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Great Courses available in Westwood

Engineering

  • Understanding Greek and Roman Technology: From Catapult to the Pantheon
    Professor Stephen Ressler United States Military Academy at West Point. Stephen Ressler is the creator of the West Point Design Contest, a nationwide competition that introduces engineering to middle and high school students.
  • Everyday Engineering: Understanding the Marvels of Daily Life (36 Lectures)
    Professor Stephen Ressler United States Military Academy at West Point
  • Do-It-Yourself Engineering
    Professor Stephen Ressler, United States Military Academy at West Point

Music

  • How to Listen to and Understand Great Music (48 Lectures)
    Professor Robert Greenberg, San Francisco Conservatory of Music
  • The 30 Great Orchestral Works (32 Lectures)
    Professor Robert Greenberg
    San Francisco Performances
  • Concert Masterworks (32 Lectures)
    Professor Robert Greenberg, San Francisco Conservatory
  • The Concerto*
    Professor Robert Greenberg, San Francisco Performances

Physics

  • Great Ideas of Classical Physics
    Professor Steven Pollock, University of Colorado at Boulder
  • Physics in Your Life
    Professor Richard Wolfson, Middlebury College
  • Einstein’s Relativity and the Quantum Revolution: Modern Physics for Non-Scientists (24 Lectures)
    Professor Richard Wolfson, Middlebury College

Philosophy

  • Great Minds of the Western Intellectual Tradition (3rd Edition) (84 Lectures)
    Lecturers from 12 universities
  • The Great Ideas of Philosophy (2nd Edition)
    Professor Daniel N. Robinson, Georgetown and Oxford University

Business

  • Critical Business Skills for Success (60 Lectures)
  • Operations
    Professor Thomas J. Goldsby
    The Ohio State University, Fisher College of Business
    Professor Ryan Hamilton 
  • Marketing
    Professor Ryan Hamilton, Emory University Goizueta Business School
  • Organizational Behavior
    Professor Clinton O. Longenecker
    The University of Toledo, College of Business and Innovation
  • Strategy
    Professor Michael A. Roberto
    Bryant University
  • Finance and Accounting
    Professor Eric Sussman
    University of Los Angeles, Anderson School of Management
  • The Entrepreneur’s Toolkit*
    Professor Michael G. Goldsby,
    Ball State University
  • Thinking About Cyber Security: From Cyber Crime to Cyber Warfare*
    Professor Paul Rosenzweig, The George Washington University Law School

Health

  • Mastering Tai Chi*
    David-Dorian Ross, International Master Tai Chi Instructor
  • Yoga for a Healthy Mind & Body*
    Heidi E. Sormaz, Certified Yoga Instructor
  • The Mayo Clinic Diet – The Healthy Approach to Weight Loss*
    Donald D. Hensrud, M.D., MPH, Mayo Clinic
  • Practicing Mindfulness: An Introduction to Meditation *
    Professor Mark W. Muesse, Rhodes College

Science

  • The Joy of Science (60 Lectures)
    Professor Robert M. Hazen, George Mason University
  • History of Science Antiquity to 1700
    Professor Lawrence M. Principle, Johns Hopkins
  • Chemistry
    Frank Cardulla, NILFS North High School
  • Great Scientific Ideas That Changed the World (36 Lectures)
    Professor Steven L. Goldman, Lehigh University
  • Science in the Twentieth Century: A Social-Intellectual Survey (36 Lectures)
    Professor Steven L. Goldman, Lehigh University
  • Cosmology: The History and Nature of Our Universe
    Professor Mark Whittle, University of Virginia
  • Science Wars: What Scientists Know and How They Know It (24 Lectures)
    Professor Steven L. Goldman, Lehigh University
  • Introduction to Nanotechnology: The New Science of Small (24 Lectures)
    Professor Shana Kelley and Ted Sargent, University of Toronto
    Course is physically located at the Westwood Public Library but can be requested through the Minuteman Library Network.
  • Doctors: The History of Scientific Medicine Revealed Through Biography*
    Professor Sherwin B. Nuland, Yale School of Medicine
  • Robotics
    Professor John Long, Vassar College
  • How to Program: Computer Science Concepts and Python Exercises
    Professor John Keyser, Texas A & M University
  • Understanding Modern Electronics
    Professor Richard Wolfson
    Middlebury College

