Articles Tagged with textbooks

A changing syllabus

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What to learn

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

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The right textbook

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Too big, too slow, too sparse?

We describe a problem that you probably don’t have.

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The Aspirational Bookcase

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Good intentions

It can take time to get around to things.

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New books and old

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Adding and subtracting

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

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The lateen rig

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A misunderstood sail

We consider a number of mistakes connected with a particular piece of old technology.

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Rewriting the textbooks

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When, and why

We take a tired cliché seriously.

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Rereading

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and relearning

We go back to some old textbooks.

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Not just typos

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Wrong answers in the books

We’re puzzled by problems with certain books that should be authoritative.

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The hodograph

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Dropped from the program

We encounter things that are no longer taught.

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Nobel or teaching?

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Considering Feynman

We wonder where a scientist made the most impact.

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