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In science, a potential answer to a problem is either right or wrong. But when it comes to teaching and learning, and especially grading student exams, there is wrong and then there is WROOONG. Here’s an example. Let’s say you need to compute a certain distance that has to do with the behavior of electrons in a nanostructure. Correct answer:…
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Reader TheGrinch asked if I would be taking it easy after the mad dash to proposal submission. I said sort of, not really. I feel like I am taking it easy this week, but I don’t actually feel particularly rested. And I could still use more sleep. Here are the things I have to accomplish this…
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I miss FSP. I wish she’d post more, and I am sure I am not alone in this sentiment. One question I remember her asking is: Do you actually have to like your students? Or is it at least important not to dislike them? What if there is a student who really pushes your buttons? Perhaps they…
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When you blog for a while, sooner or later you start revisiting the topics you discussed before. Some of them you visit multiple times. A few, ad nauseam. One of these perennial conundrums is what the necessary skills are for someone to become a successful academic scientist or engineer. In particular, how much zeal, drive, motivation,…
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Best of luck with fall NSF proposals, everyone!
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I am done! Both of my NSF proposals have been submitted and I am breathing a big sigh of relief. This is the first time I wrote two NSF proposals essentially in parallel (different directorates, no worries). They were both brand new, from scratch. The original plan was to write them sequentially, but the first one ended up spilling…
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Proposal update: 1 submitted, 1 to go. Mad writing around the clock to meet the Oct 31 deadline (yep, that’s tomorrow) with the second one. Phew… Pushing limits of human ability to process caffeine and sugar. Caffeine has replaced blood, sweat and tears. Also urine. Sugar has replaced sleep, air, and love. If you haven’t already, fill…
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These guys are awesome! (h/t to Eldest’s best friend B, who showed us one of their videos) By the way, I will do the NaBloPoMo, sort of, unofficially (I did it officially last year but didn’t/don’t see much of a point to it). Basically, I will post every day in November, because why not? People seemed to enjoy it…
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