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UPDATE: This General Psychology course has been updated and the new series will be available Spring 2015. The new series contains much of the same information, but any discussion of mental health issues will be based on the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition (DSM-5) published by the American Psychiatric Association in May 2013.
This course is intended to provide an examination and application of major principles of psychology including: an introduction to scientific and research methods, biological foundations, sensation and perception, learning and conditioning, human development, motivation and emotion, thinking, memory and intelligence, personality theories, stress and coping, social psychology, psychological disorders and their treatment.
The material in this series related to mental health diagnoses is based on the American Psychiatric Association's Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fourth Edition, Text Revision which was published in 2000.
The podcasts presented in this series will include live class recordings of lecture presentations and additional pre-recorded segments that focus on frequently asked questions and concepts that often provide a challenge for many students. These recordings may also be supplemented by PDF files or handouts designed to further enhance the student’s understanding of the field of general psychology. These materials are intended to supplement the traditional classroom approach of my courses and to enhance the student’s learning experience.
Target audience should include current students and others who wish to know more about the topic areas. The materials will not be textbook specific so that they will be useful to others. For HACC students, the purpose is to allow them an opportunity to review or catch up on lectures/class periods that they may have missed or misunderstood. For other learners outside of HACC, the purpose is to supply another resource for their learning that is both entertaining and educational.
The course was originally recorded during the Spring Semester 2011 with some updates as necessary.
PLEASE NOTE: The section on Psychological Disorders refers to diagnostic classifications based on The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fourth Edition, Text Revision (DSM-IV-TR) published by the American Psychiatric Association (APA) in 2000.
Please send any suggestions/feedback to drbailey@hacc.edu.
I hope you enjoy listening and thanks for exploring the world of psychology with me. Read More
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The weekly astronomy podcast from the makers of BBC Sky at Night Magazine.
The weekly astronomy podcast from the makers of BBC Sky at Night Magazine. Read More
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This course is a survey of the scientific study of human nature, including how the mind works, and how the brain supports the mind. Topics include the mental and neural bases of perception, emotion, learning, memory, cognition, child development, personality, psychopathology, and social interaction. Students will consider how such knowledge relates to debates about nature and nurture, free will, consciousness, human differences, self, and society. Read More
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The Early Universe provides an introduction to modern cosmology. The first part of the course deals with the classical cosmology, and later part with modern particle physics and its recent impact on cosmology.
License: Creative Commons BY-NC-SA
More information at http://ocw.mit.edu/terms
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Introduction to Solid State Chemistry is a freshman (first-year) class on the principles of chemistry, with an emphasis on solid-state materials, and their application to engineering systems.
OCW Scholar courses are designed for independent learners who have few additional resources available to them. The courses are substantially more complete than typical OCW courses and include new custom-created content as well as materials repurposed from MIT classrooms. The materials are are also arranged in logical sequences and include multimedia such as video and simulations. Read More
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The 2009 University of Chicago Teacher Institute on “Understanding the Global Economy,” provided an interdisciplinary look at how changes in the global economy are affecting numerous aspects of countries around the world. The Institute addressed issues of globalization and its positive and negative effects on issues such as: labor, social rights, and natural resource exploitation and allocation. A general overview of markets, trade and the current global financial crisis was presented. Case studies from around the world were used to illustrate the interconnectedness of societies and their roles in the global economy.
The topics presented could easily and appropriately be incorporated into a wide array of subjects taught, including: history, math, economics, literature, English, biology, environmental science, social studies, anthropology, world studies, and foreign language/culture classes.
Intended primarily for elementary through community college educators (but open to all interested parties), this 3 day workshop explored issues surrounding the Global Economy through a series of presentations, discussions, and small group activities. The topic of the Global Economy was examined through the following daily themes:
* Day 1 – Markets, Trade and Globalization
* Day 2 – Impacts of Globalization
* Day 3 – The Current Global Financial Crisis
Experts from The University of Chicago and other institutions from around the U.S. lectured on these themes. Each day attendees received lessons and resources for curriculum building. In addition, an optional full-day curriculum development workshop was held on June 25th.
