What is Teaching: Definition and 369 Discussions

Education is the process of facilitating learning, or the acquisition of knowledge, skills, values, morals, beliefs, and habits. Educational methods include teaching, training, storytelling, discussion and directed research. Education frequently takes place under the guidance of educators, however learners can also educate themselves. Education can take place in formal or informal settings and any experience that has a formative effect on the way one thinks, feels, or acts may be considered educational. The methodology of teaching is called pedagogy.
Formal education is commonly divided formally into such stages as preschool or kindergarten, primary school, secondary school and then college, university, or apprenticeship.
There are movements for education reforms, such as for improving quality and efficiency of education towards applicable relevance in the students' lives and efficient problem solving in modern or future society at large or for evidence-based education methodologies. A right to education has been recognized by some governments and the United Nations. Global initiatives aim at achieving the Sustainable Development Goal 4, which promotes quality education for all. In most regions, education is compulsory up to a certain age.

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  1. E

    Is Self-Teaching Calculus Using Khan Academy Enough?

    Hey everyone, I was wondering if there would be any problem with self teaching myself calculus using Khan Academy as my main resource. I looked at their course and it seems not to have many gaps in it compared to a regular Calculus course. I heard that Khan Academy is not a main resource to use...
  2. epenguin

    Elements of truth - Moseley, Bohr, recognition and teaching.

    There is no longer a history section in PDF, but this is not suitable for any speciality forum. Just yesterday*, as usual a step ahead and with uncanny prescience, I was recommending a student to familiarise himself with Moseley's law as reinforcement and more in the learning of atomic physics...
  3. Fantini

    MHB On the cruelty of really teaching computer science

    This is an article I just found out about. It deals with computer science on about half of it, but the most interesting discussions concern educational values. Here is the article: https://www.cs.utexas.edu/users/EWD/transcriptions/EWD10xx/EWD1036.html I would like to know others' thoughts on...
  4. bcrowell

    Teaching about infinitesimals and integration

    This doesn't seem to me like an accurate characterization of NSA. In a synthetic treatment of the reals, we posit some axioms about the reals, and we simply assume that there exists a systems that obeys those axioms. In a constructive description of the reals, we build them up using Dedekind...
  5. E

    Is it possible to self-teach Calculus BC in 3 months?

    Hello I am self teaching myself AP Calculus BC and the exam is on May 5. I was wondering if there were any good online resources for me to use online and I have a textbook which is James Stewarts Calculus 5th Edition. Do you think this is possible to self teach myself Calculus BC in 3 months...
  6. Anithadhruvbud

    Online teaching courses for languages?

    I have three months of holidays and I want to learn as many languages as possible through websites that teaches languages for free of cost. Is there any such website out there?
  7. jedishrfu

    Teaching Programming Skills via Math Concepts

    Got this for Christmas and its quite interesting to read: https://www.amazon.com/dp/0321942043/?tag=pfamazon01-20 The basic premise of the book is to explore the principles of generic programming, optimization and the mathematical concept of abstraction using traditional mathematical...
  8. Scott Hill

    Teaching advanced quantum mechanics

    I'm teaching advanced undergraduate quantum mechanics in the spring for the first time, using Griffiths' Introduction to Quantum Mechanics. (It's basically "mathematical methods of quantum mechanics: eigenstates, bra-ket notation, ladder operators, WKB approximation, etc). If you've taken or...
  9. Mister T

    Teaching Relativity in a College Physics course

    I teach a bit of special relativity to non-majors enrolled in the typical two-semester introductory college physics sequence. These are my goals. 1. Have the students develop an understanding of the basics such as length contraction, time dilation, relativity of simultaneity, energy, and...
  10. B

    Maximizing Your Online Teaching Journey: Comprehensive Guide for Studying Abroad

    I want a full 100% information of each and every topic.Want to prepare for going abroad.. So what can i do as a first step towards my journey..where to study?
  11. m4r35n357

    I Is it time to "retire" time dilation and length contraction?

    Considering the enormous number of questions posed on this forum and other places, the concepts seem fundamentally flawed (because both are formally and practically unobservable). The calculations themselves (together with the Lorentz Transform) are highly error-prone and the results misleading...
  12. Q

    What can I do with my BS in physics?

    I got a BS in physics from MIT (high energy particle physics), and now I'm in a graduate program in physics at a mid-tier school, like top 20-ish. I always assumed I would get a PhD in physics, and eventually become a research professor, but I'm starting to reconsider. So the tldr of this post...
  13. Roger Dodger

    Book Suggestions for Teaching Conceptual Modern Physics

    It appears that I will be assigned to teach a modern physics course centered on quantum mechanics for those with almost no math background and I am searching for a suitable book. Essentially, this would be the modern physics equivalent of Paul Hewitt's Conceptual Physics book. I thought of...
  14. PhotonSSBM

    Is teaching high school too bogged down with administration?

