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Introduction to toric geometry 3
Special Lecture Series (ASC) - January 15, 2020 13:14 - 30 minutes - Video ★★★★★ - 1 ratingAbstract: I will give a pedagogical introduction to toric geometry without requiring previous knowledge in algebraic geometry. The lecture series will be based on the toric geometry package in the open-source Sage (http://www.sagemath.org) mathematics software system. Various examples relevant to...
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Introduction to toric geometry 2
Special Lecture Series (ASC) - January 15, 2020 13:14 - 25 minutes - Video ★★★★★ - 1 ratingAbstract: I will give a pedagogical introduction to toric geometry without requiring previous knowledge in algebraic geometry. The lecture series will be based on the toric geometry package in the open-source Sage (http://www.sagemath.org) mathematics software system. Various examples relevant to...
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Introduction to toric geometry 14
Special Lecture Series (ASC) - January 15, 2020 13:14 - 1 hour - Video ★★★★★ - 1 ratingAbstract: I will give a pedagogical introduction to toric geometry without requiring previous knowledge in algebraic geometry. The lecture series will be based on the toric geometry package in the open-source Sage (http://www.sagemath.org) mathematics software system. Various examples relevant to...
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Introduction to toric geometry 13
Special Lecture Series (ASC) - January 15, 2020 13:14 - 59 minutes - Video ★★★★★ - 1 ratingAbstract: I will give a pedagogical introduction to toric geometry without requiring previous knowledge in algebraic geometry. The lecture series will be based on the toric geometry package in the open-source Sage (http://www.sagemath.org) mathematics software system. Various examples relevant to...
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Introduction to toric geometry 12
Special Lecture Series (ASC) - January 15, 2020 13:14 - 1 hour - Video ★★★★★ - 1 ratingAbstract: I will give a pedagogical introduction to toric geometry without requiring previous knowledge in algebraic geometry. The lecture series will be based on the toric geometry package in the open-source Sage (http://www.sagemath.org) mathematics software system. Various examples relevant to...
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Quantum Theory, Lecture 11
Special Lecture Series (ASC) - January 15, 2020 13:14 - 1 hour - Video ★★★★★ - 1 ratingThis course will begin with a short summary of some aspects of the history of Quantum Mechanics, which will include Einstein’s photon hypothesis, his analysis of monatomic quantum gases (including Bose-Einstein condensation for ideal Bose gases), and a modern interpretation of Heisenberg’s discov...
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The Arrow of Time - Images of Irreversible Behavior, Colloquium
Special Lecture Series (ASC) - December 13, 2019 02:17 - 1 hour - Video ★★★★★ - 1 ratingThis course will begin with a short summary of some aspects of the history of Quantum Mechanics, which will include Einstein’s photon hypothesis, his analysis of monatomic quantum gases (including Bose-Einstein condensation for ideal Bose gases), and a modern interpretation of Heisenberg’s discov...
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Episode 8: 108: Bordeaux - Part 1
Introductory Wine Classes for Novices - June 29, 2019 20:19 - 12 minutes ★★★★★ - 41 ratingsAn introduction to one of the most important wine regions in the world.....
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108: Bordeaux - Part 1
Introductory Wine Classes for Novices - June 29, 2019 00:00 - 12 minutes ★★★★★ - 41 ratingsAn introduction to one of the most important wine regions in the world.....
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101: The Three Basic Vs of Wine
Introductory Wine Classes for Novices - December 29, 2018 00:00 - 9 minutes ★★★★★ - 41 ratingsThis first class will take you through the three basic Vs of wine: vintage, vintner and varietal. It's a great place to start if you want to begin to understand the joys of wine - and improve your enjoyment of it.
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Episode 1: 101: The Three Basic Vs of Wine
Introductory Wine Classes for Novices - December 29, 2018 00:00 - 9 minutes ★★★★★ - 41 ratingsThis first class will take you through the three basic Vs of wine: vintage, vintner and varietal. It's a great place to start if you want to begin to understand the joys of wine - and improve your enjoyment of it.
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107: Sparkling Wine - Part 2 How To Drink It
Introductory Wine Classes for Novices - December 26, 2018 00:00 - 8 minutes ★★★★★ - 41 ratingsThis class will take you through how you open a bottle of sparkling wine and how to taste it.
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106: Sparkling Wine - Part 1 How It's Made
Introductory Wine Classes for Novices - July 13, 2018 23:26 - 6 minutes ★★★★★ - 41 ratingsThis class will take you through at a high level how sparkling wine is generally made when winemakers use the traditional method (Methode Champenoise).
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105: Tasting Wine - The Basics
Introductory Wine Classes for Novices - August 18, 2017 22:37 - 13 minutes ★★★★★ - 41 ratingsYou see people in movies and TV tasting wine and think "what are they doing"? What are legs? Why do they smell hay or smoke? This class is going to help you understand how to taste so you can more deeply appreciate wines you like and wines you may not like. Again, we are fortunate to...
