Not Much of a War: Securing Aid from Abroad
Historians characterize the Revolutionary War as an "embarrassing" military event with few notable battles. The failure of the British to crush the Continental army in the mid-Atlantic states combined with the stunning A..
Not Much of a War: Support for Independence Intensifies
Colonial support for independence intensifies with the circulation of "Common Sense" by Thomas Paine. Three weeks after the battles of Lexington and Concord, the Second Continental Congress meets at the state house in P..
Notes and Bank Discounts
Promissory notes, how and when they are used, methods for determining the due date, face vale and rate, are the subject.
Novelty Seekers
Dean Hamer, Director of the Gene Structure and Regulation Unit at the National Cancer Institute, talks about efforts to learn more about the role genetics plays in the personality trait that motivates novelty seeking (so..
Novelty Seekers: Negative Consequences
Dean Hamer, Director of the Gene Structure and Regulation Unit at the National Cancer Institute, talks about the potential for negative consequences among those who are genetically inclined to seek thrills. Some of these..
Number Line, The: Graphs and Co-ordinates
This clip explains that the point associated with a number is called its graph, while the number itself is called the coordinate.
Number Line, The: Inequalities on the Number Line
This clip demonstrates how "less than" and "greater than" look on the number line. We learn that with any two whole numbers that are not equal, the greater number will always appear on the right, and the smaller number a..
Number Line, The: Introduction to Inequalities
This clip explains how the number line can be used to better understand the idea of inequality, which is based on the fact that, if two numbers aren't equal, one must be greater than the other.
Number Line, The: Introduction to the Number Line
This clip explains the concept of the number line, a kind of road map on which every whole number has a corresponding point. The points are in order, just like the numbers, and the distances between them are equal.
Number Line, The: Summary: The Number Line
This clip summarizes the number line and how it can be used to show which of two whole numbers is greater, according to where each appears on a straight line. The clip revisits related concepts, including unit distance, ..