Articles Tagged with science

A changing syllabus

What to learn

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

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Getting the stars right

Does it matter?

We wonder how careful a fiction author really needs to be.

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Too simple, or not simple enough

Modeling stars

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

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Old projects

A plea for documentation

We pull out something from the archives.

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Breadcrumbs

Not even suggestions

Our tutor’s activities sometimes depart from the syllabus.

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Clutter

The state of your desk

How clear should your desk, office or home be?

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New books and old

Adding and subtracting

We have too many books, but sometimes we add more.

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Choosing classes (I)

Supply and demand

Choosing next year’s classes can be a puzzle for High School students.

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Rewriting the textbooks

When, and why

We take a tired cliché seriously.

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A simpler theory (II)

Writing down the equation

We notice how mathematical notation affects scientific progress.

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