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Publisher
TMW Media
Pub. Date
2005.
Language
English
Description
This program covers the important topic of the first law of thermodynamics in Physics. We begin by discussing how this law is derived and how it is applied to practical problems in physics. The entire lesson is taught by working example problems beginning with the easier ones and gradually progressing to the harder problems. Emphasis is placed on giving students confidence in their skills by gradual repetition so that the skills learned in this section...
42) Brain and Self
Publisher
The Great Courses
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
What makes us distinctly human? Analyze the contributions of genetics, environmental factors, and social interaction to our effective functioning as members of the species. See how CT, MRI, and PET imaging technologies provide windows into brain structure and activity..
Publisher
The Great Courses
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
No subject is bigger than reality itself, and nothing is more challenging to understand, since what counts as reality is undergoing continual revision and has been for centuries. For example, the matter that comprises all stars, planets, and living things turns out to be just a fraction of what actually exists. Moreover, we think that we control our actions, but data analytics can predict, with astonishing accuracy, when we will wake up, what we will...
Publisher
The Great Courses
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
Apply the reality-analyzing tools you’ve learned in the course to the problem of life. Consider the close connection between life and sunlight. Then look at the startling exception to this rule: the fauna that flourish around volcanic vents in the dark ocean depths. What does this tell us about life’s origins?.
Publisher
The Great Courses
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
Tornadoes hit all 50 states of the U.S. and most inhabited regions of the world. Blowing as fast as 200 to 300 mph, they are the most awe-inspiring of extreme weather. But what exactly are they? And why are they more prevalent in some areas than others? Probe tornado facts and myths, and survey some of the deadliest tornadoes of our times.
46) Physics 2 Tutor (Thermodynamics, Oscillations & Waves): Learning By Example. Pendulums and Resonance
Publisher
TMW Media
Pub. Date
2005.
Language
English
Description
This program covers the important topic of Pendulums and Resonance in Physics. We begin by discussing how under the right conditions a pendulum can be made to perfectly transfer energy which is known as resonance. The entire lesson is taught by working example problems beginning with the easier ones and gradually progressing to the harder problems. Emphasis is placed on giving students confidence in their skills by gradual repetition so that the skills...
Publisher
The Great Courses
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
Close by investigating one of the most eventful weather triggers of all: the El Nino–Southern Oscillation, which starts as a warming trend in the eastern Pacific and can lead to extreme weather throughout the world. Our detailed understanding of this once-mysterious phenomenon, as well as other extreme weather cycles, shows how far the science of meteorology has come.
Publisher
TMW Media
Pub. Date
2005.
Language
English
Description
This program covers the important topic of thermometers and temperature scales in Physics. We begin by discussing the concept of temperature and various ways in which temperature can be measured. The entire lesson is taught by working example problems beginning with the easier ones and gradually progressing to the harder problems. Emphasis is placed on giving students confidence in their skills by gradual repetition so that the skills learned in this...
Publisher
The Great Courses
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
See how quantum field theory led to a stunning synthesis called the standard model of particle physics, which was confirmed by the 2012 discovery of the Higgs boson. Study the startling implications of this theory for our understanding of reality. Close by examining its impact on the visual arts..
Publisher
TMW Media
Pub. Date
2005.
Language
English
Description
This program covers the important topic of standing waves and resonance (part 1) in Physics. We begin by discussing how waves can be made to reflect off of an object and interfere in the opposite direction to the original wave leading to a standing wave. The entire lesson is taught by working example problems beginning with the easier ones and gradually progressing to the harder problems. Emphasis is placed on giving students confidence in their skills...
Publisher
The Great Courses
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
Investigate the underlying reality that governs the universe. Is the universe eternally the same? Or is it changing and unstable? In modern times, this debate culminated in the contest between the steady state theory and the big bang model. Hear how unexpected events led to a spectacular solution..
Publisher
The Great Courses
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
Trace the evolution of artificial intelligence (AI) from simple calculating machines to computers that can vanquish chess masters. Learn the distinction between weak AI, such as a chess-playing machine, and strong AI, which is a machine that has a truly human-like mind. Question whether strong AI is even possible..
Publisher
The Great Courses
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
The region downwind from the Great Lakes is famous for its lake effect snowstorms, which can total more than 200 inches of snow per year for some locations. Examine the factors behind this phenomenon as well as the mortal danger posed by blizzards, as shown by the tragic Children’s Blizzard of 1888.
Publisher
The Great Courses
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
Reality for the individual ends at death. But medical technology is making that endpoint increasingly hard to define. Consider what it means to die and the complications that would ensue if we developed brain transplants or found the secret of immortality..
Publisher
TMW Media
Pub. Date
2005.
Language
English
Description
This program covers the important topic of Doppler shift in Physics. We begin by discussing how the frequency of a sound wave can be heard differently by various observers depending on if the source or listener is moving relative to one another. The entire lesson is taught by working example problems beginning with the easier ones and gradually progressing to the harder problems. Emphasis is placed on giving students confidence in their skills by...
Publisher
The Great Courses
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
Look back at historical blizzards that paralyzed major U.S. cities. Then probe the official definition of a blizzard, the cold-weather cyclone systems that create them, and the revolution in forecasting blizzards since 1993. Focus on the role of the jet stream, and dispel a common misunderstanding of the polar vortex.
Publisher
TMW Media
Pub. Date
2005.
Language
English
Description
This program covers the important topic of oscillations (part 2) and simple harmonic motion in Physics. We begin by discussing how oscillations arise in nature and how everyday processes such as pendulums lead to simple harmonic motion. We also discuss how this motion can be modeled by a sinusoid. The entire lesson is taught by working example problems beginning with the easier ones and gradually progressing to the harder problems. Emphasis is placed...
Publisher
The Great Courses
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
Until 1905, physical reality consisted of absolute space, absolute time, and the luminiferous aether. Learn how Einstein’s special theory of relativity overthrew this deeply ingrained view and heralded an entirely new conception of reality. Examine how cultural figures such as Kurt Vonnegut drew on this legacy..
Publisher
The Great Courses
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
Culture imprints itself on our brains through the process of socialization. Investigate the insights that sociology provides—from the 19th-century founder of the discipline, Auguste Comte, to Herbert Spencer, Karl Marx, and Emile Durkheim, who suggested that crime has an unappreciated positive role in society..
60) Race and Reality
Publisher
The Great Courses
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
What differences between groups are real, and what differences are as arbitrary as a political boundary? Address this question regarding race, which less than a century ago was considered firmly rooted in biological reality. Trace the evidence that led this view to be conclusively overthrown..
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