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  • Today · 1 hr 15 min

    2. Putting yourselves into other people's shoes

    Game Theory (ECON 159) At the start of the lecture, we introduce the "formal ingredients" of a game: the players, their strategies and their payoffs. Then we return to the main lessons from last time: not playing a dominated strategy; and putting ourselves into others' shoes. We apply these first to defending the Roman Empire against Hannibal; and then to picking a number in the game from last time. We learn that, when you put yourself in someone else's shoes, you should consider not only their goals, but also how sophisticated are they (are they rational?), and how much do they know about you (do they know that you are rational?). We introduce a new idea: the iterative deletion of dominated strategies. Finally, we discuss the difference between something being known and it being commonly known. 00:00 - Chapter 1. Recap of Previous Lecture: Prisoners' Dilemma and Payoffs 06:47 - Chapter 2. The Formal Ingredients of a Game 16:01 - Chapter 3. Weakly Dominant Strategies 35:29 - Chapter 4. Rationality and Common Knowledge 01:05:37 - Chapter 5. Common Knowledge vs. Mutual Knowledge Complete course materials are available at the Yale Online website: online.yale.edu This course was recorded in Fall 2007. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  • Today · 54 min

    Class 18: Capital Chapter 23, The General Law of Capital Accumulation

    Is capital accumulation a lawful process? What is its law? A chapter by chapter study of Marx’s powerful analysis in Capital: Critique of Political Economy, Volume 1. This book from 1872 is still the best guide to the predatory economic and social system within which we live. The book solves five basic mysteries in our social world. The mysteries are: why social classes struggle against one another, why human beings are in the thrall of things, how a quantity of money turns into more money without seeming to add anything, why some people are forced to work and the more they work the less they make proportional to their effort, and finally, and why it is so hard to transform the system for the better. This course is taught by Paul North, Maurice Natanson Professor of German, Yale University. Prof. North is co-editor of the new English translation and critical edition of Capital Volume 1 by Karl Marx published in 2024 by Princeton University Press. https://press.princeton.edu/books/hardcover/9780691190075/capital To view other videos in this course, visit this link. https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLh9mgdi4rNewd_0qe4c2lkzXZZQka_QnZ&si=CHOgjCcVD0K378kl Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  • Today · 6 min

    Meet Your Instructor, Peter Boyd | Connected Leadership

    Peter Boyd shares his cross-sector journey - from McKinsey and a decade at Virgin Group to teaching at Yale and founding Time4Good - and the three pillars that drive his work: connected leadership, the "great work" of sustainability, and the coaching mindset. He also explains why marathon running has taught him as much about personal leadership as his professional life has. Key topics: - Peter's Yale roles and his company, Time4Good - Private-sector path: McKinsey, ten roles at Virgin Group, and CEO of Virgin Mobile South Africa - Sustainability work: Carbon War Room, UN Race to Zero, and Sustainable Westport - The "great work" - Thomas Berry's call for our generation - The coaching mindset: partnering with people, not fixing them - Why ultra marathons inform his leadership philosophy 📚 About the Course: This course is designed to maximize your ability to create change at the individual, team and system levels. Through study, reflection, and deploying practical tools, you will establish a firm connection between your clearly articulated Purpose, effective Priorities, visualized Potential for success, and pathway to maximized Progress. But, what does that mean in practice? When you take this course, you will: Improve your ability to get the most out of life: Learn a simple practice to reflect on your purpose, clarify priorities, visualize your potential, and maximize your effectiveness at progressing towards your goals. Strengthen your leadership toolkit: Tap into your unique leadership style and strengths and join or create a community of others to maximize your potential as a team. Create change through systems thinking: Become a more effective agent of positive change and appreciate the power and complexity of system thinking. Course Takeaways: Improve your ability to get the most out of life Strengthen your leadership toolkit Practice and apply systems thinking to plan for change 📺 Watch the full playlist on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLh9mgdi4rNezZEnhZC8dS3AvTnzOiB0Ij 🎓 Enroll on Coursera for assessments and a certificate: https://www.coursera.org/learn/connected-leadership 🌐 Explore more learning opportunities on Yale Online: https://online.yale.edu/courses/connected-leadership Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  • Today · 18 min

