’s a great way to minimize cracking and take fuller advantage of the incredible strength of reinforced concrete.

Subjects:: Building and Real Estate
Keywords:: Prestressed concrete Reinforced concrete
Resource Type:: Video

Video

What is Concrete?

What's the difference between concrete and cement? Concrete is the most important construction material on earth and foundation of our modern society. At first glance it seems rudimentary, but there is a tremendous amount of complexity involved in every part of designing and placing concrete. This video is meant to be a bare-bones introduction to the topic, with a cool demonstration of concrete strength using a hydraulic press.

Subjects:: Building and Real Estate
Keywords:: Concrete Cement
Resource Type:: Video

Video

What is Cavitation?

This video shows the basics of fluid cavitation, including demonstration from AvE. If you subject a fluid to a sudden change in pressure, some interesting things can happen. You can cause tremendous damage to moving parts, or you can harness this destructive power in many beneficial ways.

Keywords:: Hydrodynamics Cavitation Fluid mechanics
Resource Type:: Video

Video

What is Autism? Do you know the signs?

Autism is a spectrum disorder which includes a large range of symptoms and behaviors. This video is part for Behavior Frontiers Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) Training Program with an Autism Specialization. Available via web based training program or at seminars across the country.

Course related:: RS3320 Clinical Sciences in Developmental Dysfunction
Subjects:: Health Sciences
Keywords:: Autism
Resource Type:: Video

Video

What is Air Lock?

This video shows a demonstration and brief explanation of air lock in fluid pipelines. If you assume that gasses don’t get into pipes or that they can’t constrict the flow, you might design a pipeline that doesn’t work. Luckily for engineers, this is a well-known phenomenon in pipe systems. It’s just one of the complexities that come with the job and we’ve come up a with a lot of creative ways to overcome it.

Subjects:: Building Services Engineering and Building and Real Estate
Keywords:: Fluid dynamics Pipelines
Resource Type:: Video

Image

Wellcome Collection

Provides thousands of Creative Commons licensed images from historical library materials and museum objects to contemporary digital photographs.

Keywords:: Digital images Photographs
Resource Type:: Image

Video

Welding 101

In general, and compared to other common building materials, metals have excellent mechanical properties. They are hard, tough, strong, and durable. As someone who occasionally works the wood, even I can admit that metals are a superior material in many regards. So you can see why it would be advantageous to have a way to connect them together, especially if you can do it in such a way that joint isn’t the weakest part of your assembly. That’s the goal of welding, and luckily, this is not something reserved for industrial factories and machine shops. From my own experiences so far, welding is something you might be able to do yourself as a hobby. And stay tuned till the end for some tips for getting started.

Keywords:: Welding
Resource Type:: Video

Presentation

Welcome to the Summer School on Advanced Technologies for Knowledge Intensive Networked Organizations 2010 - Aachen

This video was recorded at COIN / ACTIVE Summer School on Advanced Technologies for Knowledge Intensive Networked Organizations, Aachen 2010. Organized by COIN FP7 Integrated Project (http://www.coin-ip.eu/) and ACTIVE FP7 Integrated Project (http://www.active-project.eu), the summer school seeks to bring together students, scholars and researchers from industry in order to foster collaboration and interoperability through innovative software solutions and share the recent research developments from well-established researchers and educators. The main topics of the summer school are: Interoperability and collaboration models and solutions, Enterprise interoperability and collaboration services, Innovative knowledge and semantically powered technologies, Knowledge process and context modeling, Pro-active knowledge tools, Large scale analytics and reasoning tools, Business cases and real case studies. More about the event at http://coin-active-ss.ijs.si/

Subjects:: Management
Keywords:: Enterprise application integration (Computer systems) Internetworking (Telecommunication) Management information systems Information resources management
Resource Type:: Presentation

Presentation

Wego s.r.l.

This video was recorded at Transnational ICT and Security Technology Opportunities, Ljubljana 2007. Wego works in the e-government sector. Its activities consist of consulting and software development for public administration entities, and especially of: business process and administrative proceedings engineering; front end solutions development; electronic document management (EDM).

Subjects:: Management and Computing
Keywords:: Information resources management Management information systems Internet in public administration
Resource Type:: Presentation

Courseware

Wave Propagation

This course discusses theoretical concepts and analysis of wave problems in science and engineering. Examples are chosen from elasticity, acoustics, geophysics, hydrodynamics, blood flow, nondestructive evaluation, and other applications.

