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Publisher
Teaching Company
Pub. Date
[2007]
Physical Desc
4 DVDs (720 min.) : sound color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 course guidebook (vi, 173 pages ; 19 cm).
Language
English
Description
Ready to exercise those brain cells? Professor Arthur T. Benjamin is renowned for his feats of mental calculation performed before audiences at schools, theaters, museums, conferences, and in this series, he shows that there are simple tricks that allow anyone to look like a math magician. Throughout these lectures, he shows how everything in mathematics is connected--how the beautiful and often imposing edifice that has given us algebra, geometry,...
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Publisher
Teaching Company
Pub. Date
[2011]
Physical Desc
2 DVDs (360 min.) : sound color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 course guidebook (iv, 161 pages ; 19 cm).
Language
English
Description
"The Secrets of Mental Math, his exciting new 12-lecture course, guides you through all the essential skills, tips, and tricks for improving and enhancing your ability to solve a range of mathematical problems right in your head"--The Great Courses website.
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Series
Publisher
Teaching Company
Pub. Date
[2013]
Physical Desc
12 CDs (approximately 9 hours) : digital audio ; 12 cm.
Language
English
Description
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 modern sound reproduction, and start to hear the world around...
Publisher
Teaching Co
Pub. Date
2013
Physical Desc
6 DVDs (approximately 1080 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Recent investigations hint at episodes in the history of life on Earth that rival the most imaginative movies. For example: Could our planet have been seeded with life from elsewhere? Did the development of life create conditions that threatened to poison the biosphere? How have natural forces conspired, over and over, to remove most traces of life from the planet? And how has life itself responded with determination to survive and thrive in a multitude...
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Series
Publisher
Teaching Company
Pub. Date
©℗2013.
Physical Desc
9 CDs (approximately 9 hr.) : digital, CD audio ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Cyberspace is the 21st century's greatest engine of change. Telecommunications, commercial and financial systems, government operations, food production - virtually every aspect of global civilization now depends on interconnected cyber systems to operate; systems that have helped advance medicine, streamline everyday commerce, and so much more. Cybersecurity expert and professor Paul Rosenzweig delivers your guide to understanding the intricate nature...
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