Fwd: Five Exciting New Courses from edX

[Shirish Singhal]

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From: The edX Team <nor...@edx.org>
Date: Fri, Feb 15, 2013 at 2:00 AM
Subject: Five Exciting New Courses from edX
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Five Exciting New Courses from edX

Hi edX student, Two new courses are open for enrollment and start soon… Introduction to Biology: “The Secret of Life” by human genome pioneer Eric Lander, starting March 5th, will teach you the fundamental concepts and science that are driving a revolution in modern biology and medicine. Lander will explain, using innovative technology including a 3D molecule viewer and a gene explorer tool, how advances in genetics, biochemistry, molecular biology, recombinant DNA, genomics and genomic medicine can provide the “secret of life” and lead to treatments for diseases from cancer to schizophrenia. There are no prerequisites for this course. Electricity & Magnetism (Physics) by web phenomenon Walter Lewin, which starts February 18th, is for anyone who has ever wondered about the nature of our existence, from behavior of atoms to the expansion of the universe. The course covers basic physics, as well as topics like why the sky is blue, lightning, magnetic levitation, Aurora Borealis, and particle accelerators. Through his dynamic teaching, enthusiasm and sense of humor, Professor Lewin makes these difficult concepts easy. These three new courses now have official start dates… We now have start dates for these three courses and they begin soon so consider registering today. Justice — an introduction to moral and political philosophy, including discussions of contemporary dilemmas and controversies, starts March 12th. The Ancient Greek Hero — a survey of ancient Greek literature focusing on classical concepts of the hero and how they can inform our understanding of the human condition (intro level), starts March 13th. Human Health and Global Environmental Change — an exploration of global environmental changes, examining their causes as well as their health consequences, starts May 15th. To learn more or register for courses visit the edX website at https://www.edx.org/courses. We need your help telling the world about these courses, please help edX by sharing this news with your friends. And a big “thank you” to those of who are already posting on Facebook and tweeting and retweeting about our new courses. Get connected with fellow students… EdX Meetups are now happening all over the world. Meetups help you, well, meet with other students in person from your community. Study together, discuss concepts or simply meet other like-minded students and talk about how much you love edX. We now have dozens of Meetups worldwide. Go to edx.meetup.com for a listing of existing Meetups and please join one (it’s free). Don’t see one in your area? Create one now. We think you’ll really like the experience. Want to be a Meetup moderator and run Meetups in you’re area? Please check out the current edX Meetup locations and connect with our community team through the Meetup.com site - we’d love for you to run one in your area. -Your edX Team- Need help at any time? Find answers to many common questions in our Help section: https://www.edx.org/help or post your question on our class-specific discussion forums.

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