Re: [Phys-L] Late Physics Learner

["Anthony Lapinski" <Anthony_Lapinski@pds.org>]

I agree. Every book has errors. I find the PSSC book confusing and hard to
read. Most people can't learn physics from a book -- any book. There needs
to be some engagement/interaction with someone else. Most physics books
are poorly written and turn off many students.



Phys-L@Phys-L.org writes:
> I don't know why everyone is so anti-Hewitt.  The man is an excellent
> teacher and his book is very well done... I used it the first time I ever
> taught physics with an ESL student back in the early '90's and the young
> lady understood everything very well.  She went on to study engineering
> at Drexel, but I lost contact so I don't know how she did in her first
> year physics there.  
>
> Later, we used the text in an experimental tv satellite course in
> cooperation with Kentucky educational tv.  They broadcast the course from
> a tv studio taught by one of their best teachers, over their satellite
> feed to a national audience in some twenty states and several hundred
> students.  Each school that subscribed bought the books used along with
> Hewitt's workbook and lab manual.  We also had lab materials to follow
> along with the other schools as the teacher demonstrated the work.  This
> was long before anyone ever heard of YouTube or computer based courses.  
>
> So, I, along with thousands of others say, "Thank You Paul Hewitt and
> don't listen to those nay-sayers."  
>
> Marty
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