Presentation Date:
Tuesday, September 8, 2009
Location:
Physics Colloquium, Brandeis University (Waltham, MA)
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?