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From: Mike Macallister
Date: Sat, 18 Mar 1995 16:19
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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X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: 16cfd8,caf6cc47d3b3b8dc X-Google-Attributes: gid16cfd8,public X-Google-ArrivalTime: 1995-03-18 08:25:13 PST Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!bga.com!news.sprintlink.net!cs.utexas.edu!swrinde!news.dell.com!paladin.american.edu!auvm!AOL.COM!Physicstch Comments: Gated by NETNEWS@AUVM.AMERICAN.EDU Newsgroups: bit.listserv.physhare Message-ID: <950318111752_53364557@aol.com> Date: Sat, 18 Mar 1995 11:19:55 -0500 Sender: Sharing resources for high school physics <PHYSHARE@PSUVM.PSU.EDU> From: Mike Macallister <Physicstch@AOL.COM> Subject: Re: math requirements for con... Lines: 19