| Description |
4 video discs (approximately 720 min.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 course guidebook (vi, 172 pages : illustrations ; 19 cm) |
| Series |
The Great courses (DVD). Science & mathematics, Physics |
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Great courses (DVD). Science & mathematics.
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| System Details |
DVD. |
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" The Great courses, Topic: Science & mathematics ; Subtopic: Physics"--Cover. |
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24 lectures on four discs lasting 30 minutes each. |
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For specific features see interactive menu. |
| Bibliography |
Accompanying course guidebook includes a bibliography (pages 170-172). |
| Performer |
Lecturer: Sean Carroll, California Institute of Technology. |
| Contents |
Lecture 1. Why time is a mystery -- Lecture 2. What is time? -- Lecture 3. Keeping time -- Lecture 4. Time's arrow -- Lecture 5. The second law of thermodynamics -- Lecture 6. Reversibility and the laws of physics -- Lecture 7. Time reversal in particle physics -- Lecture 8. Time in quantum mechanics -- Lecture 9. Entropy and counting -- Lecture 10. Playing with entropy -- Lecture 11. The past hypothesis -- Lecture 12. Memory, causality, and action -- Lecture 13. Boltzmann brains -- Lecture 14. Complexity and life -- Lecture 15. The perception of time -- Lecture 16. Memory and consciousness -- Lecture 17. Time and relativity -- Lecture 18. Curved spacetime and black holes -- Lecture 19. Time travel -- Lecture 20. Black hole entropy -- Lecture 21. Eolution of the universe -- Lecture 22. The Big Bang -- Lecture 23. The multiverse -- Lecture 24. Approaches to the arrow of time. |
| Summary |
"Time is as mysterious as it is familiar ..." An exploration of the mysteries of why time works the way it does "addressed by physics, philosophy, biology, neuroscience, and cosmology"--p. 1. |
| Terms Of Use |
For private home use only. |
| Subject |
Time -- Videodiscs.
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General relativity (Physics) -- Videodiscs.
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Filmed lectures.
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Educational films.
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Nonfiction films.
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DVD-Video discs.
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Teaching Company.
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Time |
| ISBN |
9781598038699 |
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1598038699 |
| Music No. |
1257 Teaching Co. |
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PB1257A Teaching Co. |
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