    Active Listening and Feedback Tools | Connected Leadership with Peter Boyd

    Active listening and high-quality feedback are foundational tools that connect you to the people you lead. This lesson introduces the 400-to-125 listening ratio and walks through the SBI plus Forecast model for giving and receiving feedback at any level. Key topics: - Listening capacity vs. speaking speed: the 400 to 125 ratio - Three levels of listening and active 360-degree presence - The SBI plus Forecast feedback model - Situation, behavior, impact, and feed-forward steps - Don't cross the net: staying on your side in feedback - Climbing the ladder of inference carefully - Controlling the temperature: thermostat vs. thermometer 📚 About the Course: This course is designed to maximize your ability to create change at the individual, team and system levels. Through study, reflection, and deploying practical tools, you will establish a firm connection between your clearly articulated Purpose, effective Priorities, visualized Potential for success, and pathway to maximized Progress. But, what does that mean in practice? When you take this course, you will: Improve your ability to get the most out of life: Learn a simple practice to reflect on your purpose, clarify priorities, visualize your potential, and maximize your effectiveness at progressing towards your goals. Strengthen your leadership toolkit: Tap into your unique leadership style and strengths and join or create a community of others to maximize your potential as a team. Create change through systems thinking: Become a more effective agent of positive change and appreciate the power and complexity of system thinking. Course Takeaways: Improve your ability to get the most out of life Strengthen your leadership toolkit Practice and apply systems thinking to plan for change 📺 Watch the full playlist on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLh9mgdi4rNezZEnhZC8dS3AvTnzOiB0Ij 🎓 Enroll on Coursera for assessments and a certificate: https://www.coursera.org/learn/connected-leadership 🌐 Explore more learning opportunities on Yale Online: https://online.yale.edu/courses/connected-leadership Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  • Today · 5 min

    1105 | Thank You! Celebrating Our Social Entrepreneurship Journey - Social Entrepreneurship Course

    In this final lesson, Teresa Chahine extends a heartfelt thank you to everyone who made the Social Entrepreneurship Course possible, starting with the learners. The instructor reflects on the profound impact of this journey, acknowledging the invaluable contributions of thought leaders, community entrepreneurs, and the dedicated production team behind the scenes. 🎯 Learning Objectives • Recognize the collaborative effort and diverse expertise that shaped the course content. • Be encouraged to maintain engagement and continue the social entrepreneurship journey. 📚 About the Course Have you ever wondered what it would be like to create real change? You don't have to start your own organization to make a difference in the world. Everyone can learn the social entrepreneurship mindset and skillset to build social impact. In this course, you will immerse yourself in a social or environmental challenge you want to tackle. You'll start by researching your topic of choice, talking to people, and ideating a potential solution that you can contribute. Then, you'll build a business model around that solution, understanding concepts like measuring social change, ensuring financial viability, funding and pitching. This course is a safe space to experiment and explore. You'll be guided by a ten stage framework to help structure your journey. Along the way, you'll hear from social entrepreneurs around the world through case studies and campus conversations. These include Yale alumni, members of the New Haven community, and global changemakers. Everyone is welcome to join this course! You can apply your lived, learned, or professional experience to discover how you're going to make a difference. 📺 Watch the full playlist on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLh9mgdi4rNezbi0aRJeVnt99ynTVZG1PL 🎓 Enroll on Coursera for assessments and a certificate: https://online.yale.edu/courses/creating-change-through-social-entrepreneurship 🌐 Explore more learning opportunities on Yale Online: https://online.yale.edu/courses/creating-change-through-social-entrepreneurship #SocialEntrepreneurship #YaleCourse #Impact #Changemakers #BusinessPlan #DesignThinking Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  • Today · 54 min

    8. The Mixed Regime and the Rule of Law: Aristotle's Politics, IV

    Introduction to Political Philosophy (PLSC 114) The lecture discusses Aristotle's comparative politics with a special emphasis on the idea of the regime, as expressed in books III through VI in Politics. A regime, in the context of this major work, refers to both the formal enumeration of rights and duties within a community as well as to the distinctive customs, manners, moral dispositions and sentiments of that community. Aristotle asserts that it is precisely the regime that gives a people and a city their identity. 00:00 - Chapter 1. Introduction: Aristotle's Comparative Politics and the Idea of the Regime 01:45 - Chapter 2. What Is a Regime? 13:58 - Chapter 3. What Are the Structures and Institutions of the Regime? 20:30 - Chapter 4. The Democratic Regime 34:35 - Chapter 5. Law, Conflict and the Regime 43:07 - Chapter 6. The Aristotelian Standard of Natural Right or Natural Justice Complete course materials are available at the Open Yale Courses website: http://open.yale.edu/courses This course was recorded in Fall 2006. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  • Today · 11 min

