Math and Physics Literacy

Here are videos and websites that are interesting and will help you become a more well rounded and educated person

Interesting articles about math related topics from newspapers

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Free Online classes

http://www.youtube.com/user/njwildberger  Norman Wildberger a maverick mathematician with a Phd from Yale and currently an Associate professor of a university in Australia posts many of his classes online.

https://www.youtube.com/user/DrChrisTisdell?feature=watch A series of math lectures for engineering students

edx.org This website offers free online classes. Not for university credit but they are more interactive than other free courses. You sign up and do assignments and get a certificate of completion.

Open courseware Yale

Open courseware MIT

Open culture: a collection of over 800 free open courseware classes in a large variety of topics.

Videos about higher level math

Comparing the magnitudes of infinity

A Klein Bottle

Chaos Theory

Knot Theory

A Hypercube demonstration

Hyperbolic Geometry as it relates to the universe

Hypercube animation from 0-6 dimensions

Grahm’s number: the largest number ever used in a mathematical proof

An interesting video about practical uses of the square root of 2

 Flatland This is a cartoon movie is based on a classic satirical novel written 1884. This book gives helps insight into the meaning of dimension. It is also a satire on Victorian culture.

Physics videos

Minute physics – why do magnets work?

Carl Sagan explains the geometry of our universe

M-Theory

Infinity and its possible implications in physics

Do we live in a universe or multiverse? Click here to find out.

Journey to the end of the universe

How Einstein Discovered E=mc^2

Einstein’s Field equations a non technical introduction

 Understanding the Higgs field (and by extension the Higg’s Boson)

Another good video on the Higg’s field (a little more depth than the previous video)

How special relativity explains electric charges.

The Dark Side of time:this is most complicated video on my list. It is a radical theory that suggests if there are really 3 time dimensions then the universe may not be expanding. I am listing this this because it presents a well thought out but radically different view of the universe

What is black hole?

Black holes are trap doors in the fabric of space-time

Thinking about higher dimensions

More thoughts about higher dimension

Mathematical physics  Although this is listed as a physics class this is mostly a math course. This course uses sequences and series to solve very hard problems. This is continues where the sequence and series chapter of calc BC leaves off. If you like sequences and series this is great stuff. After Calc BC (chapter 9) watch videos 1,2,4 (skip video 3 – this video will be difficult to understand until after Linear Algebra with Differential Equations).

An introduction to String Theory with Michio  Kaku

An introduction to String Theory  This video is by Nova and done in a way that is interesting an compelling. This is a non mathematical introduction for beginners. A great way to start out learning about this theory.

A History of String Theory by Edward Witten  This video is a bit is a bit advanced.

An interesting video about resonance

Minute physics – What does it it mean to touch?

What is electricity?

What do we think the future might bring?   by Dr. Michio Kaku

Steven Colbert interviews Neil de Grasse Tyson

Other interesting sites

An interesting video about the use of technology 

 Athene’s theory of everything – How do our brains work?

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