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July 4th, 2007, 08:45 AM
Temple Grandin on autism + Free MIT physics
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Temple Grandin Ph.D., is inarguably the most accomplished and well-known adult with autism in the world. She has been featured on major television programs, and written up in national publications.
Dr. Grandin didn't talk until she was three and a half years old, communicating her frustration instead by screaming, peeping and humming. In 1950, she was labeled "autistic," and her parents were told she should be institutionalized. She tells her story of "groping her way from the far side of darkness" in her book Emergence: Labeled Autistic, a book which stunned the world because, until its publication, most professionals and parents assumed being diagnosed "autistic" was virtually a death sentence to achievement or productivity in life.
Dr. Grandin has become a prominent author and speaker on the subject of autism because "I have read enough to know that there are still many parents, and, yes, professionals, too, who believe that 'once autistic, always autistic.' This dictum has meant sad and sorry lives for many children diagnosed, as I was in early life, as autistic. To these people, it is incomprehensible that the characteristics of autism can be modified and controlled. However, I feel strongly that I am living proof that they can." (Taken from Emergence: Labeled Autistic)
Even though she was considered "weird" in her young school years, she eventually found a mentor, who recognized her interests and abilities, which she later expanded into becoming a successful livestock handling equipment designer, one of very few in the world. She has designed the facilities in which half the cattle are handled in the United States, consulting for firms such as Burger King, McDonald's, Swift and others.
She presently works as an Associate Professor at Colorado State University but also speaks around the world on both autism and cattle handling.
(excerpted from www.templegrandin.com)
http://cybertower.cornell.edu/Requester/r/roomMain/autism
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Free online physics courses from MIT
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Undergraduate Courses MIT Course # Course Title
8.01 Physics I, Fall 2003
8.01 Physics I: Classical Mechanics, Fall 1999
8.012 Physics I: Classical Mechanics, Fall 2005
8.01L Physics I: Classical Mechanics, Fall 2005
8.01T Physics I, Fall 2004
8.01X Physics I: Classical Mechanics with an Experimental Focus, Fall 2002
8.02 Electricity and Magnetism, Spring 2002
8.022 Physics II: Electricity and Magnetism, Fall 2004
8.022 Physics II: Electricity and Magnetism, Fall 2002
8.022 Physics II: Electricity and Magnetism, Fall 2006
8.02T Electricity and Magnetism, Spring 2005
8.02X Physics II: Electricity & Magnetism with an Experimental Focus, Spring 2005
8.03 Physics III, Spring 2003
8.03 Physics III: Vibrations and Waves, Fall 2004
8.033 Relativity, Fall 2003
8.04 Quantum Physics I, Spring 2006
8.044 Statistical Physics I, Spring 2004
8.05 Quantum Physics II, Fall 2004
8.06 Quantum Physics III, Spring 2005
8.07 Electromagnetism II, Fall 2005
8.08 Statistical Physics II, Spring 2005
8.09 Classical Mechanics, Fall 2006 NEW
8.13-14 Experimental Physics I & II "Junior Lab", Fall 2004 - Spring 2005
8.20 Introduction to Special Relativity, January (IAP) 2005
8.224 Exploring Black Holes: General Relativity & Astrophysics, Spring 2003
8.225J Einstein, Oppenheimer, Feynman: Physics in the 20th Century, Spring 2006
8.231 Physics of Solids I, Fall 2002
8.251 String Theory for Undergraduates, Spring 2005
8.261J Introduction to Computational Neuroscience, Spring 2004
8.282J Introduction to Astronomy, Spring 2006
8.284 Modern Astrophysics, Spring 2006
8.286 The Early Universe, Spring 2004
8.811 Particle Physics II, Fall 2005
8.901 Astrophysics I, Spring 2006
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8.311 Electromagnetic Theory, Spring 2004
8.321 Quantum Theory I, Fall 2002
8.322 Quantum Theory II, Spring 2003
8.323 Relativistic Quantum Field Theory I, Spring 2003
8.324 Relativistic Quantum Field Theory II, Fall 2005
8.325 Relativistic Quantum Field Theory III, Spring 2003
8.333 Statistical Mechanics I: Statistical Mechanics of Particles, Fall 2005
8.334 Statistical Mechanics II: Statistical Mechanics of Fields, Spring 2004
8.351J Classical Mechanics: A Computational Approach, Fall 2002
8.371J Quantum Information Science, Spring 2006
8.395J Teaching College-Level Science, Spring 2006
8.422 Atomic and Optical Physics II, Spring 2005
8.511 Theory of Solids I, Fall 2004
8.512 Theory of Solids II, Spring 2004
8.513 Many-Body Theory for Condensed Matter Systems, Fall 2004
8.514 Strongly Correlated Systems in Condensed Matter Physics, Fall 2003
8.575J Statistical Thermodynamics of Complex Liquids, Spring 2004
8.591J Systems Biology, Fall 2004
8.592J Statistical Physics in Biology, Spring 2005
8.594J Introduction to Neural Networks, Spring 2005
8.613J Introduction To Plasma Physics I, Fall 2002
8.613J Introduction to Plasma Physics I, Fall 2003
8.701 Introduction to Nuclear and Particle Physics, Spring 2004
8.851 Strong Interactions: Effective Field Theories of QCD, Spring 2006
8.871 Selected Topics in Theoretical Particle Physics: Branes and Gauge Theory Dynamics, Fall 2004
8.901 Astrophysics I, Spring 2006
8.902 Astrophysics II, Fall 2004
8.942 Cosmology, Fall 2001
8.952 Particle Physics of the Early Universe, Fall 2004 NEW
8.962 General Relativity, Spring 2006
QUOTE
Temple Grandin Ph.D., is inarguably the most accomplished and well-known adult with autism in the world. She has been featured on major television programs, and written up in national publications.
