Articles Tagged with calculation

A philosophical essay

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Many topics

A mathematical essay turns out to have much more than mathematics in it.

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A changing syllabus

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What to learn

“Quantum Mechanics” is not what it used to be.

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Attention to detail

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Small mistakes

We compare old and new examples of unforgiving calculations.

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A difficult problem

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Too hard

The challenge problem was difficult.  The interesting question is: why?

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Too simple, or not simple enough

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Modeling stars

How do you know when you’ve included all the important things?

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Cyborg students

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Mechanical aids

When we test students today, what do we test?

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Misnaming things

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The astronomer’s dictionary

Misleading terms make learning Astronomy harder.

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Old projects

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A plea for documentation

We pull out something from the archives.

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time and tide

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Teaching complexity

Almost every subject is complicated if you go deeply enough into it.  Where do you stop teaching?

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Moonset, Moonrise

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Signs in the sky

Was it a long day, or a long night?

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