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Open Lectures for Math Geeks

62 points by ypavan 17y ago

morphir 17y ago
this compilation of video links uses real player (.rm) and .wmv and every godforsaken format there is. If you are on windows, you can convert them using winx which is free this oktober. http://www.winxdvd.com/specialoffer/sep0902.htm http://www.winxdvd.com/specialoffer/sep0902.htm or you can use ffmpeg (linux/mac).
tibbon 17y ago
I sent this over to a friend who was an Applied Mathematics major in college, but then realized that most of these aren't for real hardcore math geeks who could probably already teach at an undergraduate level. However, I'm horrible at math, so many of them are a great review for me. Its just not as hardcore geeky as I'd hope.
- rhodin 17y ago
  Yeah, I agree on that this material is not for hardcore math geeks - I would love to see some more honors courses and maybe graduate material
  - carterschonwald 17y ago
    homological algebra? toric geometry? representation theory? random matrix theory? If you scroll farther down the list, very very hardcore math is there for those who seek it
waldrews 17y ago
An unholy mixture of pre-high-school math and graduate specialist seminars. Some good stuff in there, by chance. And did they seriously call Markov Chain Monte Carlo a card game? That didn't sound like they were joking.
jriddycuz 17y ago
Thanks for the link. I was a business major in school (gasp) so I missed out on a lot of math. I find things like this really helpful even if they are not super high level. Just out of curiosity, why is it that "Open University" videos are available only on iTunes? I don't see how making me download and run that bloated and closed platform is very open.
rick_2047 17y ago
I would like to add the course on Game theory from Open Yale Courses: http://oyc.yale.edu/economics/game-theory/contents/downloads http://oyc.yale.edu/economics/game-theory/contents/downloads Although they are prepared for economics students,but still I believe it would interest math geeks

62 points by ypavan 17y ago

this compilation of video links uses real player (.rm) and .wmv and every godforsaken format there is. If you are on windows, you can convert them using winx which is free this oktober. http://www.winxdvd.com/specialoffer/sep0902.htm http://www.winxdvd.com/specialoffer/sep0902.htm or you can use ffmpeg (linux/mac).

tibbon 17y ago

I sent this over to a friend who was an Applied Mathematics major in college, but then realized that most of these aren't for real hardcore math geeks who could probably already teach at an undergraduate level. However, I'm horrible at math, so many of them are a great review for me. Its just not as hardcore geeky as I'd hope.

rhodin 17y ago
Yeah, I agree on that this material is not for hardcore math geeks - I would love to see some more honors courses and maybe graduate material
- carterschonwald 17y ago
  homological algebra? toric geometry? representation theory? random matrix theory? If you scroll farther down the list, very very hardcore math is there for those who seek it

waldrews 17y ago

An unholy mixture of pre-high-school math and graduate specialist seminars. Some good stuff in there, by chance. And did they seriously call Markov Chain Monte Carlo a card game? That didn't sound like they were joking.

jriddycuz 17y ago

Thanks for the link. I was a business major in school (gasp) so I missed out on a lot of math. I find things like this really helpful even if they are not super high level. Just out of curiosity, why is it that "Open University" videos are available only on iTunes? I don't see how making me download and run that bloated and closed platform is very open.

rick_2047 17y ago

I would like to add the course on Game theory from Open Yale Courses: http://oyc.yale.edu/economics/game-theory/contents/downloads http://oyc.yale.edu/economics/game-theory/contents/downloads Although they are prepared for economics students,but still I believe it would interest math geeks