Really feeling the generation gap with my students these days. Simple Harmonic Motion is a staple of physics and is frequently abbreviated "SHM". I've been writing that on the board at the front of classrooms for over a decade now. This year my students tell me they think of "SMH" every time they see "SHM". Seeing my confusion, they have to explain to me that it is text speak for "Shake My Head".
Hmmm... I wonder if most head shaking can be modelled with Hooke's Law?
About Me
- Ken Rideout
- Teaching high school physics and trying to teach astronomy. Married with two kids. Ex-microplumber. Ex-wine importer. Beer Brewer. Lived in 7 states. Spent time in 19 different countries. Have bald spot - getting old.
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Really three somewhat interesting books crammed into one:
-A history lesson on, the modern politics of, and an analysis of the Nobel prize (along with recommendations to make it better).
-An autobiography of the author
-A history of 20t...
Sometimes those random picks from the library just don't work out...
Made it about 1/5 of the way through before I decided to read other things.
Part a loose exposition of the inspiration that Jazz can take from physics and vice-verse and part an autobiography, this is an interesting read that doesn't have too much new material for anyone with a physics background. However, the p...
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