The Path of Measuring Cosmic Acceleration

A couple of days ago I added a lecture at the University of Uppsala by one of the Nobel Prize (2011) winners Saul Perlmutter. So why don't we check out another part of these lectures at the same university by Brian P. Schmidt (who also shared the 2011 prize). The lectures focuses on observational astronomy and techniques used in measuring the acceleration of the universe. So enjoy!

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Measuring the Acceleration of the Universe

I think it's about time to update the video content of the blog with a great lecture. Here we have one of the Nobel Prize winners Saul Perlmutter, who talks about the process of measuring the acceleration of the universe (for which he with his colleagues received the 2011 Nobel Prize).

The quality is not that good, but it's a great lecture nonetheless. So enjoy and thanks for visiting the blog!

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Free Quantum Mechanics Lectures from Yale University

Quantum mechanics is one of those tricky subjects, which are hard to learn from books alone. It's one of those branches of physics that are best understood when explained by an experienced lecturer. That's why I present you this mini series of lectures by professor Ramamurti Shankar from Yale university.

There 7 lectures in total, which cover most of the main topics of QM starting with double slit experiment and De Broglie wavelength and ending with various postulates of QM.

The lecturer is really good, as he explains all the concepts in an easy to understand way and always keep asking students if they're following. In addition, he always tries to give practical examples of physics concepts, which is great.

Here's the first lecture. The link to other lectures is below the video.

Links to other lectures: Link 1

                                  Link 2

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Wonders of Physics

"Never has there been a time when an understanding of science has been more important to the well-being of individuals and to the nation than the present. Yet many recent studies have documented a lack of interest in science and hence a decline in science literacy in the United States.

To address this problem, the University of Wisconsin - Madison in 1984 began a program called The Wonders of Physics aimed at generating interest in physics among people of all ages and backgrounds. The heart of the program is a fast-paced presentation of physics demonstrations carefully chosen to be entertaining as well as educational.

The show has been presented by Professor Clint Sprott on the Madison campus over 180 times to a total audience of about 60,000. In addition a travelling show has been developed and presented by physics graduate students and staff over a thousand times to audiences of all ages throughout Wisconsin and the nation. A variety of educational tools and materials have been developed including videos, software, a demo book and a lecture kit."

Sorry for the video quality in this one. You can download the video in a variety of formats HERE.

    

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Einstein's Century 1905 - 2005

Here I have a nice video lecture dedicated to the century since the great discoveries of Albert Einstein. It's mostly about Einstein's biographical facts, and his greatest discoveries - General and Special theories of relativity. It contains a lot of interesting and not known to the wide community facts from a variety of sources including Einstein's memoirs.

The video quality is not perfect, but the audio is good. So feel free to enjoy, and if you want to download this video you can find it here.

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An Amazing Lecture By Sir Roger Penrose

Recently I had an amazing opportunity to attend a lecture by the Sir Roger Penrose himself. Roger Penrose is a great mathematician and mathematical physicist working in a variety of fields of physics and mathematics. He is also a very famous author of books such as The Road to Reality, and The Cycles of Time.

His lecture was about trying to answer the question "Can We See Through The Big Bang to Another Universe?". In other words, the lecture was about one of the theories of Roger Penrose, regarding the history and the fate of the universe, the so called cyclic model of aeons.

In conclusion, it was a great lecture. I have to be honest I didn't understand some of the parts, however some really unique and fascinating ideas were presented, which I really liked. And it is needless to say that the feeling of attending a lecture with the top notch physicists and mathematicians was really amazing.

But these aren't the only good news. I happen to found another recording on Sir Roger Penrose lecture about the same topic. I listen through it and it's the same lecture. So here it is and I hope you enjoy it.

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I Introduce You The Great "Ted Talks"

So lately I've been watching a lot of Ted Talks on YouTube and boy are they good. The idea behind this is that various experts from a variety of fields discuss important issues, science, psychology, management and other important stuff.

Basically it's a series of lectures, which are presented by professionals, who really know how to catch your attention. Among them there are some great science lectures, starting with astronomy ending with particle physics. So enough of this rambling, check out their YouTube channel here:

Ted Talks

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So You Want to Learn Physics?

So you want to learn physics? Good choice! But can you really learn it if you're bad at maths or too old for for college? The answer is yes.

For more than 3 years I've been studying various subjects of physics on my free time and I found many good books and free lectures. The hardest part about self-studying is finding suitable books and lectures. Most of the time you just simply find books that are too hard or too easy, thus it's important to know good authors and lecturers.

So a couple of months ago I stumbled upon a great video lecture of physics from Yale university. Basically it's a part of a project in which universities from all around the world share video lectures with people on the web. This is a general course on physics - it contains a variety of subjects, such as mechanics, special relativity, waves and other classical stuff. For most of the part, maths is fairly straightforward (as much as maths for physics can get).

So here's the link with the free lectures (there is a variety of other free lectures on this website covering astronomy, economics, chemistry and so on):

Free Yale Courses

Just for a taste - first lecture:

PS. if you find maths during the video lectures overwhelming you can always check out some great books on maths from the For Dummies series. You can find them here:

Maths for Dummies

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