Subjects:: Mechanical Engineering and Physics
Keywords:: Wave mechanics Wave-motion Theory of
Resource Type:: Courseware

Courseware

Water and Wastewater Treatment Engineering

This course is an overview of engineering approaches to protecting water quality with an emphasis on fundamental principals. Theory and conceptual design of systems for treating municipal wastewater and drinking water are discussed, as well as reactor theory, process kinetics, and models. Physical, chemical, and biological processes are presented, including sedimentation, filtration, biological treatment, disinfection, and sludge processing. Finally, there is discussion of engineered and natural processes for wastewater treatment.

Subjects:: Environmental Engineering
Keywords:: Water -- Purification Drinking water -- Purification Sewage -- Purification
Resource Type:: Courseware

Courseware

Water Management in Urban Areas

Master course on design and planning of the urban water management system. It deals with fluxes and processes in water and soil. Furthermore, aspects of water management policy development are discussed.

Subjects:: Environmental Engineering and Hydraulic Engineering
Keywords:: Water-supply -- Government policy Urban hydrology Urban runoff -- Management Municipal water supply
Resource Type:: Courseware

Courseware

Wastewater Treatment

The course deals with background and application of various wastewater treatment technologies. Both high-tech and low-tech systems are discussed, which are applicable in industrialized and developing countries. Anaerobic treatment systems, focusing on resource recovery are extensively discussed. Modern technologies for (extensive) nutrient removal / recovery are dealt with as well as membrane techniques for wastewater treatment.

Subjects:: Environmental Engineering
Keywords:: Water -- Purification Sewage -- Purification
Resource Type:: Courseware

Courseware

Waste Management and Critical Raw Materials

How can we ensure the continuous supply of the increasingly scarce raw materials that are needed to make the products we use every day? In this course, we will look at the potential benefits of circular procurement and how recycling technologies and more efficient ways of collecting and recycling critical raw materials (CRMs) can make your business and production more resource resilient. A good number of the materials found in everyday products are now referred to as “critical”. This means that there is a risk of failure in their supply and that they are also critical in terms of economic importance. Many metals, for instance, are already critical or could become critical in the near future due to their limited availability and the growing demand for products worldwide. Think of the newest electronic products that contain critical metals such as gallium, which is used in integrated circuits; beryllium, used in electronic and telecommunications equipment and permanent magnets and germanium found in infra-red optics. Innovative product design and reusing, recycling and remanufacturing products can help to deal with a raw materials shortage. But this can only provide an integrated solution if we keep CRMs in the loop through smarter CRM management. The starting point is to identify CRMs in products. It is not always clear what materials are in which products. It is, therefore, necessary to keep all metals in the loop for as long as possible. Scarcity in the supply chain can not only damage businesses but also negatively impact economic development and the environment. For this reason, the course will also discuss environmental issues and electric and electronic waste regulations. This course will be of value to a wide range of professionals working in or interested in this field. These include professionals involved in producing products containing CRMs (such as electronics) as well as local or national government officials tasked with organizing waste management and recycling for these products. Students interested in the field of waste management will also find this course helpful for their studies in electronics, industrial design, and industrial ecology.

Subjects:: Environmental Engineering
Keywords:: Refuse refuse disposal Waste products Recycling (Waste etc.) Raw materials Strategic materials
Resource Type:: Courseware

Video

Was Roman Concrete Better?

This video discusses a few modern techniques that help improve design life of concrete, including roller compacted concrete (RCC) and water reducing admixtures (superplasticizers). There are a whole host of differences between modern concrete and that of the western Roman empire that I didn’t have time to go into, including freeze/thaw damage.

Subjects:: Building and Real Estate
Keywords:: Concrete construction Roller compacted concrete Concrete -- Additives Concrete
Resource Type:: Video

Courseware

Visualization for Mathematics, Science, and Technology Education

This course is an introduction to principles and techniques of visual communication, and provides opportunities for science and engineering majors to acquire practical skills in the visual computer arts, in a studio environment. Students will learn how to create graphics for print and web, animations, and interactive media, and how to use these techniques to effectively communicate scientific and engineering concepts for learning and teaching. This class involves three hands-on creative projects, which will be presented in class.

