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Oh wow thanks, that's very informative! That certainly sounds a lot less impressive then what I saw even though it is interesting. I guess ultimately I'd still prefer humans to get to do human stuff and work through our own confusion when we're missing something.
December 18, 2025 at 1:19 AM
Oh wow thanks, that's very informative! That certainly sounds a lot less impressive then what I saw even though it is interesting. I guess ultimately I'd still prefer humans to get to do human stuff and work through our own confusion when we're missing something.
Curious for your take on this paper, it showed up on my feed as "proof AI is creative and can do research" (exaggerating slightly) right after a bunch of dept emails asking us to use more AI crashed me out lol
December 18, 2025 at 12:21 AM
Curious for your take on this paper, it showed up on my feed as "proof AI is creative and can do research" (exaggerating slightly) right after a bunch of dept emails asking us to use more AI crashed me out lol
I guess that is the real measure of success for a good number of students, at the end of the day. I do worry about the folks who will go off to do calc 3 and beyond, but I guess they also get more chances to figure that out.
December 12, 2025 at 8:23 PM
I guess that is the real measure of success for a good number of students, at the end of the day. I do worry about the folks who will go off to do calc 3 and beyond, but I guess they also get more chances to figure that out.
Most of the lunch table talk these days is people hyping up ai for everything so it's good to see other people not going all in.
December 11, 2025 at 6:23 PM
Most of the lunch table talk these days is people hyping up ai for everything so it's good to see other people not going all in.
Oops, i flipped tangential and normal.
November 11, 2025 at 9:32 PM
Oops, i flipped tangential and normal.
In the "classical" description of plane curves 3 and 4 would be called "tangential" and "normal", and "central" would make sense for 1 in the context, imo. I don't think normal would be especially helpful but it might be a nice place to introduce "normal vector" as a ter.
November 11, 2025 at 9:31 PM
In the "classical" description of plane curves 3 and 4 would be called "tangential" and "normal", and "central" would make sense for 1 in the context, imo. I don't think normal would be especially helpful but it might be a nice place to introduce "normal vector" as a ter.
why does it happen?
November 10, 2025 at 2:14 AM
why does it happen?
Completely naive q: for even just two particles the wavefunction is a global object, so how can I think about a "local" Hilbert space if the states that live in the full Hilbert space (of the universe? not sure) should be global?
October 20, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Completely naive q: for even just two particles the wavefunction is a global object, so how can I think about a "local" Hilbert space if the states that live in the full Hilbert space (of the universe? not sure) should be global?
Apparently the term dates back to Newton, which would certainly explain the longevity, but morally I agree with you. "Radial" and "central" mean real things to students and I think as such are better words.
October 14, 2025 at 12:49 AM
Apparently the term dates back to Newton, which would certainly explain the longevity, but morally I agree with you. "Radial" and "central" mean real things to students and I think as such are better words.
Thank you! I'll definitely use this next year.
October 10, 2025 at 7:23 PM
Thank you! I'll definitely use this next year.
That looks awesome, would you be willing to share the source?
October 10, 2025 at 4:46 PM
That looks awesome, would you be willing to share the source?
I'm sure there are rules but it's tucked away in "things I learned when I was 10 and never revisited", like in my head the standard "e" is supposed to be "ê" (it's how you say the letter by itself) but 🤷♂️
October 9, 2025 at 10:34 PM
I'm sure there are rules but it's tucked away in "things I learned when I was 10 and never revisited", like in my head the standard "e" is supposed to be "ê" (it's how you say the letter by itself) but 🤷♂️
Oops, the above one was French, "ré" in PT is /ˈʁɛ/
October 9, 2025 at 9:50 PM
Oops, the above one was French, "ré" in PT is /ˈʁɛ/
Yeah, default is penultimate syllable. For ê/é, ê would be pronounced like the e in "rei", so closed, and é would be pronounced like in the word "ré", which wikipedia says is /ʁe/, versus
October 9, 2025 at 9:48 PM
Yeah, default is penultimate syllable. For ê/é, ê would be pronounced like the e in "rei", so closed, and é would be pronounced like in the word "ré", which wikipedia says is /ʁe/, versus
The ^ in Plêiades is to specify that the stressed syllable is "Plei". Following the accent rules of pt (br, at least), Pleiades written as such would be pronounced "Pleiádes" (I don't know IPA, sorry). ^ and ´ do "stretch things out" but idk how to explain it other than vibes
October 9, 2025 at 9:33 PM
The ^ in Plêiades is to specify that the stressed syllable is "Plei". Following the accent rules of pt (br, at least), Pleiades written as such would be pronounced "Pleiádes" (I don't know IPA, sorry). ^ and ´ do "stretch things out" but idk how to explain it other than vibes
This is a really interesting phenomenon. I guess I don't see this because my classrooms are 100+ and there's less cross-comunication.
September 20, 2025 at 10:15 PM
This is a really interesting phenomenon. I guess I don't see this because my classrooms are 100+ and there's less cross-comunication.
This is a nice mystery, and I enjoy talking about that one with students. I hadn't heard anyone calling it the "regular force" but I think that's the association that's going on in their brains when they can't figure out which problems should have N or not - it's "normal" so it's always there
September 20, 2025 at 10:14 PM
This is a nice mystery, and I enjoy talking about that one with students. I hadn't heard anyone calling it the "regular force" but I think that's the association that's going on in their brains when they can't figure out which problems should have N or not - it's "normal" so it's always there
Anything to do with Newton's laws! Usually I either do this question or a related one with a ball on a 3/4 circular track, and both of them usally just get me a repeat of "what the teacher wants to hear"
September 10, 2025 at 9:46 PM
Anything to do with Newton's laws! Usually I either do this question or a related one with a ball on a 3/4 circular track, and both of them usally just get me a repeat of "what the teacher wants to hear"
Meia noite tua ou do BR?
August 4, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Meia noite tua ou do BR?
I don't know if there's a *central* misconception, but in e&m there are so many new concepts (field, potential,...) that students have trouble differentiating, so I'm not sure there is a single alternative conception as much as... mush?
June 11, 2025 at 5:54 PM
I don't know if there's a *central* misconception, but in e&m there are so many new concepts (field, potential,...) that students have trouble differentiating, so I'm not sure there is a single alternative conception as much as... mush?
I guess when I get these emails saying that our chancellor is "fully mobilized in DC", the part they leave out is that he's fully mobilized figuring out how to vichy-fy the school
May 27, 2025 at 2:28 PM
I guess when I get these emails saying that our chancellor is "fully mobilized in DC", the part they leave out is that he's fully mobilized figuring out how to vichy-fy the school