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From: Mike Macallister
Date: Sat, 18 Mar 1995 16:19
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No textbook! That is an interesting concept.  The fact is, I would do without
one entirelly if I could.   I think its probably true for most that no text
matches a teacher's style, vision, and/or objectives exaclty.  So we import
from other sources more or less and could do just as well without a text.  At
least I do more more than less.
The extent that I use a text, whichever one it may be, is to have the
students read a given section as an introduction to the concepts and subjects
that will be studied in a unit coming up. This being so that the students at
least know a little of the vocabulary.  All the development and applications
are done in class sans text with discussions, labs, worksheets, all the usual
stuff.  So the text may be used for a day or two, then forgotten for the next
two weeks.
Up until last year, I had used Hewitt's Conceptual Physics.  But I'm a little
bit more of a trtaditionalist, I wanted a tad more of a mathematical
treatment.  So I went to Physics, a World  View by Kirkpatrick and Wheeler.
 It also has a supplement of problems called Physics, a mathematical world
view.  I have been as happy with this as I've been with any text.  But again,
If I had my way, I just wouldn't require one at all.

Mike
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