Area and Volume: Finding the Area of a Circle
This clip explains that, to find the area of a circle, " we multiply pi (approximately 3.14) by the radius squared. The clip also includes practical problems, one of which includes the circle's diameter but not its radi..
Area and Volume: Finding the Area of a Parallelogram or a Triangle
This clip explains that finding the area of a parallelogram is much like finding the area of a rectangle. "The area of a parallelogram equals the base times the height," the clip states. The clip further notes that, " i..
Area and Volume: Finding the Area of a Rectangle
This clip explains what a rectangle is and how to determine its area. "The formula is easy to remember," the clip states. "The area of a rectangle is equal to the length times the width." Three practical problems follow ..
Area and Volume: Finding the Area of a Square
This clip explains that a square is a special kind of rectangle whose 4 sides are the same length. The clip states that the formula for finding the area of a square is: "Area equals s squared." The clip includes two prac..
Area and Volume: Finding the Area of an Irregular Polygon
This clip explains how to find the area of an irregular polygon that contains a right triangle and rectangle. "To solve the problem," the clips states, " we'll find the area of the triangle, find the area of the rectang..
Area and Volume: Finding the Volume of a Cylinder
This clip explains that finding the volume of a cylinder is similar to finding the volume of a rectangular solid, but " since a cylinder has a circle at its base instead of a rectangle to find the volume of a cylinder,..
Area and Volume: Finding the Volume of a Rectangular Solid
This clip explains that volume measures the space that an object occupies or the space within an object. The clip also states that the volume of any rectangular solid equals length times width times height. The clip incl..
Area and Volume: Introduction to Area and Volume
This clip briefly introduces area and volume. "Area measures the surface of things that are flat," the clip explains, "such as the area of a rug. Volume measures things that occupy space, such as the volume of a freezer...
Aristotle and Ancient Ethics
Philosopher Martha Nussbaum explores Aristotelian and ancient ethics, explaining what she feels are some of the drawbacks to virtue ethics.
Aristotle and Ethics
Philosopher Stephen Toulmin talks about Aristotle's perspective on ethics. Professor Toulmin explains that Aristotle didn't believe it was possible to develop an ethical formula that could fit all situations. Instead, he..