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Item Information   Copy / Holding Information     More Content       More by this author     Hazen, Robert M., 1948-     Subjects     Science.     Science -- History.     Science -- Methodology.     Browse Catalog     by author:      Hazen, Robert M., 1948-       by title:      The joy of science [...       by call number:      DVD 500 H429j     Search the Web     Hazen, Robert M., 1948-     Science.     Science -- History.     Science -- Methodology.       MARC Display

The joy of science [videorecording (DVD)] / Robert M. Hazen. by Hazen, Robert M., 1948- Teaching Company, 2001. Call #: DVD 500 H429j Subjects Science.   Science -- History.   Science -- Methodology. Series Great courses (DVD). Science & mathematics. Physics.   Great courses (DVD) ISBN:  9781565855526 Alternate title:  Great courses. The joy of science [videorecording (DVD)] Format:  [videorecording (DVD)] / Description:  10 videodiscs (1800 min.) : sound color ; 12 cm. + 1 course guidebook (vii, 296 p. ; 19 cm.) Notes:  60 lectures / 30 minutes per lecture. Course 1100. Home use only. Contents:  Vol. I. Disc 1. 1. The nature of science ; 2. The scientific method ; 3. The ordered universe ; 4. Celestial and terrestrial mechanics ; 5. Newton's laws of motion ; 6. Universal gravitation -- Disc 2. 7. The nature of energy ; 8. The first law of thermodynamics ; 9. The second law of thermodynamics ; 10. Entropy ; 11. Magnetism and static electricity ; 12. Electricity --Disc 3. 13. Electromagnetism ; 14. The electromagnetic spectrum, part I ; 15. The electromagnetic spectrum, part II ; 16. Relativity ; 17. Atoms ; 18. The Bohr atom -- Disc. 4. 19. The quantum world ; 20. The periodic table of the elements ; 21. Introduction to chemistry ; 22. The chemistry of carbon ; 23. States of matter and changes of state ; 24. Phase transformations and chemical reactions -- Disc 5. 25. Properties of materials ; 26. Semiconductors and modern microelectronics ; 27. Isotopes and radioactivity ; 28. Nuclear fission and fusion reactions ; 29. Astronomy ; 30. The life cycle of stars -- Disc 6. 31. Edwin Hubble and the discovery of galaxies ; 32. The big bang ; 33. The ultimate structure of matter ; 34. The nebular hypothesis ; 35. The solar system ; 36. The Earth as a planet -- Vol. 2. Disc 7. 37. The dynamic earth ; 38. The plate-tectonics revolution ; 39. Earthquakes, volcanoes, & plate motions today ; 40. Earth cycles: water ; 41. The atmospheric cycle ; 42. The rock cycle -- Disc 8. 43. What is life? ; 44. Strategies of life ; 45. Life's molecular building blocks ; 46. Proteins ; 47. Cells: the chemical factories of life ; 48. Gregor Mendel, founder of genetics -- Disc 9. 49. The discovery of DNA ; 50. The genetic code ; 51. Reading the genetic code ; 52. Genetic engineering ; 53. Cancer and other genetic diseases ; 54. The chemical evolution of life -- Disc. 10. 55. Biological evolution: a unifying theme of biology ; 56. The fact of evolution: the fossil record ; 57. Charles Darwin and the theory of natural selection ; 58. Ecosystems and the law of unintended consequences ; 59. The ozone hole, acid rain, and the greenhouse effect ; 60. Science: The endless frontier. Production:  The Teaching Company. Performers:  Taught by: Professor Robert M. Hazen, George Mason University and Carnegie Institution of Washington. Genre:  Filmed lectures. Educational films. Science films. DVDs. Other authors:  Teaching Company. Holds:  7   Copy/Holding information Location Collection Call No. Item type Status Due Date   Dartmouth North Public Library Adult Nonfeature DVDs DVD 500 H429j Adult Dvds-21 Days Checked out Jul 10, 2024 Add Copy to MyList

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