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youll learn how Dr. Winn and his
colleagues go about discovering
strange new worlds in our galaxy.
Examine the astonishing technology used in the quest for exoplanets, such as the COROT satellite (artists rendition above). Its
telescope will observe changes in a stars brightness that may indicate that a planet is transiting in front of it.
Doppler shift: The slight wobble of a star due to orbiting

planets can also be detected as a
fluctuating color shift (known as
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spectrum, as the star alternately
moves toward the observer and
then away.
Transit: When a planet crosses
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transit), it blocks a small percentage of the starlight. Sensitive
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greater the dimming, the larger
the planet.
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the background star. If the star
in front has a planet in the right
position, the light temporarily
bends a bit more.
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image of an exoplanet, which
has been compared to spotting a

firefly buzzing around a searchlight, with a telescope thousands
of miles away. Even so, it has
been done!
These techniques not only signal the presence of planetary systems, but also allow astronomers
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large, how far from their parent
star, their likely compositions, and
the characteristics of their atmospheres. Viewers of The Search for
Exoplanets will feel like Dr. Watson
in the presence of Sherlock Holmes,
as Professor Winn extracts a wealth
of information from a spectrum, a
light graph, a diffraction pattern,
and other subtle clues.
EXPLORE UNKNOWN WORLDS
To help you grasp the vastness
of the universe, Professor Winn
demonstrates a virtual scale-model
solar system, centered on Times
Square in New York City, that
serves as a yardstick for comparisons

throughout the course. For example,
if the Sun is reduced to the size of
an adult human, then at the same
scale Earth is the size of a grape,
two and a half blocks away, and the
closest star with a known planet is
32,000 miles awaya distance 30%
greater than the circumference of
the entire Earth. Imagine trying to
detect a grape at that distance!
The lectures are lavishly illustrated with astronomical photographs,
graphics, computer animations, and
special effects that help you appreciate the extraordinary variety of planetary systems. And Professor Winns
personal anecdotes add a human
dimension, showing the challenge
and excitement of science. Since
exoplanetary science is unusually
interdisciplinary, you are introduced
to a wide range of fundamental
ideas, including these:
Astronomy: Among the topics
you cover are planetary science,
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Designed for everyone from armchair explorers to serious skywatchers, The Search for Exoplanets follows the numerous twists and turns
in the hunt for exoplanetsthe false
starts, the sudden breakthroughs,
and the extraordinary discoveries.
Dr. Winn covers all the necessary
background, reviewing the simple
mathematics of planetary orbits and
the scientific principles behind the
techniques that eventually found
planets at mind-boggling distances
from our home base.
Considering that a star is millions
to billions of times brighter than
even its largest planet, this is a scientific detective story like no other,
involving methods such as these:
Astrometry: A star and its planet
both orbit their common center
of mass, typically a point slightly
off-center from the center of the
star. In principle, this effect can
be observed as a tiny wobble in
the stars position in the sky.
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stellar evolution, telescopes, cosmology, and asteroseismology

(the science of star quakes).
Physics: You investigate orbits,
tides, the electromagnetic spectrum, spectroscopy, optics, quantum mechanics, and special and
general relativity.
Life sciences: You learn about
the quest for life, which combines the search for signals from
extraterrestrial intelligence with
the hunt for biosignatures of
microbial life.
After completing this fascinating
course, you will be well equipped to
understand one of the most momentous developments of our time.
Exoplanets will be making big news
for years to come, and at the end of
the course Professor Winn describes
ambitious projects that are on the
drawing board as well as discoveries
that he predicts for the near future.
Perhaps the only reason exoplanets
havent attracted more attention is
that science fiction long ago prepared
us for these wonders. But unlike the
adventures on Star Trek, these projects are real. We invite you to join a
scientist who is on a mission that can
only be compared to the exploits of
Columbus, Magellan, and Lewis and
Clark.
ABOUT YOUR PROFESSOR
Dr. Joshua N. Winn is an
Associate Professor of Physics at
the Massachusetts Institute of
Technology (MIT). After earning
his Ph.D. in Physics from MIT, he
held fellowships from the National
Science Foundation and NASA at
the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for
Astrophysics.
Dr. Winns research goals are to
explore the properties of planets
around other stars, understand how
planets form and evolve, and make
progress on the age-old question
of whether there are other planets
capable of supporting life. He was
a member of the science team of
NASAs Kepler mission and is the
Deputy Science Director of a future
NASA mission called the Transiting
Exoplanet Survey Satellite. He has
authored or coauthored more than
100 scientific articles on the subject
of exoplanetary science.
At MIT, Dr. Winn teaches physics

and astronomy and has won
several awards for his dedication
to his students, including the
Buechner Faculty Teaching Prize
in 2008 and the School of Science
Prize for Excellence in Graduate
Teaching in 2013. His talent for
communicating science to the
general public was honed during
graduate school, when he wrote for
the science section of The Economist.
COURSE CURRICULUM
1 Why Study Exoplanets?
Learn about the exciting mission of
exoplanetary sciencethe study of
planets orbiting stars beyond the Sun.
Review the eight planets in our solar
system, which provide a baseline for
understanding the more than 1,000
worlds recently discovered in our region
of the Milky Way galaxy.
2 How to Find an Exoplanet
Given the extreme
faintness of a
planet relative to
the star it orbits,
how can
astronomers
possibly find it?
Learn about direct
and indirect methods of detection. As an
example of the indirect method, discover
why a planet causes a stars position to
change, providing a strategy for locating
exoplanets without seeing them.
3 Doppler and Transit
Planet-Finding Methods
Explore two other indirect approaches for
finding exoplanets: first, by measuring the
Doppler shift in the color of a star due to
the pull of an unseen orbiting planet; and
second, by measuring the tiny drop in the
brightness of a star as a planet transits in
front of it.
4 Pioneers of Planet Searching
Chart the history of exoplanet hunting
from a famous false signal in the 1960s,
through ambiguous discoveries in the
1980s, to the big breakthrough in the
1990s, when dozens of exoplanets
turned up. Astronomers were stunned to
find planets unlike anything in the solar
system.
5 The Misplaced Giant Planets
Investigate 51
Pegasi b, the first
planet detected
around a Sun-like
star, which shocked
astronomers by
being roughly the
size of Jupiter but
in an orbit much closer to its star than
Mercury is to the Sun. Probe the strange
characteristics of these hot Jupiters,
which have turned up around many stars.
6 Explaining the Misplaced Giant Planets

The standard theory of planet formation
is based on our solar system. But does
this view require revision based on the
existence of misplaced giant planetshot
Jupiters circling close to their parent
stars? Compare competing theories that
try to resolve this conflict.
7 The Transits of Exoplanets
A tiny percentage
of exoplanets can
be detected
transitingor
passing in front of
their host stars.
Combined with
Doppler shifts,
transits provide information about a
planets size, mass, density, and likely
composition. Learn how ambitious
amateur astronomers can use this
detection technique in their own
backyards.
8 Sniffing Planetary Atmospheres
Survey the history of spectroscopy
to understand how a telescope and
a diffraction grating can disclose the
composition of a star and its planet.
Then learn how transits and occultations
are ideal for analyzing planetary
atmospheres, paving the way for the
search for signatures of life.
9 Stellar Rotation and
Planetary Revolution
Trace Professor Winns own search
for the subtle signs that tell whether a
star has a tilted axis. Discover why this
is an important clue in the mystery of
misplaced giant planets. Also hear how
he chanced into the field of exoplanetary
science.
10 Super-Earths or Mini-Neptunes?
Learn how a
sensitive new
instrument led the
way in finding
planets smaller
than the
Jupiter-sized giants
that dominated the
earliest exoplanetary discoveries.
Halfway in size between Earth and
Neptune, these worlds have uncertain
properties. For clues about their nature,
consider how our solar system formed.
11 T
ransiting Planets and
the Kepler Mission
The planet search took a giant leap
forward in 2009 with the launch of
the Kepler spacecraft, which used the
transit technique to observe nearly
200,000 stars over a four-year period.
Study Keplers goals, results, and the
persistence of the astronomer who
championed it.
12 Compact Multiplanet Systems
Dig deeper into the treasure trove of
data from the Kepler mission, which
discovered hundreds of compact
multiplanet systems, with planets much
more closely packed than in our solar
system. Explore the dynamics of these
Video Features Include

This course features hundreds of visual
elements including engaging 3-D
animations, illustratiions, and more.
Multiple visual elements support Dr.

WInns materials.
State-of-the-art graphics illustrate

techniques used by astronomers to
detect exoplanets.
3-D images provide a new perspective

of the stars.
Photos and illustrations show the

telescopes and other amazing
technology used by astronomers.
groupings, which have planets interacting

strongly through mutual gravitation.
13 Planets Circling Two Stars
See how data from the Kepler spacecraft
confirms a scenario straight out of the
movie Star Wars: a planet with two suns.
Investigate the tricky orbital mechanics
of these systems. A double star also
complicates the heating and cooling
cycle on a planet. However, the view is
spectacular!
14 Lava Worlds
Explore the theoretical limit of the
smallest possible orbit for a planet,
taking into consideration tidal stresses
and other destructive processes. Then
focus on Professor Winns search for
such objects, which found probable lava
worldsplanets heated to rock-melting
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Hunt for new and unusual planets such as this one, called HAT-P-7b (artists rendition above). This hot Jupiter planet orbits a star with a much higher temperature than
that of our sun.
15 Earthlike Planets
Begin your search for planets that may
harbor life by studying the conditions
that make Earth habitable, including
its distance from the Sun, surface
temperature, atmosphere, and oceans.
Then examine strategies for finding
Earthlike planets and the progress to
date.
16 Living with a Dwarf Star
The most common
stars are class M
dwarf stars, which
are smaller and
less luminous than
the Sun (class G).
Earth-sized planets
are much easier to
detect around M-dwarf stars, especially if
the planets are within the relatively
close-in habitable zone. Explore
examples and the prospect for life on
such worlds.
17 Living with a Giant Star

In billions of years, the Sun will expand
into a red giant, possibly engulfing Earth.
Learn how planet-finding techniques give
astronomers insight into the processes
inside giant stars. Then study the planets
around these behemoths for clues about
Earths ultimate fate.
18 Our Nearest Exoplanetary Neighbors
Pinpoint the location of the nearest
exoplanetary systems to Earth. First,
get the big picture on the layout of our
Milky Way galaxy, its size, and the Suns
position. Also learn why the Kepler
spacecraft focused on exoplanets much
more distant than those targeted by the
Doppler technique.
19 F
inding Planets with
Gravitational Lensing
Get a lesson in Einsteins general theory
of relativity to understand an effect
called gravitational microlensing, which
allows astronomers to deduce a planets
existence without recording any light
from the planet or its host star. This
technique reveals exoplanets that would
otherwise go undetected.
20 Finding Planets with Direct Imaging

Turn to the most
obvious way to
find exoplanets:
direct imaging.
Explore the optics
of telescopes to
learn why spotting
an exoplanet next
to its parent star is so difficult. Then see
how this limitation has been overcome in
a handful of cases.
21 N
ear-Term Future
Planet-Finding Projects
The success of exoplanetary science
has spurred a wave of new projects
to increase our knowledge of worlds
beyond our solar system. Survey groundand space-based programs that are now
in the works. Professor Winn gives a
preview of a space mission that he and
his MIT colleagues are designing.
in the habitable zone of a nearby star.

Examine three different engineering
approaches: the coronagraph,
interferometer, and starshade.
23 The Search for Life on Exoplanets
Join the quest for life on exoplanets,
focusing on the search for extraterrestrial
intelligence (SETI)a hunt for signals
from alien civilizations inspired by
a landmark paper in 1959. See how
the famous Drake equation points to
factors that determine how many such
civilizations may exist.
24 Coming Soon: Biosignatures,
Moons, and More!
Explore the distinctive biosignatures that
show the presence of life of any kind on
an exoplanet. Then close with Professor
Winns tip sheet on exoplanetary
discoveries likely in the near futurefrom
evidence of moons to planets being
destroyed by giant stars.
22 Long-Term Future
Planet-Finding Projects
Peer into the future at ambitious projects
that may one day succeed in collecting
light directly from an Earth-sized planet
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to their host stars.
EXCERPT: LECTURE 23: THE SEARCH FOR LIFE ON EXOPLANETS
ARE WE ALONE IN THIS UNIVERSE?

Imagine waking up one morning and reading a headline in the
newspaper: Astronomers find life
on another planet. Imagine how
stunned youd be. We are NOT
alone! ...
Wouldnt that make all the
other articles in the newspaper
about the skirmishes, politics,
and other business here on Earth
seem provincial? Almost,
trivial? I think the discovery of life
elsewhere in the universe would
be transformative. It would divide
history into a before, and an after
from that point forward our
civilization would change in ways
that are hard to predict. ...
The modern search for life on
exoplanets got started in the late
1950s, long before exoplanets were
discovered. Nevertheless there was
a widespread presumption that exoplanets existed, and a few scientists
realized that our own communication technology had advanced to
the point that we could imagine
broadcasting messages to the nearest
stars. The signals would take years
to arrive, even traveling at the speed
of light, but they would arrive with
enough power to conceivably be
detected. And therefore, if there
were alien civilizations in those
other star systems, they might be
broadcasting to us.
The first scientific paper on this
subject was in 1959, by Giuseppe
Cocconi and Philip Morrison. ...
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Point one. If there are extraterrestrial civilizations, its likely their

communications technology is
ahead of ours by millions or billions
of years. This is because our own
technology is only a few hundred
years old, the blink of an eye, by
astronomical standards. Planets and
stars persist for billions of years, so
in general, other civilizations are
going to be much older than ours.
Point two. Sending messages is
technologically more challenging
than listening for messagesso it
makes more sense for us to listen
than to broadcast. The challenge
then becomes trying to anticipate
what we should listen for.
In their third point, Cocconi
and Morrison offer an answer: we
should listen for some kind of electromagnetic wavesthat is, photons. Photons are the best particle
for long-distance communication
because theyre easy to create and
detect, and they travel at the fastest

possible speed, the speed of light.
And, they have no electric charge.
Charged particles are problematic
because they dont go in straight
linesif you fire electrons or protons across the galaxy, they go in
complicated, curving trajectories
because of the galaxys magnetic
field. You cant control where they
go.
Point four: Of all the types of
electromagnetic waves we could use
for interstellar communication, the
best are radio waves, as opposed to
say, visible light, or X-rays. This is
because the technology for sending
and receiving radio waves is more
straightforward, and because theres
relatively little interference from
natural sources of radiation. The
galaxy is quiet at radio wavelengths.
But, even after we restrict our attention to radio waves, there are still a
lot of possibilities. Radio waves can
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have wavelengths anywhere in size

from millimeters to kilometersso
which ones should we be monitoring?
That led to Cocconi and
Morrisons fifth point: any
advanced civilization will realize
theres a special radio wavelength
dictated by the laws of physics: 21
centimeters. Or, if we express it as
a frequency of oscillation, rather
than a wavelength, its 1420 megahertz on the radio dialthe electric
field oscillates 1420 million times
per second. Thats the frequency
at which hydrogenthe most
common element in the universe
naturally broadcasts. You see, for
the most part, an atom of hydrogen
is silent and doesnt radiate at all,
but, every now and thenevery
ten million years or soit emits
an electromagnetic wave with a
frequency of 1420 megahertz. That
happens when the magnetic fields
of the electron and the proton, the
two particles that make up a hydrogen atom, flip from being parallel
to each other to being in opposite
directions. Radio astronomers routinely listen to the clouds of hydrogen gas in the Milky Way singing
at 1420 megahertz. So that seems
like the natural choice for a hailing
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[As noted in] the final paragraph
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is difficult to estimate; but if we never
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Take a Tour of the Universe in This Smithsonian

Course Taught by an Award-Winning Astronomer
A Visual Guide to the Universe
Professor of Physics and Astronomy
David M. Meyer
Northwestern University
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space since the 1990s.
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the Milky Way, and from colliding
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appearing in art galleries and cofThe Antennae Galaxies, also known as NGC 4038/NGC 4039, are located approximately 45 million light-years from the
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nearest large galaxy to our own,
superheated matter swirling into
omer at Northwestern University.
Solar magnetic storms: The
displays evidence of having been gigantic black holes, and deciphered
Solar Dynamics Observatory
GREATEST HITS OF
struck 200 million years ago by a the all-pervasive echo of the big
has recorded time-lapse footage
ASTRONOMYS GOLDEN AGE
dwarf galaxyjust as Andromeda bang, which is the key to underof the sun in ultraviolet light,
Designed for astronomy novices and
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standing the large-scale structure of
including an explosion of matepracticed observers alike, A Visual
Milky Way.
the universe.
rial from the solar atmosphere,
Guide to the Universe covers a wide
Dark matter revealed: Most of
The fantastic scientific story
with debris smashing back into
range of telling phenomena that have
the matter in the universe doesnt behind these remarkable images
the suns seething outer layer.
made our era a golden age of astroemit, absorb, or scatter light
is yours in A Visual Guide to the
Runaway star: A normal-looknomical discovery. In selecting the
at any wavelength. The most
Universe, produced in partnership
ing nearby star is in fact racing
images, Professor Meyer has aimed
convincing proof that this dark
with the Smithsonianone of the
through space more than 20
for variety and scientific significance,
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times faster than a rifle bulwhile also focusing on key concepts
combined X-ray and visible light educational institutions. These 18
let. The action shows up in an
in astronomy, making this course
images of distant colliding galaxy lavishly illustrated lectures that take
infrared view, which beautifully
an ideal visual tour through todays
clusters.
you from our neighborhood of the
reveals a shock wave of interstelthrilling science of the universe.
solar system to the farthest reachAnd thats only the beginning.
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objects in our Universe.
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spectrum and the HertzsprungRussell diagram for charting stellar
evolution. You also hear about techniques for finding extrasolar planets
in the glare of faraway stars and the
breakthroughs that make todays
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Among the findings: The moon
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On-screen text lets you follow along with key

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fantastic image.
Hubble Space Telescope:

Capable of resolving objects 10
times smaller than the largest
ground-based telescopes, Hubble
has been revolutionizing optical
astronomy for more than two
decades. Its countless images
include breathtaking studies of
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Spitzer Space Telescope: Details
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Chandra X-Ray Observatory:
Extremely energetic processes
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which are very difficult to focus.
Chandra does just that, allowing
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Graphics and animations explain the structures

of a variety of objects in space such as black
holes, quasars, and more.
Learn about the dazzling array of scientific

observatories currently used by scientists to
explore the farthest reaches of the universe.
Among your many adventures,

you explore the red planet with
the Mars rovers, orbit an asteroid
with the Dawn space probe, solve
the mystery of gamma-ray bursts
with the Compton Gamma Ray
Observatory, and take an extraordinary baby picture of the early universe with the Wilkinson Microwave
Anisotropy Probe. In case after
case, you use multiple instruments
to view the same object at different
wavelengths, learning how each portion of the electromagnetic spectrum
contains clues that let you assemble
a remarkably complete picture of
events happening up to billions of
light-years away.
Of course, the true space explorers are the astronomers and other
scientists who direct the activities of
these far-flung machines. Professor
Meyer is one such investigator,
having used space telescopes many
times in his research. He speaks
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the astounding missionsexploits
that can be compared to those of
Columbus, Magellan, and Lewis and

Clark.
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Dr. David M. Meyer is Professor
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Northwestern University, where
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Observatory. He earned his Ph.D.
in Astronomy from the University
of California, Los Angeles.
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Founded in 1846, the Smithsonian
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Probing the Cosmos from Space

The Magnetic Beauty of the Active Sun
MarsWater and the Search for Life
Vesta and the Asteroid Belt
SaturnThe Rings of Enchantment
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6 The Ice Moons Europa and Enceladus

7 The Search for Other Earths
8 The Swan Nebula
9 The Seven Sisters and Their Stardust Veil
10 Future Supernova, Eta Carinae
11 Runaway Star, Zeta Ophiuchi

12 The Center of the Milky Way
13 The Andromeda Galaxy
14 Hubbles Galaxy Zoo
15 The Brightest Quasar
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People have been dreaming about robots for almost as long as weve had words
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Transforming our studios into a veritable robotics laboratory, Professor
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7 Animal-Inspired Robot Behavior

8 Basic Skills for Making Robots
9 Designing a New Robot
10 A Robot for Every Task?
11 Robot Arms in the Factory
12 Mobile Robots at Home
13 Hospital Robots and Neuroprosthetics

