Summary: There is more to the universe than meets the eye--a lot more. In recent years, scientists have discovered that 95 percent of the contents of the cosmos are invisible to our current methods of direct detection. Yet something is holding galaxies and galaxy clusters together, and something else is causing space to fly apart. Scientists call these invisible components dark matter and dark...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Teaching Company 2007
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: "Everything we now know about the universe--from the behavior of quarks to the birth of entire galaxies--has stemmed from scientists who've been willing to ponder the unanswerable. And with the advent of modern science, great minds have turned to testing and experimentation rather than mere thought as a way of approaching and grappling with some of the universe's most pressing and vexing...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Teaching Company 2012
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: DVD 523.1 INEPollock, Steven.
Summary: Would you like to know how the universe works? The science that has found many of the answers to that profound and age-old question is particle physics, the study of those impossibly tiny particles with unbelievably strange names : bosons and leptons, quarks and neutrinos. Steven Pollock translates the language of the remarkable science that, in only 100 years, has unlocked the secrets of the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Teaching Co. 2003
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4 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 539.72 PAR Part 1Call number: 539.72 PAR Part 2
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Goodman, Anthony A.
Summary: You live with it 24 hours a day, but how well do you really know it? This course is an owner's manual to a remarkably complex, resilient, and fascinating structure: the human body. Using detailed color illustrations, life-sized models, and, even a video shot during surgery, this course examines the major systems of the body, explaining exactly how things work and why they sometimes don't. Each...
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Publisher / Publication Date: The Teaching Company 2004
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2 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 612 UNDCall number: DVD 612 UND
Tyson, Neil deGrasse.
Summary: Clear introductions to essential principles of physics support these lectures, including density, quantum theory, gravity, and the General Theory of Relativity. Also includes forays into disciplines such as chemistry and biology as needed to explain events in astronomy.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Teaching Co. 2003
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 523.1 MYSellers, James A.
Summary: This well-rounded approach to the basics of mathematics is a surefire way to strengthen your current knowledge or to gain new skills for more deftly and confidently approaching and dealing with math. Professor Sellers reveals the secrets behind all the key math topics you need to know. In 24 lectures packed with helpful examples, practice problems, and guided walk-throughs, you'll finally grasp...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Teaching Co. 2012
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2 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 510 MASCall number: DVD 510 MAS
Polk, Thad A.
Summary: Addiction touches us all. Whether it's a friend who can't quit smoking, a colleague afflicted with alcoholism, or a relative abusing prescription drugs, we all know someone who suffers from some form of addiction; we may even have an addiction ourselves. By some estimates, roughly one in four Americans might be considered addicts. On the other hand, many of us use substances such as alcohol...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2015
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 611.81 ADDSummary: 'To know the history of the American South, within its own context, is to come to terms with one of modern history's most astonishing, polarizing, and illuminating stories. In these 24 lectures, you'll relive the unforgettable drama of the South, from the rise and fall of the slave South to the making of the New South, examining the full scope of a historical epoch that still affects life in...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2018
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 975 NEWLincoln, Don
Summary: Pull back the curtain on nature's deepest secrets and get a glimpse of the theory that ties everything together.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2017
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 530.142 THESummary: This course provides a clear and bracing overview of the entire scientific world, from the laws of motion first formulated 300 years ago by Sir Isaac Newton to the latest marvels of contemporary genetic research. Concepts covered include the scientific method, magnetism, electricity, gravitation, relativity, atoms, isotopes and radioactivity, nuclear fission, place tectonics, the Big Bang, the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Teaching Co. 2001
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 509 JOYGamble, Lonnie A.
Summary: Become a more thoughtful consumer, save money, and reduce your ecological footprint with this course that teaches you how integrate sustainable practices into your everyday life. By learning specific knowledge and techniques on how to work more efficiently with the energy, water, and food you consume, you can live a more balanced and sustainable lifestyle that also positively impacts the world...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2015
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 640 FUNWolfson, Richard.
Summary: 12 lectures delivered by Richard Wolfson, Professor, Middlebury College.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: The Teaching Company 2004
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 530 PHYCochran, Ford
Summary: "Discover awe-inspiring natural landscapes and explore the geological histories and mysteries of our national parks with National Geographic."--Container.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2015
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: Teaching is more than a job--it's a responsibility, one of the greatest responsibilities in civilized society. Teachers lay bare the mysteries of the world; train minds to explore, question, investigate, and discover; and ensure that knowledge is not lost or forgotten but passed on to future generations. Teachers shape lives in limitless ways, both inside and outside of the classroom. But...
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Publisher / Publication Date: The Teaching Company 2003
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 371.102 ARTStrauss, Eric.
Summary: Ecology is to reveal the nature of ourselves and of our relationship with the species around us. The lectures in this course are often in pairs, with basic ecological principles discussed in the first lecture and the human role or human implications addressed in the second.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Teaching Co. 2009
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 525 EARSutherland, Stuart
Summary: "Do you like history, perhaps investigating where your family came from or learning what challenges your ancestry met and where they called home? This course traces some of the wanderings of our wider family, the biosphere, from its first appearance on Earth around 4 billion years ago through to the present day. This journey has been a fantastic one, with many interesting twists and turns along...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2013
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2 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 570 NEWCall number: DVD 570 NEW
Siegel, Ronald D.
Contents: Disc 1: Why mindfulness matters -- Our troublesome brains -- Informal, formal, and intensive practices -- Who am I? The perils of self -- Mindfulness or psychotherapy? -- Attention and empathy in relationships-- Disc 2: The science of compassion and self-compassion-- Tailoring practices to fit changing needs -- Modifying our brain function and structure-- Solitude--An antidote to loneliness--...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2014
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Place a hold to request this item.Briwa, Bill
Summary: 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.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2014
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2 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 641.59 EVECall number: DVD 641.59 EVE
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: Great DVD BriwaSummary: What is your definition of number? Defining the abstract idea of number is extremely difficult and today, we still struggle with the notion of what numbers mean. Numbers neither came to us fully formed in nature nor did they spring fully formed from the human mind. Like other ideas, they have evolved slowly throughout human history. Both practical and abstract, they are important in our...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Teaching Co. 2007
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 510 ZERSteinberg, Mark D.
Summary: Thirty-six 30 minute lectures by Mark Steinberg on the history of Russia.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Teaching Co. 2003