Filter By Authors
Briwa, Bill. Durfee, Stephen L. Greenberg, Robert Kung, David T. Page, Scott E. Starbird, MichaelFilter By Series
Great courses (DVD)Filter By Authors
Briwa, Bill. Durfee, Stephen L. Greenberg, Robert Kung, David T. Page, Scott E. Starbird, MichaelFilter By Series
Great courses (DVD)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...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Teaching Company 2007
Copies Available at Woodmere
2 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 523.1126 DARSummary: "An acclaimed physicist uses analogies to everyday life to teach the rules that govern the microscopic world of particles in this accessible introduction to quantum theory."
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: The Great Courses 2019
Copies Available at Woodmere
2 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 530.12 UNDSummary: "An Introduction to Number Theory is a great introduction to the field for anyone who loves numbers, is fascinated by math, and wants to go further into the relationships among these mysterious objects"--Publisher's web site.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Teaching Company 2008
Copies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 510.1 INTSummary: "In a riveting course designed to give non-scientists the matchless experience of scientific discovery and deep understanding, The Evidence for Modern Physics: How We Know What We Know takes you through the most remarkable insights of contemporary physics, showing why physicists believe what they do."--The Great Courses.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2021
Copies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 530 EVISummary: Information surrounds us. But what is it? Explore the science of information in this wide-ranging course that will change the way you see the world.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: The Great Courses 2015
Copies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 003.54 SCIGreenberg, Robert
Summary: For anyone wanting to master music's language, being able to read musical notation is a necessity. But this course, as Professor Greenberg notes, is a basic course, designed to introduce you to music's language in a way that is similar to the way you learned your own native language, by "discovering and exploring musical syntax through our ears-- by learning what the parts of musical speech...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Teaching Co. 2007
Copies Available at Woodmere
2 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 781 UNDCall number: DVD 781 UND
Kung, David T.
Summary: "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...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2013
Copies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 510 HOWPage, Scott E.
Summary: Professor Scott E. Page from University of Michigan introduces you to complexity science. You learn how this vibrant and still evolving discipline helps you understand the nature and behavior of systems formed of financial markets, corporations, native cultures, governments, and more.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: The Teaching Company 2009
Copies Available at Woodmere
2 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 302.3 UNDCall number: DVD 302.3 UND
Starbird, Michael
Summary: Presents lectures (each 30 minutes in length) by Michael Starbird, Professor of Mathematics at the University of Texas at Austin. Presents a collection of topics that reveal the rich, wondrous structure of what we see around us. Patterns in nature are the source of our geometrical understanding of the world. Abstracting those patterns leads to concepts from classical geometry. Extensions of...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2009
Copies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 510 MATSummary: The science of information is the most influential, yet perhaps least appreciated field in science today. Never before have we been able to acquire, record, communicate, and use information in so many different forms. This revolution goes far beyond the limitless content that fills our lives, because information also underlies our understanding of ourselves, the natural world, and the universe.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: The Great Courses 2016
View online at Hoopla
Contents: Disc 1. Lectures: 1. The importance of the Higgs boson -- 2. Quantum field theory. -- 3. Atoms to particles -- 4. The power of symmetry -- 5. The Higgs field -- 6. Mass and energy Disc 2. Lectures: 7. Colliding particles -- 8. Particle accelerators and detectors -- 9. The large Hadron collider -- 10. Capturing the Higgs boson -- 11. Beyond the standard model of particle physics -- 12. Frontiers...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2015
Copies Available at Woodmere
2 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 539 HIGCall number: DVD 539 HIG
Summary: Why do the ancient Greeks occupy such a prominent place in conceptions of Western culture and identity? The Greeks are a source of much that we esteem: democracy, philosophy, tragedy, epic and lyric poetry, history-writing, ideals of athletic competition, aesthetic sensibilities, and more. Spanning roughly 1,000 years, the lectures cover the Late Bronze Age (1500 B.C.E.) to the time of...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Teaching Co. 1998
Copies Available at Woodmere
2 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 938 MCICall number: DVD 938 MIC
Durfee, Stephen L.
Summary: This DVD presents six comprehensive lessons designed to increase your skills in both the art and science of baking.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Teaching Co. 2012
Copies Available at Woodmere
2 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 641.86 EVECall number: DVD 641.86 EVE
Summary: From the late stages of the Agricultural Revolution to the doorstep of the Scientific Revolution, this course covers western history from roughly 3000 B.C. to A.D. 1600, when the "foundations" of the modern West come into view. Beginning in the ancient Near East, moving to Greece and Rome, the course explores the shape and impact of large ancient empires, including those of Persia and...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Teaching Co. 2002
Copies Available at Woodmere
5 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 909 FOUCall number: DVD 909 FOU PART 1
Call number: DVD 909 FOU PART 2
Call number: DVD 909 FOU PART 3
Call number: DVD 909 FOU PART 4
Briwa, Bill.
Summary: These 24 half-hour lectures on cooking is designed to boost your confidence in the kitchen and help you create meals that you are proud to share.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2012
Copies Available at Kingsley
2 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 641.5 BriCall number: DVD 641.5 Bri
Copies Available at Woodmere
2 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 641.5 EVECall number: DVD 641.5 EVE
Summary: In these 24 highly enjoyable lectures, National Geographic takes you into the multifaceted world of birding, focusing on the astonishing range of bird species in North America. With its wide spectrum of wildlife habitats, North America is an endless region of interest for birders from around the world. Within the course, you'll make an in-depth study of bird identification, covering bird size,...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2017
Copies Available at Kingsley
2 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 598.07 CURCall number: DVD 598.07 CUR