Re: How deep the plow?

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From: Barry S. Riehle
Date: Sun, 09 Apr 1995 00:00

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Dear Mike,

I am sure there are varying opinions but I suggest that you do some of both
kinds of plowing.  I fear a curriculum that is only superficial yet I also
believe that only doing a few topics in depth for first year high school
course, especially if it is for freshmen, robs them of the breadth of physics.

I would suggest that you cover enough different kinds of topics (some in
mechanics, waves, sound, optics, electricity, and maybe others as well) to
give them a scope of what physics is.  You may choose to eliminate some topics
(you noticed I left some out) so that you will be able to treat some of the
topics in depth in each area.  I would avoid depth in every topic I covered.

I believe this kind of balance will prepare them for later physics if they
choose to take it and still provide them with the excitement of many areas of
physics so that you will have them as students in future years.

Barry S. Riehle
Turpin High School
2650 Bartels Road
Cincinnati, OH 45244

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