    1.7 | Revolutionizing Medicine: The Promise of Digital Healthcare - Medical Software Course

    In this lesson, we explore the profound digital transformation sweeping across healthcare, examining how technology is reshaping patient care, diagnostics, and data management. From the widespread adoption of electronic medical records and telemedicine to emerging fields like digital medicine, imaging, and biomarkers, we'll delve into the benefits and challenges of these advancements, highlighting the immense opportunities for innovation in medical software. 🎯 Learning Objectives • Define and understand the impact of key digital health technologies like EMRs, telemedicine, and digital medicine. • Identify the benefits and challenges associated with the digital transformation of healthcare, including data management and privacy. • Recognize the rapid growth and future potential of digital medical imaging and biomarkers. • Appreciate the exponential increase in healthcare data and its implications for medical decision-making and software development. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  • Today · 4 min

    1.5 | US Healthcare Paradox: High Costs, Low Quality? Medical Software Course

    Why is the US healthcare system so expensive, yet its quality lags behind other industrialized nations? In this lesson, we dive into the current landscape of US healthcare, examining its systemic challenges related to drastically increasing costs and surprisingly poor quality metrics, setting the stage for understanding the significant opportunities within this paradox. 🎯 Learning Objectives • Understand the systemic challenges facing the US healthcare landscape. • Analyze the drastic increase in US healthcare costs and how they compare to other industrialized nations. • Identify key areas where healthcare spending is allocated in the US. • Examine the paradox of high spending coupled with unexpectedly poor healthcare quality in the US, including medical error rates and infant mortality. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  • Today · 16 min

    804 | How Social Impact Funding Evolved: From Charity to Investment - Social Entrepreneurship Course

    Have you ever wondered how funding for social change has transformed over the years? In this lesson, we explore the fascinating evolution of social financing, bridging the historical divide between non-profit and for-profit worlds. Discover how the rise of social entrepreneurship has led to new investment approaches like impact investing, and how traditional philanthropy has adapted to become more strategic and catalytic, yet the need for more patient capital persists. 🎯 Learning Objectives • Understand the historical separation of non-profit and for-profit funding. • Define and differentiate between various philanthropic approaches, including strategic, catalytic, and venture philanthropy. • Explain impact investing, its unique characteristics, and how it differs from traditional philanthropy and socially responsible investing (SRI). • Identify key organizations and resources that support and define the landscape of social impact funding. • Recognize the ongoing challenge of the "missing middle" and the need for more patient capital in social entrepreneurship. 📚 About the Course Have you ever wondered what it would be like to create real change? You don't have to start your own organization to make a difference in the world. Everyone can learn the social entrepreneurship mindset and skillset to build social impact. In this course, you will immerse yourself in a social or environmental challenge you want to tackle. You'll start by researching your topic of choice, talking to people, and ideating a potential solution that you can contribute. Then, you'll build a business model around that solution, understanding concepts like measuring social change, ensuring financial viability, funding and pitching. This course is a safe space to experiment and explore. You'll be guided by a ten stage framework to help structure your journey. Along the way, you'll hear from social entrepreneurs around the world through case studies and campus conversations. These include Yale alumni, members of the New Haven community, and global changemakers. Everyone is welcome to join this course! You can apply your lived, learned, or professional experience to discover how you're going to make a difference. 📺 Watch the full playlist on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLh9mgdi4rNezbi0aRJeVnt99ynTVZG1PL 🎓 Enroll on Coursera for assessments and a certificate: https://online.yale.edu/courses/creating-change-through-social-entrepreneurship 🌐 Explore more learning opportunities on Yale Online: https://online.yale.edu/courses/creating-change-through-social-entrepreneurship #SocialEntrepreneurship #YaleCourse #Impact #Changemakers #BusinessPlan #DesignThinking Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  • Today · 1 hr 22 min

