Presentation Date:
Thursday, May 17, 2012
Location:
Physics Colloquium, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Cambridge, 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?