Record Details



Enlarge cover image for 12 essential scientific concepts / Professor Indre Viskontas. E-audio CD Audiobook

12 essential scientific concepts / Professor Indre Viskontas.

Viskontas, Indre, (author.). Recorded Books, LLC. (Added Author). Teaching Company. (Added Author).

Summary:

An experienced observer of human behavior, Dr. Viskontas has published groundbreaking work on the neural basis of memory and creativity and has won numerous research awards. And as a professor of music at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music, she is pioneering the application of neuroscience to musical training and performance. Accompanying you on this exploration are hundreds of informative visual elements to aid in your understanding, including green screen technology, helpful in-studio demonstrations, and explanatory 3-D graphics and animations. These captivating enhancements add an even greater level of depth and clarity to 12 Essential Scientific Concepts, giving you the opportunity to probe the invisible life of living cells, to tour the tiniest corners of the human brain, and even to visit the universe seconds after its birth.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9781490659589
  • ISBN: 1490659587
  • ISBN: 9781629970400
  • ISBN: 1629970409
  • Physical Description: 12 audio discs : digital, CD audio ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 PDF disc (digital ; 4 3/4 in.)
  • Publisher: [Chantilly, Virginia] : The Teaching Company, [2014]
  • Distributor: Prince Frederick, MD : [Distributed by] Recorded Books.

Content descriptions

General Note:
"Course no. 1126."
Compact disc.
PDF disc contains course workbook.
Bibliography, etc. Note:
Course workbook includes bibliographical references (pages 169-173).
Formatted Contents Note:
The miracle of life -- The organization of life -- Evolution : the tireless tinkerer -- Other mechanisms of evolution -- DNA and heritability -- Epigenetics, mutations, and gene insertion -- The illusion of coherence : how we see -- Acoustic perception deconstructed -- Our changing brain -- Plasticity, brain training, and beyond -- Magnetism and its magic -- Electrical forces, fields, and circuits -- Thermodynamics : heat, energy, and work -- Metabolism : energy in the cell -- Fluid mechanics : pressure, buoyancy, flow -- Navigation and propulsion in fluids -- The Big Bang that didn't -- The four forces of nature -- The elements of everything -- Looks like a particle, acts like a wave -- Quanta, uncertainty, and a cat -- String theory, membranes, and the multiverse -- Emergence : simple rules, complex systems -- Order out of chaos.
Participant or Performer Note:
Lecturer: Professor Indre Viskontas, University of California, San Francisco.
Subject:
Science.
Science > History.
Discoveries in science.
Science
Sciences.
Sciences > Histoire.
Découvertes scientifiques.
sciences (philosophy)
Discoveries in science.
Science.
Genre:
Audiobooks on CD.
Audiobooks.
History.
Audiobooks.
Livres audio.

Available copies

  • 3 of 3 copies available at Northwest Indian College.

Holds

  • 0 current holds with 3 total copies.
Show Only Available Copies
Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Status Due Date
Lummi Library Q 175 .V37 2014 680076 Stacks Available -
Lummi Library Q 175 .V37 2014 Vol. 1 680077 Audio Shelf Available -
Lummi Library Q 175 .V37 2014 Vol. 2 680078 Audio Shelf Available -

