Articles Tagged with textbooks

Sunrise, sunset

Published on January 27, 2026January 26, 2026 by fivecolorssandt@icloud.com

In-between calculations

In the twilight land of Spherical Astronomy. . .

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The good stuff

Published on May 6, 2025May 5, 2025 by fivecolorssandt@icloud.com

Tucked away at the end

Sometimes classes never reach the more interesting parts of Physics.

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A changing syllabus

Published on November 5, 2024November 4, 2024 by fivecolorssandt@icloud.com

What to learn

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

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The right textbook

Published on August 28, 2024August 27, 2024 by fivecolorssandt@icloud.com

Too big, too slow, too sparse?

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

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The Aspirational Bookcase

Published on June 4, 2024June 3, 2024 by fivecolorssandt@icloud.com

Good intentions

It can take time to get around to things.

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New books and old

Published on February 20, 2024February 18, 2024 by fivecolorssandt@icloud.com

Adding and subtracting

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

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The lateen rig

Published on October 24, 2023October 22, 2023 by fivecolorssandt@icloud.com

A misunderstood sail

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

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Rewriting the textbooks

Published on August 8, 2023August 7, 2023 by fivecolorssandt@icloud.com

When, and why

We take a tired cliché seriously.

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Rereading

Published on August 1, 2023July 31, 2023 by fivecolorssandt@icloud.com

and relearning

We go back to some old textbooks.

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Not just typos

Published on October 25, 2022October 24, 2022 by fivecolorssandt@icloud.com

Wrong answers in the books

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

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