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1) Algebra II
Author
Series
Publisher
Teaching Co
Pub. Date
c1994
Physical Desc
6 DVDs (ca. 900 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 guidebook (ii, 30 p. ; 22 cm.)
Language
English
Publisher
Teaching Company
Pub. Date
c1997
Edition
Library ed.
Physical Desc
2 DVDs (360 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 course guidebook (ii, 72 p. ; 19 cm.).
Language
English
Description
When a high school student has trouble learning a subject like math or history, the problem may lie not in the teacher's ability or the student's I.Q--often it is because the student has never been taught how to learn. The little town of Worland, Wyoming, produces a steady stream of honor students who win scholarships and get into top universities. In this series of lectures, Worland's "secret weapon," Dr. Tim McGee, illuminates how any student...
Series
Publisher
Teaching Co
Pub. Date
[1998]
Physical Desc
14 DVDs (2520 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in. + 7 course guidebooks (22 cm.).
Language
English
Description
Professor Weinstein presents eighty-four lectures on the great classics of American literature, showing how such authors as Irving, Poe, Thoreau, Hemingway, and Faulkner bring the past to life, changing as each generation steps forward to interpret it anew.
Author
Series
Publisher
The Teaching Company
Pub. Date
[1999]
Physical Desc
12 CDs (720 minutes) : digital, CD audio ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 course guidebook (iv, 92 pages ; 20 cm).
Language
English
Description
Dr. Zarefsky presents an analysis of Lincoln's speeches. The public messages in which Lincoln evolved his views on slavery and the Union and by whch he sought to persuade others.
Author
Series
Publisher
Teaching Co
Pub. Date
©1999
Physical Desc
6 CDs (ca. 360 min.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 course guidebook (62 p. ; 22 cm.).
Language
English
Description
Presents Virgil's epic poem about Aeneas and his journey west from ruined Troy to the founding of a new nation in Italy. The Aeneid is an examination of leadership, a study of the conflict between duty and desire, a meditation on the relationship of the individual to society and of art to life, and a Roman's reflection on the dangers, and the allure, of Hellenistic culture. It represents both Virgil's tribute to Homer, and his attempt to re-imagine...
Author
Series
Great Courses volume 22
Language
English
Description
Unearthed by Howard Carter in 1922, the burial place of this young son of Akhenaten is the only royal tomb to have been found substantially intact. Follow the careful research and planning that led up to Carter's discovery, and learn the significance of the thousands of artifacts found.
Author
Series
Great Courses volume 8
Language
English
Description
This lecture will present a portrait of the founder of the "Fabulous Fourth" Dynasty, Sneferu. Using trial and error, he figured out how to build a true pyramid. His reign also saw Egypt's blossoming as an international power and the setting of artistic standards that would last for thousands of years.
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Series
Great Courses volume 27
Language
English
Description
The primary source for figuring out how the Egyptians mummified their dead is the mummies themselves. What distinguishes mummies from the Old Kingdom, the New Kingdom, and the Late Period, respectively? How have Egyptologists reconstructed this ancient art? By the end of this lecture, you will be able to look at a mummy and tell how old it is.
Author
Series
Great Courses volume 6
Language
English
Description
How did Egypt become history's first nation? Once King Narmer unified Upper and Lower Egypt, it took only a few hundred years to build a power that would dominate the Near East for millennia. Learn why the political structure of ancient Egypt made this possible and how the "Narmer Palette" tells this story.
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Series
Great Courses volume 21
Language
English
Description
The most enigmatic and controversial pharaoh in Egypt's history, Akhenaten rocked the pillars of Egyptian society. He may have been the first monotheist and the first "individual" in history.
Author
Series
Great Courses volume 7
Language
English
Description
As Egypt becomes a great nation led by a single all-powerful ruler, traditions arise that will last for millennia: a capital city, separate burial places (and eventually mighty pyramids) for the kings, solar boats for the trip to the next world, and more.
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Series
Great Courses volume 30
Language
English
Description
There is a bit of a mystery about Ramses's reign. Its last 40 years were rather sedentary. In considering what might have happened, you will see how a pharaoh with the resources of Ramses prepared himself and his family for the next world.
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Series
Great Courses volume 41
Language
English
Description
Four very brief dynasties ruled in succession. When the last native-born ruler, Nectanebo II, was forced to flee into Nubia, Egypt's glory was over.
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Series
Great Courses volume 37
Language
English
Description
Libyans ruled from the Delta city of Bubastis for 200 years and fought to restore Egypt's greatness. During this time, Egypt became involved with the biblical kingdoms of Judah and Israel. In the end, Egypt suffered division once more, but this time the two halves did not fight one another.
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Series
Great Courses volume 23
Language
English
Description
Was Tutankhamen the victim of foul play? Do his mummified remains hold clues? Who might have wanted him dead, and why? Sift the physical and circumstantial evidence for this intriguing hypothesis and form your own conclusion.
Author
Series
Great Courses volume 19
Language
English
Description
For 22 years, Tuthmosis III was second fiddle to his aunt Hatshepsut, who ruled as a king although she was a woman. When she died and he ruled by himself, he became one of the greatest military pharaohs Egypt had ever known. Learn what it meant to be a great king by tracing the epic events of his reign.
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