TEDxSF – Louie Schwartzberg – Gratitude

Louis Schwartzberg’s notable career spans feature films, television shows, commercials and documentaries. He won two Clio Awards for TV advertising, including best environmental broadcast spot, an Emmy nomination for best cinematography and the Heartland Film Festival’s Truly Moving Picture Award for the feature film “America’s Heart & Soul.” Schwartzberg founded Moving Art to use the power of media to inspire and entertain through television programming, DVD products, and full-length motion picture and IMAX films. His new film “Wings of Life” will be released by Disneynature.

 

PSVita geliyor: 22.02.2012

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Researching students’ strategies, episodes, and metacognitions in mathematical problem solving – Springer


January 2012, Volume 46, Issue 1, pp 89-102

Ayhan Kursat Erbas, Serkan Okur

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to investigate the problem solving strategies, problem solving episodes, and metacognitions of five Turkish high school freshmen and explore the interplay of these on their problem solving success in mathematics. Participants worked on ten problems selected among the released mathematical literacy items used in Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) 2003. The research data had been collected through clinical interviews and a self-monitoring questionnaire filled by the participants. The data were coded and analysed according to a framework adopted from various researchers in the field. Our results have confirmed that the problem solving success is too complex to be clarified by a unique property or behaviour of the solver. It requires overcoming various obstacles to reach a successful result. Therefore, not only the students should have the required mathematical knowledge and a good repertoire of different problem solving strategies, but also they should know when and how to use those strategies, along with monitoring and regulating their problem-solving processes using their metacognitive skills.

Researching students’ strategies, episodes, and metacognitions in mathematical problem solving – Springer.

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Official Theatrical ‘Wanted’ Movie Trailer

It seems to be another American -your father (your brother) was a spy (an assassin) so you can (should) be one- movie, but it also seems to be fun.
Here is the trailer:
<a href="http://youtube.com/watch?v=Z4pWuFv48Zk">http://youtube.com/watch?v=Z4pWuFv48Zk</a>
Kill one and save a thousand…

Director: Timur Bekmambetov
Writers : Michael Brandt (screenplay) & Derek Haas (screenplay)
Cast:
James McAvoy as Wesley Gibson
Morgan Freeman as Sloan
Angelina Jolie as Fox

For more info: IMDb

The Oxford Murders

Yesterday, I watched the movie :The Oxford Murders. It is a 2008 thriller film adapted from an award-winning novel of the same name by the Argentine mathematician and writer Guillermo Martínez, directed by Álex de la Iglesia and starring Elijah Wood, John Hurt and Leonor Watling.

<a href="http://youtube.com/watch?v=ocn-j_syAPk">http://youtube.com/watch?v=ocn-j_syAPk</a>

The Oxford Murders ( 2008 )

Directed by: Álex de la Iglesia
Genre: Crime,Thriller
User Rating: 6.2/10 (800 votes)
Runtime: 107 min | Germany:107 min
Cast (first 5): Elijah Wood, John Hurt, Leonor Watling, Julie Cox, Burn Gorman

IMDB: http://imdb.com/title/tt0488604/

PS: If you are a mathematician or a person who likes mathematics, You will give more than 6.2 to the movie. I give 8 /10.
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The Abel Prize awarded Thompson and Tits

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Today, His Majesty King Harald presented the Abel Prize for 2008 to the two mathematicians, John Griggs Thompson of the USA and Jacques Tits of France. The ceremony took place in the University of Oslo Aula. The King was accompanied by Her Majesty Queen Sonja. The two prize winners will share the prize money, which amounts to NOK 6 million.

Thompson and Tits have won the prize for their contributions to what is referred to as group theory. The Abel Committee Chairman, Professor Kristian Seip, said in his explanation that the prize is awarded “for their outstanding achievements in algebra and especially for their shaping of modern group theory”.

The Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters is responsible for awarding the prize, and the Academy’s President, Ole Didrik Lærum, noted in his speech that the Abel Prize was not just established to honour outstanding scientific achievements, but also to promote a greater appreciation in the society of the importance of mathematics and to stimulate young people’s interest in the subject.

The composer and pianist Ketil Bjørnstad, the mezzo-soprano Randi Stene and the violist Lars Anders Tomter provided the ceremony’s musical performances.

The Norwegian government took the initiative to establish the Abel Prize several years ago, and Niels Henrik Abel’s Memorial Fund was established in 2001. The return from the fund is utilised in a number of activities in order to stimulate mathematical interest, among other things through the Abel Prize. The so-called Holmboe Prize, named after Niels Henrik Abel’s teacher, was awarded on Monday. This prize goes to a teacher who shows a special enthusiasm for mathematics in his/her instruction. This year’s prize was awarded to Elisabeth Aksnes at the Bryne School.

Prior to the presentation of the prize in the Aula, Thompson and Tits had an audience with His Majesty King Harald and Her Majesty Queen Sonja at the Royal Palace. The final event of the day will be the banquet given by the Norwegian government at Akershus Fortress, where Minister of Research and Higher Education Tora Aasland is the host.

Tomorrow (May 21, 2008), the two prize winners will hold their Abel Lectures at the University of Oslo.

(Via: http://www.abelprisen.no/en/)

For more information of the winners:
Jacques Tits
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jacques_Tits
John Griggs Thompson

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Griggs_Thompson

Lost: Via Domus – The Game Trailer

İşte lost’un oyununun Trailerı. [Here is the trailer of the game of the TV series Lost]
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En yeni Trailer için Tıklayın. [Click Here to Watch the newest Trailer.]

Lost: Via Domus – The Game

As a passenger of Oceanic flight 815, you survived the crash and find yourself on an uncharted island somewhere in the Pacific Ocean. As you begin to unravel mysteries of the island, you begin to discover secrets of your own. You will have to understand your past mistakes in order to survive and find your way home…

Based on the popular TV show, the game incorporates familiar locations and will feature main characters from the show. Solve puzzles, outsmart enemies, battle the smoke monster, and overcoming many other challenges to survive the island and ultimately come out alive.
lost via domus 1Lost via domus 2Lost Via Domus 3

Kaynak [Source]: http://xbox360.ign.com/objects/829/829060.html
Kaynak * [Source*]: http://www.plube.com/2008/02/26/lost-via-domus-pcprocyoniso/