Best of Physics Forums : If I were to advice my students to use Physics Forums

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The discussion focuses on encouraging students to engage with physics forums for educational benefits. The original poster plans to teach a class of 40 students and seeks to motivate them to utilize online resources effectively. They share several links to informative threads that demonstrate the interactive nature of Physics Forums and highlight their potential as homework help tools. Participants are invited to contribute their favorite threads that exemplify the collaborative and educational spirit of the forum. The goal is to showcase the importance of Physics Forums in enhancing students' learning experiences and to inspire them to actively participate in discussions.
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I know there's already a thread named "Best of Physics Forums General Discussion." this is different.

I am going to be teaching a class of 40 from next week for a month and I wanted to give them some reason to stop being lazy and use the net for good returns.

Below I have listed some good proper physics forums threads that I will share with them. Can you add a list of some of your favourite threads that were informative/had a great debate/showed how pf is interactive/how pf can be used a homework help tool?

https://www.physicsforums.com/showthread.php?t=361779 [Icecubes melting in a gravity free hall]
https://www.physicsforums.com/showthread.php?t=386231 [P & C - Unlimited balls of 4 varieties]'
https://www.physicsforums.com/showthread.php?t=406183 [Gear ratios - engineering - basics to common sense!]
https://www.physicsforums.com/showthread.php?t=409054 [ln(1 + cosx) integration]

I'm sure you guys have your own favourites! Please share them here, especially the threads which capture the sharing, teaching, discussing spirit at PF!
 
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The thread is wrongly named! Blame sleep debt!

It should be "...my students to use PF".

The purpose of this thread is to explore some really good threads which can make students realize the imp. of PF and teach them how to make the best use of PF.
 
I've edited the title to what I think you want. If this is not it, let me know.

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No, this is it. Thank You! :)
 
I really enjoyed reading the Ice Melting thread. Pretty cool information.
 
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