. While I was thinking about these lectures, I thought I might look at some of Yale's other courses. I downloaded the first lecture of "Astrophysics Frontiers and Controversies" (Yale Website) taught by Charles Bailyn and I am totally addicted. Although my attention has been divided (he has a very soothing voice so I have been listening to him while I do things like clean my room or work on my Greek study guide), I still understand the concepts he discusses. The class is supposed to introduce non-science majors to modern topics in astrophysics with little math. It's fabulously enjoyable and fun for someone like me who loves astronomy but couldn't get through physics because I only like classical mechanics as they apply to space.It makes me wonder whether I should have gone into astrophysics as I had originally planned. However, I don't know if I could have spent my entire life crunching data hoping desperately for interesting mathematical irregularities.
Thanks for the link, I had no idea these online courses were so clear, easy to listen to, and well recorded. I'm going to check them out. He does have a soothing voice!
ReplyDeleteSome online courses are really well done. The Yale one's I have heard tend to be especially good, as are some of the ones from Berkeley. I also found a great program on writing from Stanford where they interview famous authors of different genres and subjects about their process and craft. Enjoy!
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