    10. Rotations, Part II: Parallel Axis Theorem

    For more information about Professor Shankar's book based on the lectures from this course, Fundamentals of Physics: Mechanics, Relativity, and Thermodynamics, visit http://bit.ly/1jFIqNu. Fundamentals of Physics (PHYS 200) Part II of Rotations. The lecture begins with an explanation of the Parallel Axis Theorem and how it is applied in problems concerning rotation of rigid bodies. The moment of inertia of a disk is discussed as a demonstration of the theorem. Angular momentum and angular velocity are examined in a variety of problems. 00:00 - Chapter 1. Review and Derive the Parallel Axis Theorem 16:27 - Chapter 2. For System of Masses: Derive KEtotal = ½ MV2 + ½ ICM2 27:55 - Chapter 3. Derive KEtotal in Terms of Equivalent Rotation about Stationary Point 38:40 - Chapter 4. Effect of Rotational Kinetic Energy on Translational Motion for No Skid 43:41 - Chapter 5. Example Problem: Torque on a Disk 49:30 - Chapter 6. Advanced Example Problem: Pulley Rotating and Translating 01:02:14 - Chapter 7. Example Problem: Systems with Angular Moment Conserved 01:09:09 - Chapter 8. Application: Angular Momentum Changes for Spinning Ballerina Complete course materials are available at the Yale Online website: online.yale.edu This course was recorded in Fall 2006. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  • Today · 52 min

    12. The Sovereign State: Hobbes' Leviathan

    Introduction to Political Philosophy (PLSC 114) This is an introduction to the political views of Thomas Hobbes, which are often deemed paradoxical. On the one hand, Hobbes is a stern defender of political absolutism. The Hobbesian doctrine of sovereignty dictates complete monopoly of power within a given territory and over all institutions of civilian or ecclesiastical authority. On the other hand, Hobbes insists on the fundamental equality of human beings. He maintains that the state is a contract between individuals, that the sovereign owes his authority to the will of those he governs and is obliged to protect the interests of the governed by assuring civil peace and security. These ideas have been interpreted by some as indicative of liberal opposition to absolutism. 00:00 - Chapter 1. Introduction: Thomas Hobbes 07:28 - Chapter 2. Who Was Hobbes? 14:12 - Chapter 3. Comparing Hobbes to Machiavelli and Aristotle 25:26 - Chapter 4. Hobbes on Art, Science and Politics 33:55 - Chapter 5. Hobbes' "Great Question": What Makes Legitimate Authority Possible? 40:32 - Chapter 6. What Makes Hobbes' Story a Plausible Account of "The State of Nature"? Complete course materials are available at the Open Yale Courses website: http://open.yale.edu/courses This course was recorded in Fall 2006. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  • Today · 1 hr 18 min

    21. Thermodynamics

    For more information about Professor Shankar's book based on the lectures from this course, Fundamentals of Physics: Mechanics, Relativity, and Thermodynamics, visit http://bit.ly/1jFIqNu. Fundamentals of Physics (PHYS 200) This is the first of a series of lectures on thermodynamics. The discussion begins with understanding "temperature." Zeroth's law is introduced and explained. Concepts such as "absolute zero" and "triple point of water" are defined. Measuring temperature through a number of instruments is addressed as well as the different scales of measurement. The second half of the lecture is devoted to heat and heat transfer. Concepts such as "convection" and "conduction" are explained thoroughly. 00:00 - Chapter 1. Temperature as a Macroscopic Thermodynamic Property 06:45 - Chapter 2. Calibrating Temperature Instruments 22:25 - Chapter 3. Absolute Zero, Triple Point of Water, The Kelvin 28:55 - Chapter 4. Specific Heat and Other Thermal Properties of Materials 43:17 - Chapter 5. Phase Change 55:06 - Chapter 6. Heat Transfer by Radiation, Convection and Conduction 01:03:27 - Chapter 7. Heat as Atomic Kinetic Energy and its Measurement Complete course materials are available at the Yale Online website: online.yale.edu This course was recorded in Fall 2006. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  • Today · 1 hr 21 min

    22. The Boltzmann Constant and First Law of Thermodynamics

    For more information about Professor Shankar's book based on the lectures from this course, Fundamentals of Physics: Mechanics, Relativity, and Thermodynamics, visit http://bit.ly/1jFIqNu. Fundamentals of Physics (PHYS 200) This lecture continues the topic of thermodynamics, exploring in greater detail what heat is, and how it is generated and measured. The Boltzmann Constant is introduced. The microscopic meaning of temperature is explained. The First Law of Thermodynamics is presented. 00:00 - Chapter 1. Recap of Heat Theory 11:54 - Chapter 2. The Boltzman Constant and Avogadro's Number 18:50 - Chapter 3. A Microscopic Definition of Temperature 30:15 - Chapter 4. Molecular Mechanics of Phase Change and the Maxwell-Boltzmann 46:49 - Chapter 5. Quasi-static Processes 50:19 - Chapter 6. Internal Energy and the First Law of Thermodynamics Complete course materials are available at the Yale Online website: online.yale.edu This course was recorded in Fall 2006. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  • Today · 14 min

