Education Definition and 519 Threads

  1. PiEpsilon

    Admissions Continuing formal education after an abrupt stop

    Greetings everyone! After many attempts and fails I believe I have fallen between the cracks of the education system. I would appreciate any advice how I can get back on the right track and continue my formal education. I am residing in the Eastern European country. I have finished high...
  2. K

    Job Skills What next for manual gearbox design engineers?

    Simple questions are sometimes difficult to ask. I am a mechanical design engineer of automotive gearboxes with a UG qualification and 12 years of experience. My core expertise is into gears and special interest in NVH. In the recent years I see the automotive OEMs cutting down research cost of...
  3. C

    Discovering Drum Head Patterns for Music Education

    Hey everyone - I run a music school and learning about how sound works is really helpful in talking about tone production, volume, and just understanding in general what's going on. As part of that,. I'm looking for a pattern that I could print on a drum head that would show how the head moves...
  4. T

    Books on teaching and education

    Hello there. My questions are: do you know of any books you could suggest reading for teaching and how to educate? How someone can change his teaching styles and what to add to improve students' attention, interest and make them study on their own? Should he speak generally to all the students...
  5. jk22

    Is Education Merely Imposing Professors' Beliefs on Learners?

    At the base isn't education just imposing prof's beliefs and way of acting to learners ? So it lasts only if learners copy, but everyone knows that the system is kidding and contradictory, so isn't education fragile ? That's why the profs control and eventually punish discrepancies between what...
  6. Y

    Engineering Question for Systems Engineers and Education

    I work as a systems engineer for electrical systems. I did my undergraduate in electrical engineering, and have a masters in electrical engineering. I'm currently in a graduate certificate program for systems engineering, and am considering upgrading it to a flow blown masters degree, so that...
  7. J

    China's PISA Performance: Talent or Education System?

    Is China allways first at PISA test because they have the most people in the world so statistically they must produce the most number of talent children? Or they have the best education system?
  8. Algr

    Terraforming the Pre-Earth? (Algol's video)

    I find this video absolutely amazing, and have watched it over a dozen times now. It helps if you can use the spacebar to pause it and read the text, and arrow keys to back up 5 seconds. - This is NOT phone friendly! Big monitor and 1440p recommended. So two different questions for...
  9. anothermike

    Does anyone remember the Eureka Physics cartoons, from the early '80s?

    I think this is an excellent educational resource for younger students, and I'm trying to find out more about high quality versions of these videos that may still be in use anywhere. https://animatedscience.co.uk/eureka-physics-videos-2 I have 2 pressing questions. 1) Where to locate these...
  10. J

    Exploring Entropy: A Systems Engineering Perspective

    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...
  11. F

    Which Journal Reigns Supreme in Physics Education Research?

    Which journal is the best in the field? Which is better between American Journal of Physics and Physical Review Physics Education Research?
  12. SamRoss

    Any good education journals, magazines, etc.?

    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...
  13. G

    Is Germán Arias the Newest Expert in Physics and Math Tutoring from Guatemala?

    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)...
  14. T

    Virtual Physics Labs - giving some resources and asking for some

    Hi all! 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 ...
  15. J

    Studying Trying to fill large gaps in my math education

    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...
  16. Monsterboy

    Where we stand with respect to gamifying education

    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...
  17. Wrichik Basu

    Other How faulty is the current education system?

    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...
  18. Vividly

    Physics One-on-One Education Program - Bespoke Professional Teaching

    Does anyone know of a one on one program education system that is similar to a bespoke education where a professional in a field teaches you? Thanks.
  19. H

    Outlets for highly-experienced Teachers and/or Directors?

    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...
  20. robins thomas

    What are the benefits of STEM Learning Education for kids?

    What is benefits of STEM Learning Education for kids?
  21. R

    Insight into the conceptual gap and how to fill it

    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...
  22. chemisthypnos

    Trying to build a miniature binary geothermal plant for education

    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...
  23. H

    Calculators High School Technology education throughout the years

    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.
  24. Eourlk

    How can I learn more without pursuing a formal education?

    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...
  25. F

    Is a formal, rigorous math education useful in problem solving?

    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...
  26. patric44

    Other Continuing my education to get a physics degree

    hello guys 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...
  27. G

    Physics Looking for any career/further education advice and ideas please

    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...
  28. Dr. Courtney

    Programs How Can Science Majors Balance High Achievements and Distractions?

    Greg Bernhardt submitted a new blog post Aiming High and Managing Distractions as Keys to Success for Science Majors Continue reading the Original Blog Post.
  29. robphy

    B General Relativity as a Challenge for Physics Education

    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/ (...
  30. Wortgewandtheit

    Other Career Advice for Living and Working in Switzerland

    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...
  31. M

    Masters of computational engineering ?

    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?
  32. R

    Quantum Self education in modern physics

    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...
  33. Robert Wilson

    Maximizing Earnings as an Online Tutor

    How much can i earn tutoring online?
  34. J

    What are Joe Bigler's interests and background in physics?

    Hello, 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
  35. CaptainAmerica17

    Schools Getting a mathematics mentor in high school?

    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...
  36. Cantor080

    Other Utility of a general math book introducing subjects not in historical order?

    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...
  37. W

    The coming revolution in physics education

    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...
  38. Robert Wilson

    Easy Algebra Learning: Simplify the Process

    Is there any simplest way to learn algebra?
  39. I

    Exploring the World of Science: A Warm Welcome to PF!

    I am an eleventh class student from India. Good in chemistry.
  40. Joppy

    MHB 'Old' math texts for primary education

    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 :).
  41. ohwilleke

    Who First Named Physics Observers Alice and Bob?

    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?
  42. I

    Programs Which Graduate Program in Theoretical Physics is Right for Me?

    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...
  43. Cantor080

    Calculus Which self-contained calculus book explains the math in order....

    Which calculus book self contains experiences in order, and is stable to the max, for all the problems known in the subject? --------------------------------------------------------- I have got confused now. Math history seems to allow knowing all the data on how math formed, for any of a...
  44. Philip Dhingra

    I Feedback Requested: Special Relativity Simplified by Phil

    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
  45. W

    Improving my mathematical foundation for physics

    Hi all, 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...
  46. E

    Other Passion for Physics and Education: PhD Options

    Hello. 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...
  47. Philip Dhingra

    Best category for feedback on educational article?

    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...
  48. Philip Dhingra

    I Tangible example of relativity of simultaneity

    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...
  49. callmeishmael

    Exploring Physics for Senior Undergrads and AP Tutors

    Senior undergraduate and AP tutor in physics! Here to discuss problems and career opportunities.
  50. Biscuit

    Physics Unsure of my future in physics

    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...
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