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.
As a systems engineer I have thought a lot about entropy in trying to get a better intuitive sense for what it is, at a more macro level than it is usually discussed. I have some ideas and am looking for a forum to present and explore them with others. I wish to discuss more from an...
I had to suffer through a lot of pseudo-science to earn my master's in education. I am suffering through more of it now while I "study" for my administration license. In fact, because anachronistic theories such as VAK (visual, auditory, kinesthetic learners) get floated around so much in the...
Hello, my name is Germán Arias. I live in Quetzaltenango, Guatemala. I have 7 years of experience as a tutor in physics and mathematics. Mainly in general physics, algebra, trigonometry and calculus. But occasionally also with other areas such as mechanical engineering (static and dynamic)...
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Like everyone else, our university physics department is prepping for online labs. We are utilizing great simulations from several sites, check them out below if you haven't already. We are able to rewrite many of our labs 1:1 conversion to online!
Colorado PhETs...of course ...
I am currently 21 years old in my 4th of 5 years of physics undergrad (switched into physics). I have massive gaps in the math education I should have gotten from 6th to 12th grade because I was a completely unmotivated student back then. Although I have done well in calculus, diff eqns and...
I am just wondering about where we stand with respect to gamifying education.
What are the best online educational games out there and which grades do they cover ?
How many reliable studies have been done which demonstrate the effectiveness (or lack of) of educational games ?
Do you think...
Having spent five months as an undergraduate with physics major, I found that there are two types of students who come to study physics: 1. For a job, and 2. For pursuing research. This thread is concerned with the second type only. Among many other problems, here are two that have concerned me...
Hi, I'm the Administrative Coordinator for a rapidly-growing STEM camp & afterschool education program (NYC based) that is beginning to look for Site Directors for the upcoming winter and summer camps. Does anyone know any sites or places I should look into where people of said-experience hang...
I recently started volunteer math tutoring in an after school program in a city near me. This is one of the poorest cities in the state, and the students' math preparation is about as bad as you'd expect. The after school program is not part of the school system, it's run by a non-profit. I work...
I am trying to build a miniature (it should fit on a desk) binary geothermal power plant for educational purposes. I obviously do not expect to drill into the ground with this power plant, but I hope to be able to demonstrate new design principles with it.
I have many questions as to how to do...
I'm curious how technology education in high school has progressed throughout the years.
I graduated HS in '89. While there I had three semesters of programming. Basic on an Apple 2E and RPG 2 and COBOL on an IBM systems 3 mid-range. Punch cards for the win.
Please share your experiences.
Summary: I have an undergrad CS degree, but I'm trying to learn about quantum mechanics without going back to school.
I'm interested in learning more about quantum mechanics, but I'm having trouble finding a starting point. It seems like every time I try to learn more about a particular QM...
I'm very curious as to know how a person who pursued a formal, strict and rigorous education in mathematics would fair in comparison with a person who learned applied math by "intuition" (that is without doing any proofs and relying more on the computational part), when confronted with problem...
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i have a degree in science and education in chemistry and physics and i am currently working as a physics teacher , but
i recently found that i could continue my education in the faculty of Science (the special physics department ) in my university and get a degree in special physics...
Got my bachelor's in physics last year from a small LAC with decent research opportunities, and since then have ended up working as a software developer on wall street. Money is great but I hate NYC and find my work incredibly boring. I really miss the summers I spent working hands-on in physics...
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This week I am at
"General Relativity as a Challenge for Physics Education"
690. WE-Heraeus-Seminar
https://www.we-heraeus-stiftung.de/veranstaltungen/seminare/2019/general-relativity-as-a-challenge-for-physics-education/
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Hello, first post here, didn't know this existed until very recently.
I was going to ask if anyone could give me some advice regarding living and working in Switzerland.
I will be done with my Bachelor's in Physics (With a specialty in Research, this is a Swedish invention, but it amounts to...
I am almost done with 5 years bachelor of nuclear engineering, is it a good idea to switch to computational engineering, since that it will open more opportunities?
In my physics education, I shied away from heavily theoretical stuff like General Relativity. I took the required sequence in Quantum Mechanics but having never used it on the job, much of that knowledge has faded too. I started a course in Quantum Field Theory but dropped it. I had friends...
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I graduated from Penn State in 1986 with a B.S. in Physics and a minor in Electrical Engineering. My interests are in Special and General Relativity. I also very interested in finding ways to teach and explain physics to the general public.
Joe Bigler
High school student here...
Over the past year or so, I've developed an intense interest in mathematics. I work problems every day and I am constantly working to grow my knowledge.