    Give Your Team a Purpose That Guides Real Decisions | Connected Leadership

    A clear team purpose acts as a North Star that guides decisions, builds trust, and empowers distributed teams. This lesson walks through the strategy pyramid and offers practical guidance for crafting vision and mission statements that actually drive behavior. Key topics: - Why team purpose matters: direction, motivation, and coordination - The role of shared values and the tension with diversity - The strategy pyramid: vision, mission, values, and strategy - Crafting concise, memorable vision and mission statements - Researching real-world examples and reflecting on fit - McKinsey data on the gap between mission and impact 📚 About the Course: This course is designed to maximize your ability to create change at the individual, team and system levels. Through study, reflection, and deploying practical tools, you will establish a firm connection between your clearly articulated Purpose, effective Priorities, visualized Potential for success, and pathway to maximized Progress. But, what does that mean in practice? When you take this course, you will: Improve your ability to get the most out of life: Learn a simple practice to reflect on your purpose, clarify priorities, visualize your potential, and maximize your effectiveness at progressing towards your goals. Strengthen your leadership toolkit: Tap into your unique leadership style and strengths and join or create a community of others to maximize your potential as a team. Create change through systems thinking: Become a more effective agent of positive change and appreciate the power and complexity of system thinking. Course Takeaways: Improve your ability to get the most out of life Strengthen your leadership toolkit Practice and apply systems thinking to plan for change 📺 Watch the full playlist on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLh9mgdi4rNezZEnhZC8dS3AvTnzOiB0Ij 🎓 Enroll on Coursera for assessments and a certificate: https://www.coursera.org/learn/connected-leadership 🌐 Explore more learning opportunities on Yale Online: https://online.yale.edu/courses/connected-leadership Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  • Today · 1 hr 20 min

    17. Simple Harmonic Motion

    For more information about Professor Shankar's book based on the lectures from this course, Fundamentals of Physics: Mechanics, Relativity, and Thermodynamics, visit http://bit.ly/1jFIqNu. Fundamentals of Physics (PHYS 200) The focus of the lecture is simple harmonic motion. Professor Shankar gives several examples of physical systems, such as a mass M attached to a spring, and explains what happens when such systems are disturbed. Amplitude, frequency and period of simple harmonic motion are also defined in the course of the lecture. Several problems are solved in order to demonstrate various cases of oscillation. 00:00 - Chapter 1. Example Equations of Oscillating Objects 10:49 - Chapter 2. Superposition of Solutions to Linear (Harmonic) Equations 30:16 - Chapter 3. Conditions for Solutions to Harmonic Equations 38:57 - Chapter 4. Exponential Functions as Generic Solutions 50:48 - Chapter 5. Undamped, Under-damped and Over-damped Oscillations 01:00:28 - Chapter 6. Driving Harmonic Force on Oscillator Complete course materials are available at the Yale Online website: online.yale.edu This course was recorded in Fall 2006. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  • Today · 1 hr 20 min

    1. Course Introduction and Newtonian Mechanics

    For more information about Professor Shankar's book based on the lectures from this course, Fundamentals of Physics: Mechanics, Relativity, and Thermodynamics, visit http://bit.ly/1jFIqNu. Fundamentals of Physics (PHYS 200) Professor Shankar introduces the course and answers student questions about the material and the requirements. He gives an overview of Newtonian mechanics and explains its two components: kinematics and dynamics. He then reviews basic concepts in calculus through two key equations: x = x0 + v0t + ½ at2 and v2 = v02+ 2 a (x-x0), tracing the fate of a particle in one dimension along the x-axis. 00:00 - Chapter 1. Introduction and Course Organization 21:25 - Chapter 2. Newtonian Mechanics: Dynamics and Kinematics 28:20 - Chapter 3. Average and Instantaneous Rate of Motion 37:56 - Chapter 4. Motion at Constant Acceleration 52:37 - Chapter 5. Example Problem: Physical Meaning of Equations 01:08:42 - Chapter 6. Derive New Relations Using Calculus Laws of Limits Complete course materials are available at the Yale Online website: online.yale.edu This course was recorded in Fall 2006. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  • Today · 4 min

