Teaching Company
Series
Publisher
Teaching Company
Pub. Date
[2018]
Physical Desc
4 DVDs (720 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 course guidebook (iv, 153 pages ; 19 cm).
Description
Lectures by Steven Gimbel, Professor of Philosophy, Gettysburg College, cover what humor is from the perspective of history's great philosophers.
Publisher
Teaching Co
Pub. Date
c2007
Physical Desc
4 videodiscs (ca. 720 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in. + 2 course guidebooks (22 cm.)
Description
Dr. Carroll explains the subject of dark matter and dark energy in 24 lectures. He explains why scientists believe we live in a smooth, expanding universe that originated in a hot, dense state called the Big Bang. He describes the features of the infant universe that led to the large-scale structure we observe today. He takes you through the standard model of particle physics and shows how it provides the framework for understanding the interaction...
Publisher
Teaching Company
Pub. Date
[2009]
Physical Desc
6 DVDs : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 course guidebook (iv, 147 pages ; 19 cm)
Description
Thirty-six lectures on the visual nature of ancient Rome and how it was able to so successfully communicate its civic and cultural values, or project a knowledge of Roman power, to every corner of the realm. Learn how Rome communicated in visually symbolic ways, gain insight into how similar tools are used today, and hone your ability to see them at work in the visual symbols that are part of government, the military, religion, and just about every...
5) The symphony
Series
Publisher
Teaching Co
Pub. Date
c2003
Physical Desc
6 DVDs (1080 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
A twenty-four lecture course that traces the development of the symphony from its roots in the opera of the Baroque period to the present.
Series
Publisher
Teaching Company
Pub. Date
c2010
Physical Desc
4 DVDs (720 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 course guidebook (vi, 97 p. ; 19 cm.)
Description
The aim of these lectures is to make viewers feel welcome and comfortable in the company of paintings. By focusing on 65 masterpieces of Western painting, Professor William Kloss offers a vivid, visceral encounter with genius, shining light on the unique technical, stylistic, and expressive achievements of each painting. From the 14th century to the 20th, the images are examined for their qualities of uniqueness, impact, and emotional and intellectual...
9) The Vikings
Series
Publisher
Teaching Co
Pub. Date
c2005
Physical Desc
6 DVDs (ca. 1080 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in. + 3 course guidebooks (22 cm.)
Description
As explorers and traders, the Vikings played a decisive role in the formation of Latin Christendom, and particularly of Western Europe. In this course the Vikings will be studied not only as warriors, but also in other roles for which they are equally extraordinary: merchants, artists, kings, raiders, seafarers, shipbuilders, and creators of a remarkable literature of myths and sagas.
10) Math and magic
Series
Publisher
The Teaching Company
Pub. Date
[2018]
Physical Desc
2 DVDs (6 hr.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 course guidebook (vi, 136 pages : illustrations ; 19 cm.)
Description
Nothing can amaze quite like an expertly-executed magic trick. Ideally, only the magician knows how truly simple the deception is. After watching Math and Magic, you will know that this trick and its many variants rely on a remarkable property of patterned sequences called Gilbreath's principle--named after an amateur magician who was also a mathematician. Magic is full of such wonders, as you discover in these 12 illuminating half-hour lessons presented...
Publisher
Teaching Co
Pub. Date
c2009
Physical Desc
2 DVDs (ca. 360 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 course guidebook.
Description
Nearly everyone has heard of black holes, but few people outside of complex scientific fields understand their true nature and their implications for our universe. This lecture course makes this cosmological subject graspable, with 12 lavishly illustrated lectures by veteran Great Courses Professor Alex Filippenko, a distinguished astronomer and award-winning teacher at the University of California, Berkeley.
12) Dog training 101
Series
Publisher
The Teaching Company
Pub. Date
[2018]
Physical Desc
4 DVDs (12 hr.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 course guidebook (iv, 238 pages : illustrations, portraits ; 19 cm).
Description
A trainer of trainers demonstrates the most successful ways to teach your dog based on the latest science.
Publisher
The Teaching Company
Pub. Date
c2006
Physical Desc
4 DVDs (ca. 720 min.) in 2 containers : sd., color ; 4 3/4 in. + 2 course guidebooks (ii, 161 pages ; 20 cm.)
Description
This course covers the 200-year evolution of American music theater, including the minstrel era, the vaudeville era, the age of ragtime, the revue, and the book musical. Because recorded examples of music from recent Broadway musicals are readily available in retail stores, these are used less frequently here than the older, rarer recordings, without which most listeners would have little knowledge of the sound of the early musicals. The shows chosen...
Publisher
The Great Courses
Pub. Date
[2020]
Physical Desc
4 DVDs (720 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 course guidebook (iv, 234 pages : illustrations ; 19 cm).
Description
Award-winning Professor Ken Albala of the University of the Pacific takes viewers on a fascinating international journey through civilization across the ages and around the world, all through the lens of cooking. In 24 fascinating lectures, while he cooks, Dr. Albala welcomes viewers into his own home kitchen, encouraging them to explore unfamiliar cuisines as a type of gastronomic time travel that will allow them to get a taste of history like they2ve...
Series
Publisher
The Teaching Company
Pub. Date
[2020]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (240 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 course guidebook (iv, 73 pages : illustrations ; 19 cm).
Description
"Learn how to reduce the threat of misinformation from local, national, and international sources and ensure the validity of the information you share."--Container.
Publisher
The Teaching Company
Pub. Date
[2019]
Physical Desc
4 DVDs (12 hr.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 course guidebook (iv, 250 pages : illustrations ; 19 cm).
Description
"Join a best-selling travel writer and globe-trotting journalist to discover 18 million acres of adventure in America's state parks."--Container.