BU Classroom: Lessons From The X-Men

By dhahn ()

Physics professor Andy Cohen gives you a tour of his latest Boston University undergraduate course, Cinema Physica. In the class, Professor Cohen uses Hollywood movies to introduce and illustrate physical laws and concepts. Cohen uses The Abyss to [...]discuss fluids and pressure, for instance, and X-Men to talk about electricity and magnetism. In this clip, Cohen suggests that Speed 2, while highly entertaining, might not have gotten all its physics right.
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