Twitter University: The lecture series

Twitter has become a second home for the young. Why not an alternative school as well? Here's what learning at Twitter U might be like.

 History 105: The U.S. to 1865

histprof Columbus first. Then Mayflower. Founding Fathers had slaves. Washington. Jefferson. Others. Civil War. Lincoln freed them. South lost.

@goodstud Will all this be on the test?

Economics 101: Introduction to Economic Principles

asstprof Inflation occurs when there is an oversupply of money in circulation for a given currency negatively impacting the economy.

@jockstud Dude, how can there ever be too much cash?

asstprof Because prices increasingly will rise as goods become more dear than money.

@jockstud You're talkin crazy, man. Money is always dearest.

@goodstud Will this be on the final?

Mathematics 200: Introductory Calculus

fullprof A complex variable has real and imaginary parts written in the form b(x) = n(x) + iv(x) for two real-valued functions n(x) and v(x)

@goodstud When is the last day you can drop a class?

CompSci 102: Fundamentals of Computer Science

lecturer Linux is the center of the universe. Before Linux all was darkness. Now there is light. All hail Linux.

@studmob Hail Linux!!

lecturer Social networks run on Linux. Social networks are the future.

@coolstud When I graduate I want to get a job at Twitter. How much money will I make?

lecturer That depends on how much money the venture capitalists are willing to lose.