Presents lectures (each 30 minutes in length) by Steven L. Goldman discussing various aspects of science.

Presents 24 lectures (each 30 minutes in length) by Edward B. Burger on the history of numbers and counting.

From the publisher. Introduces the remarkable story of Darwin's ideas, how scientists and religious leaders reacted to them, and the sea of change in human thought that resulted. Perhaps more than any other idea in science, Darwin's theory of natural selection shows how a strikingly original concept can break the bounds of its discipline to influence society at large -- in religion, politics, philosophy, and other spheres.

Ecology is to reveal the nature of ourselves and of our relationship with the species around us. The lectures in this course are often in pairs, with basic ecological principles discussed in the first lecture and the human role or human implications addressed in the second.

Algebra II is the fork in the road. Those who succeed in this second part of the algebra sequence are well on their way to calculus and higher mathematics, which open the door to careers in science, engineering, medicine, economics, information technology, and many other fields. Algebra II starts by reviewing functions, graphing, and polynomials from Algebra I, and then introduces new topics, such as conic sections, roots and radicals, exponential...

Presents a scientific expedition to fathom the ocean's mysteries. Oceanography: Exploring Earth's Final Wilderness takes you on a scientific expedition to fathom the ocean's mysteries in 36 intensively illustrated half-hour lectures delivered by ocean scientist and Professor Harold J. Tobin of the University of Wisconsin - Madison, a researcher who has visited and mapped landscapes on the seabed that no human eyes had ever seen before. Oceanography...

Trying to understand our human origins has always been a fundamental part of who we are. One of the core things we want to know is how we came to be. Thousands of years ago, human civilizations developed elaborate stories to explain the origins of humans. But today, with the help of dramatic archaeological discoveries and groundbreaking advancements in technology and scientific understanding, we are closer than ever before to learning the true story....

The force of gravity rules the universe. It governs our everyday lives on Earth and it controls the motions of the heavens above. Yet it is one of the least understood of all the forces of nature. This course is designed to give you a basic understanding of the forces of gravity that rule the universe.

"This course takes you to the world's most spectacular geological wonders, explains the forces that have formed them, and tells you the stories that have grown up around them."--page 1 of course guidebook.