World listens in online when Cal professor teaches physics
UC Berkeley physics Professor Richard A. Muller finds himself suddenly popular in some surprising corners of the world. It turns out self-starting students in 35 states and 43 countries have been watching the 90-minute “Physics for Future Presidents” talks he gives every Tuesday and Thursday morning to a packed lecture hall of 300 undergrads on campus. […]
Excerpt from Dean Robert Holub’s Presentation for Undergraduate Colloquium (February 5, 2004)
As a liberal arts college, perhaps our greatest obligation to our students is to provide courses for them that will constitute a well-rounded and broad education. We do this through our breadth requirement. We recognize that one facet of a student’s education is to gain detailed knowledge in a single field of endeavor, but that […]