How Can I Access ASTI Video Lectures During Server Issues?

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The discussion revolves around accessing video lectures from the African Summer Theory Institute (ASTI) during server issues. Participants share their experiences and challenges in accessing these resources, including specific links and the current status of the server.

Discussion Character

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Main Points Raised

  • Some participants reference a blog entry that provides guidance on learning Quantum Field Theory (QFT) as an undergraduate.
  • One participant seeks a working link to the ASTI online lectures, specifically mentioning lectures by Zee and Ellis.
  • Another participant confirms that the link to Zee's lectures works for them, indicating it includes video and audio clips.
  • Several participants report encountering "Server not found" errors when attempting to access the audio and video clips.
  • One participant shares a specific URL for a video lecture that does not work and notes issues with the University of Cape Town's mathematics department website.
  • A participant mentions that the web server hosting the ASTI files is experiencing issues and has notified the system administrator, suggesting that users should access the main ASTI page for updates.

Areas of Agreement / Disagreement

Participants generally agree that there are current server issues affecting access to the ASTI video lectures, but there is no consensus on the availability of specific links or solutions.

Contextual Notes

Limitations include uncertainty regarding the status of the server and the potential for links to change as the website undergoes upgrades.

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thank you very much, this is explains a lot...
 
One source he recommends is the African Summer Theory Institute's online lectures (including Zee on QFT, Ellis on Cosmology..), does anyone have a (working) link for these?
 
cesiumfrog said:
One source he recommends is the African Summer Theory Institute's online lectures (including Zee on QFT, Ellis on Cosmology..), does anyone have a (working) link for these?

It's right there. Click on Zee, ASTI Lectures. It works for me. It's a set of video and audio clips.
 
neutrino said:
It's right there. Click on Zee, ASTI Lectures. It works for me. It's a set of video and audio clips.

Whenever I click on any of the links for the audio and video clips, I get

Server not found
 
George Jones said:
Whenever I click on any of the links for the audio and video clips, I get

Server not found

This is the location of one of the video lectures
http://zeus.mth.uct.ac.za/avi/20-Cress-Astrophysics-2.avi [Does not work]

A little bit of googling showed me that the URL for the maths dept. of the Univ. of Cape Town is http://mth.uct.ac.za/ (Notice that there is no 'zeus'). Well, I I tried without the zeus part, and this is what I get.

University of Cape Town
Department of Mathematics and Applied Mathematics
Document not found
The document you requested was not found on this server.

This website is being upgraded and pages may be moved.

Please go to the main site and follow the links from there to the page you seek.

Our apologies for any inconvenience caused.
 
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ASTI video lectures

George Jones said:
Whenever I click on any of the links for the audio and video clips, I get

Server not found

Hi

The web server hosting the ASTI video and audio files is acting up a bit at the moment. I've notified the sysadmin and hopefully this will be fixed soon. Note that since the fix might entail moving the videos to another machine, please always use the main ASTI page at http://www.asti.ac.za/ to access the lectures (click on Online Lectures).
 
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