Selected Lectures

Author : Ralph Waldo Emerson
Publisher : University of Georgia Press
ISBN 13 : 0820334626
Total Pages : 432 pages
Book Rating : 4.22/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Later Lectures of Ralph Waldo Emerson, 1843-1871 written by Ralph Waldo Emerson and published by University of Georgia Press. This book was released on 2010-05-01 with total page 432 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Drawing primarily from previously unpublished manuscripts in the Ralph Waldo Emerson Memorial Association Collection in the Houghton Library at Harvard University, recent editions of Emerson's correspondence, journals and notebooks, sermons, and early lectures have provided authoritative texts that inspire readers to consider Emerson's place in American culture afresh. The two-volume Later Lectures of Ralph Waldo Emerson, 1843–1871, presents the texts of forty-eight complete and unpublished lectures delivered during the crucial middle years of Emerson's career. They offer his thoughts on New England and “Old World” history and culture, poetic theory, education, the history and uses of intellect—as well as his ideas on race relations and women's rights, subjects that sparked many debates. These final volumes contain some of Emerson's most timelessly relevant work and are sure to engage and inform any reader interested in discovering one of our country's greatest intellectuals. The following sections, although appearing only in the volume designated, contain information that pertains to both volumes and are available on the University of Georgia Press website. Volume 1: 1843–1854 contains: Preface Works Frequently Cited Historical and Textual Introduction Volume 2: 1855–1871 contains: Manuscript Sources of Emerson's Later Lectures in the Houghton Library of Harvard University Index to Works by Emerson General Index

Author : Ralph Waldo Emerson
Publisher : University of Georgia Press
ISBN 13 : 9780820326443
Total Pages : 420 pages
Book Rating : 4.45/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Selected Lectures of Ralph Waldo Emerson written by Ralph Waldo Emerson and published by University of Georgia Press. This book was released on 2005 with total page 420 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the first and only comprehensive selection of lectures by Ralph Waldo Emerson, his era’s most prominent American man of letters and one of the foremost architects of our intellectual culture. Based on authoritative texts selected and edited by Ronald A. Bosco and Joel Myerson--the most experienced Emerson editors working today--these twenty-five addresses collectively exemplify the lecture style for which Emerson was famed in his day. Best known to his contemporaries as a lecturer, Emerson delivered some 1,500 addresses over the course of his career. Because his most important ideas were worked out in his lectures, they provide the best record we have of his evolving thought--and thus are a key to our understanding of his essays and other printed works. Gathered here are lectures on American culture, literary theory and aesthetics, moral and, as Emerson called it, "intellectual" philosophy, and social and political reform. They are taken from speaking engagements in the United States and the British Isles over the period 1833-1871, during which Emerson often spent four to six months a year on the lecture circuit; lectures from the earliest years of Emerson’s career (1833-1842) have been newly edited for this volume. The volume’s introduction draws on contemporary accounts to describe Emerson’s idiosyncratic but utterly memorable manner of speaking. A headnote provides context to the composition and delivery of each lecture, and footnotes identify Emerson’s allusions to persons, places, occasions, quotations, and books. "By examining his lectures and how they were delivered," say Bosco and Myerson, "we can look into the laboratory of Emerson’s intellectual and compositional process and see his published writings gestating."

Author : John Mercer Langston
Publisher : BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN 13 : 338531741X
Total Pages : 290 pages
Book Rating : 4.13/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Freedom and Citizenship. Selected Lectures and Addresses written by John Mercer Langston and published by BoD – Books on Demand. This book was released on 2024-01-18 with total page 290 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Reprint of the original, first published in 1883.

