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””
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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”
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 …”
MINDSTORMS
That is the main title of a life-changing book, at least for some. The subtitle is Children, Computers, and Powerful Ideas. Its author is Seymour Papert, who was a mathematician and educator. I am still reading the book and will shortly do a longer post. But if you can’t wait to experience some powerful writing,Continue reading “MINDSTORMS”
When Daddy Was a Little Boy …
Children’s literature has a special place in our hearts. In a way, recognizing it as a separate genre and branding a book as a children’s book is not right because many adults are just grown-up children. The true passion, the apparent silliness, alleged lack of knowledge and timelessness, the adults’ perception of having already experiencedContinue reading “When Daddy Was a Little Boy …”
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