As a junior, I am currently in AP calculus and will most likely be eligible for Calc 3 my senior year. I'm...
I have Abstract Algebra Course, and my teacher is using the book, "Abstract Algebra" of David S. Dummit, and Richard M.Foote. This book, and other books which my teachers are using for the courses, seem to give definitions, theorems, and problems, in no historical order or are not mentioning the...
Classical physics is difficult because it is based on differential equations, and the differential equations of interest are usually unsolvable. The student must invest a lot of time in learning difficult math, and still can only analyze very simple systems.
This difficulty arises in the first...
This is probably a long shot, but would anyone have access to either a text or study guide used for primary (or high school) education with a publish date prior to the 1990's? Or somewhere around there at least. Thanks :).
It is now a common trope in physics education to name the first two observers of a hypothetical physical system Alice and Bob (i.e. person A and person B).
When did this practice originate and who was responsible for it?
Hello. I'm currently studying theoretical physics and planning to continue my study in theoretical physics. I know that there are two interesting places to pursue the education in this field, the International Center for Theoretical Physics (pre-PhD program), and the Perimeter Institute for...
Which calculus book self contains experiences in order, and is stable to the max, for all the problems known in the subject?
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I have got confused now. Math history seems to allow knowing all the data on how math formed, for any of a...
I took a stab at simplifying Special Relativity, but I want to be 100% sure I'm not butchering physics in the process. Anybody care to weigh in on that? Here is a draft of my Medium article:
https://medium.com/@philipkd/special-relativity-explained-with-a-deck-of-cards-f99bfd873bd5
Thanks,
- Phil
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I am making a decision regarding the mathematics courses I should take before graduating so that I can leave Uni with a "decent enough" mathematical foundation.
Some courses I had in mind were Linear Algebra, Group Theory, and Probability & Statistics, however I have little knowledge...
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I am a Physicist with MSc in Experimental Particle Physics and for the last 3 years I work in the field of Science Education as a teacher trainer, and developer of inquiry based, ICT enhanced educational content in the field of Physics for K12 students in the RnD department of a school in...
I wrote an article explaining Einstein's train-platform experiment, and I wanted to get feedback from PF about it. Should I post it under Special and General Relativity, or should I post in something under Science Education and careers? I wanted to simplify elements of the experiment to make it...
I always liked the idea of starting relativity discussions with the idea that your father could travel at a substantial fraction of the speed of light and return back at roughly the same age as you. This makes time dilation seem interesting, and drives curiosity in students.
But I'm struggling...
Before you read this I must make a request that you read the whole thing if you start because my thoughts may be disorganized or there may be at least one part you find you could respond to. thank you!
I'm not too sure if this is the right place to post, but I'm proceeding regardless. I love...
Hi everyone, I work at a small high school that does one-on-one teaching with students who often have some kind of attention related learning difficulty or have trouble in a large classroom. The physics and chemistry courses I have been teaching have very inadequate lab sections and we have very...
Perhaps this isn’t the place to ask, but I was just looking to hear opinions from some people on here about my situation.
I’ve been out of school for 4 years now, having left to enlist with the Air Force. While in school I was majoring in Physics/Mathematics. I was a B student in Physics 1, 2...
MinutePhysics is attempting to produce a series of video lessons on Special Relativity, using an approach, according to the video, that will be different and "simpler" than the traditional method that SR has been taught in schools.
Since we often get questions on here about this topic...
Already in my mind I envision designing, and to have produced a unique design of boat. I know right now from the get go, that my design is going to be simple, inexpensive, but I am going to give it that which will make it special. I will give it certain features that will make it very...
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I'm looking for some interesting activities regarding nuclear physics in high school.
I already have:
- building a cloud chamber with dry ice or peltier modules
- simulating radioactive decay with dice
- simulating Rutherford's experiment hitting with glass marbles a hidden target...
Hello. I am a teacher about to wrap up his fifth year in May. I started at the very bottom, teaching at risk and worked my way up with the help of my former teachers. I now teach AP Physics 1 and IB Mathematics SL. The whole experience has left me jaded. I gave it my all: my personality, my...
I was looking at my student status today and saw that I'm now a Sophomore, although I haven't started my major yet (have completed almost all the gen ed requirements). What struck me as odd was that in purely doing gen ed requirements, it raised me a full class rank, and took a full school year...
Okay, so I think I get the whole sex metaphor for coaxial connectors. I recently started buying SMA plumbing after I discovered RG-58 is essentially transparent in the FM band for my application. Now, typically a "male" designator refers to a connector having a little conducting protuberance...