    I want to teach physics and reach out to motivated students with research opportunities in my classes as a career. It seems like every time I tell someone this they comment on how broken the public school system is and that I'd be subject to the parents' whining and whims. They also say the...
  15. nmsurobert

    Teaching High School Physics: Navigating Certification and Curriculum Challenges

    I am looking for some advice. I have always been really interested in teaching at a high school level or community college level. I am kind of close to getting my BS. I have ten or eleven classes to go. But they're spread out over the next two years so I have two years to finish. I've done some...
  16. ZapperZ

    Differences in Teaching Phys Vs. Chem/Bio?

    First of all, what I'm citing is an opinion piece, so I don't intend to pass it off as a "peer-reviewed" idea. Still, I think it needs to be addressed because I never realized that this significant difference is present between physics and chemistry/biology. The opinion piece was uploaded to...
  17. A

    Integrate Physics Teaching with Technology: Get Support

    As i am physics teacher i am looking for some technical help so i can integarte my knowledge with technical world in more efficient way ( software , gadgets , method , human behaviour integration in teaching , environment in class , structure of classroom and many more points) so please suggest...
  18. Brunnun

    Interested in teaching at the University level

    Hello! Here's the deal: It seems for me, after researching through these and other forums, that one have two (and I'm strongly generalizing here, but you get the drill) career prospects as a teacher in Physics; either to teach at High School, or to teach AND RESEARCH at a Research University. I...
  19. NanaToru

    Metaphor for orbital angular momentum?

    I've been tutoring for chemistry and someone asked me to clarify the difference of spin angular momentum and orbital angular momentum without math. I was trying to think of a metaphor, but I wanted to make sure it's a fair one--the spin angular momentum is like Earth rotating on its own axis...
  20. W

    Teaching a Programming Language for Physics PhD students

    Hello everyone, Head of our Physics department has asked me to teach a programming course for a few of their PhD candidates (mostly theoretical) who unfortunately are very bad in programming. He has shortage in his department and he wants someone from CS to do the job. I looked around and it...
  21. N

    Is my country teaching physics the wrong way?

    Let me first clarify that I am not going to expose which country I am talking about, not yet! So, about four and a half months ago I was a fresh high school graduate and for the last two years I dreamed about becoming a physicist and had planned to get a Bsc/BS degree in Physics. Sadly, In my...
  22. matqkks

    Exploring Pell's Equation: Applications and Resources

    What is the best way to introduce Pell’s equation on a first elementary number theory course? Are there any practical applications of Pell’s equation? What are the really interesting questions about Pell’s equation? Are there any good resources on Pell’s equation.
  23. MathematicalPhysicist

    Where can I find the packages mentioned in Art of Intel x86 Assembly?

    I want to teach myself Assembly language, so I downloaded the next text: http://www.ic.unicamp.br/~pannain/mc404/aulas/pdfs/Art%20Of%20Intel%20x86%20Assembly.pdf and the next software: http://flatassembler.net/ Do I need to download anything else? in the first link it says the packages that are...
  24. 0

    Analytic geometry, proper order for learning and teaching it

    I'm planning to write about analytical geometry, but I'm unsure about where to start. The course that I've taken begins with the definition of a vector, it then proceeds to develops all the vector algebra and all properties. After it reaches the cross product and triple product it begins to...
  25. caters

    Teaching survival skills to endangered wildcats

    Wildcats are getting more and more endangered every day. The ones suffering the most are the cheetahs with only 10% of cheetah cubs on average surviving to adulthood and then who knows what % of adult cheetahs die from non-human predation. The least endangered are the smaller wildcats like...
  26. basiel

    What challenges do science teachers faces when teaching science?

    what challenges do science teacher face in teaching science.
  27. Avimanyu Ray

    Careers in physics other than teaching or research

    Hi everyone, Im from India, a country where the general line careers won't fetch luxury or good financial stability. After doing bachelors in Physics, what are the options open for me other than the teaching profession or Ph.D.? I also need to keep in mind about the financial security while...
  28. matqkks

    Sum of Two Squares: Intro to Number Theory

    Why bother writing a given integer as the sum of two squares? Does this have any practical application? Is there an introduction on a first year number theory course which would motivate students to study the conversion of a given integer to sums of two squares?
  29. P

    Teaching math or science in developing world

    Hi, I will be graduating soon and its time to start thinking about what I want to do with my life. I will have a bachelors degree in "math & physics" and a masters degree in physics by June 2016. I've been considering, more and more strongly, to go to the developing world (Africa or the Middle...
  30. Thorp- Downes

    Third year physics project (teaching)

    Hi all, I am currently a second year physics student who has started thinking about his third year project, I am hoping to do teaching upon completion of my degree and have been advised to link my final year long project to teaching in some way. The issue I am having isn't thinking of a...
  31. matqkks

    Lowest Common Multiple - LCM

    What is the most motivating way to introduce LCM of two integers on a first elementary number theory course? I am looking for real life examples of LCM which have an impact. I want to be able to explain to students why they need to study this topic.
  32. C

    Calculus Best Multivariable Calc Textbook for self teaching

    So i did fairly well in both calc I and II, both being proof based (for math majors, and I got an A in both). I am working a job that allows me to read at work this summer, and would like to teach myself some multivariable/vector calc. I am a physics major, but my school requires me to take the...
  33. Q

    Intro Math Rigorous math/physics self teaching material?

