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Taught by Professor David W. Ball
CLEVELAND STATE UNIVERSITY
LECTURE TITLES- Matter, Energy, and Entropy
- The Nature of Light and Matter
- A New Theory of Matter
- The Structure of Atoms and Molecules
- The Stellar Atom-Building Machine
- The Amazing Periodic Table
- Ionic versus Covalent Matter
- The Versatile Element: Carbon
- The Strange Behavior of Water
- Matter in Solution
- Interactions: Adhesion and Cohesion
- Surface Energy: The Interfaces among Us
- The Eloquent Chemistry of Carbon Compounds
- Materials for Body Implants
- The Chemistry of Food and Drink
- Fuels and Explosives
- The Air We Breathe
- Materials: The Stone, Bronze, and Iron Ages
- Again and Again: Polymers
- Recycling Materials
- Resistance Is Futile: Superconductors
- Resistance Is Useful: Semiconductors
- Out of Many, One: Composites
- The Future of Materials
The Nature of Matter:
Understanding the Physical World
Course no. 1227 | 24 lectures (30 minutes/lecture)Discover How Matter
Makes the Universe
Matter is the raw material of the universe. Now, you can discover how
the immense variety of matter—stars, mountains, plants, people—is
created by a limited number of chemical elements that combine in
simple, well-defined ways.
The Nature of Matter: Understanding the Physical World deciphers
the mystery of matter in 24 engaging and enlightening half-hour
lectures that are geared toward anyone with a curious mind. Your
guide is Professor David W. Ball of Cleveland State University, a noted
researcher, textbook author, and award-winning teacher, who has a gift
for making scientific subjects accessible and engaging. You investigate
and appreciate such miracles of everyday life as the bounce of a rubber
ball or water’s astonishing power to dissolve and examine science’s
ability to harness matter with such inventions as semiconductor
circuits, new fabrics, and powerful adhesives.
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