Presentation Date:
Thursday, October 30, 2008
Location:
Teaching and Learning Center Public Lecture, Stanford University (Palo Alto, CA)
Presentation Slides:
That physics describes the real world is a given for physicists. In spite of tireless efforts by instructors to connect physics to the real world, students walk away from physics courses believing physicists live in a world of their own. Are students clueless about the real world? Or are we perhaps deluding ourselves and misleading our students about the real world?