Re: Pedagogy

[Rick Tarara <rtarara@SAINTMARYS.EDU>]

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From: "Fernanda Foertter [Advanced Physics Forums]"
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> Ever start a problem, that after two pages you just *know* the answer is
> easier than you are making it?  And then someone shows you the answer and
> you can't help but feel dumb about how you went about it?
>
> We've all been there...that one problem that you just can't see the answer
> to it and you are into your third hour of research about it...so when a
> student comes up to a prof that defeated, the last thing they need to hear
> is "oh, thats easy!"

However, sometimes when giving a test I will say 'none of these problems are
terribly complicated, THEREFORE if your solution starts looking complex, you
might want to go back and re-think it."

;-)

Rick

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