Author : R Ball
Publisher : World Scientific
ISBN 13 : 9814486361
Total Pages : 452 pages
Book Rating : 4.61/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Nonlinear Dynamics: From Lasers to Butterflies written by R Ball and published by World Scientific. This book was released on 2003-05-22 with total page 452 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is an inspirational introduction to modern research directions and scholarship in nonlinear dynamics, and will also be a valuable reference for researchers in the field. With the scholarly level aimed at the beginning graduate student, the book will have broad appeal to those with an undergraduate background in mathematical or physical sciences. In addition to pedagogical and new material, each chapter reviews the current state of the area and discusses classic and open problems in engaging, surprisingly non-technical ways. The contributors are Brian Davies (bifurcations in maps), Nalini Joshi (integrable systems and asymptotics), Alan Newell (wave turbulence and pattern formation), Mark Ablowitz (nonlinear waves), Carl Weiss (spatial solitons), Cathy Holmes (Hamiltonian systems), Tony Roberts (dissipative fluid mechanics), Jorgen Frederiksen (two-dimensional turbulence), and Mike Lieberman (Fermi acceleration). Contents:Nonlinearity and Complexity: An Introduction (B Davies)Hunting Mathematical Butterflies (N Joshi)The Dynamics of Fermi Acceleration: From Cosmic Rays to Discharge Heating (M A Lieberman)Large Resonances in Hamiltonian Systems, with Applications (C Holmes)Structure Functions, Cumulants and Breakdown Criteria for Wave Turbulence (L J Biven et al.)Renormalized Closure Theory and Subgrid-Scale Parametrizations for Two-Dimensional Turbulence (J S Frederiksen)Low-Dimensional Modelling of Dynamical Systems Applied to Some Dissipative Fluid Mechanics (A J Roberts)Vortices and Spatial Solitons in Optical Resonators, and the Relations to Other Fields of Physics (C O Weiss et al.)Nonlinear Waves and (Interesting) Applications (M J Ablowitz et al.)Global Description of Patterns Far from Onset: A Case Study (N Ercolani et al.) Readership: Postgraduate students and researchers in mathematics and the physical sciences. Keywords:

Author : Sir John Bland-Sutton
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 374 pages
Book Rating : 4.48/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Selected Lectures and Essays, Including Ligaments, Their Nature and Morphology written by Sir John Bland-Sutton and published by . This book was released on 1920 with total page 374 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : G G Gurzadyan
Publisher : World Scientific
ISBN 13 : 9814556939
Total Pages : 304 pages
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Download or read book Ultrafast Dynamics in Molecules, Nanostructures and Interfaces written by G G Gurzadyan and published by World Scientific. This book was released on 2014-01-22 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Primary events in natural systems or devices occur on extremely short time scales, and yet determine in many cases the final performance or output. For this reason research in ultrafast science is of primary importance and impact in both fundamental research as well as its applications. This book reviews the advances in the field, addressing timely and open questions such as the role of quantum coherence in biology, the role of excess energy in electron injection at photovoltaic interfaces or the dynamics in quantum confined structures (e.g. multi carrier generation). The approach is that of a monograph, with a broad tutorial introduction and an overview of the recent results. This volume includes selected lectures presented at Symposium on Ultrafast Dynamics of the 7th International Conference on Materials for Advanced Technologies. Contents:Femtosecond Real-Time Vibrational Spectroscopy Using Ultrafast Laser Pulses (Takayoshi Kobayashi and Juan Du)Multidimensional Optical Spectroscopy Using a Pump-Probe Configuration: Some Implementation Details (Zhengyang Zhang and Howe-Siang Tan)High-Sensitivity Ultrafast Transient Absorption Spectroscopy of Organic Photovoltaic Devices (Alex J Barker, Kai Chen, Shyamal Prasad and Justin M Hodgkiss)Transient Absorption Data Analysis by Soft-Modelling (I A Howard, H Mangold, F Etzold, D Gehrig and F Laquai)Infrared Ultrafast Optical Probes of Photoexcitations in Π-Conjugated Polymers/Fullerene Blends for Photovoltaic Applications (C-X Sheng, U Huynh and Z V Vardeny)Ultrafast Optical Probing of Carrier Motion in Conjugated Polymers and Blends for Solar Cells (Vidmantas Gulbinas, Andrius Devizis, Domantas Peckus and Dirk Hertel)Singlet Fission in Organic Crystals (Lin Ma, Christian Kloc, Cesare Soci, Maria E Michel-Beyerle and Gagik G Gurzadyan)Mapping Carrier Diffusion in Single Silicon Core-Shell Nanowires with Ultrafast Optical Microscopy (Minah Seo, Jinkyoung Yoo, Shadi Dayeh, Julio Martinez, Brian Swartzentruber, Samuel Picraux, Antoinette Taylor and Rohit Prasankumar)Exciton Dynamics and Its Regulation Ability in Photosynthesis (V Balevicius, Jr, L Valkunas and D Abramavicius)Ultrafast Intramolecular Dynamics in Novel Star-Shaped Molecules for Photovoltaic Applications (Oleg V Kozlov, Yuriy N Luponosov, Sergei A Ponomarenko, Dmitry Yu Paraschuk, Nina Kausch-Busies and Maxim S Pshenichnikov)Nonlinear Spectroscopy of Interfaces and Its Application to Organic Electronics (Silvia G Motti, Francisco C B Maia and Paulo B Miranda)Photoinduced Charge Transfer Dynamics at HybridGaAs/P3HT Interfaces (Jun Yin, Manoj Kumar, Majid Panahandeh-Fard, Zilong Wang, Francesco Scotognella and Cesare Soci)The First Step in Vision: Visualizing Wavepacket Motion through a Conical Intersection (Dario Polli, Daniele Brida, Cristian Manzoni, Giulio Cerullo, Piero Altoe', Marco Garavelli, Oliver Weingart, Katelyn Spillane, Philipp Kukura and Richard A Mathies)Ultrafast Investigation of Energy and Charge Transfer in a Prototypical Photovoltaic Blend (Guglielmo Lanzani, Ajay Ram Srimath Kandada and Daniele Fazzi)Vacancy-Doped Plasmonic Copper Chalcogenide Nanocrystals with Tunable Optical Properties (Ilka Kriegel, Jessica Rodríguez-Fernández, Chengyang Jiang, Richard Schaller, Enrico Da Como, Dmitri V Talapin, Jochen Feldmann) Readership: Academics and professionals in the fields of physics, chemistry and material science. Keywords:Nanostructure;Interface;Semiconductor;Nanoelectronics;Optics;SurfaceReviews: “This book provides an excellent introduction to the basics of ultrafast dynamics, describes advanced experimental methods and important applications to biological, charge transfer, low-dimensional systems and others. It is highly recommended to researchers and graduate students in the field of ultrafast laser spectroscopy.” Prof. Alan Heeger Nobel Laureate in Chemistry, 2000

