Articles Tagged with motivation

Archives and old software

Published on April 14, 2020April 13, 2020 by fivecolorssandt@icloud.com

Looking again

We find ourselves agreeing with Antoine de Saint-Exupéry.

Mathematics and craftsmanship

Published on December 24, 2019December 23, 2019 by fivecolorssandt@icloud.com

Unexpected moments

Students can learn things we don’t think we’re teaching.

Students return

Published on January 1, 2019December 30, 2018 by fivecolorssandt@icloud.com

Two come back

Our tutor and our astronomer meet with former students.

Visit your teachers!

Published on September 18, 2018September 18, 2018 by fivecolorssandt@icloud.com

Closing the loop

Life extends beyond the end of the class.

The danger of mathematics

Published on September 11, 2018September 6, 2018 by fivecolorssandt@icloud.com

Ask a simple question

We wind up unexpectedly far from home.

Running the race

Published on April 24, 2018April 23, 2018 by fivecolorssandt@icloud.com

Man and animal

Why run on foot from Mount Vernon to Alexandria?

Knowing what you know

Published on February 13, 2018February 11, 2018 by fivecolorssandt@icloud.com

Your own limits

Are you really almost there, or just starting out?

Relative paradoxes

Published on June 27, 2017June 27, 2017 by fivecolorssandt@icloud.com

A note on the sociology of science

A recent article on one of the great scientists in the field of General Relativity prompted our astronomer to reflect on stereotypes in science, and how sometimes they can be very wrong.