Subjects:: Computing and Visualisation
Keywords:: Information visualization
Resource Type:: Courseware

Courseware

Visual Design

Students in this mini-course are introduced to the basics of visual communication design and typography, and learn to analyze and produce effective printed documents, such as technical reports, proposals, and software documentation.

Subjects:: Visualisation and Typography
Keywords:: Communication of technical information Information visualization
Resource Type:: Courseware

Others

Visionary: A Dictionary for the Study of Vision

A dictionary for terminology used in the study of human and animal vision. It includes terms from the areas of biological and machine vision, visual psychophysics, visual neuroscience and other related fields.

Subjects:: Optometry
Keywords:: Vision
Resource Type:: Others

Others

Virtuelle Fondation Monet

The House of Claude Monet , located in Giverny , Normandy (near Ile-de- France), for a virtual visit of the place as if you were there. The opportunity to discover the place where the author of the Water Lilies lived , before going there once the confinement ended and venturing into the famous gardens of the artist, immortalized in numerous works, spearheads of the impressionist movement. Claude Monet lived there between 1883 and 1926, or forty-three years. True passionate about gardening and colors, the artist conceived " his flower garden and his water garden like real works ". By walking in his garden and in his house, even virtually, you have the opportunity to always feel " the atmosphere that reigned in the master of impressionism " and to marvel "in front of the flower arrangements and in front of the water lilies who were his most fruitful sources of inspiration

Keywords:: Homes Monet Claude 1840-1926 France -- Giverny Fondation Claude Monet à Giverny
Resource Type:: Others

Others

VideoPad Video Editor

Mac Professional Video Editing Software for Everyone

Course related:: CBS590 Multi-media Applications for Language Professionals
Keywords:: Video recordings Digital video -- Editing
Resource Type:: Others

MOOC

Video Game Design: Teamwork & Collaboration

Game designers work with a wide range of asset creators, programmers, producers, and others to bring a video game from concept to product. In this course, you will learn about the different types of teams a game designer is a member of, both large and small.

Subjects:: Interactive and Digital Media and Computing
Keywords:: Video games -- Design
Resource Type:: MOOC

MOOC

Video Game Design History

Video games as a medium go back more than 50 years to mainframe computers. Even the central design of video games can be traced back to the first games themselves. To be a good game designer, it's essential to have an understanding of the video game design industry's fascinating history. We've partnered with The Strong National Museum of Play to give you a unique look into the history of all things video game. The International Center for the History of Electronic Games at The Strong is the largest and most comprehensive public assemblage of video games and related materials in the world. The staff are celebrated experts in the field and the ICHEG is visited by scholars of video games from around the world. You'll gain amazing insight into the history of video games with a guided exploration of key artifacts from the collection of more than 100,000 electronic games and materials.

Subjects:: Interactive and Digital Media and Computing
Keywords:: Video games -- Design History
Resource Type:: MOOC

MOOC

Video Game Asset Creation and Process

Modern video games are incredibly complex multimedia productions involving still and motion graphics, code, audio, interface elements, narrative elements and much more. In this course, you will learn how and where all these pieces come from, who's in charge of each piece and the different stages of the game design process. We will also show you how everything is brought together to create a final product.

Subjects:: Interactive and Digital Media and Computing
Keywords:: Video games
Resource Type:: MOOC

Others

Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam

It contains the largest collection of works of art by Vincent Van Gogh. In total, more than 200 tables, 500 drawings and 750 letters are available to the public.

Keywords:: Gogh Vincent van 1853-1890 Art museums Van Gogh Museum Amsterdam
Resource Type:: Others

Open (Access) Journal-Article

Using Six Sigma DMAIC Methodology and Discrete Event Simulation to Reduce Patient Discharge Time in King Hussein Cancer Center

Short discharge time from hospitals increases both bed availability and patients and families satisfaction. In this study, the Six Sigma process improvement methodology was applied to reduce patients discharge time in a cancer treatment hospital. Data on the duration of all activities, from the physician signing the discharge form to the patient leaving the treatment room, were collected through patient shadowing. These data were analyzed using detailed process maps and cause-and-effect diagrams. Fragmented and unstandardized processes and procedures and a lack of communication among the stakeholders were among the leading causes of long discharge times. Categorizing patients by their needs enabled better design of the discharge processes. Discrete event simulation was utilized as a decision support tool to test the effect of the improvements under different scenarios. Simplified and standardized processes, improved communications, and system-wide management are among the proposed improvements, which reduced patient discharge time by 54 from 216 minutes. Cultivating the necessary ownership through stakeholder analysis is an essential ingredient of sustainable improvement efforts.