Dr. Grandin didn't talk until she was three and a half years old, communicating her frustration instead by screaming, peeping and humming. In 1950, she was labeled "autistic," and her parents were told she should be institutionalized. She tells her story of "groping her way from the far side of darkness" in her book Emergence: Labeled Autistic, a book which stunned the world because, until its publication, most professionals and parents assumed being diagnosed "autistic" was virtually a death sentence to achievement or productivity in life.
Dr. Grandin has become a prominent author and speaker on the subject of autism because "I have read enough to know that there are still many parents, and, yes, professionals, too, who believe that 'once autistic, always autistic.' This dictum has meant sad and sorry lives for many children diagnosed, as I was in early life, as autistic. To these people, it is incomprehensible that the characteristics of autism can be modified and controlled. However, I feel strongly that I am living proof that they can." (Taken from Emergence: Labeled Autistic)
Even though she was considered "weird" in her young school years, she eventually found a mentor, who recognized her interests and abilities, which she later expanded into becoming a successful livestock handling equipment designer, one of very few in the world. She has designed the facilities in which half the cattle are handled in the United States, consulting for firms such as Burger King, McDonald's, Swift and others.
She presently works as an Associate Professor at Colorado State University but also speaks around the world on both autism and cattle handling.
(excerpted from www.templegrandin.com)
http://cybertower.cornell.edu/Requester/r/roomMain/autism
UNQUOTE
Free online physics courses from MIT
http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Physics/index.htm
Undergraduate Courses MIT Course # Course Title
8.01 Physics I, Fall 2003
8.01 Physics I: Classical Mechanics, Fall 1999
8.012 Physics I: Classical Mechanics, Fall 2005
8.01L Physics I: Classical Mechanics, Fall 2005
8.01T Physics I, Fall 2004
8.01X Physics I: Classical Mechanics with an Experimental Focus, Fall 2002
8.02 Electricity and Magnetism, Spring 2002
8.022 Physics II: Electricity and Magnetism, Fall 2004
8.022 Physics II: Electricity and Magnetism, Fall 2002
8.022 Physics II: Electricity and Magnetism, Fall 2006
8.02T Electricity and Magnetism, Spring 2005
8.02X Physics II: Electricity & Magnetism with an Experimental Focus, Spring 2005
8.03 Physics III, Spring 2003
8.03 Physics III: Vibrations and Waves, Fall 2004
8.033 Relativity, Fall 2003
8.04 Quantum Physics I, Spring 2006
8.044 Statistical Physics I, Spring 2004
8.05 Quantum Physics II, Fall 2004
8.06 Quantum Physics III, Spring 2005
8.07 Electromagnetism II, Fall 2005
8.08 Statistical Physics II, Spring 2005
8.09 Classical Mechanics, Fall 2006 NEW
8.13-14 Experimental Physics I & II "Junior Lab", Fall 2004 - Spring 2005
8.20 Introduction to Special Relativity, January (IAP) 2005
8.224 Exploring Black Holes: General Relativity & Astrophysics, Spring 2003
8.225J Einstein, Oppenheimer, Feynman: Physics in the 20th Century, Spring 2006
8.231 Physics of Solids I, Fall 2002
8.251 String Theory for Undergraduates, Spring 2005
8.261J Introduction to Computational Neuroscience, Spring 2004
8.282J Introduction to Astronomy, Spring 2006
8.284 Modern Astrophysics, Spring 2006
8.286 The Early Universe, Spring 2004
8.811 Particle Physics II, Fall 2005
8.901 Astrophysics I, Spring 2006
Graduate Courses MIT Course # Course Title
8.311 Electromagnetic Theory, Spring 2004
8.321 Quantum Theory I, Fall 2002
8.322 Quantum Theory II, Spring 2003
8.323 Relativistic Quantum Field Theory I, Spring 2003
8.324 Relativistic Quantum Field Theory II, Fall 2005
8.325 Relativistic Quantum Field Theory III, Spring 2003
8.333 Statistical Mechanics I: Statistical Mechanics of Particles, Fall 2005
8.334 Statistical Mechanics II: Statistical Mechanics of Fields, Spring 2004
8.351J Classical Mechanics: A Computational Approach, Fall 2002
8.371J Quantum Information Science, Spring 2006
8.395J Teaching College-Level Science, Spring 2006
8.422 Atomic and Optical Physics II, Spring 2005
8.511 Theory of Solids I, Fall 2004
8.512 Theory of Solids II, Spring 2004
8.513 Many-Body Theory for Condensed Matter Systems, Fall 2004
8.514 Strongly Correlated Systems in Condensed Matter Physics, Fall 2003
8.575J Statistical Thermodynamics of Complex Liquids, Spring 2004
8.591J Systems Biology, Fall 2004
8.592J Statistical Physics in Biology, Spring 2005
8.594J Introduction to Neural Networks, Spring 2005
8.613J Introduction To Plasma Physics I, Fall 2002
8.613J Introduction to Plasma Physics I, Fall 2003
8.701 Introduction to Nuclear and Particle Physics, Spring 2004
8.851 Strong Interactions: Effective Field Theories of QCD, Spring 2006
8.871 Selected Topics in Theoretical Particle Physics: Branes and Gauge Theory Dynamics, Fall 2004
8.901 Astrophysics I, Spring 2006
8.902 Astrophysics II, Fall 2004
8.942 Cosmology, Fall 2001
8.952 Particle Physics of the Early Universe, Fall 2004 NEW
8.962 General Relativity, Spring 2006