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Should we aim teaching at potential experts?


akwoo

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Heh. Story goes that some physics professor wrote a new textbook. Only, he didn't indicate the difficulty level of the problems in the back of each chapter. He told the class "Some of these are homework problems, and some are research problems. Try to do at least all the homework problems." Students asked "but how are we to know which are homework problems, and which are research problems?" "Simple," said the prof. "If you can find the answer it's a homework problem." B-)

 

When I was in high school, I picked up a theoretical physics book that was written by some Russian. First part was Mechanics. I had no problem with that. Second was Quantum Mechanics. Okay, that was a little hard. Third part was Quantum Electrodynamics. I was very confused by that part. :lol:

 

I think that we must seriously consider the possibility that in high school you were an even weirder duck than I was!

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