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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Robyn Williams: Does putting fun into teaching physics work? Wally Lewin at MIT is convinced it does, hanging from pendulums and making big bangs. He now has 100 of his lectures on the internet...and ...

As a professional mechanical engineer, Badri Ratnam was inspired when MIT started offering massive open online courses (MOOCs ...

Walter Lewin (A screenshot from one of his lectures) Image: Intersection Above all else, physics is absolute. We know the speed at which light travels in a vacuum; that what goes up always comes down; ...