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 defy logic. "I’m going to make you see something that you won’t believe, so try to follow step by step."
Yesterday, Sara Rimer of the New York Times profiled Lewin. She explained that the energetic 71-year-old professor became a celebrity when video footage of his lectures hit the web. MIT uploaded a full collection of films from three of his classes to their OpenCourseWare website — where they are available for free. Each of the few clips that have made it to YouTube have been viewed well over ten thousand times.
The Video Collections:
