Teaching Definition and 372 Threads

Do you think that they are better at teaching the course or worse at teaching the course, as compared to newer professors who might have taught the course for only a couple of times? Obviously, I realize that there is no clear-cut relationship. *But*, there are certainly patterns to look for...

By all techinical standards, I am not required to take Differential Equations. I am currently a Physics major with a 2nd major in Mathematics Education. I want to take DE before I start any of my upper level Physics courses next fall since 2 of my academic advisors (one for Physics, one for...

I'm taking a computations for physics and astronomy majors course next semester and was told it'd be a guide idea to try and learn some C++ before starting the course. I have absolutely zero programming experience and plan to spend this winter break trying to learn some C++ Any recommended...

Hi all. I'm considering being a tutor for my dept and later on taking up a TA position. I do enjoy teaching, but it's a time commitment. Would such teaching experiences help me in applying to grad schools? Thanks!

I've always loved the sound of violin and lately have been thinking about buying a used violin on craigslist and teaching myself to play. Any advice and anyone know how difficult such a task will be? Also, any suggestion on good books to read to do this would be appreciated.

On this forum a great deal of advice is available on which books are best used to teach oneself almost any subject. Everyone also suggests doing the problems in the book. My question is how many problems do you suggest doing? On this boards recommendation I taught myself most of Spivaks...

I unfortunately know very little about science. The good news is that I have recently become very interested in it. Ok so, if we could pretend like I am an alien from another universe unlike ours, how would you suggest to begin studying? If you had to start over how would you learn it? Or...

what do you have to do to be a college teacher in Canada,meaning what degree do you have to hold. not uni.. edit: college in Canada does not mean university it means community colleg

I have been thinking of teaching remedial math at a community college (I'm in the US). But I don't have even a master's degree in math. My education and work experience is kind of odd: - bachelor's in math and music - master of engineering science degree in computer science (this was an...

So i think i want to be a math teacher at a high school. But i want enough math skill to never have to look at the textbook for a lesson plan. I want to have enoguh proefficiency in math to just start writing down notes on the blackboard just by using my head. My friends tell me profs do this...

I am an engineering major at a large research university. This upcoming fall, one of my classes is taught by the Dean of the Engineering Department. Almost all scholarships within the engineering department are "selected by faculty," without an application process, so my impression could have...

Hey guys, I entered high school not interested in math or science, which ended up really biting me. I really want to learn some university-level physics and calc before I go off to college, but I don't have the perquisite courses. ( the physics and pre-calc classes I am taking next year...

I am... a slacker who hasn't been living up to their full potential. I used to do very well, but then I just got lost in existential depression. I spend most of my time bored, searching for something entertaining to pass the time. It's usually internet forums or TV... but they're starting to...

I am starting a project to develop, with a very diverse team, an open source, modular, web-based teaching tool for math, science, and engineering courses. Here is a link to the full project description...

Hello, I'll start off by introducing myself, I'm a high school graduate who barely passed any form of Mathematics, I struggled even on some of the most basic of Math. My grades never passed the C - range (50%~). I have been self teaching myself for the last 2~ years. I have currently worked...

As title asks, is it possible? I'm eventually aiming for a bachelor's in pure math with minor in philosophy/physics. I could get my master's before or after getting a job. Thanks -F

Hello, I am a physics major currently finished with my second year and I am trying to teach myself vector calculus since the Calculus III class at my university did not include it and I am taking upper level electromagnetic physics courses at another univeristy this coming up fall semester. So...

What would be the best book to teach myself physics? I'm currently a sophomore in high school and am taking trig this year and pre-calc next year. I'm also taking physics honors next year. However, I would like to get a jump on this course and eventually try to move into quantum mechanics on my...

I was wondering what other areas besides physics one could teach with a MS or PhD in Physics? I was possibly planning on going for an MS in Physics, and then going to teach at a community college for a few years. I figured getting a MS in Physics would also qualify you to teach pretty much...

so I'm pretty close to getting a bachelor's in general math. but i kind of want to teach as well. part of me wants to teach for a few reasons: one, the selfish reason, is that when you teach, you really understand the stuff, and i know a lot of stuff as fact, not really as understanding...

Hi, I am a homeschooler who is currently ending his sophomore year of high school. I am finishing Advanced Math(Precalculus) and I have never taken physics before. While this may seem strange, I want to become a physicist. I have read many books about theoretical physics, but I don't have any...

I've taken maths up to calc III, and want to learn linear algebra over the summer. My school won't let me take more than 21 credits, which is what i'll be having for the next few semesters. I'm familiar with elementary row ops, gaussian elimination, least squares, but not much else. Is...

Hello everyone, My name is David, a physics undergraduate student from Mexico. This is my last undergraduate year, so I've been seriously thinking about what to do next lately. I was searching around the web and found that there are plenty of jobs for physicists in the US. I was wondering, how...

I need help designing some build-from-scratch DC motors. I'm looking to build really robust motors that I can be be sure will demonstrate clearly the principles involved, but that can be modified by my boys and that they can really *play* with and use to run simple toys. I've already shown...

It took me a while to finish reading http://prst-per.aps.org/abstract/PRSTPER/v6/i1/e010101" {you can get free access to the paper}, and I still don't have a clear idea of it rather than the conclusion that stated that if the instructor doesn't make any explicit discussion on the interpretation...

