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Gravity Waves Online Course

Posted by michael on from the weighty-topics dept.

bgitac writes "CalTech has provided an online course on gravity waves by Kip Thorne. The course is described as "an introduction to all major aspects of gravitational waves." Prerequisites for this course are an understanding of classical mechanics. Weekly exercises and solutions as well as DVD quality videos of lectures are provided. The first couple lectures actually seem to be somewhat comprehendable!"

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  1. Must read more carefully... by 1WingedAngel · · Score: 2, Funny

    Originally read this one as:
    Gravity waives online course

  2. gravity at a press conference by msouth · · Score: 5, Funny

    Gravity brushed off criticism that waiving the online course would hurt it.

    "Look, I think it's safe to say that without me there would be no online courses. All Gore didn't invent everything."

    Gravity went on to reassure everyone that the recent theft of the Principia did not affect it.

    "Despite what you may have heard about things not existing until they are measured, etc, it is not the case that physical laws come into being only after they were described. I think that you will find through observation that I was alive and well before Mr. Newton's little revelatory experience."

    Gravity also denied, again, that there was an assault and battery charge against him by Newton's heirs for the apple incident.

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  3. rimshot by iksowrak · · Score: 3, Funny

    Sounds like it would be some pretty heavy coursework. groan

  4. Re:Online courses by cicadia · · Score: 3, Funny
    They provide two e-mail addresses, but I'm not sure that would be enough for most students.

    I think that any more would probably just be confusing.

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