The joy of Science. Part 3
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"Course no. 1103"--P. [4] of course guide cover.
"The Joy of Science is a re-release of The Great Principles of Science. ... the video version has been thoroughly revised ..."--Note about course on website, www.teach12.com.
lecture 25. Properties of materials -- lecture 26. Semiconductors and modern microelectronics -- lecture 27. Isotopes and radioactivity -- lecture 28. Nuclear fission and fusion reactions -- lecture 29. Astronomy -- lecture 30. The life cycle of stars -- lecture 31. Edwin Hubble and the discovery of galaxies -- lecture 32. The Big Bang -- lecture 33. The ultimate structure of matter -- lecture 34. The nebular hypothesis -- lecture 35. The solar system -- lecture 36. The Earth as a planet.
Instructor, Robert M. Hafen, George Mason University and Carnegie Institution of Washington.
"These lucid, information-packed lectures convey the excitement of scientific discovery and trace the connections between discoveries over time. In this course, veteran science educator Robert Hazen renders the most complex ideas simple and memorable, without ever being simplistic"--Www.teach12.com.
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PUBLISHED
Chantilly, Va. : Teaching Co., c2001.
Year Published: 2001
Description: 6 sound discs (ca. 60 min. each) : digital ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 course guide (ii, 75 p. ; 22 cm.)
Language: English
Format: Book on CD
ADDITIONAL CREDITS
Teaching Company.
SUBJECTS
Hubble, Edwin Powell, -- 1889-1953.
Science.
Science -- History.
Science -- Methodology.
Matter -- Properties.
Semiconductors.
Microelectronics.
Isotopes.
Radioactivity.
Nuclear fission.
Nuclear fusion.
Astronomy.
Astronomy -- History.
Stars -- Structure.
Galaxies.
Big bang theory.
Expanding universe.
Standard model (Nuclear physics)
Nebular hypothesis.
Solar system.
Earth.