Brian McLogan
Using Compound and Simple Interest to find Final value
Learn about compound interest. We will look at how to determine the final value, initial value, interest rate and years needed. We will investigate problems compounded continuously, daily, weekly, monthly, quarterly and yearly. These...
Economics Explained
Do Sanctions Work?: What Can Go Wrong
How do they hurt the economies doing the sanctioning? What is the difference between economic sanctions and regular old trade restrictions? What Can Go Wrong? Ultimately, will the sanctions work? Helping you become more knowledgeable...
Curated Video
Solve a Real World Unit Rate Problem
In this short video we will answer a standardized math test question where we are asked to us unit rate to solve a real world problem. We will begin by identify the unit rate given in the problem. We will write a proportion and use cross...
Curated Video
Understanding Discount
In this short video we will answer a standardized math test question where we are asked to identify an algebraic expression that represents the final cost of an item after a discount. We will understand that discount means we pay less....
Sustainable Business Consulting
Ecosystem Valuation
Discusses how to approach valuing an ecosystem in tangible metrics and provides examples of where revenue or cost savings have been found from doing so
Brian McLogan
How to solve a word problem for linear programming
Learn how to solve problems using linear programming. A linear programming problem involves finding the maximum or minimum value of an equation, called the objective functions, subject to a system of inequalities, called the constraints....
Healthcare Triage
A Lyft to the Hospital: Can Ride Sharing Replace Ambulances?
Ambulances are expensive. And they have life-saving personnel and equipment on board. But lots of ambulance rides don't
Makematic
Abstract Expressionism
By showing people that art can be used to express what we feel, rather than what we see, Abstract Expressionism changed how we define what art is.
Economics Explained
The Economics of Foreign Exchange: Bretton Woods
The foreign currency exchange market is one of the most influential markets in the world today, the New York stock exchange, the Nasdaq and the Tokyo stock exchange the three largest securities markets in the world have a daily trading...
Economics Explained
The Economics of Hollywood: Product Placement & Government Subsidies
$42 billion dollars. That is the amount of money grossed by films at the global box office in 2019. Impressive? Definitely. Surprising? Probably not, especially when you consider that global box office revenues have increased...
Curated Video
Converting Between Currencies and Finding Exchange Rates
In this lesson, students will learn how to determine the exchange rate between two different currencies and use it to convert amounts. They will solve proportions to find the exchange rate and apply it to calculate the amount of one...
ACDC Leadership
The Foreign Exchange Market- Macro 6.3
In this video I explain the market for foreign exchange and national currencies.
ACDC Leadership
Floating and Fixed Exchange Rates- Macroeconomics
Float it or fix it? Mr. Clifford expalins the difference between floating and fixed exchange rates and how countries peg the value of their currency to another currency.
ACDC Leadership
Time Value of Money- Macroeconomics
Should you take $100 today or $200 in two years? Mr. Clifford expalins how to calculate the future value and the present value of money.
ACDC Leadership
Foreign Exchange Practice- Macro Topic 6.4 and 6.5
In this video I explain foreign exchange and how the value of currencies change. Remember that the trick is to remember that you supply your currency and the people in other countries demand your currency. Thanks for watching.
Curated Video
Real World Systems of Linear Equations
In this short math video we will solve a standardized math test question where we are asked to write and solve a real world system of linear equations. We will write two equations to model the given real world situation. We will identify...
Curated Video
Finding Unit Rates from a Graph of a Proportional Relationship
This video lesson will provide instruction for students to learn how to find a rate from the graph of a proportional relationship. Students will be instructed how to interpret a point on a graph and use this to find the unit rate. We...
Economics Explained
The Economics of Poverty
The Democratic Republic of the Congo is the world's poorest country, with a large majority of its 70 million citizens living in absolute poverty. For a long time, poverty in Africa has been seen as a purely humanitarian issue. But could...
Curated Video
Supply and Demand: The Force Behind a Cup of Coffee
This video explains how supply and demand work, and how they affect the price of goods and services. It uses the example of a coffee shop to illustrate how changes in supply and demand can impact the price of coffee, and how businesses...
Brian McLogan
Review for adding and subtracting positive and negative integers
👉 You will learn how to add and subtract integers. We will work through adding and subtracting two integers up to multiple integers. We can look at adding and subtracting integers by looking at there values on a number line where there...
Healthcare Triage
Money Isn’t the Only Thing That Can Bias Research
Recent news articles have brought renewed attention to financial conflicts of interest in medical science but that should not lead us to ignore other conflicts that may be equally or even more important. Career advancement and reputation...
Healthcare Triage
10 Examples of Dysfunction in Healthcare
The Lown Institute recently announced its 3rd round of “Shkreli Awards”, a top ten list of the worst examples of dysfunction in healthcare, and we thought that was pretty newsworthy
Curated Video
Finding Unit Rates from Graphs
This video explains how to find the unit rate from a graph showing the relationship between time and distance. Examine three methods to determine the unit rate, emphasizing the importance of correctly identifying the dependent and...