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Physics and mathematics students from around the world, as well
as researchers interested in cutting-edge lectures by some of the
world's most prominent scientists, have a new source for knowledge:
the Abdus Salam International Center for Theoretical Physics'
(ICTP) has joined iTunes U. iTunes U is a dedicated area of the
iTunes Store (www.itunes.it), that offers free educational content
from leading educational institutions which can be downloaded for
free on a computer (Mac or PC), iPhone, iPad or iPod touch.
ICTP on iTunes U features over 240 videos of lectures,
conferences, one-on-one video interviews, documentary films, and
important historical video footage of some of the most prominent
physicists of the 20th century, as well as physics and mathematics
courses offered by ICTP through its Postgraduate Diploma Programme.
Most content is available in English, while the documentaries are
also available in Italian. Content can be accessed at http://itunes.ictp.tv.
"Online learning has been integral to ICTP's teaching culture.
With its presence on iTunes U, the Centre enters a new era of
scientific knowledge dissemination, as part of our effort to
efficiently reach the worldwide scientific community and to
establish our presence online," said ICTP Director Fernando
Quevedo.
ICTP hosts more than 50 conferences and schools each year,
covering many subjects in pure and applied physics as well as
mathematics. Through the Centre on iTunes U, the scientific
community can tune in and access recordings of lectures, seminars,
workshops, and colloquia held at ICTP. These include talks by Nobel
Laureates and Fields Medallists, among others.
By making these courses available on iTunes U, ICTP aims to
benefit a much wider audience of students who want to subscribe to
and download lectures on high energy, cosmology and astroparticle
physics; condensed matter and statistical physics; Earth system
physics; mathematics; and applied physics.
