The book is organized into 25 daily readings, and postulates that by focusing our attention on certain ways of thinking, we can become a more critical thinker, which in turn helps us “observe, monitor, analyze, assess, and reconstruct” our thinking, which can help us live better lives.
The Joy of Thinking: The Beauty and Power of Classical Mathematical Ideas (Audio CD) Parts 1 & 2
(The Great Courses - Science & Mathematics)
24 lectures, 30 minutes/lecture
The Joy of Thinking is a course about fun, aesthetics, and mystery—about great mathematical ideas that arise from puzzles, observations of everyday life, and habits of curiosity and effective thinking. It is as much about learning to think abstractly as it is about what we traditionally think of as mathematics.
Professor Michael Starbird is Professor of Mathematicas and University Distinguished Teaching Professor at The University of Texas at Austin. He recieved his Pd.D in mathematics from the University of Wisconsin. Professor Starbird has recieved the Jean Holloway Award at UT; the President's Associates teaching Excellence Award; and the Friar Society Centennial Teaching Fellowship, wich is awarded to one professor UT annually. This 2 Volumes include 4 CD's in 2 clamshells.
What is humpty-dumptying? Do arguments from analogy ever stand up?
How do I know when someone is using weasel words?
What's the difference between a red herring and a straw man?
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The Theory of Everything: The Origin and Fate of the Universe is actually transcribed from Stephen Hawking's Lectures, the slim volume may not present a single theory unifying gravity with the other fundamental forces, but it does carefully explain the state of late 20th-century physics with the great scientist's characteristic humility and charm.
