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Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
Trace the history of oil exploration and recovery, focusing on the geology of petroleum and natural gas formations. To strike oil, you need to find a source rock, a reservoir rock, a caprock, and a structural feature called a trap where oil can pool. Survey some of the world's most productive oil fields, and investigate the plusses and minuses of hydraulic fracturing, also known as "fracking."
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
Reduce costly leaks and breakdowns and increase the value of your RV with some simple maintenance. In this class, you'll learn how to inspect and refresh the sealants on the roof and sidewall. You'll also learn how to address faded fiberglass, damaged awnings, cracked decals and black streaks that can drop your RV's value. Finally, you'll see how to maintain the tires and deal with other common motorhome issues.
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
Consider how to put your knowledge of geology to use. Issues faced by your community may benefit from geologic insights about groundwater, watersheds, roadways, pollution, and historic questions such as abandoned mines and quarries. Practical geology will only grow in importance as the world deals with climate change, resource shortages, and the pressing need to live in harmony with the planet.
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
When the Soviet Union launched Sputnik I in 1957, the space race was on. A US satellite was launched 14 months later and it demonstrated the feasibility of two-way satellite communications. Since then, electronic communications have become part of our daily lives. Follow the fascinating story that has led to the need for us to track almost 10,000 active satellites.
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
In the old-style analog telephone system, voltage increased and decreased across the wires, corresponding to the human voice signal. But in a digital system, that all changes. Learn how the human voice is changed into binary values, sent over the system, and then converted back into volts with the voltage applied to the speaker in the phone handset. The human ear takes it from there.
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
When people first realized that electricity could be controlled, it was the beginning of an explosion of opportunity, eventually leading to electronic circuits—circuits that can control other circuits. Learn why just two laws, Ohm's law and the conservation of energy, provide all the information and relationships needed to design circuits.
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
Having studied igneous rocks that cool quickly, now turn to igneous rocks that cool deep underground over the course of millions of years. Find out how to distinguish granite from diorite, gabbro, and other intrusive igneous rocks. Learn about notable batholiths, such as Yosemite's Half Dome, and look at the abundant uses for granite and similar rocks.
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
How do we create the massive amounts of energy needed to power our cities and individual homes? We don't. Energy can neither be created nor destroyed, only converted from one form to another. Learn how electrical engineers use Maxwell's foundational equations—via four revealing demonstrations—to create generators to power our grids.
89) The Last Tourist
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
Travel is at a tipping point. Tourists around the world are unintentionally destroying the very things they’ve come to see. From the Caribbean, to the streets of Delhi, and remote villages in Kenya, forgotten voices reveal the real conditions and consequences of one of the largest industries in the world. The role of the modern tourist is on trial.
91) ABsession
Series
Pub. Date
p2009
Language
English
Description
Super-effective workout that brings cardio and pilates together to get rid of belly flab.
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
Master cabinet making, and you open the door to many projects; cabinets for your shop or kitchen, bathroom vanities, book cases, dressers and more. This woodworking class provides every detail you need to build quality cabinets in your shop, including materials selection, dado and rabbet joinery, face frame joinery, door joints and more.
94) Gourmet Makes
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
In this creative series, Claire Saffitz attempts to recreate our favorite childhood junk snacks, in the BA Test kitchen.
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
Master the basics of outdoor photography to create beautiful images. In this class you'll learn all about camera settings for shutter speed, exposure, f-stops, range of focus and more. Once you undestand camera settings and how to use them, you'll be able make the camera work for you to find the best balance of light and compose your best photos yet.
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
Tables, chairs and other forms of furniture rely heavily on mortise and tenon joinery. From scaling the joinery to suit your project to producing a perfectly fitting joint, this class will give you everything you need to know about the mortise and tenon joint, along with many great tips for making rock solid furniture, including edge-to-edge glue-ups for table tops, leg tapering and more.
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
Learn to use your camera settings in manual mode to balance light in difficult lighting situations. In this class, you'll learn how to use shutter, aperture, and ISO together, how to meter light, how to reduce image noise, and more. When you're in full control of your camera's settings, you can work magic with light anywhere.
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
Time-lapse photography gives you the ability to take a series of still images and show them at a fast frame rate to create amazing movement in your photography. This movement can feature changing light or weather, moving subjects, or shifting colors. In this class you'll learn about the gear, math and other factors needed to create a compelling time-lapse composition.
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
Whether you want to hand-sew a button on a shirt or design and construct original projects, this class has all of the essentials you need to get started sewing with confidence. You'll learn about sewing machine basics, types of needles and thread, fabric choices and pattern prep. Then try out the skills you have learned by constructing an easy sewing tool pouch.
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
Take your free-motion quilting skills up a notch by learning how to quilt feathers and flowers. These two motifs can add a lot of interest and beauty to your quilts. Learn how to stitch them without having to mark your quilt, and learn where best to use them, whether as filler or as standalone motifs.
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