I have tapes of several episodes that I use with my Physics classes. A few years ago they were on UEN (channel 9). Goldstein has a great way of showing math derivations, and the demonstrations, both live/taped and animated, can't be beat, except for the state of late-eighties computer graphics. I also appreciate that the history of the subjects are integrated in with the science-- where would we be without it? My favorite episodes are: Wave Motion; The Michelson Experiment (speed of light); The Millikan Experiment (charge of the electron); and Conservation of Energy. John R. Peterson
Message: 5 Date: Wed, 17 Jun 2009 21:32:21 -0600 From: BRay <bray@aceweb.com> To: utah-astronomy@mailman.xmission.com Subject: [Utah-astronomy] "The Mechanical Universe" Message-ID: <4A39B545.2040801@aceweb.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed
I just ran across a channel, 9411, on DISH network, called NAUHS. The "NAU" is Northern Az. U, but I don't know about the "HS." Anyhow, they have mostly educational programming, including several college level TV courses. One of these is "The Mechanical Universe," presented by David Goodstein, of Califonia Institute of Technology (CalTech), apparently a cross between elementary physics and the history of science. Of particular interest are the presentations on Galileo, Tycho, Copernicus, Kepler, and Newton. If nothing else, I'm sure that the opening sequence for each show will be of interest to members. I don't know if this channel is available on cable or Direct-TV, but usually most of these channels are available to all TV vendors. Have a look. --
Thanx,
/*B. Ray*/
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