This internationally focused conference was presented by The University of Chicago Center for International Studies, in conjunction with the East Asian, Southern Asian, Latin American, East European and Russian Eurasian, and Middle Eastern Area Studies Centers. Read More
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Overview of modern scientific cosmology, including discussion of stars, the Milky Way galaxy, black holes, dark matter, the big bang, and evidence for our current understanding of the universe. Read More
Overview of modern scientific cosmology, including discussion of stars, the Milk Read More
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This course is comprised of a six-quarter sequence of classes that will explore the essential theoretical foundations of modern physics. The topics covered in this course sequence will include classical mechanics, quantum mechanics, the general and special theories of relativity, electromagnetism, cosmology, and black holes. While these courses will build upon one another, each course also stands on its own, and both individually and collectively they will let students attain the “theoretical minimum” for thinking intelligently about modern physics.
Quantum theory governs the universe at its most basic level. In the first half of the 20th century physics was turned on its head by the radical discoveries of Max Planck, Albert Einstein, Niels Bohr, Werner Heisenberg, and Erwin Schroedinger. An entire new logical and mathematical foundation—quantum mechanics—eventually replaced classical physics. We will explore the quantum world, including the particle theory of light, the Heisenberg Uncertainty Principle, and the Schroedinger Equation. Read More
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Discover the marvels of the universe with a Hubble scientist, and find constellations from the view of your backyard. Hubble's Universe brings these and many other videos to your screen. Read More
Discover the marvels of the universe with a Hubble scientist, and find constella Read More
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Dr. Kiki's Science Hour is an in-depth exploration of scientific topics ranging from climate change to nanotech. Every week neurophysiologist Dr. Kirsten Sanford talks with leading experts in all areas of scientific research.
Although the show is no longer in production, you can enjoy episodes from the TWiT Archives. Read More
Dr. Kiki’s Science Hour is an in-depth exploration of scientific topics ra Read More
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The major historical and contemporary theories of the origin and development of personality are explored, emphasizing the role of the dynamics of personality. Read More
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This is this collection of lectures for the Intro Bio course taught at Columbia in the 2011-2012 academic year. Lectures 1-23 correspond to the fall semester while 24-48 correspond to the spring semester. Prerequisites: One year of college chemistry, or a strong high school chemistry background. Recommended as the introductory biology course for biology and related majors, and for premedical students. Fundamental principles of biochemistry, molecular biology, and genetics. Cellular biology and development; physiology of cells and organisms. For supplementary materials, please reference the website for the first semester (https://newcourseworks.columbia.edu/access/content/group/BIOLC2005_001_2011_3/indexo.html) and the second semester (https://newcourseworks.columbia.edu/access/content/group/BIOLC2006_001_2012_1/misc2012/main-menu.html). If you have any questions, please contact the course administrator at: pnt2102@columbia.edu Read More
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The astrophysics program at the University of Chicago began with the building of the Yerkes Observatory, in Williams Bay, Wisconsin, where the entire Department was located. By the mid-sixties it had become clear that ties to the intellectual community on campus needed to be strengthened, and there was a shift of the center of mass from Wisconsin to Chicago. All of the academic programs are now on campus. Yerkes still provides laboratory facilities, contains the bulk of the library astronomy holdings outside of Crerar, and offers access to research telescopes and instruments for prototyping and instruction. Read More
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This course focuses on a wide range of ways in which personality may become disordered. Emphasis is placed on normal human development as highlighted by psychopathology and on problems of treatment. Read More
This course focuses on a wide range of ways in which personality may become diso Read More
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The newest EM:RAP project and the first to be done by and for residents. We will cover the cardinal presentations, the canonical literature, and the coolest cases all with an eye to board-review appropriate chunky nuggets of clever goodness. Note: no funny Australian accents but we do have a French-Canadian. Read More
The newest EM:RAP project and the first to be done by and for residents. We will Read More
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Jesse Randolph's Ufonaut Radio, takes his listeners on a search for truth, seeking those who are behind the faces of the power elite, what they know they aren't telling us and what is their intent.
Together Jesse and his loyal listeners the "New Guard" search the frontiers of science, legend, folklore, rumor, conspiracy, and in the shadows, for truth is often found in unusual places. Read More
Jesse Randolph’;s Ufonaut Radio, takes his listeners on a search for truth, Read More
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The Stanford Center for the Study of Poverty and Inequality has five objectives: to monitor trends in poverty and inequality, to support scientific analysis of poverty and inequality, to develop science-based policy on poverty and inequality, to disseminate data and research on poverty and inequality, and to train the next generation of scholars, policy analysts, and politicians. Read More
The Stanford Center for the Study of Poverty and Inequality has five objectives: Read More
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Revolutionary new concepts about elementary particles, space and time, and the structure of
matter began to emerge in the mid-1970s. Theory got far ahead of experiment with radical new ideas
such as “grand unification” and “supersymmetry,” but the concepts have never been experimentally
tested. Now all that is about to change; the LHC— the Large Hadron Collider—has finally been built
and is about to confront theory with experiment. The next three quarters of our ongoing physics
series with Leonard Susskind will be devoted to these theoretical ideas and how they will be tested.
