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| Art of Critical Decision Making 
By Michael A. Roberto, Bryant University |
| Making a good decision is a skill—one that can be learned, honed, and perfected. Now, approach the important decisions in your life with a more seasoned, educated eye. The Art of Critical Decision Making explores how individuals, groups, and organizations make effective choices. These 24 fascinating lectures also provide you with the skills and techniques you need to enhance the effectiveness of your own decision making. Taught by Professor Michael A. Roberto—a scholar of managerial decision making—this course is an engaging and practical guide to one of the most fundamental activities in your everyday life. |
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| Ancient Empires before Alexander
By Robert L. Dise Jr., University of Northern Iowa |
| Ancient Empires before Alexander is your opportunity to finally complete your knowledge of the ancient world with a comprehensive look at history's first empires: Akkad, Assyria, Babylon, Hatti, Carthage, and more. Professor Robert L. Dise Jr. examines these fascinating kingdoms as they endure the struggles, successes, and failures of establishing an empire. In 36 fascinating lectures, follow these thrilling realms as they rise to glory, establish administrative and military systems, clash with one another, and eventually collapse. Spanning thousands of years of human history and encompassing regions both familiar and forgotten, this course is an unforgettable way to explore the legacies of the world's earliest empires—in all their marvelous diversity. |
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| Mathematics, Philosophy, and the "Real World"
By Judith V. Grabiner, Pitzer College |
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Throughout history, mathematics has consistently helped determine the course of Western philosophical thought. Views about
human nature, religion, truth, space, time, and more have been shaped by the ideas and practices of this vital scientific
field. Award-winning Professor Judith V. Grabiner shows you how mathematics has shaped human thought in profound and exciting
ways with Mathematics, Philosophy, and the "Real World," a 36-lecture series that explores mathematical
concepts and practices as they apply to a fascinating range of areas and experiences. In a presentation that is clear,
delightful, and filled with fascinating case histories, you focus on two areas of mathematics that are easily followed by the
nonspecialist—probability and statistics, and geometry—and which play pivotal roles in the lives of ordinary
citizens today. |
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| Understanding Complexity
By Scott E. Page, University of Michigan |
| Discover and grasp the fundamentals and applications of the amazing field of complexity science with Understanding Complexity. Professor Scott E. Page—one of the field's most highly regarded teachers and researchers—shows you how complexity science helps us understand the nature and behavior of financial markets, corporations, native cultures, governments, and other systems that play important roles in our increasingly complex world. By the conclusion of the course, you'll have attained a new lens through which to better view and make sense of your world. |
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| Cosmology: The History and Nature of Our Universe
By Mark Whittle, University of Virginia |
| Discover a wealth of insights into the origin, evolution, composition, and probable fate of our universe. In the 36 lectures of Cosmology: The History and Nature of Our Universe, astronomer and award-winning Professor Mark Whittle makes this profound subject understandable and awe inspiring. With the aid of more than 1,700 vivid illustrations, discover how this scientific field has helped us decipher mysteries about the cosmos including dark matter and dark energy, cosmic inflation, and the birth of galaxies. Filled with keen looks at cosmology's breathtaking discoveries, this course is the perfect introduction to a fascinating field of study. |
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| Building Great Sentences: Exploring the Writer's Craft
By Brooks Landon, The University of Iowa |
| Investigate the myriad ways we think about, talk about, and write sentences. In Building Great Sentences: Exploring the Writer's Craft, Professor Brooks Landon from the University of Iowa—one of the nation's top writing schools—shows you the pleasure in reading and writing great sentences. Explore the stylistic rewards (and risks) of various sentence forms, learn how to build and appreciate effective and elegant sentences, get unique insights into the nature of great writing—and discover how you can achieve some of this greatness yourself. |
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| Games People Play: Game Theory in Life, Business, and Beyond
By Scott P. Stevens, James Madison University |
| Game theory—the science of interactive, rational decision making—helps us understand how and why we make decisions. It also provides insights into human endeavors including biology, politics, and economics. In Games People Play: Game Theory in Life, Business, and Beyond, business consultant and award-winning Professor Scott P. Stevens helps you understand this profoundly important field. Throughout these 24 enlightening lectures, you explore the fundamentals of game theory in an engaging, comprehensible manner. You investigate the field's classic games, encounter its greatest minds, and discover its real world applications in arenas including corporate negotiations, foreign policy—and your everyday life. |
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| Quantum Mechanics: The Physics of the Microscopic World
By Benjamin Schumacher, Kenyon College |
| Quantum mechanics gives us a picture of the world so radically counterintuitive that it has changed our perspective on reality itself. In Quantum Mechanics: The Physics of the Microscopic World, award-winning Professor Benjamin Schumacher gives you the logical tools to grasp the paradoxes and astonishing insights of this field. Designed specifically for nonscientists, these 24 lectures reveal breathtaking discoveries that are helping us unlock the secrets of the universe. |
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| Experiencing Rome: A Visual Exploration of Antiquity's Greatest Empire
By Steven L. Tuck, Miami University |
| How did ancient Rome communicate its civic and cultural values to its citizens? Award-winning Professor Steven L. Tuck, in Experiencing Rome: A Visual Exploration of Antiquity's Greatest Empire, examines how Rome connected with its citizens through a range of spectacles and shared experiences, including extravagant public displays, architecture, engineering, and more. Featuring more than 1,000 sumptuous visuals—including photography, maps, and computer animations—these 36 lectures are your chance to explore the marvels of Roman antiquity in a rich and detailed way unavailable in other traditional survey courses. Even if you have some familiarity with ancient Rome, you'll be amazed at the vividness with which this course immerses you in the sights of daily Roman life. |
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| Museum Masterpieces: The National Gallery, London
By Catherine B. Scallen, Case Western Reserve University |
| Of all the world's great art museums, the National Gallery, London, is the only place where you can truly grasp the breathtaking scope of European painting from the late medieval period through the 19th century. Take a virtual tour of this world-class collection in Museum Masterpieces: The National Gallery, London. In 24 fascinating lectures, noted art scholar Professor Catherine B. Scallen provides a memorable introduction to this remarkable artistic institution and its magnificent masterworks. More than just a gallery tour, this course is also a comprehensive overview of the history of European painting. |
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