March 6, 201610 yr As for number D , the course that I teach doesn't involve tons of math. Unfortunately, most students (and people in general) really don't understand the layout of the solar system and universe, so I try to give a general understanding of all objects in our solar system, include observational astronomy so that they can develop a passion for it and integrate the various historical connections throughout. We also tie in biology, chemistry and physics in various ways. There will be a bit of math, but the design of my course is to give an overall understanding and appreciation for astronomy. There was a program on many years ago that did this. Tried to make astronomy easy to understand and would generally go into depth on one subject per episode. I loved it but I can't remember what it was called or who was the host. Seems like it was on KET.
March 6, 201610 yr There was a program on many years ago that did this. Tried to make astronomy easy to understand and would generally go into depth on one subject per episode. I loved it but I can't remember what it was called or who was the host. Seems like it was on KET. Could it have been Carl Sagan's "Cosmos"? He put it together in the 1970s. It really popularized space and astronomy.
March 6, 201610 yr Could it have been Carl Sagan's "Cosmos"? He put it together in the 1970s. It really popularized space and astronomy. That could have been it, I think I was either in middle school or early high school when I watched it.
March 6, 201610 yr I found the last bullet point to be very interesting, and it made me think of this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yGsP8soCrSE LOVED Ren and Stimpy!
March 7, 201610 yr A. How can anybody love calculus? 2. Physics was probably my favorite class (es). D. My understanding is that lots of students sign up for astronomy thinking it's a gut course that involves nothing more than looking through a telescope. Then they are hit with the realization that real math is involved. How can physics be your favorite class without loving calculus? I can't fathom physics without it.
March 7, 201610 yr How can physics be your favorite class without loving calculus? I can't fathom physics without it. Not sure how I managed it, but I made all As in three areas where I took more than one class. All started with "Ph". A. Physics 2. Philosophy D. Phys Ed
March 7, 201610 yr How can physics be your favorite class without loving calculus? I can't fathom physics without it. Trig based physics is a possible reason.
March 7, 201610 yr Trig based physics is a possible reason. Yep. Most high school physics classes are not calculus based. In my school, we teach 11 sections of physics and only one is calculus based.
March 7, 201610 yr Trig based physics is a possible reason. Trig is great for the understanding of basic physics. Calculus and differential equations opens so many more doors of understanding, though.
March 7, 201610 yr Yep. Most high school physics classes are not calculus based. In my school, we teach 11 sections of physics and only one is calculus based. My high school did not offer physics at all. I did not get exposed to it until college.
March 7, 201610 yr I don't mean for that to come off snobbish. I am a lazy person. Calculus made physics easier. That's the reason I like it.
March 7, 201610 yr My high school did not offer physics at all. I did not get exposed to it until college. Too bad. According to the new science standards (Next Generation Science Standards or NGSS), all students are to be taught true physics concepts and the only real way to do that is through a physics class. Starting with this year's freshmen class, all students at my school will have had a physics class by the time they graduate.
March 7, 201610 yr Too bad. According to the new science standards (Next Generation Science Standards or NGSS), all students are to be taught true physics concepts and the only real way to do that is through a physics class. Starting with this year's freshmen class, all students at my school will have had a physics class by the time they graduate. LIKE. I took physics, chemistry, advanced chemistry, zoology in high school. And that was quite some time ago. The year after I graduated, they offered genetics. Took advanced algebra, trig and something called "pre-calculus". The year after I graduated, they offered probability/statistics. Not saying it was wonderful, but our high school's course catalog looked like that of a small college. This all started when I was in 11th grade (HS was grades 10-11-12). The four semesters of English I had were "Mythology and Man", Acting Arts, Shakespeare, and "Language and Human Behavior". Classes were "graded" by degree of difficulty, which factored somehow in GPA. I digress. Anything space-related always has and always will fascinate me. I will always remember watching the moon landing on TV in 1969.
March 7, 201610 yr I found the last bullet point to be very interesting, and it made me think of this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yGsP8soCrSE like
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