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The Wonder and Beauty of Teaching Physics

Walter Lewin, professor of physics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, sheds light on everyday phenomena such as rainbows and what makes the sky blue. Watch Lewin create a rainbow right i...  
 
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JustWonderingHowToDo (1 week ago) Show Hide
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Amazing teacher.
dirac17 (2 weeks ago) Show Hide
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Lewin is a fantastic lecturer. A role model to follow.
1aMattes (2 weeks ago) Show Hide
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MIT costs 60.000$ each semester
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Breeding grounds for parrots.
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kobe88124 (2 months ago) Show Hide
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also read F.A. Hayek's Nobel banquest speech. he wasn't too fond of the whole idea of giving away awards for things that should be taken so seriously. It allows politics to creep into science & other subjects.
erictsfx (3 months ago) Show Hide
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Thank You .
JoeFromCO (3 months ago) Show Hide
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i'd say you are in a good spot, but there are a few thousand kids with the same grades as you, I think you must prove you have something unique, something about you that shows imperfection
blueblob4 (3 months ago) Show Hide
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Cool, cool. Thanks for the input!
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deep in thought maybe?

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