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CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – Walter H.G. Lewin, 71, a physics professor, has long had a cult following at MIT. Now, he has emerged as an international Internet guru, thanks to the global classroom the institute ...
For the past four minutes, Walter Lewin has been laboring at the chalkboard, bent on conveying a point—or rather, a series of small, swift points, so close together they resemble a perforation. The 76 ...
While teaching large physics lectures at MIT, Walter H. G. Lewin radiates enthusiasm. "And now, I’m going to blow your mind," said Lewin before giving a lesson about electrical circuits that seem to ...
Renowned MIT physics professor and virtual education veteran Walter Lewin has added his popular course on electricity and magnetism to this spring’s edX class offerings, announced the online ...
This is the first article in a two-part series discussing innovative teaching techniques in college physics classes. Today's installment will focus on interactive programs instated at other ...
Massachusetts Institute of Technology officials say they will welcome a member of famed rap group Wu-Tang Clan to campus in May for the school's ongoing speaker series featuring hip-hop artists. The ...
The internet age has brought sexual harassment to the digital realm on a lot of platforms—social networks, dating websites—even online education. On the last point: Monday, MIT removed the popular ...
Original Wu-Tang Clan member GZA (also known as “The Genius” or by his given name, Gary Grice) will visit Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in May to school students on how art and outer ...