RE: help in general physics

["Tom K. McCarthy" <mcca6300@spacelink.msfc.nasa.gov>]

The problem I have noticed with the mechanical universe is that it leaves 
many students bored and incites REM.  Even though these video units are 
slick and thorough, the act of sitting and watching leaves many students 
uninterested, especially if they're particularly bright.  I limit the use 
of this sort of material to small clips that I could not otherwise 
create.

On Sun, 31 Mar 1996, JACK L. URETSKY (C) 1996; HEP DIV., ARGONNE NATIONAL LAB, ARGONNE, IL 60439 wrote:

> Hi Al-
> 	For the past couple of years I have been a strong advocate of
> "The Mechanical Universe" by Olenick et al. (not the other one by Frautschi,
> et al) and the high school version of the videos.  See my article in TPT
> for November 1994.  I have had letters of appreciation from students who
> had taken the course and then gone on to engineering degrees at large
> state universities.
> 			Regards,
> 					Jack

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