Re: Why Not Give References?

[Rick Tarara <rbtarara@SPRYNET.COM>]

But the more formal and 'academic' this forum becomes, the number of
contributors will dwindle--with even fewer High School teachers
participating.  My interpretation of the list is that it is _supposed_ to be
informal.  That was my response to Professor Hake--who can't even enter into
a decent flame-war without 3 or 4 references!  ;-)

Rick

[Note the lack of clutter, as compared to a typical Hake response where you
have a hard time finding what has been added to the profusion of old list
quotations and a myriad of references.]

----- Original Message -----
From: "Jane Jackson" <jane.jackson@ASU.EDU>
To: <PHYS-L@lists.nau.edu>
Sent: Saturday, September 21, 2002 2:03 PM
Subject: Re: Why Not Give References?


> On Fri, 20 Sep 2002, Richard Hake <rrhake@EARTHLINK.NET> posted:
> "I was shocked to discover yesterday that I almost agreed with a
> statement in one of Rick's Phys-L posts. I thought I was beginning to
> lose it. But now confidence in my judgement has been validated by
> Rick's opposition."
>
> I'm smiling broadly. For those of you who don't know Dick, he has a heart
> of gold and a sharp but good-natured wit, as well as a demand for
> scientific rigor. I appreciate his contributions and his demands, for he
> pushes us to greater awareness and greater helpfulness to others by his
> posts. I agree with him that a listserv can be "a structure that rapidly
> captures knowledge-value and fosters rapid accumulation and growth of the
> community's capability."  We all benefit when we hold that vision and work
> toward it.
>
> I like having references cited, especially when they are URLs. I rarely
> have time to go to the library and get a paper, but I can download papers
> fast.
> Cheers,
> Jane Jackson
>
> Jane Jackson, Co-Director, Modeling Instruction Program
> Box 871504, Dept.of Physics & Astronomy,ASU,Tempe,AZ 85287
> 480-965-8438/fax:965-7331  <http://modeling.asu.edu>
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>   our inability to understand the exponential function."
>     - Al Bartlett, Prof of Physics, Univ of Colorado