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Joy of Science
(60 lectures, 30 minutes/lecture)
Course No. 1100
Taught by Robert M. Hazen
George Mason University
Ph.D., Harvard University
English novelist and scientist C. P. Snow classed certain scientific ideas with the works of Shakespeare as something every educated person should know. One such idea, according to Snow, was the second law of thermodynamics, which deals with the diffusion of heat and has many profound consequences.
He might well have added Newton's laws, the periodic table of elements, the double-helix structure of DNA, and scores of other masterpieces of scientific discovery.
Now, Professor Robert M. Hazen introduces these and other great ideas in 60 lectures that explore the fundamental discoveries and principles of all of the physical and biological sciences—physics, genetics, biology, astronomy, chemistry, meteorology, thermodynamics, and more.
From Naming to Saying explores the classicquestion of the unity of the proposition, combining an historical approach with contemporary causal theories to offer a unique and novel solution.
* Defends a novel approach to the classical question about the unity of the proposition.
* Examines three key historical theories: Frege’s doctrine of concept and object, Russell’s analysis of the sentence, and Wittgenstein’s picture theory of meaning.
* Combines an historical approach with discussion and defense of a contemporary causal theory of the unity of the proposition.
* Establishes a view compatible with, though not dependent on, a causal theory of meaning.
Mathematics educators agree that problem solving is one of the
essential skills their students should possess, yet few mathematics
courses or textbooks are devoted entirely to developing this skill.
Supported by narrative, examples, and exercises, Ants, Bikes, and
Clocks: Problem Solving for Undergraduates is a readable and enjoyable
text designed to strengthen the problem-solving skills of undergraduate
students. The book, which provides hundreds of mathematical problems,
gives special emphasis to problems in context, often called story
problems or modeling problems, that require mathematical formulation as
a preliminary step. Both analytical and computational approaches, as
well as the interplay between them, are included. This engaging book
will strengthen students' mathematical skills, introduce them to new
mathematical ideas, demonstrate the connectedness of mathematics, and
improve both their analytical and computational problem solving.
Students are encouraged to use the computer, or any tool at hand, for
experimentation or to test their ideas.
Diabetes at your fingertips
is a practical, useful guide on the everyday issues of living with diabetes.
It has drawn from its panel of experienced medical experts to present the
most commonly asked questions, with simple answers in non-medical
terms.
This book explores issues such as different ways of treating
diabetes, how to adjust your lifestyle and eating habits, and the
effects of diabetes on pregnant women, children and teenagers.