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"Michael N. Monce" wrote:The purpose is to get the students to work on their own, gain
Could you explain more why you believe this? When I teach,
specifically, a year-long course in experimental physics I *purposefully*
make the instructions for each lab vague. I tell the students up front
that they will be expected to figure out the how to set up the equipment,
test it out, calibrate it, then decide how best to do their measurements.
My background to them is usually working through the details of the
theory. Questions from them about the workings of an experiment are
usually met by me with a question back to them. A well-framed question,
but I generally refuse to give them the answer directly.
Why do you do this; i.e., what is the purpose of this purposeful
obfuscation?
Best wishes,
Larry