Author : Rudolf Steiner
Publisher : Rudolf Steiner Press
ISBN 13 : 1855842734
Total Pages : 198 pages
Book Rating : 4.31/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Angels written by Rudolf Steiner and published by Rudolf Steiner Press. This book was released on 2013-04-02 with total page 198 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Religious and spiritual writings have always made reference to beings from the spiritual hierarchies, especially those known in Christian tradition as Angels. These spirits are the closest to human beings and act as our invisible guides and companions. They influence the life of the individual as well as the evolution of humanity and the cosmos.From his own clairvoyant vision Rudolf Steiner confirmed the existence of such spiritual beings, and showed how modern minds could gain access to their world. As he explains in these inspiring lectures, it is important for us to understand and cooperate with the work of the Angels today as this is crucial for the further development of humanity.

Author : Sung Je Cho
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 3319171879
Total Pages : 932 pages
Book Rating : 4.76/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Selected Regular Lectures from the 12th International Congress on Mathematical Education written by Sung Je Cho and published by Springer. This book was released on 2015-07-16 with total page 932 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book comprises the full selected Regular Lectures from the Proceedings of the 12th International Congress on Mathematical Education (ICME-12), which was held at COEX in Seoul, Korea, from July 8th to 15th, 2012. ICME-12 brought together 4700 experts from 100 countries, working to understand all of the intellectual and attitudinal challenges in the subject of mathematics education as a multidisciplinary research and practice. These selected Regular Lectures present the work of fifty-one prominent mathematics educators from all over the globe. The Lectures cover a wide spectrum of topics, themes and issues and aim to give direction to future research towards educational improvement in the teaching and learning of mathematics education. This book is of particular interest to researchers, teachers and curriculum developers in mathematics education.

Author : RUDOLF STEINER
Publisher : Rudolf Steiner Press
ISBN 13 : 185584530X
Total Pages : 216 pages
Book Rating : 4.05/5 ( download)

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Download or read book NATURE SPIRITS written by RUDOLF STEINER and published by Rudolf Steiner Press. This book was released on 2016-09-05 with total page 216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Based on knowledge attained through his highly-trained clairvoyance, Rudolf Steiner contends that folk traditions regarding nature spirits are based on spiritual reality. He describes how people possessed a natural spiritual vision in ancient times, enabling them to commune with nature spirits. These entities - which are also referred to as elemental beings - became immortalised as fairies and gnomes in myth, legend and children's stories. Today, says Steiner, the instinctive understanding that humanity once had for these elemental beings should be transformed into clear scientific knowledge. He even asserts that humanity will not be able to reconnect with the spiritual world if it cannot develop a new relationship to the elementals. The nature spirits themselves want to be of great assistance to us, acting as 'emissaries of higher divine spiritual beings'.

Author : Sidney Coleman
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780521318273
Total Pages : 424 pages
Book Rating : 4.70/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Aspects of Symmetry written by Sidney Coleman and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 1988-02-18 with total page 424 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For almost two decades, Sidney Coleman has been giving review lectures on frontier topics in theoretical high-energy physics at the International School of Subnuclear Physics held each year at Erice, Sicily. This volume is a collection of some of the best of these lectures. To this day they have few rivals for clarity of exposition and depth of insight. Although very popular when first published, many of the lectures have been difficult to obtain recently. Graduate students and professionals in high-energy physics will welcome this collection by a master of the field.