| Description |
30 sound cassettes : analog, Dolby processed + 5 study guides (22 cm.) |
| Collection |
Great courses on tape
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| Notes |
Teaching Co.: 1101A--1105A. |
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In five containers (26 cm.). |
| Contents |
pt. 1: lecture 1. The nature of science ; lecture 2. The scientific method ; lecture 3. The ordered universe ; lecture 4. Celestial and terrestrial mechanics ; lecture 5. Newton's laws of motion ; lecture 6. Universal gravitation ; lecture 7. The nature of energy ; lecture 8. The first law of thermodynamics ; lecture 9. The second law of thermodynamics ; lecture 10. Entropy ; lecture 11. Magnetism and static electricity ; lecture 12. Electricity -- pt. 2: lecture 13. Electromagnetism ; lecture 14. The electromagnetic spectrum, part I ; lecture 15. The electromagnetic spectrum, part II ; lecture 16. Relativity ; lecture 17. Atoms ; lecture 18. The Bohr atom ; lecture 19. The quantum world ; lecture 20. The periodic table of the elements ; lecture 21. Introduction to chemistry ; lecture 22. The chemistry of carbon ; lecture 23. States of matter and changes of state ; lecture 24. Phase transformation & chemical reactions -- pt. 3: lecture 25. Properties of materials ; lecture 26. Semiconductors and modern microelectronics ; lecture 27. Isotopes and radioactivity ; lecture 28. Nuclear fission and fusion reaction ; lecture 29. Astronomy ; lecture 30. The life cycle of stars ; lecture 31. Edwin Hubble and the discovery of galaxies ; lecture 32. The big bang ; lecture 33. The ultimate structure of matter ; lecture 34. The nebular hypothesis ; lecture 35. The solar system ; lecture 36. The Earth as a planet -- pt. 4: lecture 37. The dynamic earth ; lecture 38. The plate-tectonics revolution ; lecture 39. Earthquakes, volcanoes, & plate motions today ; lecture 40. Earth cycles, water ; lecture 41. The atmospheric cycle ; lecture 42. The rock cycle ; lecture 43. What is life? ; lecture 44. Strategies of life ; lecture 45. Life's molecular building blocks ; lecture 46. Proteins ; lecture 47. Cells, the chemical factories of life ; lecture 48. Gregor Mendel, founder of genetics -- pt. 5: lecture 49. The discovery of DNA ; lecture 50. The genetic code ; lecture 51. Reading the genetic code ; lecture 52. Genetic engineering ; lecture 53. Cancer and other genetic diseases ; lecture 54. The chemical evolution of life ; lecture 55. Biological evolution, a unifying theme of biology ; lecture 56. The fact of evolution, the fossil record ; lecture 57. Charles Darwin and the theory of natural selection ; lecture 58. Ecosystems and the law of unintended consequences ; lecture 59. The ozone hole, acid rain, and the greenhouse effect ; lecture 60. Science, the endless frontier. |
| Summary |
Presents lectures on various topics in the field of science. |
| Sujet |
Science.
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Talking books.
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| Autre Auteur |
Teaching Company.
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| Music # |
1101A Teaching Co. |
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1102A Teaching Co. |
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1103A Teaching Co. |
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1104A Teaching Co. |
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1105A Teaching Co. |
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