The Basic Concepts course marks the beginning of a three-quarter sequence of courses that will explore the new
revolutions in particle physics. During this quarter, basic concepts will be covered, including the fundamental
particles such as electrons, photons, neutrinos, quarks, and gluons. We will also encounter the four basic forces
of nature: gravity, electromagnetism, the strong or nuclear force, and the weak force. The series will continue in the
Winter with quantum field theory, symmetries, and the “standard model.” In the Spring, we will discuss
supersymmetry, grand unification, string theory, and cosmology. While these courses build upon one another,
each course also stands on its own, individually covering topics that relate to modern particle physics.
This course was originally presented in Stanford's Continuing Studies program.
Released with a Creative Commons BY-NC-ND license. Read More
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ReefTutor by AmericanReef.com, is one of three video podcasts by AmericanReef. Created in 2007, this video series contains nearly 200 educational video tutorials that will provide simple tips, tricks, techniques and products which will allow you to keep a successful coral reef aquarium or saltwater marine tank.
We are currently in Season 4, if you would like access to Season 1, Season 2 and Season 3, you need to subscribe. The subscription is a $4.99 monthly subscription (billed every 6 months) that entitles you to view and download all videos from Season 1, Season 2, Season 3 and the current videos in Season Four to your computer directly or to iTunes.
As a ReefTutor subscriber, you will also have access to many of the programs hosts for personal answers to your reefkeeping questions. Read More
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The Fall 2012 quarter of the Modern Physics series concentrates on Einstein’s theory of gravity and geometry: the General Theory of Relativity. Beginning with the basic ideas of Riemannian and curved space, and Minkowski’s “space-time,” we learn about Einstein’s discovery of how gravity is really the curvature of space-time. We also cover the theory of black holes and their strangely paradoxical properties. The final weeks of the course develop the essential ideas of Big Bang cosmology. Read More
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Particle Physicist Dr Brian Cox invites a series of unlikely guests around the biggest experiment in the history of the universe (well this one) ever. Is it a chat show? Is it an introduction to particle physics? Is it just a jolly day out in Gevena? Maybe all three. Read More
Particle Physicist Dr Brian Cox invites a series of unlikely guests around the b Read More
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The AZ UFO Show is The Very 1st UFO Related Show created on Blogtalkradio. Since 2006 we have been morphing into the most original and most honest paranormal/UFO show and to this day actively creating and searching for a painfully truthful show. This is the show you listen to if you want real talk with real people. No sugarcoating here. If you want fluff then go somewhere else. The truth will set you free and hurt you in the process. Just give the show a chance. Who knows, it may be your guilty pleasure. Blah. Read More
The AZ UFO Show is The Very 1st UFO Related Show created on Blogtalkradio. Since Read More
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This course is comprised of a six-quarter sequence of classes that will explore the essential theoretical foundations of modern physics. The topics covered in this course sequence will include classical mechanics, quantum mechanics, the general and special theories of relativity, electromagnetism, cosmology, and black holes. While these courses will build upon one another, each course also stands on its own, and both individually and collectively they will let students attain the “theoretical minimum” for thinking intelligently about modern physics.
Quantum theory governs the universe at its most basic level. In the first half of the 20th century physics was turned on its head by the radical discoveries of Max Planck, Albert Einstein, Niels Bohr, Werner Heisenberg, and Erwin Schroedinger. An entire new logical and mathematical foundation—quantum mechanics—eventually replaced classical physics. We will explore the quantum world, including the particle theory of light, the Heisenberg Uncertainty Principle, and the Schroedinger Equation. Read More
This course is comprised of a six-quarter sequence of classes that will explore Read More
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Video podcast of cool science demonstrations. Join Dr. Matt Carlson as he risks life, limb, and dignity to bring you the finest science videos on Earth. Read More
Video podcast of cool science demonstrations. Join Dr. Matt Carlson as he risks Read More
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