    Become a Better Team Leader, Even If You're Not "The Leader" | Connected Leadership

    Bringing your purpose-driven self into the teams you work with is the next step on the connected leadership journey. This introduction sets up how the framework applies at the team level and why team leadership is a learnable skill anyone can develop. Key topics: - Recap of the self module and the four Ps - Applying the connected leadership framework to teams - Why team skills matter even if you don't see yourself as a leader - Roadmap: purpose, effectiveness tools, and lasting change - Team leadership as a learnable skill 📚 About the Course: This course is designed to maximize your ability to create change at the individual, team and system levels. Through study, reflection, and deploying practical tools, you will establish a firm connection between your clearly articulated Purpose, effective Priorities, visualized Potential for success, and pathway to maximized Progress. But, what does that mean in practice? When you take this course, you will: Improve your ability to get the most out of life: Learn a simple practice to reflect on your purpose, clarify priorities, visualize your potential, and maximize your effectiveness at progressing towards your goals. Strengthen your leadership toolkit: Tap into your unique leadership style and strengths and join or create a community of others to maximize your potential as a team. Create change through systems thinking: Become a more effective agent of positive change and appreciate the power and complexity of system thinking. Course Takeaways: Improve your ability to get the most out of life Strengthen your leadership toolkit Practice and apply systems thinking to plan for change 📺 Watch the full playlist on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLh9mgdi4rNezZEnhZC8dS3AvTnzOiB0Ij 🎓 Enroll on Coursera for assessments and a certificate: https://www.coursera.org/learn/connected-leadership 🌐 Explore more learning opportunities on Yale Online: https://online.yale.edu/courses/connected-leadership Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  • Today · 1 hr 17 min

    23. The Second Law of Thermodynamics and Carnot's Engine

    For more information about Professor Shankar's book based on the lectures from this course, Fundamentals of Physics: Mechanics, Relativity, and Thermodynamics, visit http://bit.ly/1jFIqNu. Fundamentals of Physics (PHYS 200) Why does a dropped egg that spatters on the floor not rise back to your hands even though no laws prohibit it? The answer to such irreversibility resides the Second Law of Thermodynamics which explained in this and the next lecture. The Carnot heat engine is discussed in detail to show how there is an upper limit to the efficiency of heat engines and how the concept of entropy arises from macroscopic considerations. 00:00 - Chapter 1. Recap of First Law of Thermodynamics and Macroscopic State Properties 13:22 - Chapter 2. Defining Specific Heats at Constant Pressure and Volume 26:01 - Chapter 3. Adiabatic Processes 43:57 - Chapter 4. The Second Law of Thermodynamics and the Concept of Entropy 59:02 - Chapter 5. The Carnot Engine Complete course materials are available at the Yale Online website: online.yale.edu This course was recorded in Fall 2006. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  • Today · 1 hr 15 min

    13. Lorentz Transformation

    For more information about Professor Shankar's book based on the lectures from this course, Fundamentals of Physics: Mechanics, Relativity, and Thermodynamics, visit http://bit.ly/1jFIqNu. Fundamentals of Physics (PHYS 200) This lecture offers detailed analysis of the Lorentz transformations which relate the coordinates of an event in two frames in relative motion. It is shown how length, time and simultaneity are relative. 00:00 - Chapter 1. Describing an Event with Two Observers 33:58 - Chapter 2. The Relativity of Simultaneity 41:57 - Chapter 3. Time Dilation 53:41 - Chapter 4. The Twin Paradox 01:00:02 - Chapter 5. Length Contraction Complete course materials are available at the Yale Online website: online.yale.edu This course was recorded in Fall 2006. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  • Today · 44 min

    22. Democratic Statecraft: Tocqueville's Democracy in America

    Introduction to Political Philosophy (PLSC 114) Three main features that Tocqueville regarded as central to American democracy are discussed: the importance of local government, the concept of "civil association," and "the spirit of religion." The book is not simply a celebration of the democratic experience in America; Tocqueville is deeply worried about the potential of a democratic tyranny. 00:00 - Chapter 1. The Characteristics of American Democracy: Civil Association 10:50 - Chapter 2. The Characteristics of American Democracy: Spirit of Religion 25:47 - Chapter 3. Tyranny of the Majority Complete course materials are available at the Open Yale Courses website: http://open.yale.edu/courses This course was recorded in Fall 2006. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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