New Information Theory Post and Mathematica 9

Mathematica 9 has come out and has some amazing new capabilities. I have produced a new information theory post using some of the new functions. This is at http://www.madscitech.org/information/information.html

For Those Wanting to Study on Their Own

I have a book on Lulu called "Self-Instruction and Teaching: Science Education for the New Millenium". This is all about how to learn effectively, and how to teach others. You can find it here: http://www.lulu.com/spotlight/george1053

Starting a new Writing Project

I will be working on a textbook for University Physics, called University Physics with Modern Physics. I know, terribly original title. This book will be freely available as a series of downloads from the web site www.madscitech.org/upmp starting today. I envison this as a bunch of Mathematica-based cdfs (computational documents) and pdfs. I will also be able to put together custom textbooks to suit the needs of specific classes. These will be available at Lulu (www.lulu.com), and through the web site above. At this stage I am working on the structure of the contents. In general, here are the contents:

1. Introduction to Physics
2. Mathematics
3. Mathematical Physics
4. Theoretical Physics
5. Computational Physics
6. Experimental Physics
7. Classical Physics
8. Modern Physics
9. Using Calculus to Model Motion
10. Introduction to Mathematica
11. Error Analysis
12. Newtonian Mechanics
13. Thermodynamics and Energy
14. Fields and Waves
15. Problems with Classical Physics
16. Einstein's Relativity
17. Quantum Physics
18. Applications of Relativity and Quantum Physics
19. Differential Equations

There is a LOT more, but this will be enough for now. :-)

The Web Page for The Theoretical Minimum is Up!

The web page for The Theoretical Minimum is up and you can see it at: www.madscitech.org/tm.