Teaching old things

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The uses of the obsolete

Something that’s no longer used can still be illuminating.

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The theoretical piston

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A useful idea

We ask a chicken-and-egg question about a textbook staple.

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Your technological age

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Old habits

How much new technology have you absorbed?

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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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Arguing with Montaigne

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Dealing with great writers

We consider how to treat the first essayist.

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History and the ship

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Combining many things

We present another way to teach history.

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A simpler theory (II)

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Writing down the equation

We notice how mathematical notation affects scientific progress.

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The underlying lesson

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What’s being learned

We notice that what we learn is not always what’s being taught.

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The journalist-novelist

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Are they extinct?

We consider a particular type of author, which may no longer exist.

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