Physics for Future Presidents (mirrored)

[zgonard]

I enjoyed this video very much. Obviously an excellent teacher. His students are very fortunate.

[5amGordon]

Is the music at the start from Beverly Hills Ninja?

[leorklier]

maybe, but if he wants to introduce physics to them, i dont think it would put to much of a strain on the brain of potential presidents to be able to think in the same way that physicists think.

everything becomes considerably easier mathematically when you adopt SI units. e.g. how many pounds does a gallon of water weigh? (i dont have a fucking clue). alternatively, how many kilos does 3.141592635 litres of water weigh? answer - 3.14192635 kilos!

[leorklier]

and the ease of the metric and SI system is something which makes it very useful.

[GlueSniffer4Life]

Now that argument would make sense if it weren't for the fact that SI system is an evil commie socialist liberal plot devised to destroy the moral fabric of this great nation. WSWJU (what system would Jesus use)? Of course The ONE AND ONLY God Approved Imperial System!

[leorklier]

physicists should NOT use the word fahrenheit!!!!!, otherwise, a pretty good video.

[theinquisitor]

"physicists should NOT use the word fahrenheit!!!!!"

Why?

[leorklier]

because the fahrenheit scale is an arbitrary scale which is useless in SI calculations. physicists should use kelvins - for instance if you want to calculate the volume that a gas will occupy at a particular temperature you must use kelvins. if you want to calculate the energy of a particle you must use kelvin. every single scientific formula used today involving temperature uses kelvin.

fahrenheit may have been useful 250 years ago when the scale was invented, but today, it isnt.

[RabidApe]

"fahrenheit may have been useful 250 years ago when the scale was invented, but today, it isnt."

.... I fail to see the problem when he is doing an interview for a presumably non-physicist, largely American audience.

Pull the fucking stick out of your ass.

And don't construe this comment as an "endorsement" of the fahrenheit scale.

(I can't help but giggle at the inevitable shitstorm from the likes of Limbaugh and Bachmann if we were "forced" to use that "socialist" SI system...)

/rant

[AbdultheImpailler]

Hey Mr. Ape, thanks for mirroring this interview, it was a great listen, very interesting

[kleei2]

Nice mirror, the official posting of this video is not getting the views it deserves.

webcast,berkeley,edu for his courses. (Letters & Science)

I also recommend the Sociology course--very entertaining teacher & interesting information

[theinquisitor]

Great interview and a great teacher.

I've posted a couple of his lectures as responses. One is about nuclear issues and the other is about climate change. The climate change lecture isn't on the youtube channel or google video, but it is on berkeley site.

[helgihg]

Everyone should watch Physics for Future Presidents. You can find all the lectures on Google Video.

[eddygoombah]

i live only a few block away from Sather Gate in that penning shot!

[Katalyzt]

Thanks for mirroring this interview.★★★★★

Katalyzt

[dmoney05]

I have seen several semesters worth of his lectures. I really like Muller.

[dvide]

I've watched these lectures webcast, very good... entertaining not at all boring

[Panman38]

Cool video, thanks for posting.

Thanks for the link too, I might check out next time I'm starved for something to listen to.

[DanC9189]

Already watched them all.

They're good but since the lectures are not for science students they are a little basic. Some really good info on nuclear energy people should check out in one lecture and a book is mentioned called quantum mechanics and experience which is an interesting read.

[Vogter2100]

I love these. I never went to college. Just did not happen for me, so Im grateful someone goes to the trouble of telling me scientific things, I have a chance to understand :-)

[DanC9189]

Thats true, i tried watching physics from MIT and got lost pretty damn quick, so the level is better in that sense.

[Vogter2100]

I tried that too.. and WOOOSH, it said as it went over my head :-)

[bluebeard2]

I think the physics department should be talking to the economics department :o)

It sounds like he's talking about technical solutions to economic problems. And no offense to the physicists, but most technical people do struggle with the economic dimensions of the technical.

[Platypus2048]

Awesome!

Thanks for sharing. I love his lectures, I've seen them all a couple of times.

[Baronesa1980]

thank you thank you thank you thank you

the 2 videos you have mirrored gave me the weird error of doom on the original channel and now i can watch them here :)

[RobertlewisIR]

Thanks for posting this. I was aware of his class & book, but unaware of the webcast, which I will make a note to look at soon.

Great guy, too. He kindly sent me a copy of his book, Nemesis, when I wrote him a letter to ask about the hypothesis.

[ZerqTM]

Personaly i belive teaching sciense and mathematics can be done far more effectivly if its combined with computer sciense and especialy game development.

writing games effetivly provides an award for studends who know there physics and math....

They can put the knowlage ot work fast...

and With XNA game programming becomes awfully simple :3

also programming should be taught to everyone! basic programming is a very important skill.

especialy as open source software is becoming more prevelant

[sheepwshotguns]

muller for science adviser!

if you haven't watched all his lectures you better get on it. this guy is great!

[pokermaster54]

Somebody please tell me how much power the plane that flew into the WTT caused in terms of TNT according to the professor.

I watched the whole clip and I want to get accurate info on that but now I can't find the part where he said it.

[reddog22000]

@pokermaster54: 900 tons

[studylikehell]

He's my major advisor, and is quite an ass.

[B1ackHayabusa]

Generic comment that will be completely ignored!

I give up.

[RabidApe]

WAT

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[CarnifexAaron]

very nice video

[BohemianBlasphemy]

Rabid Ape has a cat.

True story.