CD Audiobook
The nature of matter : understanding the physical world / David W. Ball.
"This course is a presentation of the types of matter: what they are, how they behave, why they behave that way, and what they're used for."--Page 1 of guidebook.
Record details
- Physical Description: 12 audio discs (12 hr.) : digital, CD audio ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 book (iv., 192 pages : illustrations ; 19 cm).
- Publisher: Chantilly, Virginia : Teaching Company, [2015]
- Copyright: �2015
Content descriptions
- General Note:
- "Course No. 1227"--Disc surface.24 lectures, 30 minutes each lecture.
- Formatted Contents Note:
- Vol. 1. Disc 1. Lecture 1. Matter, Energy, and Entropy -- Lecture 2. The Nature of Light and Matter -- Disc 2. Lecture 3. A New Theory of Matter -- Lecture 4. The Structure of Atoms and Molecules -- Disc 3. Lecture 5. The Stellar Atom-Building Machine -- Lecture 6. The Amazing Periodic Table -- Disc 4. Lecture 7. Ionic Versus Covalent Matter -- Lecture 8. The Versatile Element: Carbon -- Disc. 5. Lecture 9. The Strange Behavior of Water -- Lecture 10. Matter in Solution -- Disc. 6. Lecture 11. Interactions: Adhesion and Cohesion -- Lecture 12. Surface Energy: The Interfaces Among Us.Vol. 2 Disc 7. Lecture 13. The Eloquent Chemistry of Carbon Compounds -- Lecture 14. Materials for Body Implants -- Disc 8. Lecture 15. The Chemistry of Food and Drink -- Lecture 16. Fuels and Explosives -- Disc 9. Lecture 17. The Air We Breathe -- Lecture 18. Materials: The Stone, Bronze, and Iron Ages -- Disc 10. Lecture 19. Again and Again: Polymers -- Lecture 20. Recycling Materials -- Disc 11. Lecture 21. Resistance is Futile: Superconductors -- Lecture 22. Resistance is Useful: Semiconductors -- Disc 12. Lecture 23. Out of Many, One: Composites -- Lecture 24. The Future of Materials.
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- 3 of 3 copies available at Northwest Indian College.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lummi Library | QC 173.16 .B35 2015 | 288178 | Stacks | Reshelving | - |
| Lummi Library | QC 173.16 .B35 2015 V. 1 OF 2 | 288176 | Stacks | Reshelving | - |
| Lummi Library | QC 173.16 .B35 2015 V. 2 OF 2 | 288177 | Audio Shelf | Reshelving | - |