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Understanding genetics [sound recording] DNA, genes, and their real-world applications / by Sadava, David E.(CARDINAL)206234; Teaching Company.(CARDINAL)349444;
pt. 1. Disc 1, Lecture 1. Our inheritance ; lecture 2. ; Mendel and genes ; lecture 3. Genes and chromosomes ; lecture 4. The search for the gene: DNA ; lecture 5. DNA structure and replication ; lecture 6. DNA expression in proteins -- disc 2, lecture 7. Genes, enzymes, and metabolism ; lecture 8. From DNA to protein ; lecture 9. Genomes ; lecture 10. Manipulating genes: recombinant DNA ; lecture 11. Isolating genes and DNA ; lecture 12. Biotechnology: genetic engineering.pt. 2. Disc 1, lecture 13. Biotechnology and the environment ; lecture 14. Manipulating DNA by PCR and other methods ; lecture 15. DNA in identification: forensics ; lecture 16. DNA and evolution ; lecture 17. DNA and human evolution ; lecture 18. Molecular medicine: genetic screening -- disc 2, lecture 19. Molecular medicine: the immune system ; lecture 20. Molecular medicine: cancer ; lecture 21. Molecular medicine: gene therapy ; lecture 22. Molecular medicine: cloning and stem cells ; lecture 23. Genetics and agriculture ; lecture 24. Biotechnology and agriculture."Understanding genetics is like sitting down to work a massive puzzle. With each piece you examine, think through, and solve, you glean a new and amazing insight into humanity. Put several pieces together, and you can treat or cure a disease, save a developing fetus from a fatal birth defect, catch a criminal, or reunite a family ... Each lecture begins with a helpful story that illustrates the importance of genetics. The course explicitly outlines the connections between the science of genetics and the health-related problems that plague us in modern society, and illuminates how studying genetics can be instrumental in solving those problems."--Publisher's website.DVD.
Subjects: Biotechnology; DNA; Genetics; Genetics; Medical genetics;
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Atlas of the skies : journeying between the stars and planets in the discovery of the universe.
Hundred thousand years of astronomy: Little history: from the first astronomers to Aristotle -- First astronomical calculations -- More Greeks -- From Ptolemy to Copernicus -- Rock in the pool: Copernicus -- Kepler and Brahe: the mathematical proofs -- Galileo, Paladin of the revolution -- Newton and gravitation -- After Newton: Kirchhoff and the chemistry of the stars -- HR diagram: towards the future -- From the Earth to the Moon: Blue planet -- Lithosphere -- Hydrosphere -- Biosphere -- Atmosphere -- Earth in space -- Moon and the Earth-Moon system -- Lunar geology -- Movements and lunar phenomena -- Exploration and conquest -- Apollo expeditions -- Observing the heavens: Orienting oneself in space -- Observing celestial objects -- Observation sites -- Pattern of stars -- Observing the heavens -- More famous constellations -- Zodiac -- Observing the moon -- Observing the eclipses -- Instruments and space expeditions -- Exploration of the solar system -- Sun and its planets: Our star -- Structure and phenomena -- Activity of the sun -- From Mercury to Pluto -- Mercury -- Venus -- Mars -- Asteroid belt -- Jupiter -- Saturn -- Uranus -- Neptune -- Pluto and Charon -- Comets, meteorites and interstellar masses -- Hypothesis on the origins of the solar system -- Stars, galaxies and beyond: Universe of suns -- Luminosity and distance -- Stellar spectra -- Evolution of a star -- Binary and variable stars -- Milky way and beyond -- Structure -- Close to the galaxy -- Beyond the Milky Way -- Suggestions -- Explanatory bibliography -- Glossary -- Analytical index.
Subjects: Atlases.; Graphs.; Astronomy.; Clouds.; Constellations; Planets; Stars;
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Great scientific ideas that changed the world [videorecording] / by Goldman, Steven L.,1941-(CARDINAL)771897; Teaching Company.(CARDINAL)349444;
Part 1. Knowledge, know-how, and social change ; Writing makes science possible ; Inventing reason and knowledge ; The birth of natural science ; Mathematics as the order of nature ; The birth of techno-science ; Universities relaunch the idea of knowledge ; The medieval revolution in know-how ; Progress enters into history ; The printed book : Gutenberg to Galileo ; Renaissance painting and techno-science ; Copernicus moves the Earth -- Part 2. The birth of modern science ; Algebra, calculus, and probability ; Conservation and symmetry ; Instruments as extensions of the mind ; Time, change , and novelty ; The atomic theory of matter ; The cell theory of life ; The germ theory of disease ; The gene theory of inheritance ; Energy challenges matter ; Fields : the immaterial become real ; Relationships become physical -- Part 3. Evolution as process science ; Statistical laws challenge determinism ; Techno-science comes of age ; Institutions empower innovation ; The quantum revolution ; Relativity redefines space and time ; Reconceiving the universe, again ; The idea behind the computer ; Three faces of information ; System, chaos, and self-organization ; Life as molecules in action ; Great ideas, past and future.Lecturer: Professor Steven L. Goldman, Lehigh University.Presents 36 lectures discussing the evolving relationship of science with society during the 20th century.DVD.