14 Self-Driving Vehicles
15 Flying Robots: From Autopilots to Drones
16 Underwater Robots That Hover and Glide
17 Space Robots in Orbit and on Other Worlds
18 Why Military Robots Are Different
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new release
How Does Music

Speak to Us?
Music and the Brain
Professor of Psychology Aniruddh D. Patel | Tufts University
Discover what happens when melody meets the mind in

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usic is an integral part of

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Music is part of our most important
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Yet even though music is intimately woven into the fabric of our
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How and why did musical
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What gives mere tones such a
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Are we born with our sense of
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In the last 20 years, researchers
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Do the brains of musicians differ
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Can musical training promote
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Is there a deep connection
between music and language?
In Music and the Brain, neuroscientist and Professor of Psychology
Aniruddh Patel of Tufts University
probes one of the minds most profound mysteries. Covering the latest
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inability to hear musicthese 18
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Designed for music lovers and
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Music is a powerful, ancient, and ubiquitous part of being humanbut why? New
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and the Brain is truly interdisciplinary and assumes no prior

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Dr. Aniruddh D. Patel is a
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where he studied with Edward O.
Wilson and Evan Balaban. His

research focuses on the cognitive
neuroscience of music. In 2009,
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Award from the Institute for Music
and Neurologic Function in New
York City.
Between 2009 and 2011,
Professor Patel served as President
of the Society for Music Perception
and Cognition.
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2 Seeking an Evolutionary Theory of Music
3 Testing Theories of Musics Origins
4 Music, Language, and
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5 Brain Sources of Musics Emotional Power
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6 Musical Building Blocks: Pitch and Timbre

7 Consonance, Dissonance,
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8 Arousing Expectations:
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9 The Complexities of Musical Rhythm
10 Perceiving and Moving to a Rhythmic Beat

11 Nature, Nurture, and Musical Brains
12 Cognitive Benefits of Musical Training
13 The Development of Human
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14 Disorders of Music Cognition
15 Neurological Effects of Hearing Music

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Explore the Mind-Blowing Science of Heat,

Time, and Entropy
Thermodynamics: Four Laws That Move the Universe
Professor in the Department of Materials Science and
Engineering Jeffrey C. Grossman | Massachusetts Institute of Technology
This advanced yet accessible course delves into the

fascinating and enormously important subject of
thermodynamics. Start with the basics of heat and
energy and move deeper into the four laws that govern
so much of the world around us.
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the evolution and fate of the

universe. The second law of thermodynamics led to the discovery
of entropy, which explains the
arrow of time and the unidirectionality of all processes.
In daily life, thermodynamics
explains why salt melts ice, why
conventional car engines are so
inefficient, and why the cheese
on a hot slice of pizza burns the
roof of your mouth, but the crust
at the same temperature doesnt.
When Albert Einstein contemplated the laws of thermodynamics,
he was awestruck. It is the only
physical theory of universal content
that will never be overthrown,
he wrote. Of the famous second
law, the English scientist and novelist C. P. Snow cited it as equal to
Shakespeares plays in its importance
to the cultural literacy of every educated person.
Thermodynamics: Four Laws
That Move the Universe gives you
an in-depth tour of this vital and
fascinating science in 24 enthralling
lectures that are suitable for everyone
from science novices to professionals in the field who wish to review
elementary concepts and formulas.
Your teacher is Professor Jeffrey
C. Grossman of the Massachusetts
Institute of Technology, a scientist
at the forefront of research on new
materials with applications in energy
conversion, energy storage, and clean
water.
FOUR FAR-REACHING LAWS
The four laws of thermodynamics describe how energy moves,
why it changes from one form to
A water-cooled nuclear fission reactor going into meltdown. Control rods are fused,
and the concrete containment vessel is glowing because of the high temperatures.
another, and how matter is affected during these transformations.

You begin with the zeroth law (so
named because it is fundamental to
the other laws), which defines the
concept of temperature in terms of
thermal equilibrium. The first law
is a declaration of the conservation
of energy principle. The second law
explains why heat always flows from
hot to cold. And the third law deals
with the impossibility of reaching
absolute zero.
With these laws as a launching point, you learn foundational
concepts that are critical pillars of

science and engineeringideas
such as entropy, chemical potential,
Gibbs free energy, enthalpy, osmotic pressure, heat capacity, eutectic
melting, and the Carnot cycle. These
and other ideas shed light on many
phenomena in the natural world,
and they are the analytical tools that
engineers use to create new devices
and technologies.
Professor Grossman cites the cell
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in nature, the typical cell phone uses
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realm of fundamental processes that
rule the universe.
This is the domain of thermodynamics, the branch of science that
deals with the movement of heat.
Nothing seems simpler, but nothing
is more subtle and wide-ranging in
its effects. And nothing has had a
more profound impact on the development of modern civilization.
Thermodynamic processes are at
the heart of everything that involves
heat, energy, and work, making an
understanding of them indispensable
for careers in engineering, physical
science, biology, meteorology, and
even nutrition and culinary arts.
Consider these applications of the
laws of thermodynamics:
The Industrial Revolution in the
1700s harnessed fire and fuel to
produce power, leading to new
forms of manufacturing, transportation, and the breathtaking
array of technologies we have
todaythanks to a mastery of
thermodynamics.
New advances in alternative
energy, fresh water production,
materials science, communication, computing, and a host of
other fields are in the works as
thermodynamic processes are
being applied at scales as small as
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Because of the in-studio demonstrations
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On-screen text helps you to follow along

as the professor explains key concepts.
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so you can see the scientific concepts
in action.
64, each chosen to perform a specific function based on its thermodynamic properties.
SEEING IS BELIEVING!
Professor Grossman is a born educator and showman. In nearly every
lecture, he puts on his lab coat and

goggles and smashes, breaks, ignites,
or otherwise converts energy from
one form into anothershowing
thermodynamics in action.
Thermodynamics is also illustrated with scores of informative
diagrams, animations, and simple
equations that add depth and clarity
to the presentation. For example,
you learn how phase diagrams are a
powerful tool for discovering how
temperature, pressure, and other
variables affect the solid, liquid, and
gaseous phases of matter.
Intriguingly, phase diagrams
reveal that water and other liquids
have a triple point, where they
can simultaneously freeze and boil.
Professor Grossman demonstrates
this astonishing phenomenon on
camera. Some of his other eye-opening experiments include the following:
Work = heat: The first law of
thermodynamics relates heat to
mechanical motion. See how a
piece of cotton can be set afire
by striking a piston with a hammer, thanks to the change from
work to heat, which is explained
by an equation called the ideal
gas law.
When 1+1 doesnt equal 2:
Combine 50 milliliters of water
with an equal volume of ethanol
and you get 97not 100milliliters of the combined solution.
Ethanol molecules are able to
fit inside open spaces between
water moleculesan illustration
of the thermodynamic concept

of partial molar volume.
Alternative engines: We are all
familiar with heat engines that
extract power from burning fuel,
such as the internal combustion
engine. But there are many
other ways to convert energy
into work. See how engines can
be built so they are powered by
magnetism, phase change, entropy, and surface tension.
You will also see a balloon resist
popping while held in a flame, a
hundred dollar bill set on fire without charring, and a massive 10-foothigh eruption caused by a very simple chemical reaction. Each of these
experiments makes the challenging
concepts of thermodynamics memorable and intuitive.
At the end of Thermodynamics,
Professor Grossman gives a glimpse
of his own pioneering research on
clean energy and water. Having
come this far in the course, you will
truly appreciate his excitement over
innovative solar thermal fuels and
desalination membranes. Best of all,
you will understand how and why
they work!
Dr. Jeffrey C. Grossman is
Professor in the Department of
Materials Science and Engineering
at the Massachusetts Institute of
Technology (MIT). He earned his
B.A. in Physics from Johns Hopkins
University and his M.S. in Physics
and Ph.D. in Theoretical Physics
from the University of Illinois at
Urbana-Champaign.
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The subject of thermodynamics has been covered in several of
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With 12 hours to devote exclusively
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ThermodynamicsWhats under the Hood

Variables and the Flow of Energy
TemperatureThermodynamics First Force
Salt, Soup, Energy, and Entropy
The Ideal Gas Law and a Piston
Energy Transferred and Conserved
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7 Work-Heat Equivalence
8 EntropyThe Arrow of Time
9 The Chemical Potential
10 Enthalpy, Free Energy, and Equilibrium
11 Mixing and Osmotic Pressure
12 How Materials Hold Heat
13 How Materials Respond to Heat

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Understanding the Human Body: An
Introduction to Anatomy and Physiology
Professor of Medicine Anthony A. Goodman, M.D., F.A.C.S.
Montana State University
Discover an essential reference guide to understanding

the remarkable anatomy and physiology of the human
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Our skeletons serve

essential purposes such
as bearing our weight and
protecting our organs. There
are an estimated 206 named
bones in the human body.
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anatomy with the functioning of the

normal human body, its physiology.
A GRIPPING PAGE-TURNER
The study of anatomy alone, without reference to both the normal and
abnormal function of the human
body, has little meaning, says Dr.
Goodman. However, when studied
in the context of the exquisite and
intricate relationships of anatomy to
those normal processes that keep us
alive and allow us to reproduce and
evolve, the subject becomes a gripping page-turner.
Each lecture concentrates on a
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example, the heart. The following
lecture then examines the physiology
of the system, looking, for example, at
a normally functioning heart. Finally,
to make the connections even more
meaningful, Dr. Goodman discusses
the more common clinical problems
that occur when something goes
wrong, or the pathology of the organ
or system. These clinical correlations
make the course particularly valuable,
since in real life not everything goes as
planned.
A SYSTEMS APPROACH
Dr. Goodmans approach differs
from anatomy lab in medical school,
with which he has extensive teaching WHAT YOU LEARN
experience. By necessity, medical stu Cardiovascular System: The
dents dissecting cadavers must study
course opens with the cardioall of the organs in one area before
vascular system, focusing on the
moving on to the next. They simply
heart in Lectures 1 and 2. You
cannot dissect the entire nervous
examine its different parts, their
system; then go back and dissect the
responsibilities, and how the provascular system; then, the gastroincesses can break down. Lectures
testinal system; and so on.
3 and 4 complete the cardiovascular system with descriptions
By contrast, this course introduces
of the anatomy and physiology
anatomy by systems and depends
of the great vessels of the body,
on illustrations, not cadavers. Dr.
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ou live with it 24 hours a day.

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Understanding the Human Body:
An Introduction to Anatomy and
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writerwho takes you step by step
through the major systems of the
body, explaining exactly how things
work and why they sometimes dont.
Using detailed color illustrations,
life-sized models, and, in one lecture,
a video shot during surgery, Dr.
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of structure (anatomy) and function
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including arteries, veins, and

their relationships.
Respiratory System: Tied directly to the structure and function
of the heart and great vessels is
the respiratory systemcovered in Lectures 5 and 6, which
address the anatomy and physiology of the lungs.
Nervous System: The lectures
continue with a look at the very
reason for the existence of all the
other organ systems: the nervous
system. Lectures 7 and 8 explore
the structure and function of
the brain itself. Lecture 9 covers
the anatomy and physiology of
the spinal cord and the spinal
nerves. Lecture 10 addresses the
unconscious workings of the
autonomic nervous system and
all-important cranial nerves. In
Lecture 11, you learn about the
wonders of sight and the eye. In
Lecture 12, you study the ears,
hearing, and balance. Lecture 13
ends the discussion of the nervous system by examining memory, brain pathology, anesthesia,
and pain.
Digestive System: Lectures 14
and 15 examine the anatomy
and physiology of the upper
portion of the gastrointestinal
tractthe mouth, esophagus,
and stomachcontinuing in
Lectures 16 and 17 with the
pancreas, liver, and the biliary
tree. In Lectures 18 and 19 you
learn about the anatomy and
physiology of the small intestine,

colon, and rectum.
Endocrine System: In Lecture
20, you study the anatomy and
physiology of the pituitary gland
and the adrenal glands, then
move on to cover the anatomy
and physiology of the endocrine
pancreas in Lecture 21. In
Lecture 22, Dr. Goodman completes the analysis of the endocrine system with a look at the
anatomy and physiology of the
thyroid gland and the parathyroid glands.
Urinary System: Lectures 23
and 24 focus on the kidneys,
ureters, and bladder.
Reproductive System: In
Lectures 25 and 26, Dr.
Goodman discusses the anatomy
and physiology of the male and
female reproductive systems.
Lecture 27 covers genetic inheritance and its potential problems.
Musculoskeletal System:
Lecture 28 looks at the physiology and physics of the muscles.
In Lecture 29, you examine
the anatomy of specific muscle
groups. Lecture 30 focuses on
the anatomy and physiology of
the skeleton.
Immune System: Lecture 31
addresses the structure and function of the bodys major defense
mechanism, the immune system.
Cancer: The course ends with a
lecture on the biology of human
cancer.
As you investigate the circulatory system, you will examine the composition of blood
and the functions of each of its partsplasma, white blood cells, and red blood cells.
While it is certain that this

course will NOT prepare you for
performing an emergency tracheotomy, a wilderness appendectomy,
or an informal diagnosis of your
neighbors childs illness, says Dr.
Goodman, I hope it will excite
and inflame an interest in your own
body, its processes, and the ills that
flesh is heir to.
Dr. Anthony A. Goodman is
Adjunct Professor of Medicine
at Montana State University
and Affiliate Professor in the
Department of Biological Structure

at the University of Washington
School of Medicine.
He earned his M.D. from Cornell
Medical College, trained as a surgical intern and resident at the
University of Michigan Medical
Center in Ann Arbor, and completed his surgical training and chief
residency at the Harvard Surgical
Service of Boston City Hospital, the
New England Deaconess Hospital,
the Lahey Clinic, and Cambridge
City Hospital.
Lecture Titles
1 Cardiovascular SystemAnatomy of the Heart
2 Cardiovascular SystemPhysiology of the Heart
3 Cardiovascular SystemAnatomy
of the Great Vessels
4 Cardiovascular SystemPhysiology
of the Great Vessels
5 Respiratory SystemAnatomy of the Lungs
6 Respiratory SystemPhysiology of the Lungs
7 Nervous SystemAnatomy of the Brain
8 Nervous SystemPhysiology of the Brain
9 Nervous SystemSpinal Cord and Spinal Nerves
10 Nervous SystemAutonomic Nervous
System and Cranial Nerves
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11 Nervous SystemThe Eyes

12 Nervous SystemThe Ears,
Hearing, and Equilibrium
13 Nervous SystemMemory
14 Digestive SystemAnatomy of the
Mouth, Esophagus, and Stomach
15 Digestive SystemPhysiology of the
Mouth, Esophagus, and Stomach
Pancreas, Liver, and the Biliary Tree
Pancreas, Liver, and the Biliary Tree

Small Intestine, Colon, and Rectum
Small Intestine, Colon, and Rectum
20 Endocrine SystemThe Pituitary
and Adrenal Glands
21 Endocrine SystemPancreas
22 Endocrine SystemThyroid
and Parathyroid Glands
23 Urinary SystemAnatomy of the
Kidneys, Ureters, and Bladder
24 Urinary SystemPhysiology of the
Kidneys, Ureters, and Bladder
25 Reproductive SystemMale
26 Reproductive SystemFemale
27 Reproductive SystemPhysiology
of Genetic Inheritance
28 Musculoskeletal SystemPhysiology
and Physics of the Muscles
29 Musculoskeletal System
Anatomy of the Muscles
30 Musculoskeletal SystemBones
31 Immune SystemAnatomy and Physiology
32 The Biology of Human Cancer
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California Institute of Technology
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Understanding the Science for

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Professor Jeffrey C. Grossman | Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Nanotechnology, quantum computing, genetic engineering: these

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The Origin and Evolution of

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Professor of Earth Sciences Robert M. Hazen
George Mason University
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Lecture Titles
1 Mineralogy and a New View of Earth
2 Origin and Evolution of
the Early Universe
3 Origins of the Elements
Nucleosynthesis
4 Ur-Minerals, First Crystals
in the Cosmos
5 Presolar Dust Grains
Chemistry Begins
6 Coming to Grips with Deep Time
7 The Birth of the Solar System
8 The Early Solar System
Terrestrial Planets
9 Hints from the Gas Giants
and Their Moons
10 MeteoritesThe Oldest
Objects You Can Hold
11 Mineral Evolution, Go!
Chondrite Meteorites
12 Meteorite Types and Planetesimals
13 Achondrites and Geochemical Affinities
14 The Accretion and
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15 How Did the Moon Form?
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32 Microbial Mats and Which

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33 Earths Greatest Mineral Explosion
34 The Boring Billion? Cratons
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36 Feedback Loops and Tipping Points
37 Snowball Earth and Hothouse Earth
38 The Second Great Oxidation Event
39 Deep CarbonDeep Life,
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40 Biominerals and Early Animals
41 Between Rodinia and
PangaeaPlants on Land
42 Life Speeds UpOxygen
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43 From the Great Dying to Dinosaurs
44 Impact! From Dinosaurs to Mammals
45 Humans and the Anthropocene Epoch
46 The Next 5 Billion Years
47 The Nearer Future
48 Coevolution of Geosphere
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Professor Robert M. Hazen | George Mason University
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The Great Ideas of Psychology

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16 The Big Thwack!

17 The Big Six Elements of Early Earth
18 The Black EarthPeridotite to Basalt
19 Origins of the Oceans
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21 Earth and Mars versus
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24 Moving Continents and the Rock Cycle
25 Plate Tectonics Changes Everything
26 Geochemistry to Biochemistry
Raw Materials
27 BiomoleculesSelect,
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28 Why Reproduction? World
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29 Eons, Eras, and Strategies of Early Life
30 Red EarthThe Great Oxidation Event
31 Earliest Microbial and
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Oxford University and Georgetown University
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Paradoxes open up new worlds of thinking and show us that the world is more complicated than we thought.
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Mind-Bending Math: Riddles and Paradoxes

Professor of Mathematics David Kung | St. Marys College of Maryland
his sentence is false.

