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    Thinking About Cybersecurity: From Cyber Crime to Warfare (Transcript)
    Thinking About Cybersecurity: From Cyber Crime to Warfare (Transcript)
    Thinking About Cybersecurity: From Cyber Crime to Warfare (Transcript)
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    Thinking About Cybersecurity: From Cyber Crime to Warfare (Transcript)

    By Paul Rosenzweig

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    Thinking About Cybersecurity: From Cyber Crime to Warfare is the companion book to the audio/video series of the same name. It contains a full transcript of the series as well as the complete course guidebook which includes lecture notes, bibliography, and more.

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    Geometry has long been recognized not only as a fascinating skill, but as a gateway to the highest realms of human thought. Mathematics from the Visual World, taught by distinguished Professor Michael Starbird, introduces you to the terms, concepts, and astonishing power of geometry, including topology, conic sections, non-Euclidian geometry, congruence, and much more. In 24 richly illustrated lectures, you discover the important role this profound mathematical field plays in everything from algebra and calculus to cosmology and chemistry to art and architecture. This delightful, invigorating, and enlightening journey will allow you to master one of the most glorious inventions of the human mind. Plato's Academy in Athens was the think tank of the ancient world and bore this motto over its door: Let no one ignorant of geometry enter here. Ever since, geometry has been recognized as not only a useful and fascinating skill, but also as a gateway to the highest realms of human thought. Seemingly simple geometric ideas such as the Pythagorean theorem turn out to have profound implications in unexpected places, including our modern conception of space and time. Mathematics from the Visual World, taught by veteran Teaching Company Professor Michael Starbird of The University of Texas at Austin, takes Plato's dictum to heart and introduces you to the terms, concepts, and astonishing power of geometry. In 24 richly illustrated lectures, you learn that geometry is everywhere. It is the key to scientific disciplines from cosmology to chemistry. It is central to art and architecture. It provides deep insights into algebra, calculus, and other mathematical fields. And it is stunning to contemplate in its beauty. Consider these intriguing applications of geometry: Conic sections: Euclid and other ancient mathematicians investigated conic sections—the shapes produced by the intersection of a plane and a cone. Two thousand years later, Galileo, Kepler, and Newton discovered that these shapes describe the paths followed by free-falling objects in a gravitational field. Non-Euclidean geometry: Euclidean geometry is simple and intuitive, and it appears to govern the world around us. But a nagging problem with Euclid's concept of parallel lines led to the discovery of new geometries in the 1800s. These non-Euclidean geometries accurately reflect phenomena in physics and other disciplines. Topology: Under what conditions can a coffee cup and a doughnut be considered the same? When they are analyzed in topology—the branch of mathematics that deals with shapes that retain their identity after twisting and stretching. Topology captures fundamental geometric properties of objects, giving us a new perspective on reality. Intellect and Eye From the simplicity of the golden rectangle to the infinitely complex realm of fractals, no other area of mathematics is so richly endowed with interesting examples as geometry, which appeals to both the intellect and the eye. All of geometry's many applications make use of the bedrock concepts of axioms, theorems, and proofs. In Mathematics from the Visual World, you discover that these traditional techniques are not ends in themselves but tools for gaining new insights such as these: In exploring the surprisingly diverse ways of defining the center of a triangle, you learn that one type of center, and the associated circle that inscribes the triangle with that center, led to a breakthrough in skin-grafting techniques for surgeons. The unusual shape of art galleries, with many nooks and crannies, raises the question of how many security cameras suffice to protect the room. You learn creative strategies
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherThe Great Courses
    Release dateApr 5, 2013
    ISBN9781598039450
    Thinking About Cybersecurity: From Cyber Crime to Warfare (Transcript)

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