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Pub. Date
c2006
Physical Desc
6 videodiscs (ca. 1080 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in. + 3 course guidebooks (22 cm.).
Description
These 36 half-hour lectures are your initiation into the geological world that lies just outside your door. "The Nature of Earth: An Introduction to Geology" introduces you to physical geology, the study of Earth's minerals, rocks, soils, and the processes that operate on them through time.
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Pub. Date
©2009
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (approximately 360 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 course guidebook.
Description
Nearly everyone has heard of black holes, but few people outside of complex scientific fields understand their true nature and their implications for our universe. This lecture course makes this cosmological subject graspable, with 12 lavishly illustrated lectures by veteran Great Courses Professor Alex Filippenko, a distinguished astronomer and award-winning teacher at the University of California, Berkeley.
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Pub. Date
[2013]
Physical Desc
3 videodiscs (558 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 course guidebook (iv, 112 pages ; 19 cm) + 1 transcript book (iv., 329 pages ; 19 cm).
Description
"Understanding the connections between music and mathematics helps you appreciate both, even if you have no special ability in either field--from knowing the mathematics behind tuning an instrument to understanding the features that define your favorite pieces. By exploring the mathematics of music, you also learn why non-Western music sounds so different, gain insight into the technology of modern sound reproduction, and start to hear the world around...
Author
Pub. Date
[2013]
Physical Desc
6 videodiscs (approximately 1105 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 course guidebook (vi, 256 pages : illustrations, maps ; 19 cm), 2 transcript books (iv, 323 pages and iv, 331 pages ; 19 cm)
Description
"This course takes you to the world's most spectacular geological wonders, explains the forces that have formed them, and tells you the stories that have grown up around them."--Page 1 of course guidebook.
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Pub. Date
2015.
Physical Desc
6 videodiscs (1080 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 course guidebook (vii, 356 pages : illustrations ; 19 cm).
Description
"Discover awe-inspiring natural landscapes and explore the geological histories and mysteries of our national parks with National Geographic."--Container.
Pub. Date
2017.
Physical Desc
4 videodiscs (approximately 12 hr.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 course guidebook (iv, 208 pages : illustrations ; 19 cm)
Description
Catherine Kleier, Professor of Biology and former Chair of the Department of Biology at Regis University in Denver, presents an introductory course of lectures on botany.
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