The Joy of Science

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DVD cover for "The Joy of Science" lecture series.

The Joy of Science is a popular video and audio course series, consisting of 60 lectures, each 30 minutes long, presented by Robert Hazen of the George Mason University and the Carnegie Institution of Washington. The course, first introduced in 2001, is part of The Great Courses series, and is produced and distributed by The Teaching Company, located in Chantilly, Virginia, in the United States. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7]

Contents

Background

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As the Clarence B. Robinson Professor at George Mason University, Robert Hazen developed innovative courses to promote scientific literacy in both scientists and non-scientists. [8] In a collaboration with physicist James Trefil, he wrote three undergraduate textbooks: The Sciences: An Integrated Approach (1993), [9] The Physical Sciences: An Integrated Approach (1995), [10] and Physics Matters: An Introduction to Conceptual Physics (2004). [11] Hazen used these as the basis for a 60-lecture video and audio course called The Joy of Science. [12] [8]

Description

No.TitleNo.TitleNo.Title
01The Nature of Science21Introduction to Chemistry41The Atmospheric Cycle
02The Scientific Method22The Chemistry of Carbon42The Rock Cycle
03The Ordered Universe23States of Matter and Changes of State43What Is Life?
04Celestrial and Terrestrial Mechanics24Phase Transformations and Chemical Reactions44Strategies of Life
05Newton's Laws of Motion25Properties of Materials45Life's Molecular Building Blocks
06Universal Gravitation26Semiconductors and Modern Microelectronics46Proteins
07The Nature of Energy27Isotopes and Radioactivity47Cells–The Chemical Factories of Life
08The First Law of Thermodynamics28Nuclear Fission and Fusion Reactions48Gregor Mendel, Founder of Genetics
09The Second Law of Thermodynamics29Astronomy49The Discovery of DNA
10Entropy30The Life Cycle of Stars50The Genetic Code
11Magnetism and Static Electricity31Edwin Hubble and the Discovery of Galaxies51Reading the Genetic Code
12Electricity32The Big Bang52Genetic Engineering
13Electromagnetism33The Ultimate Structure of Matter53Cancer and Other Genetic Diseases
14The Electromagnetic Spectrum, Part I34The Nebular Hypothesis54The Chemical Evolution of Life
15The Electromagnetic Spectrum, Part II35The Solar System55Biological Evolution – A Unifying Theme of Biology
16Relativity36The Earth as a Planet56The Fact of Evolution – The Fossil Record
17Atoms37The Dynamic Earth57Charles Darwin and the Theory of Natural Selection
18The Bohr Atom38The Plate Tectonics Revolution58Ecosystems and the Law of Unintended Consequences
19The Quantum World39Earthquakes, Volcanoes, and Plate Motions Today59The Ozone Hole, Acid Rain, and the Greenhouse Effect
20The Periodic Table of Elements40Earth Cycles–Water60Science, the Endless Frontier

See also

References

  1. ↑ Staff. "Robert Hazen – Microbes/Mind Adviser". Microbes-Mind.net. Retrieved 9 May 2018.
  2. ↑ Staff (21 July 2014). "Evolution of Life, Life In Outer Space". KKFI . Retrieved 9 May 2018.
  3. ↑ Staff (2012). "NSTA 2012 National Conference on Science Education" (PDF). National Science Teachers Association . p. 203. Retrieved 9 May 2018.
  4. ↑ Staff (2017). "Information Technology – Introduction". International Organization for Standardization . Retrieved 9 May 2018.
  5. ↑ Kelly, Kate (2006). That's not in my science book a compilation of little-known facts . Lanham: Taylor Trade Publishing. p. ix. ISBN   978-1461636014.
  6. ↑ Millman, Martine; Millman, Gregory (2008). Homeschooling : a family's journey. Penguin. ISBN   978-1440632310.
  7. ↑ Ceceri, Kathy (3 November 2010). "Integrated Science at Home: The Joy of Science". Integrated Science at Home. Retrieved 12 May 2018.
  8. 1 2 Hemley, R. J. (25 March 2010). "Presentation of the Distinguished Public Service Medal of the Mineralogical Society of America for 2009". American Mineralogist. 95 (4): 666. Bibcode:2010AmMin..95..666H. doi:10.2138/am.2010.557.
  9. ↑ Trefil, James; Hazen, Robert M. (1994). The sciences : an integrated approach (A preliminary ed.). New York: Wiley. ISBN   978-0471303008.
  10. ↑ Hazen, Robert M.; Trefil, James (1996). The Physical science : an integrated approach. New York: Wiley. ISBN   978-0471002499.
  11. ↑ Trefil, James; Hazen, Robert M. (2004). Physics matter : an introduction to conceptual physics. J. Wiley. ISBN   978-0471150589.
  12. ↑ "Robert Hazen". Robinson Professors. George Mason University. 8 October 2010. Retrieved 13 May 2018.

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