Articles Tagged with teaching

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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A legacy

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Lessons learned

We ponder what we want to leave behind.

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The student’s load

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Getting bigger

Why are students carrying around more stuff than they used to?

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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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Microclimates

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Weather and learning

If you look closely, there is enormous diversity.  This can be a problem.

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Tinkering

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Radio sets and Perl

Playing around can be unexpectedly useful.

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Prepositions and infinitives

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A difficult translation

English is a very unusual language.

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Teaching to the test (II)

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Good questions?

The hardest part of teaching may be finding good questions to ask.

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