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<DIV><STRONG><FONT size=2>Prof Robert Nemiroff (Michigan Tech)
is teaching an astronomy course available freely online through iTunes or
learnoutloud.com (or available as downloadable .mp4 files). The
lectures are freely available from </FONT></STRONG></DIV>
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<DIV><STRONG><FONT size=2><A
href="http://www.learnoutloud.com/Catalog/Science/Astronomy/Introductory-Astronomy/23871">http://www.learnoutloud.com/Catalog/Science/Astronomy/Introductory-Astronomy/23871</A> <BR></FONT></STRONG></DIV>
<DIV><STRONG><FONT size=2>Currently, learnoutloud.com lists this course is the
most popular astronomy download! </FONT></STRONG></DIV>
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<DIV><STRONG><FONT size=2>He writes:</FONT></STRONG></DIV>
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<DIV><STRONG><FONT size=2>The course originates at Michigan Technological
University where I am a Professor. Many MTU students are taking this exact class
for credit, but anyone with a browser can take it for free. Not only are the
lectures free, but this semester no textbook is needed for the course since I am
exclusively using the web: mostly APOD (Astronomy Picture of the Day <A
href="http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/astropix.html">http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/astropix.html</A>) and
Wikipedia. The idea of teaching without a formal textbook is to make the course
as inexpensive to students and un-registered web-viewers as possible. APOD is
used because I am so familiar with it, and because the liberal use of APOD
images makes the course really beautiful, in my (biased) opinion. The lectures
occur live at Michigan Tech on Mondays and Wednesdays, and are released to
iTunes and learnoutloud.com shortly after. </FONT></STRONG></DIV>
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<DIV><STRONG><FONT size=2>Every Wednesday, at the end of class, I can be seen
reviewing the previous week's APODs. Polite criticisms and general feedback are
welcome!</FONT></STRONG></DIV>
<DIV><STRONG><FONT size=2> <BR>Regards,<BR>Maciej
Soltynski<BR></FONT></STRONG></DIV></BODY></HTML>