Teaching Company
Author
Publisher
Teaching Company
Pub. Date
c2013
Language
English
Description
"Understanding the connections between music and mathematics helps you appreciate both, even if you have no special ability in either field--from knowing the mathematics behind tuning an instrument to understanding the features that define your favorite pieces. By exploring the mathematics of music, you also learn why non-Western music sounds so different, gain insight into the technology of modern sound reproduction, and start to hear the world around...
Publisher
Wondrium
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
In the nine episodes of The Secret World of Espionage, shine a light into the shadowy world of spy craft with a distinguished panel of historians--including a former intelligence case officer--in search of the secret meeting places, complex codes, stealth observations, and cutting-edge technologies spies have used throughout history. How much does pop culture get wrong about espionage? What traits make for exceptional spies and possible double agents?...
Author
Series
Publisher
Teaching Co
Pub. Date
©2005
Language
English
Description
Presents a series of twelve lectures that provide an introduction to the New Testament for people who recognize or appreciate its cultural importance or have religious commitments to it. This course is historical and does not presuppose faith or deny faith. The four Gospels, the book of Acts, the 21 epistles and the book of Revelation are studied in terms of the factors which eventually produced them.
Author
Series
Publisher
Teaching Co
Pub. Date
[2004], c2003
Language
English
Description
Presents a history of Christianity from the time of Jesus to the end of the fourth century. Includes examination of Jewish-Christian relationships, Christian relationships with the Roman Empire, persecution of Christians, and the development of church offices and theology.
Publisher
The Great Courses
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"Chances are, you live in a democracy. You elect representatives that swear allegiance to and abide by a written or living constitution. Your nation is one of laws, courts, and central banks. Perhaps you're even involved in politics. But what do you really know about politics--in your own country, certainly, but also around the world? What characteristics do democracies share? How do they differ? And what can alternatives to democracy--namely, authoritarianism...
Series
Publisher
The Teaching Company
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
"Since 1972, UNESCO has designated World Heritage Sites across the globe, marking locations of outstanding value to humanity. This course tours 24 of the foremost UNESCO sites, highlighting marvels of human culture, such as India's Taj Mahal, Egypt's Thebes, and Uzbekistan's Samarkand, plus natural wonders of our planet, such as the Great Barrier Reef, Japan's Mount Fuji, and Africa's Virunga National Park."
215) The symphony
Publisher
Teaching Co
Pub. Date
℗♭2004
Language
English
Description
24 lecture course that traces the development of the symphony from its roots in the opera of the Baroque period to the present.
Author
Publisher
Teaching Company
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
These 18 lavishly illustrated lectures that take you from our neighborhood of the solar system to the farthest reaches of space and time. Your guide is Professor David M. Meyer, an award-winning teacher, popular public speaker, and distinguished astronomer at Northwestern University.