Subjects:: Health Sciences and Management
Keywords:: Hospitals -- Administration Process control Six sigma (Quality control stard)
Resource Type:: Open (Access) Journal-Article

Video

Using HTC Vive Tutorial: How To Setup VR, Hand, Teleportation and Grabbing Object

A Virtual Reality introduction for Unity using HTC Vive for beginers. We will implement hand presence, teleportation and object grabbing in only 7 minutes without any line of code.

Subjects:: Interactive and Digital Media and Computing
Keywords:: Unity (Electronic resource) Computer simulation Virtual reality Human-computer interaction
Resource Type:: Video

Presentation

Using Data Mining Techniques to Address Critical Information Exchange Needs in Disaster Affected Public-Private Networks

This video was recorded at 16th ACM SIGKDD International Conference on Knowledge Discovery and Data Mining (KDD), Washington 2010. Crisis Management and Disaster Recovery have gained immense importance in the wake of recent man and nature inflicted calamities. A critical problem in a crisis situation is how to efficiently discover, collect, organize, search and disseminate real-time disaster information. In this paper, we address several key problems which inhibit better information sharing and collaboration between both private and public sector participants for disaster management and recovery. We design and implement a web based prototype implementation of a Business Continuity Information Network (BCIN) system utilizing the latest advances in data mining technologies to create a user-friendly, Internet-based, information-rich service and acting as a vital part of a company's business continuity process. Specifically, information extraction is used to integrate the input data from different sources; the content recommendation engine and the report summarization module provide users personalized and brief views of the disaster information; the community generation module develops spatial clustering techniques to help users build dynamic community in disasters. Currently, BCIN has been exercised at Miami-Dade County Emergency Management.

Subjects:: Management and Computing
Resource Type:: Presentation

Presentation

User requirements elicitation adapting Serious Gaming approach

This video was recorded at COIN / ACTIVE Summer School on Advanced Technologies for Knowledge Intensive Networked Organizations, Aachen 2010. Organized by COIN FP7 Integrated Project (http://www.coin-ip.eu/) and ACTIVE FP7 Integrated Project (http://www.active-project.eu), the summer school seeks to bring together students, scholars and researchers from industry in order to foster collaboration and interoperability through innovative software solutions and share the recent research developments from well-established researchers and educators. The main topics of the summer school are: Interoperability and collaboration models and solutions, Enterprise interoperability and collaboration services, Innovative knowledge and semantically powered technologies, Knowledge process and context modeling, Pro-active knowledge tools, Large scale analytics and reasoning tools, Business cases and real case studies. More about the event at http://coin-active-ss.ijs.si/

Subjects:: Management
Keywords:: Enterprise application integration (Computer systems) Internetworking (Telecommunication) Management information systems Information resources management
Resource Type:: Presentation

Courseware

User Interface Design and Implementation

This course examines human-computer interaction in the context of graphical user interfaces. The course covers human capabilities, design principles, prototyping techniques, evaluation techniques, and the implementation of graphical user interfaces. Deliverables include short programming assignments and a semester-long group project. Students taking the graduate version also have readings from current literature and additional assignments.

Subjects:: Computing
Keywords:: Human-computer interaction User interfaces (Computer systems)
Resource Type:: Courseware

Courseware

Use of Underground Space

The course addresses the following topics: • Overview • The subsoil (basics) • Safety and risk management • Basics of various kinds of tunnels • Basements • Special constructions • Small infrastructures, trenchless technology • Subsurface planning • Contracts and use of underground space • Legal aspects • Decision making process • Multiple use of land • Site visit major (relevant) project

Subjects:: Building and Real Estate
Keywords:: Underground construction Underground areas Tunneling
Resource Type:: Courseware

Presentation

Usage of Integrated Services in the industry

his video was recorded at COIN / PlanetData Winter School on Knowledge Technologies for Complex Business Environments, Ljubljana 2011. Organized by COIN FP7 Integrated Project and PlanetData FP7 Network of Excellence, the school seeks to bring together students, scholars and researchers from industry in order to foster collaboration and interoperability with innovative services and project large-scale data management in business environments. The main topics of the winter school are: Interoperability and collaboration models and solutions, Enterprise interoperability and collaboration services, Innovative knowledge and semantically powered technologies, Knowledge process and context modelling, Pro-active knowledge tools, Large scale analytics and reasoning tools, Business cases and real case studies.