Subjects: Video recordings.; Science; Technology; Discoveries in science.;
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The secret life of Bletchley Park : the WWII codebreaking centre and the men and women who worked there / by McKay, Sinclair.(CARDINAL)487914;
Includes bibliographical references and index.Reporting for duty -- 1938-39 : the school of codes -- 1939 : rounding up the brightest and the best -- The house and the surrounding country -- 1939 : how do you break the unbreakable? -- 1939-40 : the Enigma initiation -- Freezing billets and outdoor loos -- 1940 : the first glimmers of light -- 1940 : inspiration and intensity -- 1940 : the coming of the bombes -- 1940 : Enigma and the Blitz -- Bletchley and the class question -- 1941 : the battle of the Atlantic -- Food, booze and too much tea -- 1941 : the wrens and their larks -- 1941 : Bletchley and Churchill -- Military or civilian? -- 1942 : grave setbacks and internal strife -- The rules of attraction -- 1943 : a very special relationship -- 1943 : the hazards of careless talk -- Bletchley and the Russians -- The cultural life of Bletchley Park -- 1943-44 : the rise of the Colossus -- 1944-45 : D-Day and the end of the war -- 1945 and after : the immediate aftermath -- Bletchley's intellectual legacy -- After Bletchley : the silence descends -- The rescue of the Park.Bletchley Park was where one of the war's most famous and crucial achievements was made: the cracking of Germany's "Enigma" code in which its most important military communications were couched. This country house in the Buckinghamshire countryside was home to Britain's most brilliant mathematical brains, like Alan Turing, and the scene of immense advances in technology -- indeed, the birth of modern computing. The military codes deciphered there were instrumental in turning both the Battle of the Atlantic and the war in North Africa. But, though plenty has been written about the boffins, and the codebreaking, fictional and non-fiction -- from Robert Harris and Ian McEwan to Andrew Hodges' biography of Turing -- what of the thousands of men and women who lived and worked there during the war? What was life like for them -- an odd, secret territory between the civilian and the military? Sinclair McKay's book is the first history for the general reader of life at Bletchley Park, and an amazing compendium of memories from people now in their eighties -- of skating on the frozen lake in the grounds (a depressed Angus Wilson, the novelist, once threw himself in) -- of a youthful Roy Jenkins, useless at codebreaking, of the high jinks at nearby accommodation hostels -- and of the implacable secrecy that meant girlfriend and boyfriend working in adjacent huts knew nothing about each other's work.--Publisher.General.
Subjects: Government Code and Cypher School (Great Britain); World War, 1939-1945; World War, 1939-1945;
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The secret life of Bletchley Park : the history of the wartime codebreaking centre and the men and women who were there / by McKay, Sinclair,author.(CARDINAL)487914;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 323-329) and index.Bletchley Park was where one of the war's most famous and crucial achievements was made: the cracking of Germany's "Enigma" code in which its most important military communications were couched. This country house in the Buckinghamshire countryside was home to Britain's most brilliant mathematical brains, like Alan Turing, and the scene of immense advances in technology -- indeed, the birth of modern computing. The military codes deciphered there were instrumental in turning both the Battle of the Atlantic and the war in North Africa. But, though plenty has been written about the boffins, and the codebreaking, fictional and non-fiction -- from Robert Harris and Ian McEwan to Andrew Hodges' biography of Turing -- what of the thousands of men and women who lived and worked there during the war? What was life like for them -- an odd, secret territory between the civilian and the military? Sinclair McKay's book is the first history for the general reader of life at Bletchley Park, and an amazing compendium of memories from people now in their eighties -- of skating on the frozen lake in the grounds (a depressed Angus Wilson, the novelist, once threw himself in) -- of a youthful Roy Jenkins, useless at codebreaking, of the high jinks at nearby accommodation hostels -- and of the implacable secrecy that meant girlfriend and boyfriend working in adjacent huts knew nothing about each other's work.--Publisher.
Subjects: Government Code and Cypher School (Great Britain); World War, 1939-1945; World War, 1939-1945; World War, 1939-1945;
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The story of measurement / by Robinson, Andrew,1957-(CARDINAL)771299;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 218-220) and index.
Subjects: Measurement;
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Math wiz! [video-enabled device] by Findaway World, LLC.(CARDINAL)345268;
"Kids will explore and develop early math concepts through these interactive games, puzzles, and challenges. Explore patterns and sequences; Develop logic and memory skills; Practice numbers and number recognition; Identify basic shapes and colors."--Ages 3+.
