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Publisher
Teaching Company
Pub. Date
[2021]
Physical Desc
4 videodiscs (approximately 740 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Understanding the Periodic Table couples a comprehensive overview of the periodic table with in-depth lessons on each of its 118 elements. With Ron Davis Jr. of Georgetown University as your expert guide, you will be able to refine your portrait of one of science2s most iconic images and crucial organizational tools in 24 lessons that combine instructions with experiments and animated lab demonstrations. Spend the first half of the course exploring...
Series
Publisher
Teaching Co
Pub. Date
2012.
Physical Desc
4 videodiscs (approximately 720 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 course guidebook.
Language
English
Description
Professor Tilar J. Mazzeo offers 24 lectures to explore the entire process of writing creative nonfiction, from brainstorming for the perfect idea to getting the final product noticed by literary agents and publishers.
Series
Publisher
The Teaching Company
Pub. Date
[2018]
Physical Desc
4 videodiscs (12 hr.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 course guidebook
Language
English
Description
Nuclear radiation is everywhere raining down on you from space, penetrating your body from the Sun, bombarding you from the food you eat and air you breathe, zapping you in medical tests, and pelting you from consumer products. How worried should you be? Nuclear Physics Explained teaches you the basics of nuclear physics and puts your mind at ease about most sources of radiation, while alerting you to what is truly risky. In 24 fast-paced, half-hour...
86) How to sing
Series
Publisher
Teaching Company
Pub. Date
[2020]
Physical Desc
6 videodiscs (1080 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
These expertly designed lessons break down the elements of voice technique into graspable steps, guiding to build solid skills as a singer and to express self through any kind of music or style. In this course, learn how to find freedom of movement and flexibility in the vocal mechanism; produce a clear tone; develop resonance, and interpret a text and communicate connections to it in singing.
87) Understanding Imperial China: Dynasties, Life, and Culture: The First Emperor's Terra-Cotta Warriors
Author
Series
Great Courses volume 2
Language
English
Description
Uncover the story behind the famous terra-cotta warriors, one of China's most celebrated archaeological treasures. Travel into daily life in the Qin Dynasty, China's first empire; encounter the emperor Qinshi Huangdi, builder of the warriors, and observe his highly bureaucratic and technocratic regime. Explore the site of the terra-cotta army, and how the extraordinary clay figures were made.
Author
Publisher
The Teaching Company
Pub. Date
[2018]
Physical Desc
iv, 149 pages : illustrations ; 19 cm.
Language
English
Description
'To know the history of the American South, within its own context, is to come to terms with one of modern history's most astonishing, polarizing, and illuminating stories. In these 24 lectures, you'll relive the unforgettable drama of the South, from the rise and fall of the slave South to the making of the New South, examining the full scope of a historical epoch that still affects life in the United States today, through essential topics such as:...
Series
Publisher
Teaching Co
Pub. Date
[2020]
Physical Desc
4 videodiscs (720 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 course guidebook (ii, 194 pages : illustrations, portraits ; 19 cm).
Language
English
Description
Whether science fiction is exploring current realities, extrapolating from the present to create imaginary futures, or just creating interesting settings for character-driven stories, it often relies on real science to both entertain and build stories that can transport people into astonishing new worlds. In the 24 lectures, Professor Charles L. Adler of St. Mary?s College of Maryland looks at dozens of books, movies, and television shows to unearth...
Author
Series
Great Courses volume 4
Language
English
Description
Humans are experts at pattern recognition, which is a key skill in data analysis. But when are patterns real and when are they imagined? Study some surprising correlations between apparently unrelated phenomena, asking whether there is a cause-and-effect relation or mere coincidence is involved.
Author
Series
Great Courses volume 22
Language
English
Description
Physicists and philosophers have relied on thought experiments for thousands of years. But how can we know that the conclusions of thought experiments are correct? Learn what Leibniz' "giant head" and Searle's "Chinese room" can tell us about materialism - and about the potential limits of our own imaginations.
Author
Series
Great Courses volume 14
Language
English
Description
How does a doctor get from the common complaint of constipation to a diagnosis of something much more dangerous? In solving this medical riddle, you'll learn about a particular medical epidemic so powerful and prevalent that, in one county in Kentucky, it's deprived many children of their parents.
Author
Series
Great Courses volume 6
Language
English
Description
Two types of carcinogens mutate DNA: chemicals and radiation. Build on what you've learned about DNA by looking specifically at how these carcinogens produce cancer at the cellular level. Then, examine carcinogens that don't damage DNA and how epigenetic changes in DNA can result in cancer.
96) Writing Great Fiction: Storytelling Tips and Techniques: Seeing through Other Eyes - Point Of View
Author
Series
Great Courses volume 15
Language
English
Description
What happens in a story depends in large part on who tells it. The three-lecture unit on point of view begins with a quick tour of the major points of view, from the third-person omniscient to the subjective first person. You'll also see how point of view is linked to time. As it turns out, when a story is told matters just as much as who tells it.
Author
Series
Great Courses volume 24
Language
English
Description
Again and again, we see how history turns on a dime. Your journey ends in Avignon in 1095, when Pope Urban II gives a speech that shapes the next thousand years of European history. After calling the people to action, thousands take up arms and begin the long trek to fight the Muslims and retake Jerusalem.
Author
Series
Great Courses volume 16
Language
English
Description
Jog your brain into activity - literally. In this fascinating lecture on the relationship between the body and the mind, you'll learn why forcing yourself to smile has genuine mental benefits, see how physical activity can aid your problem-solving skills, and more. Test yourself at the end to see these theories in action.
Author
Series
Great Courses volume 24
Language
English
Description
Christianity started as an apocalyptic religion, and prophecies of "end times" have endured. Take a look at different strands of apocalyptic thinking and their relationship to the Bible and to society. Then unpack how apocalyptic preaching became so popular and examine how several churches and evangelists preached about the last days.
Author
Series
Great Courses volume 17
Language
English
Description
In the 4th and 5th centuries, prominent cities competed for authority within the imperial religion. Look first at the reasons for the early primacy of Rome, and Constantinople's later emergence as Rome's rival. Then study the rivalry of Antioch and Alexandria, and how they opposed each other in both intellectual and religious terms.
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