Subjects:: Management
Keywords:: Enterprise application integration (Computer systems) Internetworking (Telecommunication) Management information systems Information resources management
Resource Type:: Presentation

Video

Urbanization and the future of cities

About 10,000 years ago, hunter-gatherers, aided by rudimentary agriculture, moved to semi-permanent villages and never looked back. With further developments came food surpluses, leading to commerce, specialization and, many years later with the Industrial Revolution, the modern city. Vance Kite plots our urban past and how we can expect future cities to adapt to our growing populations.

Subjects:: Building Services Engineering and Building and Real Estate
Keywords:: Cities towns -- Growth City planning
Resource Type:: Video

Courseware

Urban Transportation Planning

This course examines the policy, politics, planning, and engineering of transportation systems in urban areas, with a special focus on the Boston area. It covers the role of the federal, state, and local government and the MPO, public transit in the era of the automobile, analysis of current trends and pattern breaks; analytical tools for transportation planning, traffic engineering, and policy analysis; the contribution of transportation to air pollution, social costs, and climate change; land use and transportation interactions, and more. Transportation sustainability is a central theme throughout the course, as well as consideration of if and how it is possible to resolve the tension between the three E's (environment, economy, and equity). The goal of this course is to elicit discussion, stimulate independent thinking, and encourage students to understand and challenge the "conventional wisdom" of transportation planning.

Subjects:: Environmental Engineering and Transportation
Keywords:: Transportation engineering Transportation -- Planning
Resource Type:: Courseware

Courseware

Urban Drainage and Watermanagement

In a series of lectures urban planners and other experts will explain on urban tasks and (recently) built urban plans for inner city interventions, for restructure and transformation locations of former harbour and industrial sites and for new locations. The focus will be on urban design methods, instruments and guidelines and on sustainable urbanism in general in order to gather knowledge on how to create future proof plans.

Subjects:: Environmental Engineering and Hydraulic Engineering
Keywords:: Urban runoff Storm sewers Urban hydrology City planning
Resource Type:: Courseware

Courseware

Urban Design Seminar

This seminar focuses on understanding the role of high-quality design as a tool to address urban social problems. This course will also examine marginalized spaces and how urban design can intervene as a tool to creatively challenge traditional urban design practices.

Subjects:: Building and Real Estate
Keywords:: City planning
Resource Type:: Courseware

Others

Unsplash Photos

Over 3 million free high-resolution images brought to you by the world’s most generous community of photographers.

Keywords:: Digital images Databases
Resource Type:: Others

Courseware

Unmanned Aerial Systems

Unmanned Aerial Systems, or drones, are developing aggressively, and many government and non-government agencies are considering acquiring such systems. This course will focus on the geo-spatial utilization of a UAS. It will cultivate students' knowledge of the capabilities and limitations of the UAS and data post-processing systems. It introduces fundamental concepts surrounding operating a UAS such as strategies for selecting the right UAS, assessing its performance, managing resulting products (i.e. imagery), selecting the appropriate commercially available processing software, assessing product accuracy, figuring ways and means of producing metric products from UAS, and understanding rules and regulations governing operating a UAS in the United States.

Subjects:: Land Surveying and Geo-Informatics
Keywords:: Drone aircraft Geospatial data
Resource Type:: Courseware

e-book

University Physics Volume 3

University Physics is a three-volume collection that meets the scope and sequence requirements for two- and three-semester calculus-based physics courses. Volume 1 covers mechanics, sound, oscillations, and waves. Volume 2 covers thermodynamics, electricity and magnetism, and Volume 3 covers optics and modern physics. This textbook emphasizes connections between theory and application, making physics concepts interesting and accessible to students while maintaining the mathematical rigor inherent in the subject. Frequent, strong examples focus on how to approach a problem, how to work with the equations, and how to check and generalize the result.

