The previously announced plans for future Summer School sessions may change somewhat. Feedback is requested, and details are offered after the break.
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Summer School 2010.4: Quantum Physics
Heisenberg’s work is a prominent feature of summer school lesson four, Don’t Underestimate the Power of Virtual Particle Exchange.
Summer School 2010.3: Quantum Physics
Summer school continues. Lesson three is available here. Links to previous lessons are maintained below.
Math Tidbit: Important and/or Interesting Sets of Numbers
There are many standard sets of numbers, such as real numbers and integers. Some of the common sets are often hard to keep track of. In other cases, interesting sets of numbers are entirely ignored by standard math education. Sixteen such sets of numbers, their definitions, and (if applicable) their standard notations are presented here.
Summer School 2010.2: Quantum Physics
Last week, we were introduced to the basic questions that quantum physics theory is needed to answer. This week, we start answering those questions in part two: Curiouser and Curiouser.
Summer School 2010.1: Quantum Physics
The onset of summer is no excuse to stop learning. In this year’s session, we will address Quantum Physics. Be here each Monday morning through July and August for a new lesson in the nine part series, covering graduate level physics concepts with grade school math, or no math at all. The first lesson: Classical Thinking: Why Does It Fail? Thanks go out to my proofreaders: Gord Haverland, Maurice Hilarius, Bonnie Hogg, Claire MacDonald, Rob MacDonald, Neil Pritchard and Anthony Stauffer. Thanks also go to Stacey Keeler, the artist who created the spiffy new category icon you see here. Complete syllabus below.
Textbook Review – “Introduction to Nonparametric Item Response Theory”
Yes, I’ve been on something of an education kick lately. This time around, I’ve reviewed an advanced text on item response theory, which is the theory that governs the way people respond to questions, whether they be in class questions or surveys.
Math Tidbit – Proving the Pythagorean Theorem
As of this article, the “teaching tidbits” are now being marked by subject right in the subject line. This will be the last tidbit before our first summer school semester starts on Monday, covering graduate level quantum mechanics with grade school math. In the meantime, enjoy one proof of the Pythagorean Theorem.
Teaching Tidbit: Alternative Interpretation of the Ideal Gas Law
Our first full Summer School term launches next Monday, with a virtually math-free course in University level Quantum Mechanics delivered over every Monday in July and August. In the meantime, here’s our shortest teaching tidbit yet: an alternative means of interpreting the Ideal Gas Law.
Teaching Tidbit: Subtract Your Way to Greatest Common Factors
The latest teaching tidbit is ready: finding the greatest common factor of two number using subtraction. New topics can be requested and old topics can be found through the Bureau 42 Teaches sidebar.