Great Courses DVD Kits

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2) Change and motion: calculus made clear

Discover the foundations of Organic Chemistry with six DVD's and course guidebook.

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3) The art of public speaking: lessons from the greatest speeches in history

Presents lectures (each 30 minutes in length) by Steven L. Goldman.

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Hale, John R

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The great courses Professional

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4) Quantum mechanics: the physics of the microscopic world

Explores some of the greatest speeches in history and covers practical tips that can be used in any public speaking situation.

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Schumacher, Benjamin

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Great courses. Science and mathematics. Biology

"Quantum mechanics gives us a picture of the world that is so radically counterintuitive that it has changed our perspective on reality itself, raising profound questions about concepts such as cause and effect, measurement, and information. Despite its seemingly mysterious nature, quantum mechanics has a broad range of applications in fields such as chemistry, computer science, and cryptography. Quantum Mechanics gives you the logical tools to grasp...

5) Understanding the brain

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Norden, Jeanette

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7) Cosmology: the history and nature of our universe

"Designed as a survey course to introduce individuals without a background in science to the modern field of neuroscience. Drawing on everyday experience and popular books, as well as current research, the course seeks to amaze and inform the learner about" the brain -- Course guidebook.

6) how to look at and understand great art

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9) Human prehistory and the first civilizations

In his 36 lectures, professor Mark Whittle talks on knowledge of astronomy and our universe.

8) museum masterpieces the national gallery london

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Fagan, Brian M

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Narrative of the story of human origins and the many ties that still bind us deeply to the world before writing.

10) How to listen to and understand great music

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A music appreciation course taught by Robert Greenberg, Ph. D., music historian-in-residence with San Francisco Performances.

11) The New Testament

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Great courses. Religion

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12) Particle physics for non-physicists: a tour of the microcosmos

Presents a series of twenty-four lectures that examines in detail the New Testament. Professor Bart Ehrman discusses its form, the methods of composition, its authors and their original audiences, and the surrounding historical context. He focuses on questions of historical evidence and explanation rather than on issues of religious belief and theological truth.

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Pollock, Steven

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13) Thermodynamics: Four laws that move the universe

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 basic forces of nature. You will become familiar with the...

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Great courses. Philosophy and intellectual history

Discover the four laws of thermodynamics with 4 DVD's and course guidebook.

14) everyday gourmet making great meals in less time

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15) The wisdom of history

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16) A history of England from the Tudors to the Stuarts

Thirty-six lessons in 3 parts on the world history taught by Professor J. Rufus Fears from University of Oklahoma.

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Bucholz, R. O

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Great courses. Modern history

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17) Mathematics, philosophy, and the "real world"

Forty-eight minute lectures on the history of England. Lectures presented by Robert Bucholz, Loyola University, Chicago.

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18) Chaos

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Strogatz, Steven H

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Great courses. Music and fine arts

Chaos theory," according to Dr. Steven Strogatz, Director of the Center for Applied Mathematics at Cornell University, "is the science of how things change." It describes the behavior of any system whose state evolves over time and whose behavior is sensitive to small changes in its initial conditions.

19) The Genius of Michelangelo

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20) The theory of everything: the quest to explain all reality

"The Pietà, the David, the Moses and the Sistine Chapel -- Michelangelo's genius is apparent in every medium he worked. In this course, internationally recognized Michelangelo expert, author, and professor William E. Wallace provides a fresh and insightful perspective on the life and work of Michelangelo, even including the Master's poetry. The 36 lectures feature more than 900 visuals, including stunning reproductions of the his sculptures, paintings,...

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Great courses. Science and mathematics. Physics

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