Biology

  • Understanding the Human Body: An Introduction to Anatomy & Physiology
    Professor Anthony A. Goodman
  • Superstrong Theory: The DNA of Reality
    Professor S. James Gates, Jr.
  • Biology, The Science of Life (72 Lectures)
    Professor Stephen Nowicki, Duke University
  • Understanding Genetics: DNA, Genes, and Their Real-World Applications (24 Lectures)
    Professor David Sadava, The Claremont McKenna, Pitzer, and Scripps Colleges
  • Understanding the Brain
    Professor Jeanette Norden, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine

Art

  • Great Artists of the Italian Renaissance
    Professor William Klos, Smithsonian Institution
  • A History of European Art (48 Lectures)
    Professor William Klos, Smithsonian Institution
  • From Monet to Van Gogh: A History of Impressionism (24 Lectures)
    Professor Richard Brettell, The University of Texas, Dallas
  • Leonardo da Vinci and the Italian High Renaissance*
    Professor George R. Bent, Washington & Lee University

Literature

  • William Shakespeare: Comedies, Histories, and Tragedies
    Professor Peter Saccio, Dartmouth
  • Great Authors of the Western Literary Tradition (84 Lectures)
    Professor Arnold Weinstein, Brown
    Professor Claudia Brodsky Lacour and Professor Victor Brombent, Princeton University
  • Classics of American Literature (84 Lectures)
    Professor Arnold Weinstein, Brown
  • Books That Have Made History: Books That Can Change Your Life
    J. Rufus Fears, Professor of Classics, University of Oklahoma
  • Masterworks of Early 20th Century Literature
    Professor Davis Thorburn, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
  • How to Read and Understand Shakespeare (24 Lectures)
    Professor Marc C. Conner, Washington and Lee University
  • Masterpieces of the Imaginative Mind: Literature’s Most Fantastic Works (24 Lectures)
    Professor Eric S. Rabkin, University of Michigan
  • Building a Better Vocabulary*
    Professor Kevin Flanigan, West Chester University, Pennsylvania
  • Joyce’s Ulysses*
    Professor James A.W. Heffernan, Dartmouth College
  • Classics of British Literature*
    Professor John Sutherland, University College London, California Institute of Technology
  • Masterpieces of Ancient Greek Literature*
    Professor David J. Schenker, University of Missouri Columbia
  • Classic Novels: Meeting the Challenge of Great Literature*
    Professor Arnold Weinstein, Brown University

Law

  • Law School for Everyone
  • Torts
    Professor Edward K. Cheng, Vanderbilt Law School
  • Criminal Law and Procedure
    Professor Joseph L. Hoffman, Indiana University School of Law
  • Litigation & Legal Practice
    Professor Molly Bishop Shadel, University of Virginia Law School
  • Civil Procedure
    Professor Peter J. Smith, The George Washington University Law School