Subjects:: Physics
Keywords:: Physics Optics
Resource Type:: e-book

e-book

University Physics Volume 2

University Physics is a three-volume collection that meets the scope and sequence requirements for two- and three-semester calculus-based physics courses. Volume 1 covers mechanics, sound, oscillations, and waves. Volume 2 covers thermodynamics, electricity and magnetism, and Volume 3 covers optics and modern physics. This textbook emphasizes connections between theory and application, making physics concepts interesting and accessible to students while maintaining the mathematical rigor inherent in the subject. Frequent, strong examples focus on how to approach a problem, how to work with the equations, and how to check and generalize the result.

Subjects:: Physics
Keywords:: Thermodynamics Physics Magnetism Electricity
Resource Type:: e-book

e-book

University Physics Volume 1

University Physics is a three-volume collection that meets the scope and sequence requirements for two- and three-semester calculus-based physics courses. Volume 1 covers mechanics, sound, oscillations, and waves. Volume 2 covers thermodynamics, electricity and magnetism, and Volume 3 covers optics and modern physics. This textbook emphasizes connections between theory and application, making physics concepts interesting and accessible to students while maintaining the mathematical rigor inherent in the subject. Frequent, strong examples focus on how to approach a problem, how to work with the equations, and how to check and generalize the result.

Subjects:: Physics
Keywords:: Physics Oscillations Mechanics Sound Waves
Resource Type:: e-book

Courseware

Understanding Nuclear Energy

In this nuclear energy course, we will tackle provocative questions such as: -Is nuclear energy a good substitute for fossil fuels to reduce our CO2 emission or not? -Can nuclear reactors operate safely without any harm to the public and environment? -How much nuclear waste is produced and how long does it need to be stored safely? -How can we make nuclear energy clean and more sustainable? -How much are nuclear energy costs? You will learn the physics behind nuclear science, how to gain energy from nuclear fission, how nuclear reactors operate safely, and the life cycle of nuclear fuel: from mining to disposal. In the last part of the course, we will focus on what matters most in the public debate: the economic and social impact of nuclear energy but also the future of energy systems. Practically, we will: -Teach you about nuclear science and technology (radiation and radioactivity, nuclear reactions, nuclear reactors and fuel cycle, economics of nuclear energy, and the sociality aspects) -Show you short videos about the theory and practical implementation of nuclear energy -Stimulate discussion and debate about nuclear energy -Ask you to formulate your own opinion about nuclear energy and its role in society The GENTLE consortium has sponsored and prepared this course. GENTLE is focused on maintaining the current high level of nuclear safety, and developing a highly skilled and well informed nuclear workforce, following the conclusion of the Council of the EU that it “it is essential to maintain in the European Union a high level of training in the nuclear field” to deal with reactor fleet safely, decommission obsolete plants, be involved in new builds where policy dictates, and deal with the legacy and future radioactive wastes.

Subjects:: Physics and Electrical Engineering
Keywords:: Nuclear engineering Nuclear physics Nuclear energy
Resource Type:: Courseware

Video

Ultrasound Podcast - Physics Basics

A video explaining the physics of ultrasound and enhancing students' ultrasound knowledge. There are other more specific ultrasound training podcasts on the UltrasoundPod channel.

Subjects:: Medical Imaging
Keywords:: Diagnostic ultrasonic imaging Medical physics
Resource Type:: Video

Others

UCLA Statistical Consulting

We provide advice and resources to enable you to develop and/or extend your statistical computing skills, helping you to independently use common statistical packages (R, Stata, SAS, SPSS) for the analysis of research data.

Subjects:: Statistics and Research Methods
Keywords:: Stata R (Computer program language) Mathematical statistics -- Data processing SPSS (Computer file) SAS (Computer file) Statistics -- Data processing
Resource Type:: Others

Courseware

Treatment of Urban Sewage

This course will focus on basic technologies for the treatment of urban sewage. Unit processes involved in the treatment chain will be described as well as the physical, chemical and biological processes involved. There will be an emphasis on water quality and the functionality of each unit process within the treatment chain. After the course one should be able to recognize the process units, describe their function and make simple design calculations on urban sewage treatment plants.

