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Dec 8, 2014 · MIT is indefinitely removing retired physics faculty member Walter Lewin’s online lectures from MIT OpenCourseWare and online MITx courses from edX, the online learning platform co-founded by MIT, following a determination that Dr. Lewin engaged in online sexual harassment in violation of MIT policies.
May 18, 2011 · Walter Lewin, MIT professor emeritus of physics, had returned to Building 26-100 — the hall where he has given more than 800 lectures — to deliver one last talk. The visit was pegged to the release of his new book, For the Love of Physics: From the End of the Rainbow to the Edge of Time — A Journey Through the Wonders of Physics (Free Press), written with Warren Goldstein.
Photo courtesy of Walter Lewin Previous image Next image Much attention is given to the automated assessments that play a key role in allowing massive open online courses (MOOCs) to scale, and rightly so, as these tools permit hundreds of thousands of learners to receive an unprecedented level of feedback on their work.
Aug 17, 2010 · August 17, 2010. Physicist and art collector Walter Lewin shares his personal insights into major works of art from the first quarter of the 20th century. Known in the hallways of Building 37 for his famous art contests, Lewin succumbs to pressure from students and colleagues to give this lecture as part of an Independent Activities Period (IAP ...
Fans send Lewin dozens of e-mails daily, all of which he answers himself. Lewin was a pioneer of open education sharing well before OpenCourseWare, with his recorded lectures appearing on Seattle public television starting in 1995. Honored alongside Lewin by the OCW Consortium are Pedro Aranzadi Elejabeitia and Catherine Casserly.
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. -- Many of the 700-plus Massachusetts Institute of Technology freshmen who take the introductory physics class known as 8.01 each year have wished its legendary, somewhat eccentric professor, Walter Lewin, would materialize at 3 a.m. to help out with late-night studying sessions. Thanks to an anonymous $735,000 grant to the ...
Jul 15, 1998 · Professor Lewin used compelling visual demonstrations of frequency and resonance to explain sound waves, then showed the potentially destructive effects of resonance by shattering a wine glass with a loud, even tone no opera singer would envy. Sound is a pressure wave that compresses and decompresses the air to make a vibration, he explained ...
May 6, 1998 · Many a survivor of 8.01 (Physics I) has wished that Professor Walter Lewin, legendary for his dynamic lectures and helpful explanations, would materialize at 3am to answer the perplexing questions that tend to crop up in late-night studying sessions. Thanks to an anonymous $735,000 grant, that fantasy can become a reality -- of sorts.
Dec 17, 2008 · This unexpected burst of art in an enclave of science and technology is the brainstorm of MIT physics professor and art lover Walter Lewin. For six years, Lewin has used the board as a platform to run a weekly art quiz to pique curiosity and invite involvement by colleagues and students.
Jul 25, 2007 · MIT lecturers top the iTunes U top ten. Elizabeth Knox, News Office Correspondent. Publication Date. July 25, 2007. Caption. Walter H.G. Lewin. MIT lectures on physics, psychology, math and architecture have been among the most popular items this summer on Apple's iTunes U, which allows colleges and universities to post audio and video ...