Mathematics

  • Algebra I
    Monica Neagoy, Georgetown University
  • Geometry
    James Noggle, Pendleton Heights High School
  • Algebra II
    Professor Murray Siegel, Sam Houston State University
  • Change & Motion, Calculus Made Clear (24 Lectures)
    Professor Michael Starbird, University of Texas at Austin
  • The Joy of Mathematics
    Professor Arthur T. Benjamin, Harvey Mudd College
  • Meaning From Data: Statistics Made Clear
    Professor Michael Starbird, University of Texas at Austin
  • The Queen of the Sciences: A History of Mathematics
    Professor David M. Bressoud, Macalester College
  • The Joy of Thinking: The Beauty and Power of Classical Mathematics Ideas
    Professor Michael Starbird, University of Texas at Austin
    Professor Edward B. Burger, Williams College
  • Zero to Infinity: A History of Numbers
    Professor Edward B. Burger, Williams College
  • Mathematics From the Visual World (24 Lectures)
    Professor Michael Starbird, University of Texas at Austin
  • Mathematics, Philosophy and the “Real World”
    Professor Judith Grabiner, Pitzer College
  • Understanding Multivariable Calculus: Problems, Solutions, and Tips (36 Lectures)
    Professor Bruce H. Edwards, University of Florida
  • Mastering the Fundamentals of Mathematics (24 Lectures)
    Professor James A. Sellers, Pennsylvania State University
  • Geometry: An Interactive Journey to Mastery
    Professor James S. Tanton, Mathematical Association of America
  • Big Data: How Data Analytics is Transforming the World*
    Professor Tim Chartier, Davidson College

History

  • The American Civil War (48 Lectures)
    Professor Gary Gallagher, University of Virginia
  • The Late Middle Ages
    Professor Phillip Daileader, The College of William & Mary
  • American Constitution - The Great Debate: Advocates & Opponents of the American Constitution (12 Lectures)
    Professor Thomas L. Pangle, The University of Texas at Austin
  • The Vikings (36 Lectures)
    Professor Kenneth W. Hari, Tulane University 
  • Living History: Experiencing Great Events of the Ancient and Medieval Worlds
    Professor Robert Garland, Colgate University
  • The American Revolution (24 Lectures)
    Professor Allen C. Guelzo, Gettysburg College
  • Pompeii: Daily Life in an Ancient Roman City (24 Lectures)
    Professor Steven L. Tuck, Miami University
  • Herodotus: The Father of History (24 Lectures)
    Professor Elizabeth Vandiver, University of Maryland
  • Great Minds of the Eastern Intellectual Tradition (36 Lectures)
    Professor Grant Hardy, University of North Carolina at Asheville
  • The Mysterious Etruscans
    Professor Steven L. Tuck, Miami University
  • The Irish Identity: Independence, History, and Literature
    Dr. Marc C. Conner, Washington and Lee University
  • Foundations of Western Civilization II: A History of the Modern Western World (48 Lectures)
    Professor Robert Bucholz, Loyola University of Chicago
  • War and World History (48 Lectures)
    Professor Jonathan P. Roth, San Jose State University
  • The History of the Supreme Court (36 Lectures)
    Professor Peter Irons, University of California at San Diego
  • The Vietnam War
    A film by Ken Burns and Lynn Novicki, PBS 18 hour documentary, 80 witnesses – Americans, North and South Vietnamese
  • America’s Founding Fathers
    Professor Allen C. Guelzo, Gettysburg College
  • The Age of Benjamin Franklin*
    Professor Robert S. Allison, Suffolk University
  • A Brief History of the World*
    Professor Peter N. Stearns, George Mason University
  • The Rise of Rome*
    Professor Gregory S. Aldrete, Universityof Wisconsin, Green Bay
  • Turning Points in American History*
    Professor Edward T. O’Donnell, College of the Holy Cross
  • The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire*
    Professor Leo Damrosch, Harvard University

Economics

  • Economics 3rd Edition (36 Lectures)
    Professor Timothy Taylor, Macalester College
  • America and the New Global Economy
    Professor Timothy Taylor, Macalester College
  • Why Economies Rise and Fall (24 Lectures)
    Professor Peter Rodriguez, Darden School of Business, University of Virginia
  • Modern Economic Issues (36 Lectures)
    Professor Robert Whaples, Wake Forest University

Psychology

The Psychology of Performance: How to Be Your Best in Life
Eddie O’Connor, PhD, Clinical Sport Psychology

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