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Pub. Date
2000
Language
English
Description
Relativity and quantum physics touch the very basis of physical reality, altering commonsense notions of space and time, cause and effect. Both have reputations for complexity, but the basic ideas behind relativity and quantum physics are, in fact, simple and comprehensible by anyone. The essence of relativity in a single sentence: The laws of physics are the same for all observers in uniform motion. Relativity and quantum physics are the gateway...
Series
Pub. Date
2000
Language
English
Description
"The music of Franz Joseph Haydn (1732–1809) is so technically superb, so widely imitated, and so rich in quality and quantity that almost since the moment of its creation it has exemplified the classical style. More than any other single composer, it was Haydn who created the classical-era symphony. And his 68 string quartets? They are the standard by which all other classical string quartets were and are judged. No less an expert than Mozart wrote...
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Pub. Date
2000
Language
English
Description
"When it comes to creative longevity, brilliance across a range of styles, and near-universal fame, Igor Stravinsky (1882–1971) is nearly unrivaled among 20th-century artists. As told by Professor Robert Greenberg, Stravinsky's career is a dizzying, enthralling progression across the miles and the decades from fin de siècle Czarist Russia to Southern California in the 1960s." -- Publisher's website.
12) Buddhism
Series
Pub. Date
2001
Language
English
Description
"Buddhism has captivated many millions of people around the world, its vitality and adaptability enabling it to transform the civilizations of India, Southeast Asia, Tibet, China, Korea, and Japan, and also become a lively component in the cultures of Europe, Australia, and the Americas. But have you ever wondered how a religion that doesn't even have a god could have accomplished this? Now you have the opportunity to have your questions answered,...
Author
Publisher
Teaching Co
Pub. Date
c2001
Language
English
Description
"Calculus is the mathematical structure that lies at the core of a world of seemingly unrelated issues. As you follow the intellectual development of calculus taught by Professor Michael Starbird, your appreciation of its inner workings will deepen, and your skill in seeing how calculus can solve problems will increase. You will examine the relationships between algebra, geometry, trigonometry, and calculus." --
14) Churchill
Publisher
Teaching Co
Pub. Date
c2001
Language
English
Description
Examines the life of Sir Winston Churchill, prime minister of Great Britain during World War II.
15) Churchill
Author
Series
Publisher
Teaching Co
Pub. Date
p2001
Language
English
Description
Professor J. Rufus Fears of the University of Oklahoma examines the life of Sir Winston Churchill, prime minister of Great Britain during World War II.
Series
Pub. Date
2001
Language
English
Description
"Ludwig van Beethoven was one of the most prolific and inspiring forces in the history of music. With his brilliant compositions and his unique approach to the piano, he changed the face of western concert music forever. After Beethoven nothing could ever be the same again. This course by Professor Robert Greenberg is a biographical and musical study of Beethoven . It puts the great musician's life in a social, political, and cultural context." --...
Author
Series
Publisher
Teaching Co
Pub. Date
2001
Language
English
Description
This course of twenty-four lectures examines the period know as the High Middle Ages (1000-1300). The first eight lectures cover medieval society. Lectures nine through sixteen examine the intellectual and religious history of Europe during this period. The final eight lectures cover the major political developments and events. Lecturer is Philip Daileader from College of William and Mary.
Author
Publisher
Teaching Co
Pub. Date
c2001
Language
English
Description
"At the dawn of the last millennium in the year 1000, Europe was one of the world's more stagnant regions - an economically undeveloped, intellectually derivative, and geopolitically passive backwater, with illiteracy, starvation, and disease the norm for almost everyone. Yet only three centuries later, all of this had changed. A newly invigorated cluster of European societies had revived city life, spawned new spiritual and intellectual movements...
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