Hey there, I thought PF can be helpful in many fields other than science. :biggrin: Here's the question:

I'm having trouble with circular motion, for the simple reason that my instructor taught it differently than my book explains and how I see it done online. He explains that centripetal force moves towards the outside of the circle, and is an independent force. Meaning, he explains it as a force...

It has been a curious turn of fate and circumstance since I last posted here--instead of a mostly wannabe teacher/voluntary tutor here at PF, I became a paid, this-is-my-job kind of teacher. I took Obama seriously, and whether too seriously, time will tell, and ended up at a cc teaching science...

Hey, I'm joining this research program at my high school called the Intel Science Research Program and I'm hoping to do a project in physics. I talked to the teacher of the class and he said that in order to do that I'll have to learn trig, pre-calculus, calculus, and physics in a very short...

Im looking for a good website that explains topics in mechanics to high A level/first year University standard. Because currently I just get stuck on a question at Uni and I don't really know what to do to find the answer.

Hello, I am a first-year math grad student, and I just started teaching two sections of precalc! yikes! So I had a major embarrasing moment during office hours when I told 2 students the wrong answer because I completely forgot about the phenomenon known as "Extraneous roots"! Does anyone...

Hello all! I'm a sophomore in college and the only real lead I have so far is becoming a teacher. I had an awesome high school physics teacher and decided during my freshman year in college that I want to teach college physics. Currently, I'm on track for a B.S. in Physics. Further on I plan to...

Is there any schools out there that is entirely focused into teaching mathematics, particularly those for preparing students to become research mathematicians? I found one so far which is Independent University of Moscow. http://ium.mccme.ru/english/

My situation is that I taught myself Calculus 1, 2 and some 3 over the last year, and the better part of Freshman physics for majors, mechanics and EM. I bought 4 texts to learn from: Halliday, Tipler, Giancoli, and Young and Freedman. And I just started learning Diff. Eq. & Linear Algebra...

Yes. I am teaching myself this subject and things are going very well. Been working through the books for one month and getting a solid knowledge of the subject. It's not easy by any means but I am working hard at it. I am preparing for the GAMSAT test next year which contains a considerable...

i have a masters in mathematics and I've been mulling over the idea of teaching for a few years now, the idea never seems to have faded. but I'm often discouraged by my fears and anxieties of being in the eye of public scrutiny. how does one go about finding out if teaching can be done? my...

All, Given the vigorous discussion on mathematics teaching on a different thread, I was wondering if anyone had good ideas on applying those ideass to Physics I. I am teaching algebra-based Physics I in the fall (Giancoli's book, which was given to me to use), and I have tried to...

I've been trying to start teaching myself Calculus recently out of interest and the amount of useful info on PF is awesome but I can't seem to find a good way to actually start it off. As far as books are concerned, it seems that Stewart's is the standard but supposedly it's too watered down...

i'm planning on taking this course at a university in fall along with a large load of other courses, but i want to get a headstart. So i bought the book, would you recommend reading the text, reading a friend's notes and just doing the homework by myself? will this give me an advantage when i...

hi..good day! im a fresh grad of bs physics course and I am hunting for a job,teaching career specifically, in our place. anyhow, i would like to seek help and solicit from you idea on physics topic/s best used for demonstration..i don't have exact idea on what may be the criteria of those...

Hello. I am going to be a freshman in high school, and I am a very advanced math student. My school goes at a pace that's way too slow for me, so I decided I would teach myself some mathematics. So far, I've got basic linear algebra, and even basic-er modern algebra, and I'm working on...

I am an upcoming college sophomore who is planning on double-majoring in math and physics. Currently, I have taken Calculus I, and have independently studied Calculus II and III, as well as some linear algebra. I seem to pick up math very easily, and break things down, learn the material inside...

This seemed appropriate material for this Forum, I wasn't sure what section. :-p http://www.bryanappleyard.com/blog/2008/04/teaching-maths.php

Recently, I seem to have been stricken by a learning bug. I have just been craving knowledge of all sorts. I currently am not in college, and it has been several years since I took a math class. I had Intro to Astronomy last semester, and that was pretty decent. However, I currently am wanting...

Homework Statement the problem, where you want to find the one sided limit is Lim (2x^2+x+1)/(x+2) X=>2- Homework Equations The Attempt at a Solution Well i did attempt the problem. All i can think to put as the answer is finite. I'm basically teaching myself calculus...

I was invited to be a TA for the spring semester and I would like to know what is the usual salary. My prof was asking how much but I did not know what to answer to him. Please advice. thank you!

Hi every one, For an private school teaching job interview, I need to prepare and deliver a 15 minute lesson on "weight on inclined plane". The level of this lesson, I believe, is AP Physics. I am thinking of preparing the notes and deliver in the traditional method. Any ideas and...

I started this thread here,because it is related to psihology,and it is adresed to all those who teach,or who want to teach... so,what tehniques do you use?what obstacles do you have?

What are the best ways or internet sites to search the local colleges for job as an instructor, not necessarily tenure track? I am in Chicago, IL.

My university is offering a certificate in 'teaching science and engineering' this semester. It's for graduate students. I'm about 1.5 years from finishing my PhD in physics, and hoping to eventually get a job teaching at a liberal arts college. Would having this certificate make any...