Re: [Tutor] [Edu-sig] school physics/math courses

On Sat, Oct 18, 2008 at 4:57 PM, Edward Cherlin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Sat, Oct 18, 2008 at 9:06 AM, bob gailer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: << SNIP >> >> I'm glad to see Iverson amongst Babbage and Whitehead. > > Turing Award lecture, Notation as a Tool of Thought. > >> In 1974 I was >> i

Re: [Tutor] [Edu-sig] school physics/math courses

On Oct 18, 2008, at 12:03 AM, Edward Cherlin wrote: 2008/10/17 michel paul <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: "We should abandon the vision that physicists seek an ultimate mathematical description of the universe since it is not obvious that it exists. I disagree with this attitude. We can seek an ulti

Re: [Tutor] [Edu-sig] school physics/math courses

Edward Cherlin wrote: [snip] As a teacher, I know very well what it means. Some representations are easier to understand, or easier to work with, or easier to learn from. Various thinkers, including Babbage, Whitehead, and Iverson, have commented on the effects of the way we represent problems o

Re: [Tutor] [Edu-sig] school physics/math courses

2008/10/17 michel paul <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > "We should abandon the vision that physicists seek an ultimate mathematical > description of the universe since it is not obvious that it exists. I disagree with this attitude. We can seek an ultimate mathematical description, since it is not obvious t

Re: [Tutor] [Edu-sig] school physics/math courses

"We should abandon the vision that physicists seek an ultimate mathematical description of the universe since it is not obvious that it exists. The job of the physicist is that of modeling phenomena within the physical scales of observed events. For some systems, the modeling can be done more effe

Re: [Tutor] [Edu-sig] school physics/math courses

How about http://projecteuler.net/? From their website: > Project Euler is a series of challenging mathematical/computer programming > problems that will require more than just mathematical insights to solve. > Although mathematics will help you arrive at elegant and efficient methods, > the use o

Re: [Tutor] [Edu-sig] school physics/math courses

On Thu, Oct 16, 2008 at 4:15 AM, roberto <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > hello > (i am rather new in python ...) Have you looked at NumPy and SciPy yet? Or anything written using them? > i am about to start a course of physics and math for students aged > 14-17 (high school) > and i am deeply intere

Re: [Tutor] [Edu-sig] school physics/math courses

This would be a great text for a high school math/CS class: Math for the Digital Age . - Michel On Thu, Oct 16, 2008 at 4:15 AM, roberto <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > hello > (i am rather new in python ...) > > i am about to start a course of physics and