Ever since Albert Einstein’s general theory of relativity burst upon the world in 1915 some of the most brilliant minds of our century have sought to decipher the mysteries bequeathed by that theory, a legacy so unthinkable in some respects that even Einstein himself rejected them. Which of these bizarre phenomena, if any, can really exist in our universe? Black holes, down which anything can fall but from which nothing can return; wormholes, short spacewarps connecting regions of the cosmos; singularities, where space and time are so violently warped that time ceases to exist and space becomes a kind of foam; gravitational waves, which carry symphonic accounts of collisions of black holes billions of years ago.............
Adult/High School–Levitin's fascination with the mystery of music and
the study of why it affects us so deeply is at the heart of this book.
In a real sense, the author is a rock 'n' roll doctor, and in that
guise dissects our relationship with music. He points out that bone
flutes are among the oldest of human artifacts to have been found and
takes readers on a tour of our bio-history.
In this textbook for those
who don't like textbooks, he discusses neurobiology, neuropsychology,
cognitive psychology, empirical philosophy, Gestalt psychology, memory
theory, categorization theory, neurochemistry, and exemplar theory in
relation to music theory and history in a manner that will draw in
teens. A wonderful introduction to the science of one of the arts that
make us human.
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This student's guide is a clear and concise handbook to the key
connections between Classical Studies and critical theory in the
twentieth century. Louise Hitchcock looks at the way Classics has been
engaged across a number of disciplines.
Beginning with four
foundational figures - Freud, Marx, Nietzshe and Saussure - Hitchcock
goes on to provide guided introductions of the major theoretical
thinkers of the past century, from Adorno to Williams. Each entry
offers biographical, theoretical and bibliographical information along
with a discussion of each figure's relevance to Classical Studies and
suggestions for future research.
Brisk, thoughtful,
provocative, and engaging, this will be an essential first volume for
anyone interested in the intersection between theory and classical
studies today.
Relational Frame Theory: A Post-Skinnerian Account of Human Language and Cognition
Relational frame theory, or RFT, is a psychological theory of human language and cognition, developed largely through the efforts of Steven C. Hayes and Dermot Barnes-Holmes and currently being tested in about three dozen laboratories around the world. Based on the philosophical roots of functional contextualism, it focuses on how humans learn language through interactions with the environment. Functional contextualism is an extension and contextualistic interpretation of B.F. Skinner's radical behaviorism, and emphasizes the importance of predicting and influencing psychological events, such as thoughts, feelings, and behaviors, by focusing on manipulable variables in their context.(Wikipedia)
This comprehensive text provides an introduction to basic nuclear
physics, including nuclear decays and reactions and nuclear structure,
while covering the essential areas of basic research and practical
applications. Its emphasis on phenomonology and the results of real
experiments distinguish this from all other texts available.
Discussions of theory are reinforced with examples which illustrate and
apply the theoretical formulism, thus aiding students in their reading
and analysis of current literature. The text is designed to provide a
core of material for students with minimal background in mathematics or
quantum theory and offers more sophisticated material in separate
sections.