LDR 04986cim a2200769Ii 4500
00146110
003NWIC
00520220524171051.0
008160728s2014 vaunnnn b z n eng d
006m q d
007sd fungnnmmneu
007co bg|---auuuu
040 . ‡aMdPfRBL ‡beng ‡erda ‡cPBM ‡dOCLCO ‡dABG ‡dOCLCF ‡dOCL ‡dVVW ‡dOCLCO
019 . ‡a966537746 ‡a967855937 ‡a973983012 ‡a980512528 ‡a985335295 ‡a988969751 ‡a993347089 ‡a995470309 ‡a1002676182 ‡a1014366869 ‡a1017912366 ‡a1022741998 ‡a1027995960 ‡a1029816564 ‡a1034879877 ‡a1039453647 ‡a1045694717 ‡a1050313727 ‡a1054990380 ‡a1230353944
020 . ‡a9781490659589 ‡qRecorded Books, LLC
020 . ‡a1490659587 ‡qRecorded Books, LLC
020 . ‡a9781629970400
020 . ‡a1629970409
02802. ‡aGC0030 ‡bRecorded Books
02802. ‡a1126 ‡bThe Teaching Company
02802. ‡aPC1126A ‡bThe Teaching Company ‡q(discs)
035 . ‡a(OCoLC)954138384 ‡z(OCoLC)966537746 ‡z(OCoLC)967855937 ‡z(OCoLC)973983012 ‡z(OCoLC)980512528 ‡z(OCoLC)985335295 ‡z(OCoLC)988969751 ‡z(OCoLC)993347089 ‡z(OCoLC)995470309 ‡z(OCoLC)1002676182 ‡z(OCoLC)1014366869 ‡z(OCoLC)1017912366 ‡z(OCoLC)1022741998 ‡z(OCoLC)1027995960 ‡z(OCoLC)1029816564 ‡z(OCoLC)1034879877 ‡z(OCoLC)1039453647 ‡z(OCoLC)1045694717 ‡z(OCoLC)1050313727 ‡z(OCoLC)1054990380 ‡z(OCoLC)1230353944
050 4. ‡aQ175 ‡b.V573 2014
082 . ‡aACD 509 VIS
08204. ‡a509 ‡223
1001 . ‡aViskontas, Indre, ‡eauthor.
24510. ‡a12 essential scientific concepts / ‡cProfessor Indre Viskontas.
2463 . ‡aTwelve scientific concepts
264 1. ‡a[Chantilly, Virginia] : ‡bThe Teaching Company, ‡c[2014]
264 2. ‡aPrince Frederick, MD : ‡b[Distributed by] Recorded Books.
300 . ‡a12 audio discs : ‡bdigital, CD audio ; ‡c4 3/4 in. + ‡e1 PDF disc (digital ; 4 3/4 in.)
336 . ‡aspoken word ‡bspw ‡2rdacontent
336 . ‡atext ‡btxt ‡2rdacontent
337 . ‡aaudio ‡bs ‡2rdamedia
337 . ‡acomputer ‡bc ‡2rdamedia
338 . ‡aaudio disc ‡bsd ‡2rdacarrier
338 . ‡acomputer disc ‡bcd ‡2rdacarrier
344 . ‡adigital ‡boptical ‡2rda
347 . ‡aaudio file ‡bCD audio ‡2rda
4901 . ‡aThe great courses. Topic, Science & mathematics. Subtopic, General science
500 . ‡a"Course no. 1126."
5110 . ‡aLecturer: Professor Indre Viskontas, University of California, San Francisco.
500 . ‡aCompact disc.
500 . ‡aPDF disc contains course workbook.
504 . ‡aCourse workbook includes bibliographical references (pages 169-173).
5050 . ‡aThe miracle of life -- The organization of life -- Evolution : the tireless tinkerer -- Other mechanisms of evolution -- DNA and heritability -- Epigenetics, mutations, and gene insertion -- The illusion of coherence : how we see -- Acoustic perception deconstructed -- Our changing brain -- Plasticity, brain training, and beyond -- Magnetism and its magic -- Electrical forces, fields, and circuits -- Thermodynamics : heat, energy, and work -- Metabolism : energy in the cell -- Fluid mechanics : pressure, buoyancy, flow -- Navigation and propulsion in fluids -- The Big Bang that didn't -- The four forces of nature -- The elements of everything -- Looks like a particle, acts like a wave -- Quanta, uncertainty, and a cat -- String theory, membranes, and the multiverse -- Emergence : simple rules, complex systems -- Order out of chaos.
520 . ‡aAn experienced observer of human behavior, Dr. Viskontas has published groundbreaking work on the neural basis of memory and creativity and has won numerous research awards. And as a professor of music at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music, she is pioneering the application of neuroscience to musical training and performance. Accompanying you on this exploration are hundreds of informative visual elements to aid in your understanding, including green screen technology, helpful in-studio demonstrations, and explanatory 3-D graphics and animations. These captivating enhancements add an even greater level of depth and clarity to 12 Essential Scientific Concepts, giving you the opportunity to probe the invisible life of living cells, to tour the tiniest corners of the human brain, and even to visit the universe seconds after its birth.
650 0. ‡aScience.
650 0. ‡aScience ‡xHistory.
650 0. ‡aDiscoveries in science.
650 2. ‡aScience
650 6. ‡aSciences.
650 6. ‡aSciences ‡xHistoire.
650 6. ‡aDécouvertes scientifiques.
650 7. ‡asciences (philosophy) ‡2aat
650 7. ‡aDiscoveries in science. ‡2fast ‡0(OCoLC)fst00894959
650 7. ‡aScience. ‡2fast ‡0(OCoLC)fst01108176
655 0. ‡aAudiobooks on CD.
655 7. ‡aAudiobooks. ‡2fast ‡0(OCoLC)fst01726208
655 7. ‡aHistory. ‡2fast ‡0(OCoLC)fst01411628
655 7. ‡aAudiobooks. ‡2lcgft
655 7. ‡aLivres audio. ‡2rvmgf
7102 . ‡aRecorded Books, LLC.
7102 . ‡aTeaching Company.
830 0. ‡aGreat courses (Compact disc)
994 . ‡aZ0 ‡bWANIC
948 . ‡hNO HOLDINGS IN WANIC - 74 OTHER HOLDINGS
901 . ‡aocn954138384 ‡bOCoLC ‡c46110 ‡tbiblio