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Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
How can one learn to better see, and appreciate, the world of plants? Explore the most common plant families in North America, as well as some of the fascinating species within them. Along the way, learn the history of botanical science, tips and tricks botanists use to identify seemingly similar plants, and the myriad ways plants define what it means to be human.
2) Algebra I
Pub. Date
[2009]
Language
English
Description
Algebra I is one of the most critical courses that students take in high school. Not only does it introduce a powerful reasoning tool with applications in many different careers, it is a gateway to higher education. Because algebra involves a new way of thinking, it can be especially challenging. Professor Sellers begins with a review of fractions, decimals, percents, positive and negative numbers, and numbers raised to various powers. Variables are...
3) Understanding the world's greatest structures: science and innovation from antiquity to modernity
Pub. Date
[2011]
Language
English
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...
Author
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
Look around you. Great masterpieces of engineering are everywhere. As soon as you get out of bed in the morning, you are putting centuries of scientific and mechanical ingenuity to use. So familiar are these structures, inventions, and services that they are all but invisible. Yet they are just as remarkable as great works such as the Parthenon, the Eiffel Tower, and the Panama Canal. Everyday Engineering: Understanding the Marvels of Daily Life is...
Author
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
A grand introduction to one of the most captivating, and human, fields of inquiry. Taught by Professor Catherine A. Sanderson of Amherst College, these 36 insightful lessons not only give a solid grounding in the history of psychology, but they also introduce viewers to the most up-to-date 21st-century research and discoveries, including strategies to increase their happiness and to improve how to live their lives.
Author
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
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...
Author
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
Learn chess from an international master and renowned teacher in these intensively illustrated, easy-to-understand lessons for players at all levels. Jeremy Silman is an International Master and a world-class chess teacher, writer, and player who has won the U.S. Open, The National Open, and the American Open.
Author
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
Dr. Steven Gimbel of Gettysburg College shows how physics and philosophy work together to reveal the true nature of the universe. Physics makes the discoveries and philosophy interprets the results. Those results have been very odd since the turn of the twentieth century, with relativity, quantum theory, and Big Bang cosmology overthrowing the conventional picture of reality.
Author
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
Assuming the viewer has no background in science, these twelve half-hour lectures cover the fundamental properties of DNA, the techniques that have unraveled its mysteries, the exciting revelations that have come to light, and the stories of the all-too-human scientists involved. Witty and informative, the lectures are delivered by science writer and podcaster Sam Kean, author of the bestseller The Violinist's Thumb.
Author
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
Never before in human history have people been able to share so much about themselves so quickly. Neither have they ever been so exposed to forces that want to take advantage of that capability. This course will open eyes to the surprising extent of that exposure and will discuss options for keeping personal data as safe as possible, help to determine personal privacy profile, and understand the current U.S. laws and proposed state laws regarding...
Author
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
In the 24 lectures of Rise of the Novel, take a journey from the birth of the novel to the height of the form in the mid-nineteenth century, and better understand what this literary form can tell about human nature and the unquenchable thirst for great stories. With Professor Emeritus Leo Damrosch of Harvard University as the guide, dive into some of the most notable works that helped create and shape the novel over the course of more than three centuries....
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