| Lectures in Japanese about Significant Events in the History of Chemistry: With 3 DVDs of Nhk Television Programs [With CDROM] Revised Edition Contributor(s): Takeuchi, Yoshito (Author), Daub, Edward E. (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0974895245 ISBN-13: 9780974895246 Publisher: University of Wisconsin Press OUR PRICE: $23.70 Product Type: Paperback Published: August 2011 Annotation: Tokyo University Professor Emeritus Takeuchi Yoshito creates kemisutoorii--"chemical stories"-- that add "spice" to chemistry lectures and promote an understanding of chemistry as a human intellectual activity and an awareness of chemistry as a key factor in the history of the world. For advanced students of Japanese, these lively lectures aid aural comprehension of scientific terminology and place chemical discoveries in the context of world history. This book with CD-ROM includes video lectures in Japanese by Tokyo University professor emeritus Takeuchi Yoshito and precise transcriptions of those lectures, accompanied by vocabulary aids. |
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| BISAC Categories: - Science | Philosophy & Social Aspects - Science | Chemistry - General - Foreign Language Study | Japanese |
| Dewey: 540.9 |
| Physical Information: 0.3" H x 8.3" W x 10.9" (0.95 lbs) 104 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: For learners of technical Japanese, an innovative approach to the language of chemistry For advanced students of Japanese, these lively lectures aid aural comprehension of scientific terminology, promote an understanding of chemistry as a human intellectual activity, and place chemical discoveries in the context of world history. This book with CD-ROM includes video lectures in Japanese by Tokyo University professor emeritus Takeuchi Yoshito and precise transcriptions of those lectures, accompanied by vocabulary aids. Takeuchi engages his audience with "kemisutoorii," "chemical stories" that he created for broadcasts of thirty-minute programs for high school chemistry classes on the Japanese network NHK. |