Subjects:: Environmental Engineering, Land Surveying and Geo-Informatics, and Hydraulic Engineering
Keywords:: Sewage Sewage disposal plants Sewage -- Purification
Resource Type:: Courseware

Courseware

Transportation and Spatial Modelling

1. Objectives of modelling in transport and spatial planning. Model types. Theory of travel and locational behaviour. System description of planning area. Theory of choice models. Aggregate and disaggregate models. Mode choice, route choice and assignment modelling. Locational choice modelling. Parameter estimation and model calibration. Cases and exercises in model application; 2. Role of models in transportation and spatial systems analysis; model types; designing system description of study area (zonal segmentation, network selection); role of shortest path trees; 3. Utility theory for travel and location choice; trip generation models, trip distribution models; applications; 4. Theory of spatial interaction model; role of side constraints; distribution functions and their estimations; constructing base matrices and estimating OD-tables; 5. Theory of individual choice models; 6. Disaggregated choice models of the logit and probit type for time choice, mode choice, route choice and location choice; 7. Integrated models (sequential and simultaneous) for constructing OD-tables; 8. Equilibrium theory in networks and spatial systems; 9. Route choice and assignment; derivation of different model types (all-or-nothing model, multiple route model, (stochastic) equilibrium model); assignment in public transportation networks; analyses of effects; 10. Calibration of parameters and model validation; observation, estimation, validation; estimation methods; 11. Individual exercise computing travel demand in networks; getting familiar with software; computing all transportation modelling steps; analyse own planning scenarios; writing a report.

Subjects:: Transportation
Keywords:: Spatial systems Transportation
Resource Type:: Courseware

Courseware

Transport Processes in the Environment

This class serves as an introduction to mass transport in environmental flows, with emphasis given to river and lake systems. The class will cover the derivation and solutions to the differential form of mass conservation equations. Class topics to be covered will include: molecular and turbulent diffusion, boundary layers, dissolution, bed-water exchange, air-water exchange and particle transport.

Subjects:: Environmental Engineering and Transportation
Keywords:: Water -- Pollution Hydrodynamics Diffusion in hydrology Oceanic mixing
Resource Type:: Courseware

MOOC

Transmedia Storytelling: Narrative worlds, emerging technologies, and global audiences

Transmedia storytelling is the practice of designing, sharing, and participating in a cohesive story experience across multiple traditional and digital delivery platforms - for entertainment, advertising and marketing, or social change. Have you ever read a book, seen a movie, watched a television show, or played a game that centred around different aspects of a larger story or universe? You may be familiar with popular examples of such universes like Star Wars, Marvel, and The Walking Dead (to name a few). How do the professionals develop such expansive narratives? How do they ensure that each element stays true to the original story? How do they innovatively use different technologies to share the stories, grow audiences and create an active and involved community of fans?

Subjects:: Interactive and Digital Media and Storytelling
Keywords:: Digital storytelling Narration (Rhetoric) Interactive multimedia
Resource Type:: MOOC

Courseware

Traffic Flow Theory and Simulation

This course discusses fundamental traffic flow characteristics and traffic flow variables. Their definitions are presented, and visualization/analysis techniques are discussed and empirical facts are presented. The empirical relation between the flow variables and the bottleneck capacity analysis are discussed. Shockwave analysis and a review of macroscopic traffic flow models are presented. Traffic flow stability issues are discussed as well as numerical solution approaches. The lectures also show how macroscopic models are derived from microscopic principles. This course provides an overview of human factors relevant for the behavior of drivers. The car-following model and other approaches to describe the lateral driving task will be discussed. The lectures also pertains to general gap acceptance modeling and lane changing. Microscopic models for pedestrian flow behavior are discussed and an in depth discussion of microscopic simulation models will be presented.

Subjects:: Transportation
Keywords:: Traffic flow -- Simulation methods Traffic engineering Traffic flow -- Mathematical models Traffic flow
Resource Type:: Courseware

Courseware

Topology in Condensed Matter

The focus of this course: - Applications of topology in condensed matter based on bulk-edge correspondence. - Special attention to the most active research topics in topological condensed matter: theory of topological insulators and Majorana fermions, topological classification of “grand ten” symmetry classes, and topological quantum computation - Extensions of topology to further areas of condensed matter, such as photonic and mechanical systems, topological quantum walks, topology in fractionalized systems, driven or dissipative systems.

Keywords:: Condensed matter Topology
Resource Type:: Courseware

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