Water Videodisc, The

Synopsis

A fully interactive teaching package designed for physics and mathematical modelling. It discusses four main problems: why ice floats on water, the economic feasibility of using icebergs to provide fresh water, the cost of sea water desalination by multiple-effect distillation and why the specific and latent heats of water are anomalously high. Students are then expected to explore these questions, finding and using the appropriate information on the disc.

Series

Physics of Matter, The: Course S272

Language

English

Country

Great Britain

Medium

Video; Laservision videodisc. col. Requires a PC with 2 expansion slots, a MIC 2000 kit and a colour TV or graphics monitor.

Year of production

1986

Availability

OUT OF DISTRIBUTION

Uses

Physics and mathematical modelling courses in universities, colleges and 6th forms.

Subjects

Physics

Keywords

desalinisation; ice; liquids; mathematical modelling; water

Production Company

Name

BBC Open University Productions

Distributor

Name

Open University Worldwide

Web

http://www.ouw.co.uk External site opens in new window

Phone

+44 (0) 1908 274066

Address

Walton Hall
Milton Keynes
MK7 6AA

Notes

NB. As of May 2016 Open University Worldwide are no longer distributing DVDs. They have posted this message on their website: ‘Unfortunately Open University Worldwide Limited has decided that product sales are no longer viable given the reduced funding to Higher Education institutions and diminishing demand for the products we have traditionally stocked. At present the Open University Students Association (OUSA) will continue to sell the "Good Study Guide", and we are in discussion with other possible distributors to continue to make The Open University’s products available for purchase. As soon as we have any information on other channels of distribution we will update this notice’. Some products are still available via second hand dealers on Amazon.co.uk