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TV based education instead of Human teachers?
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Textbook problems in my class .... to cite or not to cite
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Suggestions for videos teaching engineering concepts
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Illustrations on physics concepts
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Teaching Thermofluids to electronics engineering students
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Free Speech At Universities
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How do you deal with perpetually late students?
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Teaching change in velocity
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MHB Students Fear Word Problems
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Pre-university physics study group (calculus based)
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Brainstorm for cases with technology+....
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Are there any books about how to teach nuclear reactor physics?
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What should be taught in school -- math/physics
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Can modern physics be understood qualitatively?
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MHB Famous High School Math Teacher
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What technology can be implemented in high school Chemistry courses?
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Small oscillations in nonholonomic systems
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MHB Common Core Mathematics
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Violation of Determinism in Newtonian Mechanics by J Norton
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Energy Changes due to Friction in a 1st Year Course
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Tiny Tweak in Teaching Basic Circuits
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Which difficulty level would this problem be considered?
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Exclusionary education - why not?
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How can I teach how a motor works to students effectively?
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Open Education Resources (OER) question
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Friction during rolling: troubling student questions
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Which must be first? Beginner programming, or Algebra 1?
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What does the American educational system (K-12) teach well?
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Help with diffraction flashlight lab activity....
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AAPT 2017 Summer Meeting-Cincinnati, OH (Jul 22-26, 2017)
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