Subjects: Matching games; Mathematics; Shapes;
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Music theory for dummies / by Pilhofer, Michael,author.(CARDINAL)350959; Day, Holly,author.(CARDINAL)292970;
Getting started with music theory. What is music theory anyway? ; Determining what notes are worth ; Giving it a rest ; Introducing time signatures ; Playing with beat -- Putting notes together. Music notes (and where to find them) ; Mastering the major and minor scales ; Key signatures and the circle of fifths ; Intervals : the distance between pitches ; Chord building ; Chord progressions -- Musical expression through tempo and dynamics. Creating varied sound through tempo and dynamics ; Instrument tone color and acoustics -- Musical expression through form. The building blocks of music : rhythm, melody, harmony, and song form ; Relying on classical forms ; Tapping into popular genres and forms -- The part of tens. Ten frequently asked questions about music theory ; Ten keys to reading a musical score ; Ten music theorists you should know about -- Appendixes. A, Audio tracks ; B, Chord chart ; C, Glossary.Music Theory For Dummies makes music theory easy to understand, with a friendly, unintimidating overview of everything you need to know to become fluent at knocking out beats, reading musical scores, and learning to anticipate where a song should go whether you're reading someone else's music or writing your own. Whether you're a music student or a music lover, you'll learn to read, write, and understand music with this informative guide. With expert instruction, you'll put it all together as you compose, arrange, and create original melodies, harmonies, and chords of your own, with helpful tips for performing your pieces in front of an audience. This new third edition presents the most current teaching techniques, the newest music genres and examples, and updated information on all aspects of understanding, creating, and performing music. Studies have shown that music training improves children's' verbal and spatial abilities, and it's been associated with cognitive and mathematical benefits in adults. The music job market is expected to increase over the coming years, and music theory is becoming an increasingly common part of education at all levels. Music Theory For Dummies provides the instruction you need to get more out of music than you ever thought possible. * Master major and minor scales, intervals, pitches, and clefs * Understand basic notation, time signals, tempo, dynamics, and navigation * Employ melodies, chords, progressions, and phrases to form music * Compose harmonies and accompanying melodies for voice and instruments Whether you intend to pursue a degree or career in music, or just enjoy listening to it, understanding the theory behind it gives you a whole new appreciation for the artistry and craftsmanship behind the pieces that give you goose bumps. It's a mix of technical skill, inborn talent, and plenty of practice and now you can try your hand at it, with Music Theory For Dummies.
Subjects: Music theory.; Music theory;
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Human thermal environments / by Parsons, K. C.(Kenneth C.),1953-(CARDINAL)207333;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 337-352) and index.(cont) Do requirements for comfort apply universally? -- Heat stress -- Physiological responses to heat -- Heat stress indices -- Direct heat stress indices -- Acclimatization -- Cold stress -- Physiological responses to cold -- Psychological responses to cold -- Interference with activities, performance and productivity -- Early studies: factory output and accidents -- Performance models and indices -- Rational performance model -- Human skin contact with hot surfaces -- Skin contact with a hot surface: analysis of the event -- Mathematical models of heat transfer -- International standards -- ISO standards -- Other ISO items -- Standards in the USA -- Standards in the UK -- European standards (CEN) -- Example of the application of ISO standards to the assessment of a hot environment -- Example of the application of international (ISO) standards for the assessment of moderate environments -- Example of the application of international (ISO) standards for the assessment of cold environments -- Thermal models and computer aided design -- Thermal models -- Do models work?(cont) Fundamentals of heat transfer -- Conduction -- Radiation -- Convection -- Evaporation -- Computer program listings for the assessment of heat stress, thermal comfort and cold stress.Human thermal environments -- Basic parameters -- Heat balance equation for the human body -- Example calculation -- Human thermal physiology and thermoregulation -- Thermophysical properties of the human body -- Psychological responses -- Behavioural thermoregulation -- Body temperature -- Psychological responses -- Psychological models -- Thermal sensation -- Thermoreception -- Semantics, psychological models and multi-dimensional scaling -- Mood, aggression, depression and other psychological reactions -- Measurement methods and assessment techniques -- Measuring kits and composite instruments -- Measurement of physiological response -- Measurement of psychological responses -- Thermal index: an assessment technique -- Metabolic heat production -- Where does the come from? -- Units -- Estimation of metabolic heat production -- Use of tables and databases -- Subjective methods -- Thermal properties of clothing -- Simple clothing model -- Two-parameter model -- Determination of the thermal properties of clothing -- Thermal comfort -- Whole-body thermal comfort -- Thermal models and thermal comfort.
Subjects: Environmental engineering.; Human engineering.; Temperature;
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Bridge to creativity! [video-enabled device] by Findaway World, LLC.(CARDINAL)345268;
Benjamin Franklin: inventor -- Bridge constructor playground -- Frosby species creature lab -- Kidbot -- Pango build park -- Qixel animate -- School lunch maker -- Spiral mixer -- Tiny builders -- Toc and roll."Innovation and creativity come together to help kids build new things, solve problems, and explore the world around them. Design everything from bridges to new creatures; Learn about basic programming; Develop logical thinking and problem-solving skills; Explore music and instruments."--Publisher description.Ages 5+.
Subjects: Mobile apps.; Video games.; Educational games.; Launchpad.; Building; Mathematics; Problem solving in children;
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