Knowledge has a curse: It grows boundlessly. The Internet grows too. To know something empowering in a way that feels like joy (which is, according to John Keats, a thing of beauty) is what our innate curiosity constantly pushes us humans to do. Getting such knowledge delivered in a connected world of personalized, AI-driven toolsContinue reading “Chemistry Explained by Prof. Robert Wolke and Home Chemistry Experiments by Robert Bruce Thompson”
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Choosing A Calculus-1 Text for A High Schooler
The author reflects on teaching Rujuta calculus after successfully introducing her to precalculus. They emphasize the importance of a solid foundation in functions before calculus and discuss the challenges of finding a suitable textbook. “Calculus Made Easy” by Silvanus Thompson has proven effective, sparking interest and facilitating understanding.
Impressions from “The Clock We Live On”
Puzzling title, huh? Not unintentionally, I’d say. The Clock We Live On is the title of a remarkable book by Issac Asimov on basic astronomy. I don’t have any data to suggest that reading this book may turn ordinary men and women into astronomers. Still, I know two people, Rujuta and I, who are veryContinue reading “Impressions from “The Clock We Live On””
A Mundane Ode to To Kill a Mockingbird
Rujuta picked this book as part of her list of books to read in her ninth grade. I hadn’t read it before and, as a result, I too read it with her. We’d read it just like the protagonist, Atticus, would read it with his daughter, Scout, but with a small change: Rujuta too readContinue reading “A Mundane Ode to To Kill a Mockingbird”
A Michigan Dad Now
I am still preparing the remaining parts of my ongoing series on our homeschooling experiment. But it is worthwhile to report that Apoorv is officially an undergrad at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor (UM). I share this news not with pride, but with gratitude and joy. I am aware that many deserving students getContinue reading “A Michigan Dad Now”
The DARK Homeschooling Experiment Recap – 1
We1 have been lucky! It has been more than four and a half years since we relocated to India from California. Our friends and acquaintances in particular and the society at large have been very helpful and genial through our journey. Also, we have been steadfast about our decision to be a part of theContinue reading “The DARK Homeschooling Experiment Recap – 1”
SICP: A Synonym for Computer Programming
Choosing a cryptic title for your blog-post has a polarizing effect. There is some novelty promise associated with an unfamiliar title. The promise is fulfilled if the blog-post is a good one. Let me try. SICP stands for “Structure and Interpretation of Computer Programs.” If you are already familiar with computer programming, then there isContinue reading “SICP: A Synonym for Computer Programming”
A Fun Math Quiz
Rujuta wanted a math quiz. She is now in the eighth grade and has studied arithmetic, some algebra, and some geometry. She enjoys the process of discovery. Of course, like everyone else, she has some blind spots. But one thing that I really admire about her is that she gives it her everything. She isContinue reading “A Fun Math Quiz”
Choosing Physics Resources for the First Year of a Self-paced Study
Rujuta is now willing and prepared to study Physics! She would have been in the eighth grade in a traditional school and we were thinking of how to study beginning physics. She asked me to come up with a “curriculum of sorts”. I gave it a try and here is how we are going toContinue reading “Choosing Physics Resources for the First Year of a Self-paced Study”
How to Do Research …
Paul R. Halmos had been a great teacher, educator, author, and, of course, mathematician. He wrote eloquently about his life’s journey as a mathematician in what he called his “automathography”: I want to Be a Mathematician. It is a book with a lot of mathematics (higher) but it also has a high literary value. HeContinue reading “How to Do Research …”
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