How do you get a
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In the 1930s, a variant of the

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incompleteness theorems, showing
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In short, paradoxes can be profoundly instructive and also fun. Try

pondering these:
Zenos paradoxes: All motion
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Greek philosopher Zeno,
because an infinite number of
intervals must be traversed to
take even a single step. This and
Zenos other paradoxes set the
stage for two millennia of speculation about space and time.
Life in a 3-Torus: Imagine life
in a cube where the left wall is
glued to the right. Walk out one
sideyoud come back in the
other! Now glue the front wall
to the back and the floor to the
ceiling and youre in a 3-torus.
Watch as your professor plays
catch in this crazy space with

himself!
Parrondos paradox: Would
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and Professor of Mathematics at St.
Marys College of Maryland, one of
the nations most prestigious public
honors colleges.
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enthusiasts of all ages , Professor
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drawn from the worlds most avid
puzzle-solvers.
SHARPEN YOUR MIND WITH
FUN PUZZLES THAT HAVE
STOOD THE TEST OF TIME
Paradoxes, riddles, puzzles, and
enigmas share many features. One
is that the confusion they generate
can be strangely enjoyableand
utterly delightful once the solution
falls into place. Another is that they
make you a better thinker in these
ways:
Clear your mind: It wouldnt
be a riddle or paradoxical if it
didnt defy easy explanation.
Conundrums expose nave reasoning, forcing us to throw out
our assumptions, change the
direction of our thinking, and
figure out whats really going on.
Dont always trust experts:
Many experts were fooled by the
Monty Hall problem, named for
a game show host who offered
players a chance to switch their
guess about the location of a
hidden prize after Hall narrowed
down the possible choices. The
best strategy is to switch.
Open new mathematical

worlds: Mathematics organizes
our thinking to solve problemsoften solving problems
that dont seem mathematical at
all. As you attack different kinds
of conundrums, you learn new
kinds of mathematics.
EXPLORE MATHS MOST
EXOTIC IDEAS
Professor Kung shows us that puzzles are a powerful tool for investigating some of maths most exciting and exotic ideas, from Georg
Cantors theory of infinite sets to
the Banach-Tarski paradox, which
states that you can cut up a ball and
reassemble the pieces into two balls,
each the same size as the original.
You get to examine the proof of this
astonishing result, which is widely
regarded as the strangest paradox
in all of mathematics. Its the first
time the proof of the Banach-Tarski
theorem has been sketched out for
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unique course.
You also explore the role of paradox in the ideas of some of historys
other greatest thinkers, including:
Bertrand Russell: Known to
the wider public as a social philosopher and political activist,
Russell made his name in mathematical philosophy, especially
for the troublesome Barbers
Paradox, which undermined
Georg Cantors theory of sets.
David Hilbert: In addition to
his work on the foundations of
mathematics, Hilbert proposed
the delightful paradox of the
hotel with an infinite number of
rooms, which always has room
for more guestseven when it is
completely full!
Albert Einstein: The famous
paradoxes of Einsteins special
theory of relativitytwins age at
different rates, two events switch
their orderall trace to a simple
assumption: the speed of light
is independent of an observers
state of motion.
AND THE PARADOXES
OF DAILY LIFE
Daily life also leads to counter-intuitive complications. For example,
Professor Kung provides tips for
making sense of averages, which can
be deceptively unclear. From car

mileage to student/faculty ratios to
stock market indexes, the trick is to
know the appropriate denominator
and pay attention to any weighting
factors. He spotlights these common
paradoxical pitfalls:
Simpsons paradox: Looking
at two groups of data separately can sometimes produce the
opposite conclusion from when
the groups are combined. One
should be particularly wary of
this problem when making medical decisions based on statistics.
Prosecutors fallacy: In legal
trials, a prosecutor can prejudice
the case against a defendant by
using fallacious reasoning from
probability. The deception usually traces to the use of an inappropriate sample space.
Apportionment paradox: The
U.S. Constitution provides
that each states delegation in
the House of Representatives
should be proportional to the
states population. But paradoxes
abound in readjusting the numbers after every national census.
Paradoxes and puzzles appeal to
the eye as well as the mind, and
Mind-Bending Math is stocked
with experiments, graphics, and special effects that bring physical and
geometric riddles to life. Each lecture features a short segment called
Quick Conundrum that presents a
simple but perplexing phenomenon
that you can easily explore at home.
Youll see the surprising result of
breaking spaghetti, the weird behavior of the hexaflexagon, the challenge of stacking books so that the
one on top seems to defy gravity,
how to make a mystery braid, and
much more. Every quick conundrum relates to one of the lecture
topics. Moreover, they showcase
Professor Kungs gift for revealing
deep lessons in everyday marvels.
This mesmerizing course will
have you contemplating everything
from the enthralling paradox of paradoxes to the potential pitfalls when
it comes to buying applesusing
basic logic and math principles as
the fundamental connector to solve
exciting, mind-bending mysteries.
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MATHEMATICS
COURSE CURRICULUM
1 Everything in This Lecture Is False
Plunge into the world of paradoxes
and puzzles with a strange loop, a
self-contradictory problem from which
there seems no escape. Two examples:
the liars paradox and the barbers
paradox. Then prove that 1+1=1, and visit
the Island of Knights and Knaves, where
only the logically minded survive!
2 Elementary Math Isnt Elementary
Discover why all numbers are interesting
and why 0.99999 is nothing less than
the number 1. Learn that your intuition
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about breaking spaghetti noodles

is probably wrong. Finally, see how
averagesfrom gas mileage to the
Dow Jones Industrial Averagecan be
deceptive.
3 Probability Paradoxes
Investigate a puzzle that defied some of
the most brilliant minds in mathematics:
the Monty Hall problem, named after the
host of Lets Make a Deal! Hall would let
contestants change their guess about
the location of a hidden prize after
revealing new information about where
it was not. Also consider how subtle
changes of wordingmy elder child is
a girl vs. one of my children is a girl
change probabilities.
4 Strangeness in Statistics
While some statistics are deliberately
misleading, others are the product of
confused thinking due to Simpsons
paradox and similar errors of statistical
reasoning. See how this problem arises
in sports, social science, and especially
medicine, where even medical students
and doctors can be misled.
5 Zenos Paradoxes of Motion
Tour a series of philosophical problems
from 2,400 years ago: Zenos paradoxes
of motion, space, and time. Explore
solutions using calculus and other
techniques. Then look at the deeper
philosophical implications, which have
gained new relevance through the
discoveries of modern physics.
6 Infinity Is Not a Number
The paradoxes
associated with
infinity are
infinite! Begin with
strategies for
fitting ever more
visitors into a hotel
that has an infinite
number of rooms, but where every room
is already occupied. Also sample a
selection of supertasks, which are
exercises with an infinite number of steps
that are completed in finite time.
7 More Than One Infinity
Learn how Georg Cantor tamed infinity
and astonished the mathematical world
by showing that some infinite sets are
larger than others. Then use a matching
game inspired by dodge ball to prove
that the set of real numbers is infinitely
larger than the set of natural numbers,
which is also infinite.
8 Cantors Infinity of Infinities
Randomly pick a
real number
between 0 and 1.
What is the
probability that the
number is a
fraction, such as
? Would you
believe that the probability is zero? Probe
this and other mind-bending facts about
infinite sets, including the discovery that
made Cantor exclaim, I see it, but I dont
believe it!
9 Impossible Sets
Delve into Bertrand Russells profoundly
simple paradox that undermined Cantors
theory of sets. Then follow the scramble
to fix set theory and all of mathematics
with a new set of axioms, designed
to avoid all paradoxes and keep
mathematics consistenta goal that was
partly met by the Zermelo-Fraenkel set
theory.
10 Gdel Proves the Unprovable
Study the discovery that destroyed
the dream of an axiomatic system
that could prove all mathematical
truthsKurt Gdels demonstration that
mathematical consistency is a mirage
and that the price for avoiding paradoxes
is incompleteness. Outline Gdels proof,
seeing how it relates to the liars paradox
from Lecture 1.

The course features visual elements
including detailed animations,
on-screen text, and live demonstrations.
On-screen text helps you follow key

points with your professor.
11 Voting Paradoxes
Learn that
determining the
will of the voters
can require a
mathematician.
Delve into
paradoxical
outcomes of
elections at national, state, and even club
levels. Study Kenneth Arrows Nobel
prize-winning impossibility theorem, and
assess the U.S. Electoral College system,
which is especially prone to
counterintuitive results.
12 Why No Distribution Is Fully Fair
See how the founders of the U.S.
struggled with a mathematical problem
rife with paradoxes: how to apportion
representatives to Congress based on
population. Consider the strange results
possible with different methods and the
origin of the approach used now. As with
voting, discover that no perfect system
exists.
13 Games with Strange Loops
Leap into puzzles and mind-benders that
teach you the rudiments of game theory.
Divide loot with bloodthirsty pirates,
ponder the two-envelope problem, learn
about Newcombs paradox, visit the
island where everyone has blue eyes,
and try your luck at prisoners dilemma.
14 Losing to Win, Strategizing to Survive
Continue your exploration of game
theory by spotting the hidden strange
loop in the unexpected exam paradox.
Next, contemplate Parrandos paradox
that two losing strategies can combine
to make a winning strategy. Finally,
try increasingly more challenging hat
games, using the Axiom of Choice from
set theory to perform a miracle.
15 Enigmas of Everyday Objects
Classical mechanics is full of paradoxical
phenomena, which Professor Kung
demonstrates using springs, a slinky, a
spool, and oobleck (a non-Newtonian
fluid). Learn some of the physical
principles that make everyday objects do
strange things. Also discussed (but not
Graphics and animations illustrate key

concepts and puzzles.
Live in-studio demonstrations enhance

your learning experience.
demonstrated): how to float a cruise ship

in a gallon of water.
16 Surprises of the Small and Speedy
Investigate the paradoxes of
near-light-speed travel according to
Einsteins special theory of relativity.
Separated twins age at different
rates, dimensions contract, and other
weirdness unfolds. Then venture into the
quantum realm to explore the curious
nature of light and the true meaning of
the Heisenberg uncertainty principle.
17 Bending Space and Time
Search for the solutions to classic
geometric puzzles, including the
vanishing leprechaun, in which 15
leprechauns become 14 before your
eyes. Next, scratch your head over a
missing square, try to connect an array
of dots with the fewest lines, and test
yourself with map challenges. Also learn
how to ride a bicycle with square wheels.
18 Filling the Gap between Dimensions
Enter another dimensiona
fractional dimension! First, hone your
understanding of dimensionality by
solving the riddle of Gabriels horn, which
has finite volume but infinite surface
area. Then venture into the fractal world
of Sierpinskis triangle, which has 1.58
dimensions, and the Menger sponge,
which has 2.73 dimensions.
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Mathematics at St. Marys College
of Maryland, the states public honors college. He earned his B.A. in
Mathematics and Physics and his
Ph.D. in Mathematics from the
University of Wisconsin, Madison.
Professor Kungs academic work
focuses on mathematics education
and the professional development
of mathematics instructors. He
serves as Director of Project NExT,
the Mathematical Association of
Americas professional development
program for new mathematics faculty. Deeply concerned with providing
equal opportunities for all math
students, he has led efforts to establish Emerging Scholars Programs at
institutions across the country. His
numerous teaching awards include
the Homer L. Dodge Award for
Excellence in Teaching by Junior
Faculty, given by St. Marys College,
and the John M. Smith Teaching
Award, given by the MarylandDistrict of Columbia-Virginia
Section of the Mathematical
Association of America.
Dr. Kungs innovative classes
including Mathematics for Social
Justice and Math, Music, and the
Mindhave helped establish St.
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liberal arts programs in mathematics. An avid puzzle and game
player since an early age, he has
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impressive collection of mind-bending puzzles and challenges. Also an
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and serves as the concertmaster of
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Learn how to break down, examine, and solve the famous quandaries that plagued even the greatest philosophical, mathematical, and scientific minds.
19 Crazy Kinds of Connectedness
Visit the land of topology, where one
shape morphs into another by stretching,
pushing, pulling, and deformingno
cutting or gluing allowed. Start simply,
with figures such as the Mbius strip and
the torus. Then get truly strange with
the Alexander horned sphere and the
Klein bottle. Study the minimum number
of colors needed to distinguish their
different spaces.
20 Twisted Topological Universes
Consider the
complexities of
topological
surfaces. For
example, a Mbius
strip is
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through a quarter-turn manifold!
21 More with Less, Something for Nothing
Many puzzles are optimization problems
in disguise. Discover that nature often
reveals shortcuts to the solutions. See
how light, bubbles, balloons, and other
phenomena provide powerful hints
to these conundrums. Close with the
surprising answer to the Kakeya needle
problem to determine the space required
to turn a needle completely around.
22 When Measurement Is Impossible
Prove that some sets cant be
measureda result that is crucial to
understanding the Banach-Tarski

paradox, the strangest theorem in all
of mathematics, which is presented
in Lecture 23. Start by asking why
mathematicians want to measure
sets. Then learn how to construct a
non-measurable set.
23 Banach-Tarskis 1 = 1 + 1
The Banach-Tarski paradox shows that
you can take a solid ball, split it into six
pieces, reassemble three of them into
a complete ball the same size as the
original, and reassemble the other three
into another complete ball, also the
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4 Mixed Strategies and the Art of Bluffing

5 Practical Poker Probabilities
6 Expert Backgammon
7 Games You Cant Lose and Sneaky Puzzles

8 Solving Impossible Puzzles
9 Mastering Rubiks Cube
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eady to exercise those brain

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Lecture Titles
1
2
3
4
5
6
The Joy of MathThe Big Picture

The Joy of Numbers
The Joy of Primes
The Joy of Counting
The Joy of Fibonacci Numbers
The Joy of Algebra
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13 The Joy of Trigonometry

14 The Joy of the Imaginary Number i
15 The Joy of the Number e
16 The Joy of Infinity
17 The Joy of Infinite Series
18 The Joy of Differential Calculus
19 The Joy of Approximating with Calculus

20 The Joy of Integral Calculus
21 The Joy of Pascals Triangle
22 The Joy of Probability
23 The Joy of Mathematical Games
24 The Joy of Mathematical Magic
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Sellers engaging course, Mastering the Fundamentals of

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Glossary
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11 Percent Problems
12 Ratios and Proportions
13 Exponents and Order of Operations
14 Negative and Positive Integers
15 Introduction to Square Roots

16 Negative and Fractional Powers
17 Graphing in the Coordinate Plane
18 GeometryTriangles and Quadrilaterals
19 GeometryPolygons and Circles
20 Number TheoryPrime
Numbers and Divisors
21 Number TheoryDivisibility Tricks

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23 Introduction to Probability
24 Introduction to Algebra
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2 Natural Numbers and
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3 Triangular Numbers and
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4 Geometric Progressions,
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5 Recurrence Sequences
6 The Binet Formula and
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7 The Classical Theory of
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8 Eulers Product Formula
and Divisibility
9 The Prime Number

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10 Division Algorithm and
Modular Arithmetic
11 Cryptography and Fermats
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12 The RSA Encryption Scheme
13 Fermats Method of Ascent
14 Fermats Last Theorem
15 Factorization and Algebraic
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16 Pythagorean Triples
17 An Introduction to
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18 The Complex Structure

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1 What Is Mathematics?
2 Babylonian and Egyptian
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3 Greek Mathematics
Thales to Euclid
4 Greek Mathematics
Archimedes to Hypatia
5 Astronomy anad the Origins
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6 Indian Mathematics
Trigonometry Blossoms
7 Chinese Mathematics
Advances in Computation
8 Islamic Mathematics
The Creation of Algebra
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10 Napier and the Natural Logarithm
11 Galileo and the
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12 Fermat, Descartes, and
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13 NewtonModeling the Universe
14 Leibniz and the Emergence
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15 EulerCalculus Proves Its Promise
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19 Modern Analysis
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20 Riemann Sets New
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Different Worlds
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4 Introduction to Fractions
5 Adding and Subtracting Fractions
6 Multiplying Fractions
7 Dividing Fractions
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Understanding Calculus: Problems, Solutions, and Tips
Professor of Mathematics Bruce H. Edwards | University of Florida
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2
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6
7
A Preview of Calculus
ReviewGraphs, Models, and Functions
ReviewFunctions and Trigonometry
Finding Limits
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Infinite Limits and Limits at Infinity
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13 Increasing and Decreasing Functions
14 Concavity and Points of Inflection
15 Curve Sketching and Linear Approximations
16 ApplicationsOptimization Problems, Part 1
17 ApplicationsOptimization Problems, Part 2
18 Antiderivatives and Basic Integration Rules
19 The Area Problem and the Definite Integral

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21 The Fundamental Theorem of Calculus, Part 2
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23 Numerical Integration
24 Natural Logarithmic FunctionDifferentiation
25 Natural Logarithmic FunctionIntegration
26 Exponential Function
27 Bases other than e
28 Inverse Trigonometric Functions

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30 VolumeThe Disk Method
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1 An Introduction to Algebra II
2 Solving Linear Equations
3 Solving Equations Involving Absolute Values
4 Linear Equations and Functions
5 Graphing Essentials
6 FunctionsIntroduction,
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8 Systems of 2 Linear Equations, Part 2
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14 Completing the Square
15 Using the Quadratic Formula
16 Solving Quadratic Inequalities
17 Conic SectionsParabolas and Hyperbolas
18 Conic SectionsCircles and Ellipses
19 An Introduction to Polynomials
20 Graphing Polynomial Functions

21 Combining Polynomials
22 Solving Special Polynomial Equations
23 Rational Roots of Polynomial Equations
24 The Fundamental Theorem of Algebra
25 Roots and Radical Expressions
26 Solving Equations Involving Radicals
27 Graphing Power, Radical,
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29 The Algebra of Rational Functions

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Whether youre a novice or a seasoned player, Professor Silmans 24-captivating lessons will boost your skills
and turn you into a more formidable chess player.
WHY THIS
GREAT COURSE?
We have wanted to produce a
course on chess for a long time.
Its a fascinating game, and whether youre a relative newcomer with
just a vague idea of how the pieces
move, or a long-time veteran, theres
always something new to learn. We
wanted a course that anyone could
enjoy and get something out of.
But to produce such a course, we
also knew we needed just the right
instructor. It wasnt until we found
Jeremy Silman that we knew we
were ready to produce this course.
Not only is he an International
Master with intimate knowledge of
the game and its culture, hes also a
well-renowned author and teacher.
This is an intimate course with a
wealth of visual examples from classic games, so it feels more like a personal tutoring session than someone just lecturing at you. Mr. Silman
truly makes the game accessible,
with the primary goal of teaching
anyone the game and helping you
improve your skills with practical,
hands-on advice.
Which pieces are more valuable?

What are the basic mistakes to
avoid?
The rules are simple to learn,
but the game is vastly complex.
Therefore, even seasoned players
with many years of experience
always have more to learn. For
instance:
When does the en passant rule
apply?
How do I make more effective
combinations?
How does pawn structure point
toward the best next move?
In the endgame, is opposition
still valid if the kings are on different sides of the board?
Whether youre a chess novice
or a long-time player, this course
will help you see the game through
an exciting and multifaceted lens.
Striking visual examples from some
of the most famousand infamousmatches in history offer a
wealth of strategic insight. Youll
also explore the games history and
meet some noted and flamboyant
players, from Andr Philidor to

Bobby Fischer to Garry Kasparov.
How to Play Chess: Lessons from
an International Master is your
guide to becoming a formidable
chess opponent.
IMPROVE YOUR GAMENO
MATTER YOUR SKILL LEVEL
From kings to commoners around
the world, chess is a universal game
that anyone can enjoy, regardless
of language or nationality or social
class. And its a game that anyone
can learn. Mr. Silman reviews everything from how pieces move and
basic notation to advanced strategy
and complex combinations. Players
at all levels will find something of
value here, and a wealth of interactive examples make every lesson
worth revisiting to mine key information.
Among the many topics Mr.
Silman covers are:
Game Fundamentals: Review
how all the pieces move, and
discover a few surprisessuch as
that the humble pawn is actually
the most complex piece on the
board. Then examine the basics
of notation and etiquette during
the game.
Tactical Patterns: Pins, skewers,
forks, decoys, double attacks,
and morebuild your skills with
every piece to help you trap your
opponent and unleash carnage on
the board.
Strategic Planning: From pawn
structure to imbalances in position to cat-and-mouse strategy
and combinations, learn to read
the board and determine the best
series of movesfor you and your
opponent.
Open vs. Closed Positions:
Should you play in the center or
go for the wings? When should
you rely on knights over the
opponents bishops? When should
you sacrifice a pawn? Find out
how to navigate any mid-game
setup.
Statics vs. Dynamics: Chess relies
on strategic thinking and longterm positional planning, but it
also requires the ability to strike
at weaknesses and wage battle.
Hone your skills in all types of
play.
ndgames: It might not be as

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sexy as tactical strikes, but learning a few basic endgame strategies
can give you a powerful edge over
your competition. With a wealth
of examples, Mr. Silman shows
you how to winand makes the
study of endgames fun.
STUDY CLASSIC GAMES
FOR LESSONS IN
TECHNIQUE AND STYLE
One of the joys of this course is that
Mr. Silman takes you beyond the
board and explores the history and
living spirit of the game. He transports you to old-time chess clubs,
including the 18th and 19th-century
pinnacle of them all, the Caf de
la Rgence in Paris and introduces
you to many of the games colorful characters and International
Mastersplayers who changed the
game and serve as models for todays
aspiring players. Among others, you
will meet:
Alexander Alekhine
Andr Philidor
Vera Menchik
Jos Ral Capablanca
Bobby Fischer
Garry Kasparov
In addition to revealing the lives
and personalities that have shaped
how the game is played today, Mr.
Silman reviews many classicoften
heatedgames, offering a playby-play to show how these chess
heroes have trapped and mated each
other and forced resignations. Youll
delight in discovering different styles
of play, from cautious development
to hyper-aggressive tactics to surprising matesand learn much from
studying these games. And youll
come away with a trove of masters
you can look to as models for your
own game.
Indeed, one of the most important ways to improve your game is
to play often and learn from your
mistakes. Mr. Silman gives you
plenty of opportunities to spot the
next best move or discover weaknesses in these fast-paced games.
Thanks to lively and eye-opening
guidance that makes each chess
move come alive, youll learn to
spot patterns and make connections.
You also learn to read the board and
become fluent in chess notation,

including detailed animations, on-screen
text, and live gameplay demonstrations.
On-screen text helps you learn chess

notation and follow its variations.
Live gameplay demonstrations

enhance your learning experience.
Portraits and animations introduce you

to key players and their games.
which will change the way you view

and play the game.
LEARN FROM AN
INTERNATIONAL MASTER
As both an International Master and
a preeminent author of numerous
instructional chess books and articles, Mr. Silman is an ideal guide
to help you build your skills, from
novice to tournament play. Using
clear examples and a step-by-step
approach, these lessons offer a oneon-one tutorial through every aspect
of the game. The course is intensively illustrated, helping you follow
each move as it plays out.
With his deep knowledge of
chess history and the chess community, Mr. Silman also gives you
an insiders take on many of the
more intriguing aspects of the game,
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ABOUT YOUR INSTRUCTOR