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104: Food and Wine - How To Maximize Your Experience
Introductory Wine Classes for Novices - August 18, 2017 22:32 - 16 minutes ★★★★★ - 41 ratingsPairing food with wine can be one of the best ways to maximize your overall experience with wine. But what's the best way to pair food with wine? We are again lucky to have Helen and Lisa joining us as informative guests to help shed some light on how to pair food with wine to create a...
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103: Introduction to Italian Wine - More Tricks and Guests
Introductory Wine Classes for Novices - August 18, 2017 22:26 - 17 minutes ★★★★★ - 41 ratingsThe US imports more wine from Italy than any other country in the world but understanding Italian wine and wine labels can be tricky. In this podcast, we are joined by Helen and Lisa who help us shed some light on some of the best wine in the world - but some of the most difficult to understand...
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Episode 3: 103: Introduction to Italian Wine - More Tricks and Guests
Introductory Wine Classes for Novices - August 18, 2017 22:26 - 17 minutes ★★★★★ - 41 ratingsThe US imports more wine from Italy than any other country in the world but understanding Italian wine and wine labels can be tricky. In this podcast, we are joined by Helen and Lisa who help us shed some light on some of the best wine in the world - but some of the most difficult to und...
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102: Introduction to French Wine - The Trick
Introductory Wine Classes for Novices - August 18, 2017 22:18 - 8 minutes ★★★★★ - 41 ratingsUnderstanding wines from outside the US can be challenging. This class will talk about why it can be difficult and how to approach these labels so you know what you are buying. We'll focus on French wine but the ideas discussed apply more broadly.
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Episode 2: 102: Introduction to French Wine - The Trick
Introductory Wine Classes for Novices - August 18, 2017 22:18 - 8 minutes ★★★★★ - 41 ratingsUnderstanding wines from outside the US can be challenging. This class will talk about why it can be difficult and how to approach these labels so you know what you are buying. We'll focus on French wine but the ideas discussed apply more broadly.
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1.1 Why Program
Python for Everybody (Audio/PY4E) - October 01, 2016 03:00 - 12 minutes ★★★★★ - 55 ratingsExplore the nature of programming and how programming a computer is different than using a computer.
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1.1 Why Program
Python for Everybody (Video/PY4E) - October 01, 2016 03:00 - 12 minutes ★★★★ - 40 ratingsExplore the nature of programming and how programming a computer is different than using a computer.
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1.2 Hardware Architecture
Python for Everybody (Audio/PY4E) - October 01, 2016 02:00 - 12 minutes ★★★★★ - 55 ratingsIn this lecture we learn abut how the computer processes and stores programs. We learn about the CPU, Memory, Storage and Input / Output devices are brought together to write a program.
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1.2 Hardware Architecture
Python for Everybody (Video/PY4E) - October 01, 2016 02:00 - 12 minutes ★★★★ - 40 ratingsIn this lecture we learn abut how the computer processes and stores programs. We learn about the CPU, Memory, Storage and Input / Output devices are brought together to write a program.
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1.3 Python as a Language
Python for Everybody (Audio/PY4E) - October 01, 2016 01:00 - 7 minutes ★★★★★ - 55 ratingsWe look at how writing programs is just another form of communication. Instead of communicating with another person, we are communicating our ideas to a computer.
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1.3 Python as a Language
Python for Everybody (Video/PY4E) - October 01, 2016 01:00 - 7 minutes ★★★★ - 40 ratingsWe look at how writing programs is just another form of communication. Instead of communicating with another person, we are communicating our ideas to a computer.
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1.4 What do we Say to Python?
Python for Everybody (Audio/PY4E) - October 01, 2016 00:00 - 12 minutes ★★★★★ - 55 ratingsWe look at the basics of the Python language and how we write code in Python to communicate sequential steps, conditional steps and repeated steps.
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1.4 What do we Say to Python?
Python for Everybody (Video/PY4E) - October 01, 2016 00:00 - 12 minutes ★★★★ - 40 ratingsWe look at the basics of the Python language and how we write code in Python to communicate sequential steps, conditional steps and repeated steps.
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2.1 Building Blocks of Python
Python for Everybody (Audio/PY4E) - September 30, 2016 23:00 - 9 minutes ★★★★★ - 55 ratingsWe look at Python's reserved words, how we name and use variables, why we choose meaningful (mnemonic) variable names and how assignment statements function.
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Installing Python 3 on a Macintosh
Python for Everybody (Video/PY4E) - September 30, 2016 23:00 - 4 minutes ★★★★ - 40 ratingsInstalling Python 3 on a Macintosh
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2.2 Expressions
Python for Everybody (Audio/PY4E) - September 30, 2016 22:00 - 19 minutes ★★★★★ - 55 ratingsWe look at how we use various numerical and string operations to compute new information and store the new values in variables.