Teaching Company.
Pub. Date
c2000
Physical Desc
4 videodiscs (720 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 course guidebook (iv, 158 p. : ill. ; 19 cm.)
Description
Relativity and quantum physics touch the very basis of physical reality, altering commonsense notions of space and time, cause and effect. Both have reputations for complexity, but the basic ideas behind relativity and quantum physics are, in fact, simple and comprehensible by anyone. The essence of relativity in a single sentence: The laws of physics are the same for all observers in uniform motion. Relativity and quantum physics are the gateway...
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Pub. Date
©2009
Physical Desc
6 videodiscs (approximately 1080 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 course guidebook (iv, 134 pages ; 19 cm).
Description
Professor Hale takes you deep inside caves and crypts and leads you through vast deserts and ancient cities around the globe for a comprehensive look at specific religious archaeological sites around the world.
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Pub. Date
c2006
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (360 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in. + course guidebook (ii, 74 p. ; 21 cm.)
Description
This series of lectures introduces the greatest of universal museums. Its aim is not comprehensive. The focus is narrowed to just one of the seven curatorial departments of the Louvre: the single most famous, the Department of Paintings, which is responsible for European paintings from the Middle Ages until the mid-19th century. These works of art form an encyclopedic summary of the achievements of painters that can be called the single most important...
Pub. Date
2012.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (3 hr.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
How do you make conversation with someone you have just met? When is communicating by email ill-advised? How do you say "no" without using that dreaded word? Regardless of age or occupation, conversation can be tricky. And like it or not, it's one of the most important things you do on a daily basis. Successful conversations help you advance professionally and make, maintain, and deepen relationships. Moreover, research shows that talking, when done...
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Pub. Date
©2010
Physical Desc
4 videodiscs (approximately 720) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 course guidebook (iv, 101 pages ; 19 cm).
Description
Presents 24 lectures (each about 30 minutes long) by Robert G. Fovell, Professor of Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences at the University of California, Los Angeles, on meteorology.
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Pub. Date
2015.
Physical Desc
4 videodiscs (approximately 720 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 course guidebook (199 pages : illustrations ; 19 cm).
Description
"Compare global teaching methods and student achievement; consider culture and context to see how success in education can be measures-and improved."--Container.
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Pub. Date
[2014]
Physical Desc
3 DVDs (approximately 480 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 book (135 pages : color illustrations).
Description
16 lessons on cooking in the Mediterranean style designed to boost your confidence in the kitchen and help you create meals that you are proud to share.
Series
Pub. Date
c2004
Physical Desc
10 videodiscs (1800 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 course guidebook (iv, 336 p. ; 19 cm.)
Description
The "Long Debate" on the nature of truth, the scale of real values, the life one should aspire to live, the character of justice, the sources of law, and the terms of civic and political life is encompassed by the name philosophy. Three persistent themes--understood as problems--are knowledge, conduct, and governance, on which there is a storehouse of insights, some so utterly persuasive as to have shaped thought itself. Beginning with Plato and Aristotle,...
Pub. Date
[2017]
Physical Desc
4 videodiscs (approximately 720 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 course workbook (vi, 321 pages : illustrations ; 28 cm.)
Description
Master the principles of engineering through fascinating do-it-yourself projects. You can confidently tackle a working suspension bridge, airplane, helicopter, catapult, clock, and other technological wonders in your own home workshop. These projects are challenging but achievable. They require only readily available materials and a workshop equipped with common benchtop power tools. Do-It-Yourself Engineering's 24 lectures show how in 17 engaging...
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Pub. Date
2016.
Physical Desc
4 videodiscs (720 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 course guidebook (vi, 221 pages : illustrations ; 19 cm).
Description
No place on Earth is sage from severe storms. Tour the world's wildest weather--and learn how to protect yourself from it--with a storm-chasing, prize-winning meteorologist.
Pub. Date
2011.
Physical Desc
8 videodiscs (approximately 1440 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 course guidebook (viii, 352 pages ; 19 cm).
Description
"This course combines a sweeping survey of all world history, from the beginnings of civilization up until the origins of the modern world were established, with targeted in-depth analysis of key figures, moments, and inventions. Its goal is to provide a solid foundational knowledge of the ancient world and deeper insight into the present."--Page 2 of scope note.
15) Our night sky
Pub. Date
c2010
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (ca 360 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 course guidebook (iv, 85 p. : ill. ; 19 cm.) +1 2-sided planisphere.
Description
Presents 12 lectures (ca. 30 min. each) by Edward M. Murphy on astronomy.
16) The cathedral
Pub. Date
©2010
Physical Desc
4 videodiscs (720 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 course guidebook (vi, 145 pages ; 19 cm).
Description
A course on the cathedral in Western civilization.
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Pub. Date
2007.
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (approximately 360 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 course guidebook (67 pages ; 22 cm).
Description
Twelve 30-minute lectures by Oxford University Professor Daniel N. Robinson on consciousness from the perspective of the philosopher, the psychologist, the scientist, and the doctor.