Jeremy Silman is an International
Master and a world-class chess
teacher, writer, and player who has
won the U.S. Open (1981), the
National Open (1990), and the
American Open (1992).
Considered by many to be the
games preeminent instructive writer, Mr. Silman is the award-winning author or coauthor of 39
books, including How to Reassess
Your Chess: Chess Mastery through
Chess Imbalances, Silmans Complete
Endgame Course: From Beginner to
Master, and Pal Benko: My Life,
Games and Compositions. He also
has served as a chess consultant for
movies and television shows, including Harry Potter and the Sorcerers
Stone, Monk, and Malcolm in the
Middle. Additionally, he has written
hundreds of articles for a variety of
international chess magazines.
Mr. Silman also has lectured and
given simultaneous exhibitions in
Tokyo, Japan. His chess career has
taken him to all of western and
eastern Europe,Brazil, Argentina,
India, China, Singapore, Thailand,
Vietnam, New Zealand, and all
over the United States, Canada, and
Mexico. Mr. Silmans chess website
(www.jeremysilman.com) offers
reviews that take an honest look at
many of the significant chess books
from the past and bring much-needed guidance to the avalanche of new
books coming out every month.
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COURSE CURRICULUM
1 The World of Chess
Crossing lines of
social class,
language barriers,
and national
boundaries,
played in family
living rooms and
local chess parlors
and online games around the world,
chess is a truly universal pastime.
Discover the basics of the game and how
it began; what each piece is worth and
how it moves; and the mathematical
notation that allows players to record
games, learn from mistakes, and improve.
2 Secrets of the Pawns and Knights
Although humble, pawns are the most
complex pieces on the chessboard.
Meanwhile, the leaping knights are
perhaps the strangest pieces. Learn
how these two pieces move and what
strategies to employ with them to control
the board. Look at a few situations that
test what youve learned.
astling, Checkmate,
3 C
Chess Engines, Draws
Complete your
review of the
basics of chess
including how to
castle, the
difference
between
checkmate and
stalemate, and the etiquette of play. Then
shift your attention to some astonishing
aspects of the game and find out about
simultaneous exhibitions, blindfolded
play, and chess computers.
4 Must-Know Tactical Patterns in Chess
Build your arsenal of tactical skills
by looking for winning patterns on
the board. After covering three go-to
punchespins, skewers, and forksMr.
Silman turns to decoys, double attacks,
discovered attacks, and more. Armed
with these patterns of play, you now have
a major tactical advantage.
5 C
hess Combinations and
Kings in Check
Continue your study of patternsthis
time with combination moves that require
crafty calculations. Whether youre
wondering when (and why) to sacrifice
a piece, or youre looking to trap kings
in tight corners, or you simply want to
unleash a torrent of carnage on the
board, the tactics from this lesson will
help you become a formidable player.
6 C
heckmate! Back-Rank,
Smothered, and More
Delve into the world of piece
collaboration using two or more
pieces to win a checkmate. Mr. Silman
shows you a number of classic mates
that have delighted fans for generations.
Not only are these mating patterns flashy
and exciting, they will also give you a far
deeper understanding of the game.
7 Checkmate against a Castled King

Castling is an excellent strategy, but a
castled king is not invincible. Explore
some of the patterns that can be used to
checkmate a castled kingparticularly
using square h7. Look at when to sacrifice
a bishop, how to use your queen to go on
the hunt, and how pieces must work in
partnership for success.
8 Legendary Attacking Greats of Chess
Famous chess players are some of the
most fascinating figures in history. Enrich
your understanding of tactics by learning
about four of the most famous attacking
players who ever lived: Paul Morphy,
Alexander Alekhine, Mikhail Tal, and
Garry Kasparov. Examine several of their
games to get a feel for their playing style.
Cascade of Short, Brutal
9 A
Chess Games!
Errors are common among players at all
levels. We fall into traps, walk headfirst
into an opponents tactic, or simply miss
a good move or hidden vulnerability.
Review several ways a game can go
wrong, from the quick fools mate to
many possible short, brutal takedowns.
10 Chess Heroes of the Romantic Age
Step back to an era of gaslights and
chess cafes. The romantic era of chess
of the 18th and 19th century was filled
with raucous characters who employed
swashbuckling tactics to please a crowd.
Meet three famous playersJoseph
Henry Blackburne, Adolph Anderssen,
and Baron Ignatz von Kolischand learn
what made their games so memorable.
11 Open Files and the Positional Rook
Almost everyone enjoys tactics, but
tactics are not the most important
element of the game. Begin the first
of several lessons on positional play
and chess strategy, starting with the
rooks. Learn why and how to create
an open file and employ your rooks to
best advantage. See examples of these
mighty pieces at work.
12 Pawns: The Positional Soul of Chess
In this lesson,
youll find out why
pawns are the
soul of chess.
Train your eye
to see the pawn
structures of a
game and their
strategic implications. After honing
your ability to read a position and see
patterns, study a few strategies for
making the most out of the pawns
including pawn chains, the passed pawn,
the Grnfeld Defense center, and more.
13 P
ositional Weaknesses
and Targets in Chess
Continue your study of pawn movements
by examining a number of potential
weaknesses. Mr. Silman helps you notice
and make use of vulnerabilities such as
isolated pawns and doubled pawns. By
sharpening your powers of observation,
your chess game will take a giant leap
forward.
14 Closed and Open Positions

on the Chessboard
Its always
important to
develop your
pieces as quickly
as possible, but
once developed,
open and
closed board
positions require very different strategic
approaches. Study these differences and
find out how to use your knights, bishops,
or rooks for greatest successand how
best to get those pieces into play.
15 Chess Statics vs. Dynamics:
An Eternal Battle
Much of chess boils down to the tension
between static play versus dynamic play.
Static play encompasses the long game
and positional advantage, while dynamic
play is all about tactics and aggressive
attacks. Find out when to rely on each.
16 Using Chessboard Imbalances
to Create Plans
In this lesson, youll begin putting all
the pieces together from previous
lessons. Learn to read the board for
imbalances, and then discover how to
put those imbalances to work. A wealth
of examples teaches you to understand
the body language of the boarda skill
that separates successful players from
their defeated opponents.
17 Legendary Teachers Who
Transformed Chess
Meet several key players who advanced
the game from the Romantic to the
Modern era. In addition to learning about
the personalities of players such as
Andr Philidor, Wilhelm Steinitz, Siegbert
Tarrasch, and Aron Nimzowitsch, youll
study some of their most interesting
games to get a feel for how chess
became much deeper than before.
18 Chess Endgames and the
Kings Magical Powers
While you must have tactical and
positional skills to be a formidable chess
player, learning the strategy behind
a successful endgame is crucial to
bringing your understanding of chess to
the next level. This first of three lessons
on oft-neglected endgame strategy
introduces you to the powers of the king.
Mr. Silman shows you how the kings can
take over the chessboard.
19 Kings and Pawns in
Next-Level Endgames
Continue your study of endgames,
especially those involving the king and
one or more pawns. Here youll find out
how to avoidor createstalemates and
draws, as well as the critical techniques
for getting pawns to the end of the
boardor blocking those dangerous
pawn advances.
20 Triangulation and Two
Critical Rook Endgames
Round out your study of endgames
with an examination of triangulation,
a key tactic for gaining control (called
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lar play an intriguing role in todays

game. Mr. Silman offers recommendations for how to use chess engines
(and how not to use them) to
improve your tactical abilities, but
he also gives a useful perspective on
the limits of artificial intelligence.
Ultimately, chess is an enjoyable
pastime because it is a human game.
Its about strategy, and even psychology, more than rote memorization or brute-force calculations. In
How to Play Chess: Lessons from
an International Master, youll connect or re-connect with the world
of chess in a unique, and possibly
life-changing, way. As you become
a better player, youll experience the
romance and joy of the gameand
become a better thinker to approach
any chess match or strategic thinking challenge with confidence.
EXCERPT: LESSON 1: THE WORLD OF CHESS
A COMPREHENSIVEAND ACCESSIBLEINTRODUCTION TO THE GAME OF KINGS

Chess is a game that has been
played for over 1,500 years, a game
thats a mix of war, tactics, and
strategy, a game that improves your
powers of logic and concentration,
and is, at this time, played by over
600 million people in every corner
of the globe.
I fell in love with chess when
I was 12. The countless tales
of adventure, the international
intrigue, the fact that age and gender is a non-issue, and the wonderful feeling of pure elation that
hit me when I played well or even
found one special move, all these
things drew me to this game. And
I wasnt alone. Though I was just
starting out, I found that kings,
artists, actors, politicians, scientists,
the super-rich, and the super-poor
loved it just like I did.
Though people come from all
areas of society, every nation, and
every religion, all share one common interestchess. And when
they get together, chess helps them
speak the same universal language.
When you play chess, youre suddenly part of something bigger than
yourself, something exciting, some-
the opposition) in a king-versus-king

standoff. Then turn to two common rook
endgames: the Lucena Position and
the Philidor Position. Mr. Silman offers
several general rules for handling these
situations.
21 Chess Openings: The Right
and Wrong Way
Many people believe openings are the
most important part of the game, but
as youll learn in this lesson, this belief
is wrong on many levels. Here, youll
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thing beyond the artificial borders

that cover the Earth.
So how do players thousands of
miles away from each other come
together? Some play postal chess,
which allows you to take several
days for just one move. Others
travel, and when they do, a stop
at the local chess club opens new
doors and perspectives. Many just
play family, friends, and coworkers.
And several million take advantage
of modern technology and play live
online games against someone in
encounter a few simple strategies for
developing your pieces and getting
to the middle of the game. Learn Mr.
Silmans recommended opening
repertoire so you can successfully get
through the opening with minimum
memorization.
22 Chess Psychology and the
Known Unknown
Chess is riddled with psychological
trapsparticularly if you find yourself
playing a superior opponent. Mr. Silman
China one night, Russia the next,

and New Zealand after that.
Most dont post their real names,
which means you might be playing
chess addicts already famous in
other walks of lifeactors like Will
Smith and Julia Roberts, world
boxing champions like Vladimir
Klitschko and Manny Pacquiao,
musical performers like Sting and
Madonna, basketball legend Wilt
Chamberlain, TV host David
Letterman, and the list of chess lovers goes on and on.
offers insight into several of these traps
and helps you maintain your confidence,
whether youre playing a peer on your
level or one of the most sophisticated
computers on the planet.
23 The Chess Amateurs Mind
By studying several common amateur
mistakes, such as giving away pieces
and neglecting to defend against enemy
attacks, youll strengthen your own chess
skills and get into the mindset of thinking
through your opponents best reply to
In this course, youll be immersed

in chess culture. Youll embrace the
science. Youll understand its sporting aspects. Youll learn to appreciate the art. And when all is said and
done, youll discover that youve
become quite a strong player. And
you might even find that you agree
with the great chess player and
teacher Siegbert Tarrasch who said,
Chess, like love, like music, has the
power to make men happy.
Lets start with the chessboard.
The board has always had the same
number of squares, eight by eight,
since the first chess-like games
appeared, which is often given at
620 AD. However, while the light
and dark checkerboards have been
in use since the 11th century, the
older boards didnt have any color
differentiation at all.
Chessboards generally come in
wood, the most expensive and beautiful, and plastic, light and portable.
In fact, the same can be said for
chess pieces. Of course, you can
find boards and pieces made out of
glass, metal, and just about everything else. But wood and plastic
are the go-to materials among the
serious players.
every move.
24 Picking a Chess Hero
As youve seen throughout the course,
the chess greats all have a unique
approach to the game, often rooted
in how they understand other players.
Round out the course by studying four
final championsJos Ral Capablanca,
Vera Menchik, Bobby Fischer, and Hou
Yifanto analyze their style of play and
enjoy the benefits of thinking about your
own favorite chess hero.
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members of The Great Courses faculty. The Secrets of Mental Math,
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Mental math, as Professor Benjamin
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in your head is all just a process of
breaking down a large problem into
simpler and simpler problems until
its finally reduced to a single answer.
Assuming no detailed knowledge
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The Secrets of Mental Math to be
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calculating skills.
In the first part of the course,
you focus on specific strategies for
performing the basic nuts-and-bolts
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immediately reach for a calculator or
a pen.
But imagine if you could perform
these and other seemingly difficult
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right in your head.
Seems like an impossible feat? Its
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One key to improving and
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whether youre a corporate executive
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Adding any two numbers up to

three digits
Subtracting any two numbers up
to three digits
Multiplying any two numbers up
to two digits
Dividing any number by a number up to two digits
Dr. Benjamin fills each lecture
with a wealth of practice problems
to follow along with and get you
engaged in the joys of mentally solving math problems.
Once youve gotten these four
fundamental operations down, you
then branch out into some interesting directions that continue to hone
your mental math skills. Among the
exciting skills youll develop are
how to find approximate answers
using the art of guesstimation;
how to improve your memory
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how to mentally determine the
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And his accompanying course
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Throughout The Secrets of Mental
Math, Professor Benjamin leads you
through some funand memorabletechniques for tackling specific
mathematical calculations. Heres
an example of one strategy he calls
Create a Zero, Kill the Zero, helpful for determining the divisibility
of any odd number that doesnt end
in 5.
Is 1232 a multiple of 7?
Start by adding or subtracting a
multiple of 7 to create a 0 at the
end (1232 + 28 = 1260).
Kill the 0 from the new number
(1260 becomes 126).
Add or subtract a multiple of 7
to create another zero at the end
(126 + 14 = 140), then kill the 0
at the end.
Determine whether the new
number is a multiple of the original divisor (yes, its 14).
Thus, 1232 is a multiple of 7.
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Dr. Arthur T. Benjamin is Professor
of Mathematics at Harvey Mudd
College. He earned a Ph.D. in
Mathematical Sciences from Johns
Hopkins University in 1989.
Professor Benjamins teaching
has been honored repeatedly by the
Mathematical Association of America
(MAA). In 2000, he received
the MAA Deborah and Franklin
Tepper Haimo National Award for
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AT NUMBERS
Teaching of Mathematics. The MAA
But youll get more than just fun
also named Professor Benjamin the
strategies to help make mental math 20062008 George Plya Lecturer.
easier. Learning with Professor
In 2012, Princeton Review profiled
Benjamin is like having a supportive him in The Best 300 Professors.
coach right by your sidesomeone
He is a professional magician,
to encourage you, challenge you, and
whose
techniques are explained in
instill mathematical confidence in
his
book
Secrets of Mental Math: The
you. Its this same teaching method
Mathemagicians
Guide to Lightning
that has won him a host of prestiCalculation
and
Amazing
Math
gious awards from the Mathematical
The course features dozens of

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On-screen equations and diagrams

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Professor Benjamin has appeared
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publications, including Scientific
American, People, and The New York
Times. In 2005, Readers Digest
called him Americas Best Math
Whiz.
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2 Mental Addition and Subtraction
3 Go Forth and Multiply
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6 Mental Math and Paper
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8 The Speed of Vedic Division
9 Memorizing Numbers
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Mind-Body Medicine: The New Science of Optimal Health
Professor of Clinical Medicine Jason M. Satterfield
University of California, San Francisco
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Bridge the gap between mind and body and gain a truly
holistic view of your health in this science-based course
that explores how your brain can impact your overall
wellness.
n recent decades, science has

revealed that the mind and body
are intimately connected in ways
we havent previously realizedand
this field of knowledge is now changing our understanding of health and
disease.
Numerous studies on the brains
interaction with the body demonstrate that health is directly affected
by our social environments, socioeconomic status, culture, behaviors,
relationships, psychological states,
and habits of mind, among many
factors.
Mind-body medicineworking
in tandem with traditional medical
practicemakes use of a large spectrum of psychological, physical, and
behavioral treatments, drawn from
many disciplines, in an approach

to health care that aims to treat the
whole person.
In Mind-Body Medicine: The
New Science of Optimal Health,
youll study this subject in compelling depth, with the expert guidance
of Professor Jason M. Satterfield of
the University of California, San
Francisco. These 36 eye-opening
lectures provide rigorous answers to
the questions of what makes us sick,
what makes us well, and what we
can do about it.
Youll finish the course with a tool
box of ideas and interventions for
your personal wellness goals, empowering you to partner more effectively
Scientific research shows that even a few weeks of mindfulness meditation can
with your medical providers and
boost your immune system, as well as have numerous other benefits to your health.
maximize your own health.
Lecture Titles
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264-page course
synopsis
Suggested readings
Questions to
consider
Bibliography
10 Agony and EcstasyBiology of Emotion

11 Whats Your EQ, and How Can You Improve It?
12 Whats Your Type? Personality and Health
13 An Apple a DayBehavior
and Disease Prevention
14 Staying on the WagonMaking
Changes That Last
15 Ease the BurnModernDay Stress and Coping
16 The IcebergVisible and Hidden Identity
17 Ties That BindRelationships and Health
18 Building BridgesIntimacy and Relationships
19 Touched by GraceSpirituality and Health

20 A Matter of Class
Socioeconomics and Health
21 A Cog in the WheelOccupational Stress
22 The Power of PlaceCommunities and Health
23 The Master PlanPublic Health and Policy
24 Heart and SoulCardiovascular Disease I
25 Heart and SoulCardiovascular Disease II
26 The Big CCancer and Mind-Body Medicine
27 Bugs, Drugs, and Buddha
Psychoneuroimmunology
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28 Fire in the BellyThe GI System

29 ObesityAmericas New Epidemic
30 The Strain in Pain Lies Mainly in the Brain
31 Catching Your ZsSleep and Health
32 Chasing ZebrasSomatoform Disorders
33 Seeing the Glass Half EmptyDepression
34 Silencing the ScreamUnderstanding Anxiety
35 Lingering WoundsTrauma,
Resilience, Growth
36 Tomorrows Biopsychosocial Medicine
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1 Weaving the Biopsychosocial Braid

2 Vital SignsDefining Health and Illness
3 Fight or Flight vs. Rest and Digest
4 Simmering SoupThe
Neuroendocrine System
5 Deploying the TroopsBasic Immunology
6 Nature vs. NurtureGenes,
Health, and Disease
7 Forget Me NotCognitive Function
8 Mind over MatterCognition in Everyday Life
9 Emotions RevealedPsychology of Emotions
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Optimizing Brain Fitness
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ith its up to 500 trillion

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Lecture Titles
1 How Your Brain Works
2 How Your Brain Changes
3 Care and Feeding of the Brain
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Questions to
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Bibliography
4 Creativity and the Playful Brain

5 Focusing Your Attention
6 Enhancing Your Memory
7 Exercising Your Working Memory

8 Putting Your Senses to Work
9 Enlisting Your Emotional Memory
10 Practicing for Peak Performance

11 Taking Advantage of Technology
12 Building Your Cognitive Reserve
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Get Strong, Energized, and Fit at Any Age

Physiology and Fitness
Consistently high-quality lectures on a wide variety of topics. Always

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Dean Hodgkin | International Fitness Expert
Richard Dorsey, Newport Beach, CA
Build a stronger, healthier you with 24 lectures and 12

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f there exists a Fountain of

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International fitness expert Dean
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tone your body, and help ward off a host of medical conditions.
in more than 30 countries.
Lecture Titles
Components of Fitness
How Fit Are You?
Overcome the Barriers to Exercise
Your Heart in Action
The Fitness of Breathing
You Can Reduce Stress
Fitness and Pregnancy
Refuel, Recover, and Reenergize
ThinkingThe Brain-Body Connection
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10 Healthy Joints for Life

11 Protecting Yourself from Injury
12 The Amazing Benefits of Balance
13 Fueling Fitness
14 Why Everyone Should Exercise in Water
15 The Secret Life of Muscles
16 Strong to the Bone
17 Getting Your Back on Track
18 21st-Century Yoga
19 Walk Your Way to Fitness

20 The Amazing Benefits of Stretching
21 Stay ActiveDefy the Aging Process
22 Sitting Disease
23 Exercise for Weight Loss
24 Mobilizers and Stabilizers
Managing Your Abs
25 Body Weight Workout
26 Medicine Ball Workout
27 Step and Interval Workout
28 Dumbbell Workout
29 Combat Workout
30 Fitness Ball Workout
31 Balance Board Workout
32 Kettlebell Workout
33 Plyometrics Workout
34 Resistance Band Workout
35 Training Bar Workout
36 Stretching Routine
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Secrets of Sleep Science:

From Dreams to Disorders
Scientific Secrets for Self-Control

Professor of Psychology C. Nathan DeWall
University of Kentucky
Professor of Biology H. Craig Heller

Stanford University
For many of us, sleep is one of lifes greatest pleasures. For others, sleep represents a nightly struggle to fall asleep, stay asleep, rest comfortably,
and even remain safe until morning. Examine
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investigate coping mechanisms for jet lag, shift work, and insomnia; parasomnias such as sleepwalking and night terrors; and more.
Lecture Titles
1 Sweet SleepEssential
for a Healthy Life
2 What Is Sleep?
3 Sleep across the Night
4 Sleep across the Life Span
5 Who in the World Sleeps?
6 The Timing of Sleep
7 The Wheels of the Circadian Clock
8 The Deep Sleep of Hibernators
9 The Neuroanatomy and
Neurochemistry of Sleep
10 The Neurophysiology of Sleep

11 Sleep DisordersNarcolepsy
12 The Strange World of Dreams
13 Functions of Sleep
Fueling the Brain
14 The Timing and Function
of REM Sleep
15 Sleep and Learning
Procedural Memory
16 Sleep and Declarative Memory
17 Sleep and Memory in Animals
18 Sleep and Learning Disability

19 When You Cannot SleepInsomnia
20 Sleep Apnea
21 Behavior during Sleep
Parasomnias
22 Sleep and the Rest of the Body
23 Improving Sleep
24 Sleep in the Future and
the Future of Sleep
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Lecture Titles
1 Why Is It So Hard to
Do What We Should?
2 Self-Control Successes
and Failures
3 Marshmallows, Monkeys,
and Mortality
4 Taming the Impulsive Beast
5 First Impressions
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6 Romance, Finance,
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What Science Knows about Cancer
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Lecture Titles
1 Cancer Is an Ongoing Challenge
2 Cancer Is a Major Burden to Society
3 Discovering Causes of
Cancer in Populations
4 Some Causes of Cancer
in Populations
5 DNA Is the Key to
Understanding Cancer
6 How Does DNA Change
to Initiate Cancer?
7 How Do We Know If
Something Causes Cancer?
8 How Do Normal Cells Function?

