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Learning Opportunities “ YALE COURSES Each course includes a full set of class lectures produced in high-quality video accompanied by such other course materials as syllabi, suggested readings, exams, and problem sets. The lectures are available as downloadable videos, and an audio-only version is also offered. In addition, searchable transcripts of each lecture are provided. DEPARTMENT COURSE NUMBER COURSE TITLE PROFESSOR NAME DATE African American Studies AFAM 162 African American History: From Emancipation to the Present Holloway, Jonathan Spring 2010 American Studies AMST 246 Hemingway, Fitzgerald, Faulkner Dimock, Wai Chee Fall 2011 Astronomy ASTR 160 Frontiers and Controversies in Astrophysics Bailyn, Charles Spring 2007 Biomedical Engineering BENG 100 Frontiers of Biomedical Engineering Saltzman, W. Mark Spring 2008 Chemistry CHEM 125a Freshman Organic Chemistry I McBride, J. Michael Fall 2008 Chemistry CHEM 125b Freshman Organic Chemistry II McBride, J. Michael Spring 2011 Classics CLCV 205 Introduction to Ancient Greek History Kagan, Donald Fall 2007 Ecology and Evolutionary Biology EEB 122 Principles of Evolution, Ecology and Behavior Stearns, Stephen C. Spring 2009 Economics ECON 252 Financial Markets (2008) Shiller, Robert J. Spring 2008 Economics ECON 159 Game Theory Polak, Ben Fall 2007 Economics ECON 251 Financial Theory Geanakoplos, John Fall 2009 Economics ECON 252 Financial Markets (2011) Shiller, Robert J. Spring 2011 English ENGL 220 Milton Rogers, John Fall 2007 English ENGL 291 The American Novel Since 1945 Hungerford, Amy Spring 2008 English ENGL 300 Introduction to Theory of Literature Fry, Paul H. Spring 2009 English ENGL 310 Modern Poetry Hammer, Langdon Spring 2007 Environmental Studies EVST 255 Environmental Politics and Law Wargo, John Spring 2010 Geology and Geophysics GG 140 The Atmosphere, the Ocean, and Environmental Change Smith, Ronald B. Fall 2011 History HIST 116 The American Revolution Freeman, Joanne Spring 2010 History HIST 119 The Civil War and Reconstruction Era, 1845-1877 Blight, David W. Spring 2008 History HIST 202 European Civilization, 1648-1945 Merriman, John Fall 2008 History HIST 234 Epidemics in Western Society Since 1600 Snowden, Frank Spring 2010 History HIST 251 Early Modern England: Politics, Religion, and Society under the Tudors and Stuarts Wrightson, Keith E. Fall 2009 History HIST 276 France Since 1871 Merriman, John Fall 2007 History HIST 210 The Early Middle Ages, 284–1000 Freedman, Paul Fall 2011 History of Art HSAR 252 Roman Architecture Kleiner, Diana E. E. Spring 2009 Italian Language and Literature ITAL 310 Dante in Translation Mazzotta, Giuseppe Fall 2008 Molecular, Cellular and Developmental Biology MCDB 150 Global Problems of Population Growth Wyman, Robert Spring 2009 Music MUSI 112 Listening to Music Wright, Craig Fall 2008 Philosophy PHIL 176 Death Kagan, Shelly Spring 2007 Philosophy PHIL 181 Philosophy and the Science of Human Nature Gendler, Tamar Spring 2011 Physics PHYS 200 Fundamentals of Physics I Shankar, Ramamurti Fall 2006 Physics PHYS 201 Fundamentals of Physics II Shankar, Ramamurti Spring 2010 Political Science PLSC 114 Introduction to Political Philosophy Smith, Steven B. Fall 2006 Political Science PLSC 118 The Moral Foundations of Politics Shapiro, Ian Spring 2010 Political Science PLSC 270 Capitalism: Success, Crisis, and Reform Rae, Douglas W. Fall 2009 Psychology PSYC 110 Introduction to Psychology Bloom, Paul Spring 2007 Psychology PSYC 123 The Psychology, Biology and Politics of Food Brownell, Kelly D. Fall 2008 Religious Studies RLST 145 Introduction to the Old Testament (Hebrew Bible) Hayes, Christine Fall 2006 Religious Studies RLST 152 Introduction to the New Testament History and Literature Martin, Dale B. Spring 2009 Sociology SOCY 151 Foundations of Modern Social Theory Szelényi, Iván Fall 2009 Spanish and Portuguese SPAN 300 Cervantes' Don Quixote González Echevarría, Roberto Fall 2009 A few weeks ago I posted about discovering Spark Notes while searching for St. Augustine's Confessions.  That begat Spark's  wonderful, and quite thorough  cheater notes, which then led to this Yale University class discussion of the same topic (right). which begat the startling discovery that Harvard, Princeton, Stanford,  MIT,  all, to some extent, offer  (free) online education.  If you take these resources, along with the Khan Academy, you see that it is very possible to educate at home—yes, even with the Liberal spin one is likely to get.  What a wonderful way to inoculate your child against the unavoidable, and caustic attacks on our culture than exposing with rebuttal?  You can't do that if they're sleeping in New Haven.  Another surprise for me was that Yale offer courses on Western Civilization at all.  After the school returned the $20 million Bass Grant in 1995, rather than give Eli Bass a thumbs up/down on who taught Western Civ under his grant, I was left with feeling that Yale had simply refused to teach Western Civ at all—a not unreasonable assumption given the school's, by then, known penchant for passing everything through  a Marxist prism.  A lecture series I am now listening too is INTRODUCTION TO THE OLD TESTAMENT (HEBREW BIBLE).  It's not a religious, but a cultural examination of the Bible's influence on civilization. Most of the class are male, and I know all too well how distracting a not unattractive,  probably lesbian, but braless instructor can have on us.  It's somewhat of a conundrum this; having impure thoughts while reading the Bible.  But maybe that's just me.  Or, as an alternative, immerse yourself  in this. ”