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Nigel Goldenfeld's Group: Dynamics and Pattern Formation
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Nigel Goldenfeld's Group: People. Apply to join Nigel's group. Long-term visitor). Nonequilibrium statistical mechanics, plasticity and avalanches statistics, fluid dynamics, geological pattern formation. Transition to turbulence, collective effects in evolutionary ecology, rapid evolution). Avalanche dynamics, dynamics of self-programming automata, homochirality). Social interactions in honeybees, microbiome metagenomics). Thesis: Phase transitions in fluids and biological systems. [ PDF. Thesis: Collec...
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The Physics of Skateboarding: About Dr. Tae
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About Dr. Tae. And digital artist. He earned his bachelor's degree in physics from the Georgia Institute of Technology and his Ph.D. in physics from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. He has held faculty positions at Lake Forest College, DePaul University, and Northwestern University and currently serves as an advisor to Puget Sound Community School. Dr Tae's unorthodox use of skateboarding as an example of learning landed him an invitation to speak at the inaugural TEDxEastsidePrep.
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Conduction Band: The Best Physics Rock Band Of All Space-Time?
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For one night a year they were stars. From Physics Illinois News 2005 Number 2. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. For several years at Physical Revue. The annual Physics talent show held each December, a group of graduate students who called themselves The Conduction Band stole the show. Smith and Bonetti decided to put a group together for the Physical Revue in 1997. Tony and I hadn't played out for a while and we were itching to do that," Smith said. Jump, Jive, an' Wail"/Louis Prima). We tri...
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Learning and the Brain: January 2011
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Learning and the Brain. Monday, January 31, 2011. Girls learn better at 24C and boys at 21C. In The Guardian today, about how to teach boys and girls. Posted by Agnes Matheson. Saturday, January 22, 2011. The Juggler's Brain, by Nicholas Carr. After reading The Juggler's Brain. A few relevant points:. 1) "The depth of our intelligence ( I would add 'knowledge'. Hinges on our ability to transfer information from working memory to long-term memory and weave it into conceptual schemas.". We exercise the bra...
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Technically...: October 2011
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Thursday, October 20, 2011. Big things happening in 3rd grade right now.we logged into Tarrier Apps for the first time last week! I have frequently mentioned to faculty the need to have a shared vocabulary. When it comes to computer instruction, particularly with young children. With my youngest students the past few years, we have talked about the vocabulary of technology like it's learning another language. If I say the word "menu" to my kids, am I talking about ordering takeout? This XKCD comic is fun...
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Learning and the Brain: Fix Schools - Dr. Tae
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Learning and the Brain. Saturday, January 15, 2011. Fix Schools - Dr. Tae. From Dr. Tae:. Dr Tae — Building A New Culture Of Teaching And Learning. From Dr. Tae. Posted by Agnes Matheson. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Girls learn better at 24C and boys at 21C. The Jugglers Brain, by Nicholas Carr. Fix Schools - Dr. Tae. Again: Shorter Is Better. Presenting Material vs Learning the Material. Right and Left Hemisphere and Language. Watermark template. Powered by Blogger.
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