After reading Ian's blog entry on the lack of publication or podcasting of Harvard University courses (surprise, surprise), I became motivated to find more lectures that are delivered through podcasting or video streaming. To my surprise, there are plenty of great lectures (at least those that I am interested in) are already available on the Internet.
First, there is MIT, which publishes some of its course materials through the MIT OpenCourseWare (OCW) initiative. Most OCW courses feature lecture notes, assignments, and exams. Some courses are limited to having just assignments and exams available for viewing. I think the OCW courses that have the most value for the self-learning types are the ones that offer video lectures. Here are the links to these video-enabled lectures:
- 5.74 - Introductory Quantum Mechanics II
- 6.002 - Circuits and Electronics, this is the course that all undergradate in electrical engineering take
- 6.641 - Electromagnetic Fields, Forces, and Motion, these are not lectures but video demos. I actually don't find them very insightful
- 7.014 - Introductory Biology
- 8.01 - Physics I (Newtonian Mechanics, Fluid Mechanics, and Kinetic Gas Theory)
- 8.02 - Physics II (Electricity and Magnetism)
- 8.03 - Physics III (Vibrations and Waves)
- 18.03 - Differential Equations, I actually found the material quite useful for a review on differential equations a while back
- 18.06 - Linear Alegbra
- 18.085 - Mathematical Methods for Engineers I, another excellent math resource.
- 15.084 - Nonlinear Programming
- 15.35 - How to develop "Breakthrough" Products and Services, the video lectures for this course is limited to 3 but I am always a fan of Prof. von Hippel
- BE.010 - Introduction to Bioengineering, no video lectures here but interviews of faculty from the Biological Engineering Division (I think BE is now officially called Course 20)
- CMS.930 - Media, Education, and the Marketplace, finally a social science course
In the next few days, I plan to search for video lectures beyond OCW. Let me know if you know of any sites where university lectures can be watched or heard.
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