Re: [TCLUG:21152] electronic lecture notes

[bob@math.umn.edu]

Timothy Wilson allegedly wrote:
> On Mon, 11 Sep 2000, Philip C Mendelsohn wrote:
> 
> > On Sun, 10 Sep 2000, Timothy Wilson wrote:
> > 
> > > I'd like to begin putting my lecture notes and overhead projector
> > > transparencies in electronic format. I wonder if someone has a quick
> > > recommendation.
> 
> > I'd say it depends on what subject you're teaching and what age.  I assume
> > we're talking H.S. from your sig.  If it's math or a hard science, I'd go
> > with something TeX-ey, since they'll run into it later.
> 
> I'm teaching 9th grade science and 12th grade physics. The math capabilities
> of TeX would be cool.
<snip>
 
> <rant class=OT>
> While I have the floor I'll take this opportunity to say that almost no
> high school physics student will ever see TeX in their academic careers.
> Even those in the most advanced high school courses rarely get to the level
> in college science or math that would ever expose them to TeX. The
> recognition that most students taking high school physics will never take
> another physics course *should* make a difference in the way h.s. physics is
> taught.
> </rant>

Testify, Brother!  :^)

BTW, have you invited the Physics Force to your school?  If so, was it 
worthwhile?  FYI, http://www.physics.umn.edu/pforce/.

Adios,
Chris
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