9 What Is Different about
Cancer Cells?
10 How Do Tumors Grow?
11 How Tumors Spread and Thrive
12 What Are Tumor Viruses?
13 How Do Tumor Viruses
Cause Cancer?
14 How Do Cancer-Causing
Genes Work?
15 Can Cancer Be Inherited?
16 How Do Normal Genes

Suppress Tumors?
17 How Do Genetic Changes
Result in Cancer?
18 Treating Cancer with Surgery
19 Treating Cancer with Radiation
20 Treating Cancer with Drugs
21 How Do Drugs Attack Cancer?
22 Frontiers of Cancer Treatment
23 Can Screening for
Cancer Be Useful?
24 Can Cancer Be Prevented?
Professor of Neurology Steven Novella, M.D.

Yale School of Medicine
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strengthen your skills at assessing the scientific truth behind medical advice.
Lecture Titles
1 Medical Knowledge versus
Misinformation
2 Myths about Water and Hydration
3 Vitamin and Nutrition Myths
4 DietingSeparating
Myths from Facts
5 The Fallacy That Natural
Is Always Better
6 Probiotics and Our Bacterial Friends
7 Sugar and Hyperactivity
8 AntioxidantsHype versus Reality
9 The Common Cold
10 Vaccination Benefits
How Well Vaccines Work
11 Vaccination Risks
Real and Imagined
12 Antibiotics, Germs, and Hygiene
13 Vague Symptoms and
Fuzzy Diagnoses
14 Herbalism and Herbal Medicines
15 HomeopathyOne Giant Myth
16 Facts about Toxins and
Myths about Detox
17 Myths about Acupunctures
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Medical Myths, Lies, and Half-Truths:

What We Think We Know
May Be Hurting Us
Professor of Cancer Cell Biology David Sadava | City

of Hope Medical Center and The Claremont Colleges
Few global challenges touch humanity with as

much immediacy or ubiquity as cancer. The
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than it was even a decade ago. What Science
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disease develops, thrives, and can potentially be conquered. Disccover the
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18 Myths about Magnets,

Microwaves, Cell Phones
19 All about Hypnosis
20 Myths about Coma and
Consciousness
21 What Placebos Can and Cannot Do
22 Myths about Pregnancy
23 Medical Myths from
around the World
24 RoundupDecluttering
Our Mental Closet
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The Everyday Guide to Wine
Lecture Titles
Jennifer Simonetti-Bryan
Master of Wine and Certified Specialist of Spirits
1 Why Learn about Wine?

2 A Tasters Tool Kit
3 WinemakingFrom
Vineyard to Harvest
4 WinemakingFrom
Harvest to Bottle
5 The WhitesRiesling
to Chardonnay
6 The RedsPinot Noir
to Cabernet
7 Champagne and Other
Sparkling Wines
8 Port, Sherry, and Other
Fortified Wines
9 What to Drink with Dessert
For all its pleasurable qualities, wine can be bewildering in its mystery and
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The 24 engaging lectures of The Everyday Guide to Wine give you all
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The Everyday Guide to Wines of California

Jennifer Simonetti-Bryan | Master of Wine and Certified Specialist of Spirits
California is one of the most exciting and important wine-growing

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the world of wine or a seasoned connoisseur)one delicious glass at
a time.
The Everyday Guide to Wines of Italy

No place on Earth has a more ancient and important tradition of

winemaking than Italy. Thousands of years before wine became
commonplace in France or the Napa Valley, Italians were producing their own unique varieties and making wine an essential part of
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a delicious, interactive, and unforgettable tasting tour.
The Everyday Guide to Wines of France

Grab a glass and join acclaimed Master of Wine Jennifer SimonettiBryan on a fascinating six-lecture tour of the best wines of France
with The Everyday Guide to Wines of France. What makes French
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19 Other U.S. Regions,

Mexico, and Canada
20 Sampling Argentina and Chile
21 The Best of Australia
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22 Wines of New Zealand
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23 Becoming a Knowledgeable
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24 Wine for Any Occasion
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Survey the tastes and aromas of various wines, tour the worlds great wine
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to properly taste wine in this course by
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10 French Regions
Bordeaux and Loire
11 French Regions
Burgundy and Alsace
12 French RegionsRhne,
Languedoc, Provence
13 Wines of Northern Italy
14 Wines of Southern Italy
15 The Tastes of Germany
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16 The Tastes of Spain
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17 U.S. RegionsCalifornia
18 U.S. RegionsWashington
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Discovering Your Roots:

An Introduction to Genealogy
Professor John Philip Colletta
Independent Genealogist
Genealogy is a journey of self-discovery that

can teach you as much about yourself as
about those who came before you.
But what holds many of us back from unearthing
our family history is uncertainty about how to go
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the long-forgotten past in the most effective ways possible.
Lecture Titles
1 Interviewing Kin and
Mining Home Sources
2 Genealogy Online
Gems and Junk
3 The LibraryShelves
Full of Family History
4 Military Service and
Homestead Records
5 How to Build
Historical Context
6 Your Ancestors in Ship

Passenger Lists
7 Your Ancestors in
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8 The Genealogical
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9 Your Ancestors in the
County Courthouse
10 Your Ancestors in
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11 How to Write Biography
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Chef-Instructor Bill Briwa and Chef-Instructor Patrick Clark

The Culinary Institute of America
Nothing beats firing up the grill for a great mealyet most of us

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Not only can the grill provide a savory seared crust on a juicy steak
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The Everyday Gourmet: Making Healthy Food Taste Great

Nutrition Instructor Dr. Connie Guttersen and Chef-Instructor Bill Briwa
The Culinary Institute of America
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Think healthy food has to taste bland or boring? Think again! Learn
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cook with health in mind. Compare the nutritional benefits of foods
commonly found in grocery stores, and distinguish whats true about
nutrition and diet. Experiment with how specific culinary techniques
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international cuisines are a key component of a healthy diet.
The Everyday Gourmet: Making Great Meals in Less Time

Chef-Instructor Bill Briwa | The Culinary Institute of America
Wed all love to create wholesome, delicious meals. But one thing
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The secrets to making great meals in less time are simple and easy
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ANCIENT & MEDIEVAL HISTORY

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Discover shocking military disasters and thrilling reversals of fortune, such as the events of the Battle of Courtrai in Flanders in 1302, in which French knights equipped
with the best available arms and armor were beaten by what many viewed as an undisciplined rabble of Flemish shopkeepers bearing improvised weapons.
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Circle the Globe from the Americas to

Africa in This Insightful Course on the
Worlds Most Stunning Military Failures
Historys Great Military Blunders and the Lessons They Teach
Professor of History and Humanistic Studies Gregory S. Aldrete | University of WisconsinGreen Bay
ll battles are in some

degreedisasters. These
words by military historian
John Keegan are true in that military
conflicts inevitably involve death
and destruction. Yet despite their
tragic cost, many battles are regarded
as great triumphs, while others are
nearly universally declared blunders.
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What qualifies such battles for special condemnationor inquiry, for

that matter? Why focus on failure at
all?
Perhaps above all else, it is the
element of avoidability that makes
these catastrophes so worthy of
exploration. Military history often
highlights success and suggests a
sense of inevitability about victory,

but there is so much that can be
learned from studying failure, particularly when its unexpected. From
how the arc of history was altered
by the outcome of these battles to
how such mistakes could have been
avoided to how they might be circumvented in the future, there are
numerous important lessons to be

gleaned. You even consider how the
world might be different if these
egregious errors had not occurred.
Losing a battle due to being outnumbered, outmatched, or suffering
a random misfortune is not enough
to be deemed a blunder. For a mili-
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both to tell us how much they enjoyed the lectures and to remind us
that theres as much to be learned
from defeat as from victory. They
rightly pointed out that while history
typically concentrates on success,
there are also many valuable lessons inherent in studying failures.
Professor Aldrete was quickly on
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these notorious military catastrophes, agreeing that there were
many candidates worthy of profiling. These campaigns did not just
go awry, but were marred by outright blunders that ultimately proved
pivotal. The course reveals classic
errors as well as little-considered
mistakes that changed the path of
history. These costly failures hold
lessons that we canand should
learn from even today. In answer
to your requests, here is a journey
through some of the most gloriously inglorious wartime encounters in
world history. We hope you enjoy it!
army at the Battle of Carrhae in

53 B.C. to the tragic landings at
Gallipoli in World War I. Presented
in a narrative yet thoroughly
informative fashion by Gregory S.
Aldrete, Frankenthal Professor of
History and Humanistic Studies at
the University of WisconsinGreen
Bay, these 24 lectures reveal how
the trajectory of history hangs in the
balance of individual battles. Success
and failure, as youll learn, are two
sides of the same coin.
With a scope that spans the globe,
from ancient Greece through the
Crusades through global conflicts
during first half of the 20th century,
this course features infamous conflicts such as the Charge of the Light
Brigade and the Battle of Little
Bighorn, as well as lesser-known battles you may find surprising.
COMPELLING STORIES AND

FASCINATING FIGURES
How could an army equipped with
cannon and rocket artillery be wiped
out by Zulu warriors wielding
spears, clubs, and outdated firearms? How could heavily armored
French knights be vulnerable to the
crude weapons of a band of Flemish
shopkeepers? Why would a savvy
Chinese general fall victim to a
tactic he had previously employed
himself?
Unpredictable twists of fate
abound
in this course, demonstrattary defeat to qualify as a true bluning
that
when it comes to war, there
der, it must:
are
no
givens.
Sheer numbers, supe be avoidable;
rior weaponry, and skilled leadership
involve a decision or action that
are never a guarantee of success.
common sense, training, or cirHistorys Great Military
cumstance suggested was unwise,
Blunders
also features remarkable
which dramatically altered the
personalities,
such as:
outcome for the worse;
the conniving and self-indulgent
involve someone who failed to
Alcibiades, whose fatal flaws
take an obvious action; and/or
brought his region to utter
include an element of identifiable
ruin;
blame for the critical mistake.
the ambitious and egotistical
In Historys Great Military
Napoleon, who tarnished his
Blunders and the Lessons They
legacy by appointing his inept
Teach, youll study these crucibles of
brother to an important role in
history to gain a better understandRussia, among other mistakes;
ing of why a civilization tookor
the
flamboyant General George
didnt takea particular path. Full
Custer,
who was done in by his
of dramatic reversals of fortune,
belief
that
he could defeat any
colorful characters, and unlikely trinumber
of
Native Americans;
umphs, this course examines some of
and
the worlds most notable examples
Genghis Khans trusted military
of military misfortune, from the
strategist Subotai, who cleverly
humiliating destruction of a Roman
maneuvered opponents onto

ground of his own choosing.
On more than one occasion,
youll see how an inflated sense of
a generals own abilities can spell
doom for his troops, particularly when combined with a lack of
respect for the opponent.
What becomes clear, as you trace
the history of military mistakes
across time and around the world,
is a disturbing underlying theme
that runs through almost all of these
examples and categories of blunders:
a fundamental failure to learn from
the past that continues into the
modern day.
INVESTIGATE MILITARY
BLUNDERS FROM ROOT
CAUSES TO RAMIFICATIONS
Whether youre a student of military
history or are simply intrigued by
the notion of a blunder altering the
course of the world, youll appreciate Professor Aldretes fresh perspective and engaging storytelling. In
every lecture, he lays out a conflicts
historical context and key players
before presenting a riveting blow-byblow account of the battle. He concludes by analyzing the ramifications
of the outcome, and considers how
these fatal errors might have been
avoided.
While the factors leading to the
failures youll encounter are complex, there are four basic categories
of blunders that recur throughout
these lectures, regardless of setting,
be it the United States, France,
Ethiopia, or Afghanistan:
Failures of planning, which
encompass decisions or omissions that doom one side even
before battle begins, such as poor
intelligence gathering, unclear
objectives, or failure to take terrain into account.
Failures of leadership, which are
often the result of overconfidence, indecisiveness, a general
being charged with a task for
which he is unfit, and internal
conflicts.
Failures of execution, which
include dividing control among
multiple generals, breakdowns of
communication, and refusing to
call off an unsuccessful mission
or sending additional forces into
an operation that had already

gone irretrievably wrong.
Failures of adaptation, in which
leadership clings to tactics that
have become outmoded, often
because of advances in technology.
Evolving technology factors heavily in many of the battles discussed,
such as at Culloden, where the
Highlanders charge against British
cannons and muskets proved brave
but fruitless; and in the sinking
of the battleship Prince of Wales,
during which naval commanders
failed to recognize the threat that
aircraft posed to once-dominant
armored warships.
GRIPPING TALES TOLD BY
A MASTER HISTORIAN
Professor Aldrete is a dynamic
lecturer and masterful storyteller.
His extensive background as an
award-winning teacher, writer, and
researcher elevates every lecture. A
trove of custom visual content help
these lectures come alive for those
who experience it via a visual format, from battle plans to animations
to historically accurate maps that
highlight the geopolitical context
of the time. These illuminating
illustrations provide an immersive
experience and facilitate deeper understanding of exactly how
these blunders occurred and what
could have been done differently.
Historys Great Military Blunders
and the Lessons They Teach is a
fascinating journey through some of
the most gloriously inglorious wartime encounters, and along the way
youll get to know some of the most
legendary characters in world history, brilliant yet tragically flawed.
By reversing the lens on history and
confronting some of the most costly
wartime mistakes, we can see the
past from a new angleand perhaps
avoid making the same errors in the
future.
Dr. Gregory S. Aldrete is the
Frankenthal Professor of History
and Humanistic Studies at the
University of Wisconsin-Green Bay.
He earned his B.A. from Princeton
University and his Ph.D. in Ancient
History from the University of
Michigan.
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including detailed animations, portraits,
and on-screen text.
On-screen text helps you follow key

points with your professor.
Graphics and animations, including

custom-made detailed battle plans,
provide context to the lectures.
Honored many times over for his

research and his teaching, Professor
Aldrete was named by his university
as the winner of its highest awards
in each field, receiving its Founders
Association Faculty Awards for
both Excellence in Scholarship
and Excellence in Teaching. That
recognition of his teaching skills
was affirmed on a national level
in 2010, when he received the
American Philological Association
Award for Excellence in Teaching
at the College Level. Two years
later, he was named the Wisconsin
Professor of the Year by the Council
for Advancement and Support of
Education (CASE) and the Carnegie
Foundation for the Advancement of
Teaching.
The recipient of many prestigious
research fellowships, including five
from the National Endowment for
the Humanities, Professor Aldrete
has written several important books
in his field, including Gestures
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and Acclamations in Ancient Rome;

Floods of the Tiber in Ancient Rome;
Daily Life in the Roman City:
Rome, Pompeii, and Ostia; The
Long Shadow of Antiquity: What
Have the Greeks and Romans Done
For Us? (with A. Aldrete); and
Unraveling the Linothorax Mystery:
Reconstructing and Testing Ancient
Linen Body Armor (with S. Bartell
and A. Aldrete). His previous Great
Courses are History of the Ancient
World: A Global Perspective and
The Decisive Battles of World
History.
COURSE CURRICULUM
1 P
etersburg: Union Digs Its
Own Grave1864
Follow the chain of events that led to the
Civil Wars ill-fated Battle of the Crater, a
notable example of what can happen in
warfare when a plan goes awry due to
poor leadership, last-minute changes,
and other unclear objectives. Then, look
at the phenomenon of military blunders
and what they teach.
2 S
yracuse: Athenss Second
Front413 B.C.
From initiating a second front with
a new enemy to dividing supreme
command among multiple generals, see
how failures of decision-making and
leadership spelled disaster for the Greek
city-state of Athens in the outcome of the
Peloponnesian War, fought with Sparta.
3 Carrhae: The Parthian Shot53 B.C.
The Roman
military suffered
one of its most
humiliating
defeats at the
hands of the
smaller Parthian
force at the Battle
of Carrhae. Discover how this shocking
defeat involved glaring intelligence
failures, overconfidence, and poor
decisions, as well as crafty use of terrain
and exploitation of weakness.
ed Cliffs: Cao Caos Bad
4 R
Day208 A.D.
Even outstanding commanders can have
a bad day, as evidenced by one of the
most celebrated conflicts in Chinese
history: the battle of Red Cliffs. How
did general Cao Cao get fooled by an
obvious ploy that set his armada ablaze

particularly when he had previously used
such tactics himself?
5 B
arbarian Gate: Adrianople378,
Pliska811
Although waged 400 years apart, the
battles of Adrianople and Pliska share a
number of curious similarities. Explore
how both defeats were triggered by
the Romans mistreatment of immigrant
barbarian groups from the northwho
might otherwise have been converted
into alliesand overconfidence on the
part of the Roman emperors.
6 Fourth Crusade: Byzantium
Betrayed1204
Innocent III
initiated the Fourth
Crusade to
recapture control
of the Holy Lands
from Muslim rulers,
but Crusaders
ultimately
rampaged through Christendom. Learn
what led to the brutal attack and looting
of the city of Constantinople, a supposed
ally of the Crusaders and the seat of the
Greek Orthodox branch of Christianity.
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Examine both well-known and lesser-known battles, including the Battle of Isandlwana of 1879, where a huge, well-armed
detachment of British soliders was wiped out by Zulu warriors wielding spears, clubs, and outdated firearms.
Portraits and visual images help to

bring the stories to life.
7 K
alka River: Genghis Khans
General1223
More than 40,000 Russians were slain
at the hands of the Mongols at the
Kalka River, including six princes and
70 noblemen. Examine the factors
that led to the allied armys defeat,
from underestimating the Mongols to
repeatedly allowing their leader, Subotai,
to maneuver his opponents onto ground
of his own choosing.
ourtrai: Knights versus
8 C
Shopkeepers1302
At the Battle of Courtrai in 1302, a French
army of the finest knights equipped
with the best available arms and armor
was beaten by what many viewed as
an undisciplined rabble of Flemish
shopkeepers bearing improvised
weapons. Delve into the battle and learn
the mistakes leading to the knights
defeat.
9 N
agashino: Taking Swords
to a Gunfight1575
The Battle of
Nagashino was the
culmination of a
multi-generational
conflict with some
of the most
memorable battles
and colorful
figures in Japanese history. Although
both armies possessed guns, only one
commander employed them to maximum
effect. Delve into the battle and consider
why mere access to a new technology
isnt sufficient for victoryone must also
understand how to use it effectively.
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artagena: High Walls,

