Articles Tagged with science teaching

Programmable (III)

Published on August 30, 2022August 26, 2022 by fivecolorssandt@icloud.com

The right problem

Why do we only teach the easy problems?

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The hodograph

Published on July 26, 2022July 24, 2022 by fivecolorssandt@icloud.com

Dropped from the program

We encounter things that are no longer taught.

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Take note

Published on July 19, 2022July 18, 2022 by fivecolorssandt@icloud.com

From the archives

Our consultants review some old writings.

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Nobel or teaching?

Published on May 24, 2022May 23, 2022 by fivecolorssandt@icloud.com

Considering Feynman

We wonder where a scientist made the most impact.

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Know thyself

Published on October 12, 2021October 10, 2021 by fivecolorssandt@icloud.com

Learning and testing

Constructing a useful test can be very difficult.

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In the back of the book

Published on May 25, 2021May 24, 2021 by fivecolorssandt@icloud.com

The right answer

How did the answers in the answer key get there?

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Four elements, four humors

Published on December 1, 2020December 1, 2020 by fivecolorssandt@icloud.com

Before the revolution

We conclude that it can be useful to teach something that is actually wrong.

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Rules, principles and recipes (II)

Published on June 23, 2020June 22, 2020 by fivecolorssandt@icloud.com

The scientific way

Scientific rules, like all rules, must be applied intelligently.

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More of the story

Published on April 21, 2020April 21, 2020 by fivecolorssandt@icloud.com

Help from an old textbook

Knowing just a little more is sometimes helpful.

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The synthesis project

Published on December 3, 2019December 3, 2019 by fivecolorssandt@icloud.com

Ways of being intelligent

We present an idea that won’t work.

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