Recent content by brimacki

You should focus less on which language you learn, and more the methods that are used to solve the complicated problems that need computers, as well as their pseudo-code implementation. In other words, you should be able to write in (engineering/physics) english how you will solve a problem...

Give them the following scenario: "To get home Bob walks 13 miles, then 5 miles, then 2 miles" vs. "To get home Bob walks 13 miles north, then 5 miles east, then 2 miles south" (I know it sounds ridiculous, change up the magnitudes if you need to...)

What happens when you run into a problem that a computer can't solve? What happens when you want to solve a problem no other human has ever solved? For example, a computer cannot tell you what x^2 + y^2 when x and y are extremely large numbers is (a formula that is extremely useful in...

Calculators should be allowed in courses after trig to speed things up. By the time students get to calculus they know when to rely on a calculator (arithmetic, trig functions that aren't based off 30 or 45 degrees, similar ideas...). A student shouldn't be held up on a multi-variable...

People who don't have a college degree probably shouldn't be charging more than $20/hour. However, you have a college degree and you won't be working with a firm. I'd say quote something on the order of $40-50/hour. The fact that you charge a high amount should make the parents want to hire you...

I was a first-time TA for Statics last semester, and that was probably the hardest part of my job: actively engaging students during class. The few tips I can give you are to always answer a question to the best of your ability, or tell the students you need to think about the question more, and...