10 C
Short Ladders1741
The most spectacular battle of the War of
Jenkins Ear was a massive amphibious
assault launched against the Spanish
port city of Cartagena, Colombia. Trace
how this expedition began with great
enthusiasm among the British but
ended in failure and embarrassment,
due primarily to the enmity that arose
between Britains top-ranking naval and
army officers.
11 C
ulloden: The Bonnie
Prince Blunders1746
Prince Charles Edward Stuart
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disembarked a French warship onto the

shore of Scotland intent on restoring
the House of Stuart over England and
Scotland. As you delve into the battle
of Culloden, notice how his rivalries,
poor decisions, and waffling led to
failure against the firepower and
professionalism of the British.
12 R
ussia: Napoleon Retreats
in the Snow1812
Napoleon made
many mistakes in
his campaign to
invade Russia, a
fatal miscalculation
that led to his
downfall and
blemished his
legacy as a brilliant general. Investigate
his errors here, from appointing his inept
brother to an important role to using
unimaginative frontal assault tactics,
which resulted in a bloodbath.
13 A
fghanistan: Khyber Pass
Death Trap1842
Propelled by paranoia about Russian
plots, the First Afghan War was an
unmitigated disaster for the British. See
how their attempt to protect the East
India Companys interests resulted in the
entire Army of the Indus16,000 soldiers
and camp followersbeing wiped out by
Afghan tribesmen.
rimea: Charge of the
14 C
Light Brigade1854
Although a minor incident, the Charge of
the Light Brigade has gained a reputation
as both a glorious moment in the history
of warfare and one of the greatest
military blunders of all time. Follow the
disastrous chain of events that lead the
British to attack the wrong target.
15 Greasy Grass: Custers
Last Stand1876
Military historians still argue over what
happened and who was at fault in the
Battle of the Little Bighorn. Examine why
this battle between George Custers
cavalry and the Lakota and their allies
remains one of the most infamous in
American history, and see how this
rare victory for the indigenous tribes
ultimately hastened their defeat.
16 I sandlwana: 25,000 Zulus

Undetected1879
How could an army accompanied by
cannon and rocket artillery be wiped out
by Zulu warriors wielding spears, clubs,
and a smattering of outdated firearms?
Find out in this account of one of the
most shocking and humiliating British
defeats from the Napoleonic Wars up to
World War I.
17 Adwa: Italys Fiasco in Ethiopia1896
Learn how overconfidence,
miscommunication, and miscalculation
were all displayed by the Italians at
Adwa in Ethiopia, resulting in one of the
greatest victories of a native people over
an imperial power during the colonization
eraa rare indigenous civilization that
succeeded in establishing itself as an
independent modern nation.
18 Colenso: The Second Boer War1899
The Boer Wars Battle of Colenso marked
a turning point in military tactics, as the
British forces clung to obsolete methods
of fighting in the face of new weaponry
and tactics. Explore how the stubborn
determination of the British commanders
to utilize outdated techniques resulted in
a completely ineffectual attack.
19 Tannenberg: Ineptitude
in the East1914
The Battle of Tannenberg was a brilliant
victory for the Germansmade possible
by the many errors committed by the
Russians. Discover how the Germans
turned the tables on Alexander
Samsonov, fragmenting and tearing apart
his once seemingly invincible battalions,
leaving them lost in a nightmarish
landscape of forest and bogs.
20 Gallipoli: Churchill Dooms
Allied Assault1915
With World
War I bogged
down in
trench
warfare,
Britain
attempted to
break the
stalematewhich had tragic results in
the Gallipoli campaign, an infamous
episode of military incompetence. See
where the Brits went wrong, from poorly
allocating resources to giving the Turks

ample time to prepare.
21 World War II: Royal Navy
Goes Down194142
Examine two of the worst naval
disasters in the Britains history, the
causes of which include both grossly
underestimating and overestimating the
enemy: the sinking of the Royal Navys
most technologically sophisticated
battleship by Japanese bombers in
December 1941 and the destruction
of merchant ships in Convoy PQ 17 by
Germans in July 1942.
22 Dieppe Raid: Catastrophe
on the Beach1942
From
conception to
execution, the
Dieppe raid
was filled with
unclear
objectives and
poor planning.
Why did the Allies undertake such an
ill-fated attack on this German-occupied
French city? Find out here, along with a
detailed account of what went wrong
from bad timing to overambitious
strategies to unexpectedly difficult
terrain.
23 Operation Market Garden: A
Bridge Too Far1944
Operation Market Garden is routinely
listed among the great military
mishaps of World War II. Investigate
the Allies numerous errors in planning,
organization, and execution in this bold
air/land mission, from underestimating
the Germans resistance to ignoring
important intelligence to making
unrealistic timetables.
24 The Great Blunders: Four
Paths to Failure
Review the conflicts in this course to
determine the major recurrent errors
leading to such blunders. Then, turn
to the final case study: a location and
culture encompassing modern-day
Afghanistan and Pakistan that has been
the target of some of historys greatest
conquerors and empires across more
than 2,000 years.
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The Decisive Battles
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Professor of History and Humanistic
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University of WisconsinGreen Bay
Examine the military

encounters that most
profoundly affected history
in this sweeping course
that spans from a chariot
battle in ancient Egypt to
Hitlers defeat at Stalingrad
during WWII to conflicts
of the modern era.
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England expects that every man will do his duty. These words by Admiral Horatio Nelson at the onset of the Battle of
Trafalgar (1805) presaged Britains victory over France, ending Napoleons dreams of conquest.
key component for understanding

world history. Offering eye-opening insights into humanitys past, a
knowledge of mankinds most critical military engagements enriches
and deepens any view into civilizations and their evolution.
In the dynamic lectures of The
Decisive Battles of World History,
Professor Gregory S. Aldrete of the
University of WisconsinGreen
Bay guides you in a discovery of the
military conflicts that have had the
greatest impact in shifting the direction of historical events and shaping
our world. Covering nearly 4,000
years of history, this course explores
more than three dozen history-making military engagements, from the
landmark battles of the Western
world to their counterparts across
Asia, India, and the Middle East.
These 36 lectures feature vital historical background, vivid accounts
of the campaigns themselves, and a
thorough look at their influence on

the unfolding of history.
COMPLEX CAUSES,
GALVANIZING EFFECTS
As a central and outstanding feature of these lectures, youll look in
depth at layers of causation in the
evolution of civilizations, as well as
in the conflicts between cultures and
nations. For example, you learn that
the consequence of the Greek victory over the Persians at Plataea in
479 B.C. was Greek independence
and freedom, which allowed for the
era we know as the cultural Golden
Age of Greece. A Persian victory at
Plataea might have left us without
the ideas of Socrates and Plato or
the scientific thought of Aristotle,
which achieved their influence
on Western civilization through
the spread of Greek culture that
resulted from Alexanders victory at
Gaugamela in 331 B.C.
THE SCIENCE AND

ART OF WARFARE
Through detailed study of the
campaigns themselves, youll grasp
how the historic outcomes of the
battles were achieved militarily. In
doing so, youll learn about military systems, from the war chariots
of ancient Egypt and the Roman
manipular armies to the battle
tactics of the Mongols, the siege
warfare of the Ottoman Turks, the
armies of the Napoleonic wars, and
the tank combat of World War II.
Youll witness the evolution of naval
technology, from the ancient triremes of Actium to the galleys of the
Renaissance, and from the Age of
Sails mammoth ships of the line
to the battleships and aircraft carriers of the modern era.
Throughout this inquiry,
youll assess the achievements of
historys most outstanding military commanders. In addition to
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othing changes the world as

quickly and inexorably as
war. In warfare, the future
course of entire civilizations, regions,
and continents can be determined in
as little as a few hours.
Throughout history, specific
individual battles have turned the
tide of historical events, triggering
changes that have given us the world
we know. In these battles and many
others, if it were not for the particular outcome that transpired, history
might have turned out very differently. As such, looking closely at
military engagements provides a vital
key to historical causationshowing
us how and why events unfolded and
civilizations developed as they have.
A penetrating look at military
conflicts also acts as a corrective,
allowing for a more accurate view
of major events and the forces
underlying them. As a case in point,
the Battle of Waterloo is commonly thought of as the downfall of
Napoleon; yet his losses at the earlier
Battle of Leipzig unquestionably
doomed his ambitions and were
the true marker and determinant of
his fall. Similarly, a 1939 battle in
Mongolia that is all but forgotten
played an extremely significant role
in both the outbreak and the outcome of World War II.
For these reasons and more, the
study of pivotal battles is a highly revealing analytical tool and a
WHY THIS
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For several years now, The Great

Courses, at the request of our customers, has been producing more
innovative history courses as supplements to our classic survey
courses. One of the most popular
and appealing types has been our
recent courses on turning points
in history. By focusing on the fulcrums of historythose key events
and drivers that have dramatically
altered historysuch courses help
illuminate how and why history unfolded as it did, and allow you to
make connections across time and
space in a way that a traditional
survey of a single period or culture
simply cannot match.
This course, taught by award-winning Professor Gregory S. Aldrete,
contains comprehensive analysis
of decisive battles from 1274 B.C.
to the modern era. Each conflict is
a pivotal event in historyhad the
other side won, our world would be
drastically different than it is today.
as Alexander and William the

Conqueror, youll encounter numerous other extraordinary figures who
left their mark on these dramatic
events, such as
Saladin, the legendary Islamic
general who routed the Christian
Crusaders at Hattin;
Admiral Yi Sun-shin, one of the

greatest naval commanders of all
time, who almost single-handedly repelled two invasions of
Korea;
Simn Bolvar, the dynamic revolutionary who played a leading
role in the campaigns to end
Spanish rule in Latin America;
and
Helmuth von Moltke, the
brilliant military strategist and
organizational genius who commanded the Prussian forces at
Kniggrtz in 1866, forging a
united Germany.
EPIC AND MULTIDIMENSIONAL
HUMAN DRAMA
Through his powerfully evocative
words, aided by specially made maps
and animations of the engagements,
Professor Aldrete brings the battlefield events alive with gripping
vividness, taking you blow-by-blow
through the unfolding of each conflict. Throughout the lectures, he
reveals rich historical background
material that highlights the high
drama, poignancy, and scope of the
human experience of war.
Youll learn about the royal
intrigue underlying the medieval
battle of Tannenberg and the 1571
Holy League of European nations
formed to confront the Ottoman
juggernaut, and youll contemplate
the larger-than-life personalities of

Sam Houston and Antonio Lopez
de Santa Anna, who clashed in the
battle for Texass independence
from Mexico.
In the heat of battle at Sacheon
(1592), youll encounter the monstrous, armored Turtle Ships of
the Korean navy, surmounted with
great dragons heads spewing smoke
and flames among the most ingenious and fearsome weaponry ever
devised. Youll learn how, in the
1709 battle of Poltava, the fate of
two empires hinged on a freak musket shot that wounded a kings foot,
and how four crucial minutes in the
1942 battle of Midway permanently
shifted the balance of power in the
Pacific from Japan to the United
States.
In The Decisive Battles of World
History, youll trace the critical
pivot points where key military
engagements determined the course
history has taken. This enthralling learning experience provides
far-reaching insights into the story
of world cultures by revealing the
foundational impact of military battles in human affairs.
Dr. Gregory S. Aldrete is the
Frankenthal Professor of History
and Humanistic Studies at the
University of WisconsinGreen Bay.
The video format includes maps,

graphics, animations, and artwork that
provide a rich experience.
On-screen text reinforces key names,

dates, and concepts while you watch.
Custom maps help you place the

battle within the greater geographical
context.
View the battles as interpreted by

artists of the period.
He earned his B.A from Princeton

University and his Ph.D. from the
University of Michigan.
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What Makes a Battle Decisive?

1274 B.C. KadeshGreatest Chariot Battle
479 B.C. PlataeaGreece Wins Freedom
331 B.C. GaugamelaAlexanders Genius
197 B.C. CynoscephalaeLegion vs. Phalanx
31 B.C. ActiumBirth of the Roman Empire
260110 B.C. ChinaStruggles for Unification
636 Yarmouk & al-QadisiyyahIslam Triumphs
751 Talas & 1192 TarainIslam into Asia
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19 1592 SacheonYis Mighty Turtle Ships

20 1600 SekigaharaSamurai Showdown
21 1683 ViennaThe Great Ottoman Siege
22 1709 PoltavaSwedens Fall, Russias Rise
23 1759 QuebecBattle for North America
24 1776 TrentonThe Revolutions Darkest Hour
25 1805 TrafalgarNelson Thwarts Napoleon
26 1813 LeipzigThe Grand Coalition
27 1824 AyacuchoSouth American Independence

28 1836 San JacintoMexicos Big Loss

29 1862 AntietamThe Civil Wars Bloodiest Day
30 1866 KniggrtzBismarck Molds Germany
31 1905 TsushimaJapan Humiliates Russia
32 1914 MarneParis Is Saved
33 1939 Khalkhin GolSowing the Seeds of WWII
34 1942 MidwayFour Minutes Change Everything
35 1942 StalingradHitlers Ambitions Crushed
36 Recent & Not-So-Decisive Decisive Battles
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10 1066 HastingsWilliam Conquers England

11 1187 HattinCrusader Desert Disaster
12 1260 Ain JalutCan the Mongols Be Stopped?
13 1410 TannenbergCataclysm of Knights
14 Frigidus, Badr, DiuObscure Turning Points
15 1521 TenochtitlnAztecs vs. Conquistadors
16 1532 CajamarcaInca vs. Conquistadors
17 1526 & 1556 PanipatBabur & Akbar in India
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Professor of the Classics Robert Garland | Colgate University
Explore the great moments of human history through

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ime and again, moments

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Beyond the people, what makes an
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Monumental architecture provides a window into the views, values, and beliefs
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Ramesses II: Heartbeat of History
Marathon: The Persians Have Landed!
Oresteia: Judgment at the Dionysia
Attack on Attica: Pericless Gamble
Socrates on Trial: For the Defense
Conspiracy! Murder of Philip II
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7 Alexander the Great: Punjab Revolt

8 Pyrrhus: Deadly Dreams of Empire
9 Indias Ashoka the Great Repents
10 Hannibal: Rome Holds Its Breath
11 The Final Days of Julius Caesar
12 Antony and Cleopatras Death Pact
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19 Muhammads Awakening and Escape

20 Charles Martel Defeats the Muslims
21 Culture Shock! Travels of Ibn Fadlan
22 Vladimir Smashes the Idols of the Rus
23 Charlemagne Saves Leo III, Rogue Pope
24 Urban II Unleashes the First Crusade
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13 Jesus under Surveillance and Arrest

14 Jerusalem Tinderbox: Temple in Flames
15 Roman Colosseum: Blood in the Arena
16 Visigoth King Alaric Descends on Rome
17 Nika Riots at the Racetrack: Theodora
18 The Concubine Empress: Wu Zetian
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The Medieval World
Professor of History Emeritus William R. Cook

State University of New York at Geneseo
Professor of English and Medieval Literature

Dorsey Armstrong | Purdue University
To step inside a Gothic cathedral is to step inside

the visual essence of the Christian faitha world
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stained glass windows.
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Lecture Titles
1 What Is a Cathedral?
2 Early Christian Architecture
3 RomanesqueA New
Monumental Style
4 VaultingA Look at Roofs
5 Romanesque at Its Best
6 Saint-Denis and the
Beginning of Gothic Style
7 The Urban Context of Cathedrals
8 Notre Dame in Paris
9 Early Gothic StyleLaon
10 ChartresThe Building
11 ChartresThe Sculpture
12 ChartresThe Windows
13 AmiensThe Limits of Height
14 AmiensThe Facade
15 ReimsThe Royal Cathedral
16 CathedralsWho Builds?
Who Pays? How Long?
17 New Developments
in Gothic France
18 Late Gothic Churches in France
19 Early Gothic Architecture

in England
20 Decorated and Perpendicular
English Gothic
21 Gothic Churches in the
Holy Roman Empire
22 Gothic Churches in Italy
23 Gothic Styles in Iberia
and the New World
24 Gothic Architecture in
Todays World
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What was it like to live during the Middle Ages?

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The Medieval World

The Legacy of the Roman World
The Christianization of Europe
After the Roman EmpireHybrid Cultures
Early Monasticism
From Merovingian Gaul to
Carolingian France
Charlemagne and the
Carolingian Renaissance
Byzantium, Islam, and the West
The Viking Invasions
Alfred the Great
The Rearrangement of
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25 Food and Drink

26 Music and Entertainment
27 Dress and Fashion
28 Medieval Medicine
29 The Black Death and its Effects
30 Childhood in the Middle Ages
31 Marriage and the Family
32 Art and Artisans
33 Science and Technology
34 Weapons and Warfare
35 Revolts, Uprisings, and Wars
36 Toward the Early Modern Period
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The Fall of the Pagans and the

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Alexander the Great and

the Hellenistic Age
Professor of Classical and Byzantine History

Kenneth W. Harl | Tulane University
Professor of Classical Studies Jeremy McInerney

University of Pennsylvania
How did Christianity ultimately achieve

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1 Religious Conflict in
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2 Gods and Their Cities in
the Roman Empire
3 The Roman Imperial Cult
4 The Mystery Cults
5 Platonism and Stoicism
6 Jews in the Roman Empire
7 Christian Challenge
First Conversions
8 Pagan ResponseFirst
Persecutions
12 The Norman Conquest and

the Bayeux Tapestry
13 King ArthurThe Power of the Legend
14 The Three Orders of Medieval Society
15 Pilgrimage and Sainthood
16 Knighthood and Heraldry
17 The Gothic Cathedral
18 Piety, Politics, and Persecution
19 The Persistence of an Ideal
20 Late Medieval Religious Institutions
21 The Magna Carta
22 Daily Life in a Noble Household
23 Daily Life in a Medieval Village
24 Medieval City Life
9 Christian Bishops and

Apostolic Churches
10 Pagan Critics and
Christian Apologists
11 First Christian Theologians
12 Imperial Crisis and Spiritual Crisis
13 The Great Persecutions
14 The Spirit of Late Paganism
15 Imperial Recovery under
the Tetrarchs
16 The Conversion of Constantine
17 Constantine and the Bishops
18 Christianising the Roman World

19 The Birth of Christian
Aesthetics and Letters
20 The Emperor Julian and
the Pagan Reaction
21 Struggle over Faith and Culture
22 New Christian Warriors
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23 Turning PointTheodosius I
24 Justinian and the Demise
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1 Greeks and Macedonians
2 Alexander the Divine?
3 The Blazing Star
4 AlexanderMyth and Reality
5 The Formation of the Kingdoms
6 Egypt Under the Early Ptolemies
7 Alexandria and the Library
8 The Seleucid Realm
9 Pergamum
10 Bactria, the Edge of the

Hellenistic World
11 Sculpture
12 Poetry
13 The Greek Novel
14 Stoics, Epicureans, and Skeptics
15 Kingship and Legitimacy
16 Benefaction
17 The Maccabean Revolt, Part I
18 The Maccabean Revolt, Part II

19 Rulers and Saviors
20 Economic Growth and Social Unrest
21 The Mood of the Hellenistic Age
22 Hellenism and the Western
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23 The Freedom of the Greeks
24 Pax Romana
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Professor of History and Humanistic Studies

Gregory S. Aldrete
University of WisconsinGreen Bay
The ancient world has influenced our customs and religious beliefs, our laws, and the
form of our governments.
Look at ancient history from a fresh, innovative vantage point with the 48
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greatest civilizations from the Mediterranean, Asia, and the Americas
including those of Rome, Greece, China, Persia, India, and the Mayanot
in isolation but in the full context of where they came from, the cultures that
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come from them. This multidisciplinary journey covers not only the traditional domains of politics and war but also religion, philosophy, architecture, technology, and the visual arts.
Dr. Gregory S. Aldrete is Professor of Humanistic Studies and History at

the University of WisconsinGreen Bay. Honored many times over for his
research and his teaching, Professor Aldrete was named by his university as
the winner of its highest awards in each category.
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From Out of the Mesopotamian Mud
Cultures of the Ancient Near East
Ancient EgyptThe Gift of the Nile
Pharaohs, Tombs, and Gods
The Lost Civilization of
the Indus Valley
7 The Vedic Age of Ancient India
8 Mystery Cultures of Early Greece
9 Homer and Indian Poetry
10 Athens and Experiments
in Democracy
11 Hoplite Warfare and Sparta
12 Civilization Dawns in
ChinaShang and Zhou
13 Confucius and the Greek
Philosophers
14 Mystics, Buddhists, and Zoroastrians
15 Persians and Greeks
16 Greek Art and Architecture
17 Greek Tragedy and the Sophists
18 The Peloponnesian War and
the Trial of Socrates
19 Philip of Macedon
Architect of Empire
34 Early AmericasResources
and Olmecs
35 Pots and PyramidsMoche
and Teotihuacn
36 Blood and CornMayan Civilization
37 Hunter-Gatherers and Polynesians
38 The Art and Architecture of Power
39 Comparative Armies
Rome, China, Maya
40 Later Roman Empire
Crisis and Christianity
41 The Decline and Fall of
the Roman Empire?
42 The Byzantine Empire and
the Legacy of Rome
43 China from Chaos to
Order under the Tang
44 The Golden Age of Tang Culture
45 The Rise and Flourishing of Islam
46 Holy Men and Women
Monasticism and Saints
47 CharlemagneFather of Europe
48 Endings, Beginnings, What
Does It All Mean?
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Pompeii: Daily Life in an Ancient Roman City

