Teachers Definition and 81 Threads

I've noticed something: Most teachers have very complex intellectual needs but are still humans and have very simple emotional needs. A little background: I'm currently taking an intro physics course. I'm not a physics major, I am a computer science major, but this seemed like an appriopriate...

Homework Statement Two sinusoidal waves in a string are defined by the functions y1 " (2.00 cm) sin(20.0x # 32.0t) and y2 " (2.00 cm) sin(25.0x # 40.0t) where y1, y2, and x are in centimeters and t is in seconds. (a) What is the phase difference between these two waves at the point x " 5.00 cm...

Should I challenge my class with interesting puzzles, or drone on and crank out answers to standard problems? Any tips?

I have my BA in physics and two years of graduate work at Auburn. I had an excellent experience there as a TA, but my own courses suffered. Quite a bit of my time was spent messing around in the intro lab. I am currently accepted at University of Alabama Huntsville to start up with their...

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In case you missed it, here's an informative article from this month's Physics Today. http://ptonline.aip.org/journals/doc/PHTOAD-ft/vol_62/iss_2/40_1.shtml Zz.

Wanted: More science and math teachers in the US http://www.yahoo.com/s/1008327 A few science teachers at the local high school are career-changers, and at least one choose a change in career after his company downsized and he was let go. Students need strong and effective teachers as...

Be Careful Student Teachers! Rather outlandish court decision... http://voices.washingtonpost.com/securityfix/2008/12/court_rules_against_teacher_in.html?nav=rss_blog

Hey there guys. I know there are plenty of teachers here, so I was hoping for some input: For one of my classes, I am supposed to redesign the "typical university classroom" (though I am sure the the idea extends to the high-school level too). The objectives are as follows: So far we...

Please post good resources you've found! Here are a few I like: http://www.math.com/teachers.html http://www.pbs.org/teachers/math/ PF Insights Blog https://www.physicsforums.com/insights/postindex/

Please post in this thread links and other resources for Physics Teachers and the teaching of physics. The links that I have listed below will be updated and added whenever I have new resources. http://arxiv.org/list/physics.ed-ph/recent" https://journals.aps.org/prper/...

Finally, a school is taking the initiative: http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,404721,00.html" After common sense trumps political correctness, I expect this will catch on over the years.

Teachers: Double Their Salary and Quantity Few things are more important to our national longevity, wellbeing, and security than well educated citizens. Nothing of such importance is so misunderstood and ignored in America. I suspect that this important matter lacks sophisticated...

What would the average Math and/or Physics Teacher with a Bachelor of Science (double major in Math and Phys with a post grad diploma in secondary school teaching) start out earning in UK?? USA?? Canada?? Australia??

Emily Streb Student's age: 16 http://img529.imageshack.us/img529/9212/strebzd3.jpg http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,258043,00.html Lauren Kathleen Palmer Student's age: 16 [girl] http://img529.imageshack.us/img529/1881/palmerri0.jpg...

What do you think about creating a commercial free channel which plays nothing but pro musicians and teachers giving video lessons. You could have a channel for each instrument if you wanted. Maybe have one program that covers like 4 or 5 instruments: drums, bass, guitar, piano, voice. Then...

I'm sure similar questions have been asked before, but all the threads Google and the search seem to find are the standard lists of ivy league schools. If you know of a good thread or two please drop a link. I'm transferring out of a community college, and I was planning to transfer directly...

what if a teacher sucks yet i still am expected to do well in their class obviously? no specific complaints here just curious what some people think about this.

My intuition is wrong on many things, so I thought I would throw this question out there to see what everyone thinks. And hopefully some people with teaching experience will respond (of course everyone is welcome to respond). On average how many hours do full-time teachers (high school or...

I think there's nothing quite like a good solid F to send the message "you're not working hard enough" to a student. I've received this message several times, and each time I react by doing whatever it is I need to do to do well in the class. In all the aforementioned classes which I have...

Doesn't matter if they're right or wrong, it's the authority that counts T_T http://hewasmymathteacher.ytmnd.com/ (Actual occurance, FYI) It's old, yes, but still, I'm affected ._.

Just heard on the radio that the schools inspector OFSTED has criticised UK maths teachers for teaching kids how to pass exams, ie. not teaching them the basic theory behind the maths they're doing. This is a major problem in education these days, especially in exam based subjects. Kids are...

Ok, so it's like this. I've signed up to be a dude in industry who helps out at a local school with their engineering club. It's a voluntary thing, but some of these kids will be 18 year olds who have a fair idea of what's going on, and I've only just really come out of uni, so the potential...

No wonder the educational system in the US is in trouble, our teachers seem be, well… not very bright! Only Public affairs and Services majors have lower SAT scores than Education majors. The Math guys are the brainiest, as a group scoring almost as well as President Bush followed by...

Alright, this is my case. I am now a former International Baccalaureate Diploma programme student that wrote my extended essay in mathematics. As far as it seems, I was incredibly unlucky when they corrected my essay, cause as it seem, the word count was too much, so they kind of didn't read my...

My high school physics teacher is such a great teacher and an even greater person. All of his students absolutely love him and he loves teaching us. In a few weeks, it will be time to become seniors, and sadly, we'll have to plan days where we can only visit our old teachers just to say hello. I...

May 3 is National Teacher Day in the United States. Even though I am not in school any more, I consider myself a lifelong learner, so I would like to thank all of the teachers, in our public schools, our universities, and on these forums, who are helping all of us to learn...

It seems that I have uncovered a great contradiction in modern thoughts on gravity. First, 2 statements that teachers have often used: 1) Gravity is dependent on the mass of an object. The higher the mass the stronger the gravitation field. 2)...

I am an aspiring secondary mathematics teacher here in the states. what i want to know is are there any posts/discussions on things that deal with the classroom? i am putting this post here, since this is HW help K-12. can anyone tell me? also, does anyone here belong to NCTM (National...

Who were the first teachers, and what field of knowledge did they impart? Could they be called scientists in some regard? How was their understanding communicated? What changes initially brought upon the conditions needed for this sharing of comprehension?

Graph Patch, makers of the self-adhesive graph labels for Math and Science is offering free samples of our product. Graph Patch is an innovative product utilizing self-adhesive graph labels for use in and out of the classroom. What can Graph Patch do for you? Rather than taking the time to...