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©2009
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2 videodiscs (approximately 360 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 course guidebook.
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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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©2008
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4 videodiscs (720 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 2 course guidebooks (19 cm).
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A thorough exploration of what we know and don't know abut our mental functioning, Philosophy of Mind is an incomparable introduction to the various issues that revolve around the question of what, exactly, the mind is. It makes you think, evaluate your own opinions, and change your mind not a few times as you grapple with the endlessly interesting phenomena of mind.
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[2018]
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4 videodiscs (12 hr.) : sound, color, 4 3/4 in. + 1 book (153 pages ; 19 cm)
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In recent decades, the philosophy of humor has been recognized as a legitimate subfield of philosophy. The reason for this? Because to understand how humor works is to better understand the nature of human experience. In these 24 insightful, informative, illuminating, and (yes) humorous lectures, explore the philosophical theories and explanations of humor, from blatantly obvious puns to complex narratives to sly twists of language. Rooted in analytic...
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©2010
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4 videodiscs (approximately 720) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 course guidebook (iv, 101 pages ; 19 cm).
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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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2017.
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4 videodiscs (720 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 course guidebook (vi, 268 pages : illustrations ; 19 cm).
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Learn how ancient Egyptians, Greeks, Indians, Chinese, and other cultures saw the sky and how the sun, moon, and stars were their clock, calendar, and compass. Constellations encoded their mythologies and the perfection of the heavens inspired religious and philosophical ideas, ultimately laying the foundation for modern science.
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2015.
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4 videodiscs (approximately 720 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 course guidebook (199 pages : illustrations ; 19 cm).
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"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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2013
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4 videodiscs (approximately 720 min.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 course guidebook (volumes, 232 pages : illustrations ; 19 cm).
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In this course, you'll trace the remarkable saga of the invention and evolution of "visible speech," from its earliest origins to its future in the digital age. Professor Marc Zender--Visiting Assistant Professor of Anthropology at Tulane University and an accomplished epigrapher--whisks you around the globe on a thrilling journey to explore how an array of sophisticated writing systems developed, then were adopted and adapted by surrounding cultures....
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©2013
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4 videodiscs (12 hr.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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The force of gravity rules the universe. It governs our everyday lives on Earth and it controls the motions of the heavens above. Yet it is one of the least understood of all the forces of nature. This course is designed to give you a basic understanding of the forces of gravity that rule the universe.
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Pub. Date
[2013]
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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)
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"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.
16) Dog training 101
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Pub. Date
[2018]
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4 videodiscs (12 hr.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 book (iv, 238 pages : illustrations, portraits ; 19 cm)
Description
A trainer of trainers demonstrates the most successful ways to teach your dog based on the latest science.
Pub. Date
[2016]
Physical Desc
6 videodiscs (approximately 1080 min.) : DVD video, sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 course guidebook (vi, 279 pages : illustrations ; 19 cm.)
Description
Learn to think clearly, shun fallacies, and reach your own conclusions as you confront the questions that have puzzled generations of philosophers.
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Pub. Date
2014
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4 videodiscs (720 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 course guidebook (vi, 161 pages : illustrations ; 19 cm).
Description
What is heat? What is temperature? What is energy? What is time? When we look beneath the surface of these everyday terms to learn how scientists understand them, we encounter a realm of fundamental processes that rule the universe.
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