Professor Steven L. Tuck | Miami University
In the 24 enthralling lectures of Pompeii: Daily Life in an Ancient

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other individuals from this imperial Roman citymade famous for
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buried for centuries.
Greece and Rome: An Integrated History

of the Ancient Mediterranean
Professor of the Classics Robert Garland | Colgate University
The relationship between Greeks and Romans has virtually no parallel in world history. It was like a marriage: two distinct personalities,
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the ancient Mediterranean world in relation to one another. Youll
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intersected, coincided, and at times collided.
The Art of War

Professor of Strategy and Policy Andrew R. Wilson
U.S. Naval War College
As a landmark achievement in the evolution of strategic thought,

Sun Tzus The Art of War has had a powerful and lasting influence
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the seminal works model of leadership has been appliedand misappliedthroughout the realms of war, politics, and beyond.
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20 Alexander the Great Goes East

21 Unifiers of India
Chandragupta and Asoka
22 Shi HuangdiFirst Emperor of China
23 Earliest Historians of
Greece and China
24 The Hellenistic World
25 The Great Empire of
the Han Dynasty
26 People of the Toga
Etruscans, Early Rome
27 The CruciblePunic Wars,
Roman Imperialism
28 The Death of the Roman Republic
29 AugustusCreator of
the Roman Empire
30 Roman EmperorsGood,
Bad, and Crazy
31 Han and Roman Empires
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History of the Ancient World:

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CLASSIC COURSES
Religion in the Ancient

Mediterranean World
The Lives of Great Christians
Professor Glenn S. Holland | Allegheny College
How did ancient people cope with the mysteries of the

universe? This course uses ancient texts and archaeological
evidence to explore the religious cultures of the ancient
Mediterranean world.
Professor Emeritus William R. Cook

State University of New York at Geneseo
For many, Christianity is the daily effort to live ones faith

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The String Quartets of Beethoven
The Art of the Northern Renaissance
Professor Robert Greenberg

San Francisco Performances
Professor Catherine B. Scallen

Case Western Reserve University
Beethoven created some of the most sublime, unforgettable

music ever written. In The String Quartets of Beethoven,
get a deep encounter with these majestic works of art, and
a rare opportunity to grasp the musical riches and spiritual
greatness of the quartets in a clear and accessible way.
Using more than 300 images by well-known artists

including Jan van Eyck, Rogier van der Weyden, Albrecht
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Cycles of American Political Thought

Professor Joseph F. Kobylka
Southern Methodist University
Examine a broad survey of American intellectual history

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Philosophy, Religion, and

the Meaning of Life
Professor Francis J. Ambrosio | Georgetown University
In 36 inspiring lectures, award-winning Professor Francis J.

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Between Cross and Crescent: Jewish

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Professor David B. Ruderman | University of Pennsylvania
What is it like to practice your faith in an environment

dominated by another? Consider the history of Judaisms
encounters with Christianity and Islam, examining the three
religions as they interact over time.
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American Ideals: Founding a Republic of Virtue

Professor Emeritus Daniel N. Robinson
Oxford University and Georgetown University
This course is an invitation to enter this part of the

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CLAS SIC COURSES
Zero to Infinity: A History of Numbers
The Science of Self
Professor Edward B. Burger

Southwestern University
Professor Lee M. Silver | Princeton University
Some of the most profound secrets about what it means to

be human are now being revealed, thanks to the amazing
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designed for nonscientists, The Science of Self explores
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genomics, the study of the vast storehouse of information
contained within chromosomes.
Numbers surround us. They mark our days, light our nights,
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Classics of British Literature
The Life and Writings of C. S. Lewis
Professor Emeritus John Sutherland | University College

London and California Institute of Technology
Professor Louis Markos | Houston Baptist University
The Life and Writings of C. S. Lewis takes you through

the unique and diverse legacy of one of Western literatures
most beloved authors. Get a complete picture of Lewis as a
renowned medieval scholar, a literary critic, a philosopher
and theologian, and an inspirational advisor and role model.
Few nations can offer a literary legacy that addresses this

question as well as that of Great Britain. This examination
of Britains literary treasures will show you how each is
linked to those who came beforewhether building on their
predecessors work or casting it aside to challenge readers.
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Classics of Russian Literature

Professor Emeritus Irwin Weil | Northwestern University
Russian literature famously probes the depths of the human

soul. Explore masterpieces at all levelscharacters, plots,
scenes, and sometimes even single sentences. Professor Weil
has chosen a rich sampling of Russias greatest writers, based
on his 50-year love affair with the language and its literature.
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Classic Novels: Meeting the

Challenge of Great Literature
Professor Arnold Weinstein | Brown University
A true classic speaks to the heart and soul, with a message

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Experience the startling brilliance that makes a work of
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Masterworks of Early
20th-Century Literature
America and the New Global Economy
Professor David Thorburn

Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Journey through 50 years of world economic history. Study

international perspectives on the new global economy, focus
on important economic issues ranging from labor flows to
population growth, and develop a deeper understanding of
our increasingly interconnected economic world.
Professor Timothy Taylor | Macalester College
Examine how Modernist authors altered traditions of

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most challenging, yet rewarding, youll ever encounter.

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CLASSIC COURSES
The United States and the

Middle East: 1914 to 9/11
A Brief History of the World
Professor Salim Yaqub

University of California, Santa Barbara
Take a whirlwind tour of the history of humanity in this

enlightening course. In a compelling overview of the human
experience, apprehend "the big picture" of world history
from the invention of agriculture in the Neolithic era to the
urbanized, technological world of the 21st century.
Professor Peter N. Stearns | George Mason University
Presented from a historians perspective, this course

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War, Peace, and Power: Diplomatic

History of Europe, 15002000
Professor Vejas Gabriel Liulevicius
University of Tennessee, Knoxville
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In War, Peace, and Power, Professor Vejas Gabriel

Liulevicius allows us to peer through the revealing lens of
statecraft to show us its impact on war, peace, and power
and how that impact may well be felt in the future.
Professor Kenneth R. Bartlett | University of Toronto
Explore the history of one of Europes most intriguing

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Alexander the Great and the

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Late Antiquity: Crisis and Transformation
Professor Kenneth W. Harl | Tulane University
Explore how the fall of the Roman Empire gave rise to three
great civilizations: Medieval Europe, the Byzantine Empire,
and the Islamic Caliphate. Investigate the many features
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civilizations, their political and religious leaders, and the
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Professor Thomas F. X. Noble | University of Notre Dame
Go beyond the myth to learn about ancient historys

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The Peloponnesian War
Professor John R. Hale | University of Louisville
The Peloponnesian War pitted Athens and her allies against

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Archaeologist Professor John R. Hale guides you through

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Christianity in the modern world is remarkably diverse, comprised of disparate denominations around the world bound together by the belief that once-human Jesus is
God. But how did Jesus come to be divine?
How, Historically, Did Jesus Come to Be

Seen as God?
How Jesus Became God
he early Christian claim that

Jesus was God completely
changed the course of Western civilization. In fact, without the
Christian declaration of Jesus as God,
Western history as we know it would
have never happened.
If Jesus had not been declared
God, his followers would have
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the Roman adoption of Christianity,

and the subsequent unfolding of the
Middle Ages, the Renaissance, the
Reformation, and modernity would
never have taken place. For that reason, the question of how Jesus became
God is one of the most significant
historical questions of Western civilization.
This world-shaping occurrence,
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tally unlikely. Within Judaism, there

could be no question that Jesus was
not the Messiah, who was envisioned
as a powerful warrior-king. Jesuss
own followers, in fact, did not conceive of him as divine during his
lifetime. His crucifixion, ignominious
and degrading, ended his life in a way
reserved for the lowliest criminals.
And yetwithin a short time after
his death, this crucified enemy of
Rome was named the Son of God

and the savior of humanity, and within four centuries he was believed by
millions to be coequal and coeternal
with God the Father.
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Professor of Religious Studies Bart D. Ehrman | The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
WHY THIS
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Jesus of Nazareth is arguably the

most familiar and influential figure
in the entirety of Western civilization. Yet in the many examinations
of Jesus, his life, and early Christianity, one critical question about
him is consistently overlooked: the
question of how Jesus came to be
thought of as divineas Godby
his followers. This question is of
paramount historical significance,
because the declaration of Jesus as
divine was a world-changing point in
history.
But to truly understand this extraordinary story requires a careful
examination of the historical record
and the many contributing factors
that brought the conception of Jesus as God into being. Professor
Bart D. Ehrman has researched this
subject in great depth, bringing his
rigorous, illuminating scholarship to
a question that is vital to both world
history and religion.
Responding to our customers requests for courses that look at topics of wide interest from innovative
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subject matter to deliver original, incisive, and astonishing insights.
To ask this question is to delve

into a fascinating, multilayered
historical puzzleone that offers a
richly illuminating look into the origins of the Western worldview and
the theological underpinnings of our
civilization. This fundamental historical question and its complex answer
speak penetratingly to the spiritual
impulses, concerns, and beliefs that
have played a seminal role in our
world, even as they reveal the foundation of historys most global religious movement, and fresh insights
into the Western worlds single most
influential human being.
Tackling all of these matters
and more, Great Courses favorite
Professor Bart D. Ehrman returns
with the unprecedented historical
inquiry of How Jesus Became God.
In 24 provocative lectures, Professor
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process by which the divinity of Jesus
was first conceived by his followers,
demonstrating how this conception
was refined over time to become the
core of the Christian theology that
has shaped our civilization.
A distinguished scholar of
Christianity and New York Times
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of texts. In these lectures, Ehrman
reveals that the theological understanding of Jesus as God came about
through a complex series of factors

and events, each of which must be
understood in order to grasp this
most extraordinary and historically
pivotal story.
Professor Ehrmans research makes

for fascinating listening while youre
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INTERSECTIONS: THE
HUMAN AND THE DIVINE
In assembling the pieces of the
courses extraordinary narrative,
youll explore the historical background of ancient understandings
of the divine. Here you discover
that Jesuss ascension as an object of
faith was fundamentally underlain
by ancient beliefs in interpenetration between the human and divine
worlds.
In the inquiry of How Jesus
Became God, Professor Ehrman lays
bare the elements that combined to
produce both an astonishing true-life
story and one of historys most significant developments. Join a renowned
biblical scholar in grappling with this
pivot point of Western civilization
that has indelibly shaped our culture,
our thought, and the world we know.
On-screen text reinforces the names,

dates, Bible verses, and places the
professor mentions in each lecture.
Artwork depicting Jesus of Nazareth and

his followers illustrate each lecture.

Professor Bart D. Ehrman is the
James A. Gray Distinguished
Professor at The University of
North Carolina at Chapel Hill,
where he has taught since 1988. He
received his M.Div. and Ph.D. from
Princeton Theological Seminary.
Professor Ehrman has written or edit-
ed 29 books, including four best sellers on the New York Times list. He
has served as president of the Society
of Biblical Literature, Southeastern
Region, and coeditor in chief for the
journal Vigiliae Christianae. He has
received many teaching awards.
Lecture Titles
1 JesusThe Man Who Became God
7 Did Jesus Think He Was God?
2 Greco-Roman Gods Who Became Human
8 The Death of JesusHistorical Certainties
3 Humans as Gods in the
9 Jesuss DeathWhat
Greco-Roman World
Historians Cant Know
4 Gods Who Were Human in Ancient Judaism 10 The ResurrectionWhat
Historians Cant Know
5 Ancient Jews Who Were Gods
11 What History Reveals about
6 The Life and Teachings of Jesus
the Resurrection
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19 Christs Dual NatureProto-Orthodoxy

20 The Birth of the Trinity
21 The Arian Controversy
22 The Conversion of Constantine
23 The Council of Nicea
24 Once Jesus Became God
How Jesus Became God
160-page course
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Suggested readings
12 The Disciples Visions of Jesus

13 Jesuss ExaltationEarliest Christian Views
14 The Backward Movement of Christology
15 Pauls ViewChrists Elevated Divinity
16 Johns ViewThe Word Made Human
17 Was Christ Human? The Docetic View
18 The Divided Christ of the Separationists
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RELIGION & THEOLOGY
Lost Christianities: Christian Scriptures

and the Battles over Authentication
Professor of Religious Studies Bart D. Ehrman
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
In the first centuries after Christ, there was

no official New Testament. In fact, many
Christians held beliefs that today would be considered bizarre, including the belief that Christs death and resurrection had
nothing to do with salvation. What did these other Scriptures say? Do
they exist today? If such beliefs were once common, why do they no longer
exist? These are just a few of the many provocative questions youll explore.
Lecture Titles
9 Thomas Gnostic Teachings
10 Infancy Gospels
11 The Gospel of Peter
12 The Secret Gospel of Mark
13 The Acts of John
14 The Acts of Thomas
15 The Acts of Paul and Thecla
16 Forgeries in the Name of Paul
17 The Epistle of Barnabas

18 The Apocalypse of Peter
19 The Rise of Early Christian Orthodoxy
20 Beginnings of the Canon
21 Formation of the New Testament Canon
22 Interpretation of Scripture
23 Orthodox Corruption of Scripture
24 Early Christian Creeds
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Lecture Titles
1 Biblical IsraelThe
Story of a People
2 By the Rivers of BabylonExile
3 Ancestor Narratives in Genesis
4 MosesThe Torahs Central Hero
5 Becoming the Nation of Israel
6 Kinship and Economics
in Highland Villages
7 Three Weddings and a Funeral
8 Political Power Bases in Early Israel
9 Kingdoms and King Making
10 Politics and Economy of

a Centralized Cult
11 Worshipping Locally
12 Lives of the Rich, Lives of the Poor
13 Assyrian Incursion into
Israel and Judah
14 Life under Siege
15 Religious Debates and
Preserved Text
16 EzekielExilic Informant
17 Life in Exile, Life in Judah
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Confucius, Buddha, Jesus,

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Professor of Religion Mark Berkson

Hamline University
Professor of Religious Studies and

Director of the Asian Studies Program
Mark W. Muesse | Rhodes College
Lecture Titles
9 ConfucianismRituals
and Relationships
10 DaoismHarmony,
Nature, and the Way
11 Kami and SpiritsShinto
and Shamanism
12 East Asian Buddhism
Zen and Pure Land
13 JudaismGod, Torah, and Covenant
14 Varieties of Jewish
Thought and Practice
15 Living a Jewish Life
16 The Life and Commemoration

of Jesus
17 Catholic and Orthodox Christianity
18 Protestantism and Christianity Today
19 Muhammad, Quran, and
Islamic Civilization
20 Unity in IslamThe Five Pillars
21 Forms of IslamDiversity
among Muslims
22 Jains, Sikhs, and Bahais
23 Religion and Law in America
24 Religion TodayTrends,
Challenges, and Hope
Lecture Titles
1 A Quartet of Sages
2 Confuciuss China
3 Becoming a Sage
4 A Gentleman and a Scholar
5 Heaven and Earth
6 Doing unto Others
7 How to Rule a Kingdom
8 What a Sage Does
9 Confucius and Confucianism
10 India at the Time of the Buddha
11 Siddhattha Gotama
12 The First and Second
Great Awakenings
13 Knowing the World

14 Cant Get No Satisfaction
15 Getting to the Farther Shore
16 How the Buddha Taught
17 The Buddha and Buddhism
18 The Jewish and Roman
Worlds of Jesus
19 The Son of Mary
20 The First 30 Years
21 The Kingdom of God
22 Back to the Future
23 Jesuss Christology
24 The Last Days in Jerusalem
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Discover new perspectives on the moral and spiritual precepts on which much of human civilization is built with Confucius, Buddha, Jesus, and
Muhammad. Award-winning Professor Mark W. Muesse takes you deep
inside the life stories and legacies of these four iconic figures. He reveals
their core teachings and sheds new light on the history that underlies their
phenomenal, enduring impact on how we see and think about the world.
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18 Literacy and Education

19 Religious Developments of the Exile
20 The New Israel
Resettling the Land
21 Food and the Family
MealBoundaries
22 National IdentityIntermarriage
23 National IdentityTwins
and Enemies
24 Loss and Restoration
Two Biblical Stories
Cultural Literacy for Religion: Everything

the Well-Educated Person Should Know
When does the Jewish Sabbath begin? Who are
Vishnu and Shiva? What are Buddhisms Four
Noble Truths? What are the Five Pillars of Islam?
Cultural Literacy for Religion: Everything the Well-Educated Person
Should Know is your chance to experience the breadth and depth of the
worlds religions from all angleshistorical, theological, and cultural. Takes
a tour of our world and its religious cultures. Your journey will introduce
you to the beliefs, symbols, and practices of other traditions, and it will
provide you with new insights into your own.
1 ReligionIts Meaning and Importance
2 Facets of ReligionDivinity
and Devotion
3 HinduismFoundational
Texts and Teachings
4 Hindu Gods and Devotional Practices
5 Gita to GandhiYogas and
Modern Hinduism
6 Waking UpThe Buddha
and His Teachings
7 Vehicles to NirvanaThe
Schools of Buddhism
8 Chinese Religion and Cosmology
Who were the Israelites and where did they

come from? What was it like to live in biblical
Israel? In The World of Biblical Israel, journey
through ancient Israel and be introduced to
the world, the people, the challenges, and the
triumphs of ancient Israel. In 24 captivating lectures, Professor Cynthia R. Chapman of Oberlin College introduces you
to the stories of the Judeans in exile and grounds them in their historical
context. By comparing the history in the Bible to the archaeological record,
Professor Chapman gives you a complete picture of life in biblical Israel.
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25 How Jesus Became Christ

26 Arabia in the Days of Ignorance
27 The Trustworthy One
28 I Am Only a Messenger
29 Madinah
30 There Is No God but al-Lah
31 The Ethics of Islam
32 The Greater Jihad
33 The Conquest of Makkah
34 Their Lives Compared
35 Their Teachings Compared
36 Their Enduring Significance
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1 The Diversity of Early Christianity

2 Christians Who Would Be Jews
3 Christians Who Refuse To Be Jews
4 Early Gnostic ChristianityOur Sources
5 Early Christian GnosticismAn Overview
6 The Gnostic Gospel of Truth
7 Gnostics Explain Themselves
8 The Coptic Gospel of Thomas
The World of Biblical Israel
FINE ARTS & MUSIC
Bach and the High Baroque
The Symphonies of Beethoven


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The Symphony
This course brings longtime Great Courses favorite
Professor Robert Greenberg to a 300-year survey
of the symphony with the enthusiasm, energy, and
breadth of knowledge that are his trademarks. As
you explore the evolution and development of this remarkable musical
genre, you enjoy musical excerpts from well- known compositions in addition to some that may be new to you, along with enlightening musical and
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Almost since their creation, Ludwig van

Beethovens nine symphonies have formed the
cornerstone of orchestral literature. Viewed from
the unique vantage point that Professor Greenberg
offers, The Nine bear witness to Beethovens
artistic brilliance as well as the profound and continuing influence of his achievements. See how he revolutionized musical
composition and created works of unique beauty, power, and depth.
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Dutch Masters: The Age of Rembrandt
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Professor William Kloss | Independent Art Historian
Professor William Kloss | Independent Art Historian
Holland in the 17th century was home to the most

remarkable concentration of artistic talent in modern history. Professor William Kloss, an independent art historian, guides you through the work of
more than 100 artists and more than 450 of their
masterful paintings. Whether youre new to art
or an experienced museumgoer, Dutch Masters
is a delightful course, filled with insights into the
explosive inventiveness of Dutch art as it interpreted and reinvented the
reality of one of the most dynamic nations in 17th-century Europe.
A nations identity is expressed through its art.

