Read a short essay on Japan's geography and how it affected the culture of Japan.

Buddhism would revolutionize many aspects of Japanese life including music, dance, a new writing system, and above all, elaborate Buddhist art. View a picture of a Buddhist sculpture and read a brief history of Buddhism in Japan.

This sculpture shows Amitabha, identified as the Buddha of the Western Paradise. Read a brief history of Amitabha and the techniques used to make this sculpture.

This figure represents a Shinto goddess. Shinto images like this one were not meant to be seen but were kept hidden in movable cabinets in a special part of shrines, where they were privately worshiped. View a picture of this figure and...

This fierce-looking king is a symbolic protector of the Buddha's sacred law and also a fighter of evil spirits. View a picture of this statue and read a short description.

Use this 7-problem quiz/practice to help understand what happens in subdivision with different weights

First let's make sure you are comfortable with this construction using this 7-problem quiz/practice.

Now it's your turn to prove you can calculate the weighted average in this 7-problem quiz/practice. Later on we can let the computer do these calculations for us (phew!)

This 7-problem quiz/practice helps students understand how different weights effect the subdivision shape.

Points on the control arm: Let's start with a shape with four control points, AAAA, BBBB, CCCC and DDDD, then use subdivision with weights (1,1)(1, 1)(1,1)left parenthesis, 1, comma, 1, right parenthesis.

This is 4-problem quiz/practice. What of the following weights could be used for the subdivision algorithm to give us a fractal?

This interactive tool helps students to better understanding weighted subdivision.

Read about the pivotal election of 1968, which pitted Richard Nixon against Hubert Humphrey in a race shaped by backlash against the Civil Rights Movement and the Vietnam War.

Learn how Jimmy Carter failed to solve the ailing economy or confront a growing crisis in the Middle East during his one-term presidency.

Read about the scandal that brought down Richard Nixon.

Learn about Nixon's presidency, including his strategy to get the United States out of the Vietnam War, his foreign policy maneuvers with China and the Soviet Union, and his fall from grace due to the Watergate scandal.

A quick comprehension check on the environment and natural resources from 1968 to 1980.

Read about the economic downturn of the 1970s and the OPEC oil embargo of 1973-1974.

Read about the two civil rights groups that organized nonviolent protests during the 1950s and 1960s.

Learn about the civil rights legislation that outlawed discrimination in jobs, education, housing, public accommodations, and voting.

Learn about Malcolm X, the Nation of Islam, and the Black Panther Party.

A test prep practice question on basic set notation.

A test prep practice question for the MCAT Chemical and Physical Foundations of Biological Systems Passages.

Introduction to rendering in 2D