Raymond Tallis wonders what the world is made from. There is a much-quoted passage near the opening of Richard Feynman’s famous Lectures on Physics (1963): “If in some cataclysm all of scientific ...

Mathematics and physics have long been regarded as the ultimate languages of the universe, but what if their structure ...

Since 2010, the College of Sustainability has hosted a weekly ESS (Environment, Sustainability and Society) Lecture Series that is open to the public. Local and international scholars, journalists, ...

The topics covered are Feynman diagram rules, microscopic mean-field theories (Hartree-Fock and Kohn ... If the course is offered, a minimum of four students is required for ordinary lectures to take ...

Here are different study methods to help you ace your exams: Richard Feynman proposed a method where the student teaches themselves or ... it could be making flash cards, recording lectures or writing ...

Lectures are essential teaching tools—but with over half of students losing focus as lectures progress, maintaining student attention can be a challenge. To combat this, educators can use ...

The Distinguished Lecture Series started in Fall 2016 to honor faculty for their research impact. Department chairs, center/institute directors, deans, and Research Advisory Council members nominate ...

The Westwood Lecture Series is a part of President Mung Chiang’s efforts aimed at enhancing the intellectual vibrancy of the Purdue West Lafayette campus. Each lecture will take place 4:30-5:30 p.m.