| Description |
12 audio discs : digital, CD audio ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 PDF disc (digital ; 4 3/4 in.) |
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digital optical rda |
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audio file CD audio rda |
| Series |
The great courses. Topic, Science & mathematics. Subtopic, General science |
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Great courses (Compact disc)
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| Note |
"Course no. 1126." |
| Performer |
Lecturer: Professor Indre Viskontas, University of California, San Francisco. |
| Note |
Compact disc. |
| Bibliography |
Course workbook includes bibliographical references (pages 169-173). |
| Contents |
The miracle of life -- The organization of life -- Evolution : the tireless tinkerer -- Other mechanisms of evolution -- DNA and heritability -- Epigenetics, mutations, and gene insertion -- The illusion of coherence : how we see -- Acoustic perception deconstructed -- Our changing brain -- Plasticity, brain training, and beyond -- Magnetism and its magic -- Electrical forces, fields, and circuits -- Thermodynamics : heat, energy, and work -- Metabolism : energy in the cell -- Fluid mechanics : pressure, buoyancy, flow -- Navigation and propulsion in fluids -- The Big Bang that didn't -- The four forces of nature -- The elements of everything -- Looks like a particle, acts like a wave -- Quanta, uncertainty, and a cat -- String theory, membranes, and the multiverse -- Emergence : simple rules, complex systems -- Order out of chaos. |
| Note |
PDF disc contains course workbook. |
| Summary |
An experienced observer of human behavior, Dr. Viskontas has published groundbreaking work on the neural basis of memory and creativity and has won numerous research awards. And as a professor of music at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music, she is pioneering the application of neuroscience to musical training and performance. Accompanying you on this exploration are hundreds of informative visual elements to aid in your understanding, including green screen technology, helpful in-studio demonstrations, and explanatory 3-D graphics and animations. These captivating enhancements add an even greater level of depth and clarity to 12 Essential Scientific Concepts, giving you the opportunity to probe the invisible life of living cells, to tour the tiniest corners of the human brain, and even to visit the universe seconds after its birth. |
| Subject |
Science.
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Science -- History.
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Discoveries in science.
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Science (DNLM)D012586
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sciences (philosophy) (CStmoGRI)aat300410289
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Discoveries in science. (OCoLC)fst00894959
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Science. (OCoLC)fst01108176
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| Genre/Form |
Audiobooks on CD.
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Audiobooks. (OCoLC)fst01726208
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History. (OCoLC)fst01411628
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Audiobooks.
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| Added Author |
Recorded Books, LLC.
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Teaching Company.
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| Added Title |
Twelve scientific concepts |
| ISBN |
9781490659589 Recorded Books, LLC |
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1490659587 Recorded Books, LLC |
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9781629970400 |
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1629970409 |
| Music No. |
GC0030 Recorded Books |
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1126 The Teaching Company |
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PC1126A The Teaching Company (discs) |
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