Great painters capture the essence of a cultures
hopes, anxieties, and aspirations. In this sweeping
survey, you encounter the brilliant paintings of the
homegrown masters who documented the birth of
our nation from its colonial roots up to the brink of World War I and the
birth of Modernism. As you examine this artistic tradition in its historical,
cultural, and political contexts, you discover how appreciating the legacy of
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LITERATURE & LANGUAGE
Professor Anne Curzan | University of Michigan
Get an enlightening and fascinating peek inside our wonderful English tongue with this course that explores the hidden
mechanics of language. Its a human impulse to play with language and to create new words and meaning. But by studying
how and why language changes and the story behind the everyday words in our lexicon, we can learn a lot about ourselves
how our minds work and how our culture has changed over the
centuries.
King Arthur: History and Legend

Professor Dorsey Armstrong | Purdue University
The saga of King Arthur and his court is the most enduringly
popular mythic tradition of Western civilization. For over 1,500
years, the Arthurian narrative has enthralled writers, artists, and
a limitless audience spanning the Western world and beyond
and its appeal continues unabated in our time. Delve into the
historical mystery behind the figure of Arthur, and discover the
magnificent breadth of these epic tales.
How to Read and Understand Shakespeare

Professor Marc C. Conner | Washington and Lee University
Shakespeares works are among the greatest of humanitys cultural expressions, and we all should know and understand them.
In the 24 revealing lectures of How to Read and Understand
Shakespeare, you can learn a set of interpretive tools, drawn
from the texts themselves, that give you direct insight into
Shakespeares plays. These guiding principles allow you to follow the narratives as they unfold, with a clear understanding of
how the plays function and fit together.
Understanding Linguistics:
The Science of Language
Professor John McWhorter | Columbia University
Journey through the fascinating terrain of linguistics: the scientific study of human language. Investigate the elements and
purposes of language, from its fundamental building blocks to
its uses as a nuanced social tool. Explore the basic sounds from
which human language is built, why learning a second language
can be so difficult, and how writing systems have evolved.
A Days Read
Various Professors
Great books such as Don Quixote, War and Peace, and Bleak
House constitute a grand reading list that many of us, with our
busy lives, cant easily manage. Or, if we read them over weeks
or months, we can easily lose our way, or even lose interest. But
theres another strategy for reading the great books that is truly
manageable; one that allows you to get all the power of brilliant
authors in a single day. By engaging with literary works that can
be savored in less than a day, you can discoveror rediscover
just how transformative an act of reading can be.
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The Secret Life of Words: English

Words and Their Origins
PHILOSOPHY & INTELLECTUAL HISTORY
Exploring Metaphysics
Professor David Kyle Johnson | Kings College
Metaphysics is among the oldest strands of philosophical

thoughtand it is also on the cutting edge of todays scientific
discoveries. Now you can take a journey through the limits of
todays knowledge in Exploring Metaphysics. Professor David
Kyle Johnson identifies our fundamental assumptions about the
worldand then proceeds to challenge them point by point.
Learn what relativity, quantum mechanics, and neuroscience
imply about human free will, discover why time travel is not as
crazy as it sounds, and probe other mysteries of existence.
Philosophy of Mind: Brains, Consciousness,

and Thinking Machines
Professor Patrick Grim | State University of New York at Stony Brook
The quest to understand the mind has motivated some of historys most profound thinkers. Only in our own time are we
beginning to see the true complexity of this quest. In the scientific search for the mind, the role of philosophers is to sharpen
our concepts, untangle the morass of questions, and systematically explore alternate approaches. You will evaluate your own
opinions as you explore the phenomena of mind.
Great Minds of the Eastern Intellectual Tradition
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Discover an often-overlooked, but equally important, side of

human philosophy with Great Minds of the Eastern Intellectual
Traditiona comprehensive survey of the Easts most influential thinkers. In 36 lectures, award-winning Professor Grant
Hardy introduces you to the people responsible for molding
Asian philosophy and for giving birth to a wide variety of spiritual and ideological systems, including Hinduism, Daoism,
Confucianism, Sufism, and Buddhism.
Life Lessons from the Great Books

Professor J. Rufus Fears | University of Oklahoma
For every important moment and stage in your life, there is a

Great Book that can give you a unique perspective on the experience. Professor J. Rufus Fearsa marvellous storyteller with
deep historical knowledgeshows you how some of Western
civilizations greatest literary masterpieces can provide you with
guidance and consolation. Every book you explore in this course
is a unique expression of the human spirit, providing you with a
wealth of insight into many aspects of life.
The Will to Power: The Philosophy

of Friedrich Nietzsche
Professors Robert C. Solomon and Kathleen M. Higgins
The University of Texas at Austin
Among shapers of contemporary thoughtincluding Darwin,

Marx, and FreudNietzsche is perhaps the most mysterious
and least understood. The Will to Power: The Philosophy of
Friedrich Nietzsche helps you debunk the myths, rumors, and
misunderstandings about Nietzsche; compare his work to previous philosophers and his contemporaries; examine his championing of instinct, passion, and aestheticism; and much more.
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What Really Happened in American History?

The Skeptics Guide to American History
Professor Emeritus of History Mark A. Stoler | The University of Vermont
Sorting through misconceptions, myths, and half-truths

about Americas past is a chance to revisit some of the
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6 Andrew JacksonAn Odd

Symbol of Democracy
7 The Second Great Awakening
Enduring Impacts
8 Did Slavery Really Cause the Civil War?
9 The Civil Wars Actual Turning Points
10 The Myth of Laissez-Faire
11 Misconceptions about the Original Populists
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Lecture Titles
9 Longstreets Later
Confederate Career
10 The Rise of Jubal Anderson Early
11 Earlys Path to Defeat
12 Jeb Stuart as Soldier
and Showman
13 One Promotion Too
ManyA. P. Hill
14 Forced from Center
StageRichard S. Ewell
15 A Straight-Ahead Fighter
John Bell Hood
16 Could Robert E. Lee Make
Hard Decisions?
17 The Problem of Attrition
18 Younger Officers IRobert

Emmett Rodes
19 Younger Officers IIStephen
Dodson Ramseur
20 Younger Officers III
John Brown Gordon
21 Younger Officers IVEdward
Porter Alexander
22 Gifted but FlawedJ. E.
Johnston and Beauregard
23 Drama and Failure
Magruder and Pickett
24 Before the Bar of History
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1 Pre-Columbian America
2 Discovery and Exploration
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3 The Virginia Colony
4 Pilgrims and Puritans
5 Other European Colonies
6 Witches, Quakers, and Catholics
7 Life in Colonial America
8 Swashbucklers, Smugglers,
and Slavers
9 The Great Awakening
and Enlightenment
10 Wars with France
11 Seeds of Revolution and War
12 Men of the Revolution

13 Declaration of Independence
14 Revolutionary WarOn
Land and Sea
15 The National Government
and the Wars End
16 Stretching the Western
Boundaries
17 The Constitution
18 Washington and the
New Government
19 French and American Revolutions
20 Dividing of PatriotsThe
Two Party System

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3 Lees Year of Fabled Victories
4 Lee From Gettysburg
to Appomattox
5 Was Lee an OldFashioned General?
6 The Making of the Mighty
Stonewall Jackson
7 Stonewall Jackson as
Lees Right Arm
8 James Longstreets
Road to Prominence
18 What Did Roosevelts New Deal Really Do?

19 World War II Misconceptions and Myths
20 Was the Cold War Inevitable?
21 The Real Blunders of the Vietnam War
22 Myths about American Wars
23 Who Matters in American History?
24 History Did Not Begin with Us
The Skeptics Guide to American History

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13 Myths about American Isolation and Empire
14 Early Progressives Were Not Liberals
15 Woodrow Wilson and the
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16 The Roaring Twenties Reconsidered
17 Hoover and the Great Depression Revisited
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21 Era of Jefferson
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23 Industrial Revolution
24 Cities and the Transportation
Revolution
25 Era of Jackson
26 Texas
27 The Trails West
28 Colonizing the West
The Mormons
29 Mexican Territories and War
30 West to California
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2 Neither American nor Revolutionary?
3 The Constitution Did Not
Create a Democracy
4 WashingtonFailures and
Real Accomplishments
5 Confusions about Jefferson and Hamilton
MODERN HISTORY
Examine Our Nations Most Dramatic Conflict

The American Civil War
Professor in the History of the American Civil War Gary W. Gallagher | University of Virginia
In the 48 masterful lectures of The American Civil War,

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11 Shiloh and Corinth

12 The Peninsula Campaign
13 The Seven Days Battles
14 The Kentucky Campaign of 1862
15 Antietam
16 The Background to Emancipation
17 Emancipation Completed
18 Filling the Ranks
19 Sinews of WarFinance and Supply
20 The War in the West, Winter 186263
31 The River War and Confederate

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32 Women at War, I
33 Women at War, II
34 Stalemate in 1864
35 Sherman versus Johnston in Georgia
36 The Wilderness to Spotsylvania
37 Cold Harbor to Petersburg
38 The Confederate Home Front, I
39 The Confederate Home Front, II
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Prelude to War
The Election of 1860
The Lower South Secedes
The Crisis at Fort Sumter
The Opposing Sides, I
The Opposing Sides, II
The Common Soldier
First Manassas or Bull Run
Contending for the Border States
Early Union Triumphs in the West
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21 The War in Virginia, Winter and Spring 186263

22 Gettysburg
23 Vicksburg, Port Hudson, and Tullahoma
24 A Season of Uncertainty, Summer and Fall 1863
25 Grant at Chattanooga
26 The Diplomatic Front
27 African Americans in Wartime, I
28 African Americans in Wartime, II
29 Wartime Reconstruction
30 The Naval War
40 The Northern Home Front, I

41 The Northern Home Front, II
42 Prisoners of War
43 Mobile Bay and Atlanta
44 Petersburg, the Crater, and the Valley
45 The Final Campaigns
46 Petersburg to Appomattox
47 Closing Scenes and Reckonings
48 Remembering the War
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The Imperial Crisis, 17631773

The Ancient Constitution
A Soldier Whats Fit for a Soldier
How the British Regulars Fired and Fled
Standoff in Boston, 1775
Bunker Hill
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7 The King, the Conqueror, and the Coward

8 Conquering Canada, Reconquering Boston
9 Common Sense
10 An Army Falls in Brooklyn
11 A Glorious Issue
12 Joy in Princeton
19 The French Menace

20 Vain Hopes in the Carolinas
21 The Americans Fought Like Demons
22 The Reward of Loyalty
23 A Sword for General Washington
24 It Is All Over
The American Revolution

Maps & Battle Plans
13 Congress Are Not a Fit Body

14 America Is Not Subdued
15 A Day Famous in the Annals of America
16 Not Yet the Air of Soldiers
17 With Washington at Valley Forge
18 The Widening War

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apans extraordinary culture is

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1 Japan: A Globally Engaged Island Nation
2 Understanding Japan
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3 The Emergence of the Ritsury State
4 Aspects of the Japanese Language
5 Early Japanese Buddhism
6 Heian Court Culture
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7 The Rise of the Samurai

8 Pure Land Buddhism and Zen Buddhism
9 Samurai Culture in the Ashikaga Period
10 Japan at Home and Abroad, 13001600
11 Japans Isolation in the Tokugawa Period
12 Japanese Theater: Noh and Kabuki
13 The Importance of Japanese Gardens

14 The Meaning of Bushid in a Time of Peace
15 Japanese Poetry: The Road to Haiku
16 Hokusai and the Art of Wood-Block Prints
17 The Meiji Restoration
18 Three Visions of Prewar Japan
19 War without a Master Plan:

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20 Japanese Family Life
21 Japanese Foodways
22 Japans Economic Miracle
23 Kurosawa and Ozu: Two Giants of Film
24 The Making of Contemporary Japan
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What Is Big History?
Moving across Multiple Scales
Simplicity and Complexity
Evidence and the Nature of Science
Threshold 1Origins of Big Bang Cosmology
How Did Everything Begin?
Threshold 2The First Stars and Galaxies
Threshold 3Making Chemical Elements
Threshold 4The Earth and the Solar System
The Early EarthA Short History
Plate Tectonics and the Earths Geography
Threshold 5Life
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13 Darwin and Natural Selection

14 The Evidence for Natural Selection
15 The Origins of Life
16 Life on EarthSingle-celled Organisms
17 Life on EarthMulti-celled Organisms
18 Hominines
19 Evidence on Hominine Evolution
20 Threshold 6What Makes Humans Different?
21 Homo sapiensThe First Humans
22 Paleolithic Lifeways
23 Change in the Paleolithic Era
24 Threshold 7Agriculture
25 The Origins of Agriculture

26 The First Agrarian Societies
27 Power and Its Origins
28 Early Power Structures
29 From Villages to Cities
30 SumerThe First Agrarian Civilization
31 Agrarian Civilizations in Other Regions
32 The World That Agrarian Civilizations Made
33 Long TrendsExpansion and State Power
34 Long TrendsRates of Innovation
35 Long TrendsDisease and Malthusian Cycles
36 Comparing the World Zones
37 The Americas in the Later Agrarian Era

38 Threshold 8The Modern Revolution
39 The Medieval Malthusian Cycle, 5001350
40 The Early Modern Cycle, 13501700
41 BreakthroughThe Industrial Revolution
42 Spread of the Industrial Revolution to 1900
43 The 20th Century
44 The World That the Modern Revolution Made
45 Human History and the Biosphere
46 The Next 100 Years
47 The Next Millennium and the Remote Future
48 Big HistoryHumans in the Cosmos
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What Can We Learn from Educational

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How the World Learns: Comparative Educational Systems
Associate Professor of Comparative and International Education Alexander W. Wiseman | Lehigh University
The key to fixing education lies in taking a meaningful

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other systems create success. Go on an educational trek
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The Global Challenge to Educate

Sputnik Launches the Science-Math Race
Education Is Life
Evidence-Based Policy Making in Education
What Should We Compare about Education?
The World Learns from Horace Mann
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7 When Culture Invades the Classroom

8 Germany and Japans Shattered Expectations
9 Borrowing Foreign School Cultures
10 The Value in Linking School to Jobs
11 Why Blame the Teacher?
12 Gender Pipeline Lifts Equality Dream

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19 The Foundations of Civil Society

20 From National Student to Global Citizen
21 The Problem with Teachings Best Practices
22 A School inside Your Phone?
23 The Rich-and-Poor Learning Cycle
24 How to Fix Education: Heart, Head, Hands
How the World Learns: Comparative Educational Systems

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13 Gulf Schools: The Non-National Advantage

14 Who Is Accountable for Education?
15 How Parents Shape Student Outcomes
16 Reading, Writing, and Religion
17 International Test Scores: All and Nothing
18 Turning a Good Teacher into a Great One
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The Necessity of Thinking about Thinking
The Neuroscience of Belief
Errors of Perception
Flaws and Fabrications of Memory
Pattern RecognitionSeeing
Whats Not There
6 Our Constructed Reality
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7 The Structure and Purpose of Argument

13 Philosophy and Presuppositions of Science
8 Logic and Logical Fallacies
14 Science and the Supernatural
9 Heuristics and Cognitive Biases
15 Varieties and Quality of Scientific Evidence
10 Poor at ProbabilityOur Innate Innumeracy
16 Great Scientific Blunders
11 Towards Better Estimates of Whats Probable 17 Science versus Pseudoscience
12 Culture and Mass Delusions
18 The Many Kinds of Pseudoscience
Your Deceptive Mind: A Scientific Guide to Critical Thinking Skills
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19 The Trap of Grand Conspiracy Thinking

20 DenialismRejecting Science and History
21 Marketing, Scams, and Urban Legends
22 Science, Media, and Democracy
23 Experts and Scientific Consensus
24 Critical Thinking and Science in Your Life
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Money and Banking: What

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Thinking about Capitalism
Get a penetrating look at the financial institutions that are fundamental to your life with this
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history of money; how money is created by commercial and central banks;
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The Importance of Money

Money as a Social Contract
How Is Money Created?
Monetary History of the United States
Local Currencies and Nonstandard Banks
How Inflation Erodes the Value of Money
Hyperinflation Is the
Repudiation of Money
SavingThe Source of
Funds for Investment
The Real Rate of Interest
Financial Intermediaries
Commercial Banks
Central Banks
Present Value
14 Probability, Expected Value,

and Uncertainty
15 Risk and Risk Aversion
16 An Introduction to Bond Markets
17 Bond Prices and Yields
18 How Economic Forces
Affect Interest Rates
19 Why Interest Rates Move Together
20 The Term Structure of Interest Rates
21 Introduction to the Stock Market
22 Stock Price Fundamentals
23 Stock Market Bubbles and
Irrational Exuberance
24 Derivative Securities
25 Asymmetric Information
26 Regulation of Financial Firms

27 Subprime Mortgage Crisis
and Reregulation
28 Interest Rate Policy at the Fed and ECB
29 The Objectives of Monetary Policy
30 Should Central Banks
Follow a Policy Rule?
31 Extraordinary Tools for
Extraordinary Times
32 Central Bank Independence
33 The Foreign Exchange Value of the Dollar
34 Exchange Rates and
International Banking
35 Monetary Policy Coordination
36 Challenges for the Future
Professor of History Jerry Z. Muller

The Catholic University of America
In an era of increasing globalization, capitalism

plays a dramatic role in the world economy and
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Thinking about Capitalism, and gain fresh insights into capitalisms history, its proponents and opponents, and its startling impact on our world.
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Why Think about Capitalism?

The Greek and Christian Traditions
Hobbess Challenge to the Traditions
Dutch Commerce and National Power
Capitalism and TolerationVoltaire
Abundance or Equality
Voltaire vs. Rousseau
Seeing the Invisible HandAdam Smith
Smith on Merchants, Politicians, Workers
Smith on the Problems of
Commercial Society
Smith on Moral and Immoral Capitalism
Conservatism and Advanced
CapitalismBurke
Conservatism and Periphery
CapitalismMser
Hegel on Capitalism and Individuality
Hamilton, List, and the
Case for Protection
15 De Tocqueville on Capitalism in America

16 Marx and EngelsThe
Communist Manifesto
17 Marxs Capital and the
Degradation of Work
18 Matthew Arnold on
Capitalism and Culture
19 Individual and Community
Tnnies vs. Simmel
20 The German Debate over Rationalization
21 Cultural Sources of
CapitalismMax Weber
22 Schumpeter on Innovation
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23 Lenins CritiqueImperialism and War
24 Fascists on Capitalism
Freyer and Schmitt
25 Mises and Hayek on Irrational Socialism
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Self-Destruction
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JusticeHayek
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New Left Critique
30 Contradictions of Postindustrial Society
31 The Family under Capitalism
32 Tensions with Democracy
Buchanan and Olson
33 End of Communism, New
Era of Globalization
34 Capitalism and Nationalism
Ernest Gellner
35 The Varieties of Capitalism
36 Intrinsic Tensions in Capitalism
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The Economics of Uncertainty

Professor of the Practice, Department of Economics
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Making High-Stakes Decisions

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The Wisdom of Crowds?
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Deciding How to Decide
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Creativity and Brainstorming
The Curious Inability to Decide
Procedural Justice
Achieving Closure through Small Wins
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22 Connecting the Dots
23 Seeking Out Problems
24 Asking the Right Questions
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Man, Nature, and Economic Uncertainty

Turning Uncertainty into Risk
Five Ways to Face the Unknown
Probability: Frequency or Belief?
How We Misjudge Likelihood and Risk
The Reward in Risk
Decision Science Tools
Gambling Economics
Game Theory: Reveal or Conceal?
10 Adverse Selection: Hiding in Plain Sight

11 Moral Hazard: Whom Do You Trust?
12 The Principal-Agent Problem:
When Mice Play
13 Compensation Traps
14 Caring, Sharing, and Risk Bearing
15 Mayhem! Insurance Protection
16 Uncertainty in the Numbers
17 The Business Cycles Wheel of Fortune
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19 Extreme Markets
20 Regulation, Innovation, Excess
21 Global Trade in Employment
22 No Limits to Growth
23 Hedging Business and Personal Risks
24 Stress Testing Your Finances
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The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
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Dysfunctional Conflict Strategies
Principled Negotiation
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Listening in Conflict
Dynamic Patterns in
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23 Teaching Our Children about Conflict
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Demosthenes of Athens
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Patrick Henry
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Susan B. Anthony
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