    Hi guys, So, I'm a high school senior about to graduate, and because of reasons, I most likely will not be attending a college next year. However, I will apply to colleges next year for a Physics major. In the meantime, I would like to use my time wisely, and I was thinking that the smart thing...
  34. D

    Teaching relativity to the general public

    In the light of this policy https://www.physicsforums.com/threads/what-is-the-pfs-policy-on-lorentz-ether-theory-and-block-universe.772224/ , is it now considered acceptable to teach relativity by starting out with Lorentz Ether Theory (LET) and its Newtonian time which appears to be...
  35. matqkks

    Why is 2L Used for Function Periods?

    Why do most mathematics literature use 2L for the period of a function? Is it related to heat equation with a rod of length L?
  36. matqkks

    Half Range Series: Benefits & Applications

    If we have a standard function like x or x^2 defined between 0 and pi. Then why should we be interested in extending this function to give a Fourier series which resembles this function between 0 and pi? What is the whole purpose of this process? Does it have any real life application or is it...
  37. Matt Whibley

    Looking for feedback on physics animations

    Hi all I've recently begun developing short (~1 minute) physics animations and would appreciate any constructive feedback. I'm currently uploading them to my Youtube channel here. The purpose of these animations is to work alongside existing teaching. They are not designed or equipped to teach...
  38. matqkks

    Uncovering the Hidden Power of Fourier Series

    If we have a simple periodic function (square wave) which can be easily written but the Fourier series is an infinite series of sines and cosines. Why bother with this format when we can quite easily deal with the given periodic function? What is the whole point of dealing this long calculation?
  39. A

    Teaching a Lesson on Black Hole Buoyancy: 15-Year-Old Seeks Advice

    I am fifteen and I attend High Tech High International and I have to teach a hour long lesson on Black Hole Buoyancy. And I was wondering how to do that. Can I have some suggestions or help?
  40. BilboBombadillo

    Self teaching physics with poor math skills?

    Ahoy there. I am twenty years old, and have (as a result of my interest in cosmology and astronomy, and the natural sciences) developed a keen appreciation for mathematics (in physics, primarily). I have always had an interest in the sciences, but lackluster teachers and personal disinterest...
  41. robphy

    AAPT 2015 Summer Meeting-College Park, MD (Jul 25-29, 2015)

    http://www.aapt.org/Conferences/sm2015/ "The 2015 AAPT Summer meeting will take place on the campus of the University of Maryland, College Park. College Park, Maryland is also the home of the American Association of Physics Teachers." Abstract submissions are now open... until Feb 25...
  42. matqkks

    Why are Fourier series important?

    Are there any real life applications of Fourier series? Are there examples of Fourier series which have an impact on students learning this topic. I have found the normal suspects of examples in this field such as signal processing, electrical principles but there must be a vast range of...
  43. I

    Relativity Teaching Myself From Rindler's Relativity Book

    Hi, I graduated undergrad in December, and plan to start grad school in the Fall. In the off semester, I thought it would be fun to try to teach myself special/general relativity because my undergrad didn't really do it. I have looked at a few books, and I have really liked the explanations...
  44. Y

    New to AP teaching - AP Physics 1 test help

    I have never taught an AP class, and this year is my first year where my students will be taking the AP Physics 1 test. I took a look at the sample questions they have released and it got me scared and nervous. What are you doing to prepare your students for the AP test? Anything different...
  45. L

    Tips for Teaching Assistant for Mechanics Lab Course

    Here in about a week and a half I will begin teaching 3 lab courses. I am very nervous! If you have been a lab instructor for a mechanics lab, about how much time did you spend lecturing the material? Were you nervous at first? I know I can go through the material myself without an issue, but...
  46. F

    Teaching Physics with a PhD in Nanotechnology

    I will get my PhD in Nanotechnology on June 2016 and I want to know if I can teach physics in college or at least in high school with this degree.
  47. I_am_learning

    Teaching and Learning science from scartch

    I know a lot of scientific facts and formulas and laws, but not much about the process and experiments conducted to figure it out. For example, I don't know how exactly did Copernicus figure out the heliocentric model. Damn, I don't even know, looking into the sky how did they even figured out...
  48. S

    Teaching STEM at Community College Level Credentials?

    I'm wondering what the minimum educational attainment is for teaching at a community college (particularly in a STEM field)? And is there such a thing as "tenure" at a community college that is equivalent to tenure at a "regular" university? Lastly, is it easy to procure a teaching position at...
  49. O

    Question about teaching math at the community college level

    I've noticed that the pay for part time Math lecturers at CA community colleges appears to be pretty good, ~$45+/hour. My wife mentioned that most CC/college lecturers she's known have to spend more time preparing for and maintaining classes that they're paid for, which leads to them making...
  50. FuturePhysicist

    Teaching myself geometry, algebra 2, and calculus.

    Hey, I am a freshman in High School and I have a very superior IQ but I am in normal classes. This is due to ADHD and I used to be lazy in school. Anyways, algebra 1 is VERY boring. I want to teach myself geometry, algebra 2, Pre Cal, and Calculus because I love math. Also I feel like it will...
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