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Publisher
Teaching Company
Pub. Date
c2001
Physical Desc
10 DVDs (1800 min.) : sd. col. ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 course guidebook (iv, 331 p. ; 19 cm.).
Description
English novelist and scientist C. P. Snow classed certain scientific ideas with the works of Shakespeare as things every educated person should know. The lectures in this series explore the fundamental discoveries and principles of the physical and biological sciences--physics, genetics, biology, astronomy, chemistry, meteorology, thermodynamics, and more--providing a comprehensive and integrated introduction to all of science. The Joy of Science,...
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 Co
Pub. Date
c2007
Physical Desc
4 DVDs (ca. 720 min.) : sd. col. ; 4 3/4 in. + 2 course guidebooks (ii, 72 p., ii, 73 p. ; 22 cm.)
Description
"This course of 24 half-hour lectures celebrates the sheer joy of mathematics, taught by a mathematician who is literally a magician with numbers. Professor Arthur T. Benjamin of Harvey Mudd College is renowned for his feats of mental calculation performed before audiences at schools, theaters, museums, conferences, and other venues. Although racing a calculator to solve a difficult problem may seem like a superhuman achievement, Professor Benjamin...
Series
Publisher
Teaching Company
Pub. Date
c2007
Physical Desc
6 DVDs (ca. 1080 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 course guidebook (vi, 174 p. : ill. ; 19 cm.)
Description
"Designed as a survey course to introduce individuals without a background in science to the modern field of neuroscience. Drawing on everyday experience and popular books, as well as current research, the course seeks to amaze and inform the learner about" the brain -- Course guidebook.
Publisher
Teaching Co
Pub. Date
c2008
Physical Desc
4 DVDs (ca. 720 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in. + 2 course guidebooks (22 cm.)
Description
"This course explores the development of our knowledge of the solar system from the simple pondering of the motions in the sky to the latest discoveries of modern astrophysics"--Part 1 guidebook, pg. 1.
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.
Publisher
Teaching Company
Pub. Date
c2010
Physical Desc
4 videodiscs (ca. 720) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 course guidebook (iv, 101 p. ; 19 cm.)
Description
Presents 24 lectures (each about 30 minutes long) by Robert G. Fovell, Professor of Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences at the University of California, Los Angeles, on meteorology.
10) Understanding the world's greatest structures: science and innovation from antiquity to modernity
Series
Publisher
Teaching Co
Pub. Date
c2011
Physical Desc
4 videodiscs (ca. 720 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 course guidebook (vi, 204 p. ; 19 cm.)
Description
"Understanding the World's Greatest Structures: Science and Innovation from Antiquity to Modernity -- a marvelous learning experience that takes you around the world and reveals the stories behind the most famous bridges, churches, skyscrapers, towers, and other structures from thousands of years of history. These 24 lectures take you on a fascinating and richly illustrated tour that deftly blends history and science to create an unforgettable survey...
Series
Publisher
Teaching Co
Pub. Date
c2012
Physical Desc
4 DVDs (ca. 720 min.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 course guidebook (vi, 172 p. : ill. ; 19 cm.)
Description
"Time is as mysterious as it is familiar ..." An exploration of the mysteries of why time works the way it does "addressed by physics, philosophy, biology, neuroscience, and cosmology"--p. 1.
Series
Publisher
Teaching Co
Pub. Date
[2013]
Physical Desc
6 DVDs (approximately 1080 minutes) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 course guidebook (vi, 257 pages : illustrations ; 19 cm.)
Description
"Do you like history, perhaps investigating where your family came from or learning what challenges your ancestry met and where they called home? This course traces some of the wanderings of our wider family, the biosphere, from its first appearance on Earth around 4 billion years ago through to the present day. This journey has been a fantastic one, whit many interesting twists and turns along the way, many high points and more than a few crises."--page...
Publisher
Teaching Company
Pub. Date
[2020]
Physical Desc
2 DVDs (approximately 360 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 course guidebook (iv, 85 pages : illustrations ; 19 cm).
Description
"The latest research shows that people almost never zrise to the occasiony when faced with a life-threatening challenge, regardless of how often we hear that phrase. Instead, as Professor Nancy Zarse explains in the 12 empowering lectures of Survival Mentality: The Psychology of Staying Alive, people generally revert to their lowest level of training and preparation. And Professor Zarse knows this firsthand. She brings not only her academic knowledge,...
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