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[I thought Larry Wolff's post on Thursday, May 2, was especially
insightful, so today I forwarded it to the 3 dozen physics & astronomy
faculty at Arizona State University. Here is a response from one of them.
- Jane Jackson]
From: Jeff Hester
Subject: Re: preparing grad physics students for industry
An interesting article. While I agree with much of what was said, the
discussion leaves out the importance of a strong knowledge base upon
which to draw. .... I am all in favor of asking students to solve
problems or
carry out projects that require them to pull a broad base of material
together and search for innovative solutions. But this should not come
at the expense of building a broad, deep, and formal base of knowledge
and techniques.