Karim Diff

Physics Professor Santa Fe College

[Karim Diff @KarimDiff]

@zoeythomas39 Is this a one day event?

[Karim Diff @KarimDiff]

@PaulCottlePhys I asked because UF has PHY2060/61 ("Enriched Physics") that seems designed specifically for Physics majors.

[Karim Diff @KarimDiff]

@PaulCottlePhys Ah, it makes sense. I'd be curious to see the course outline.

[Karim Diff @KarimDiff]

Mostly teaching by storytelling & lecturing. Nothing revolutionary about that in 2023

[Physics In History @PhysInHistory]

Richard Feynman: The Revolutionary Approach to Teaching and Learning
https://t.co/qHSpAbETmn

[Karim Diff @KarimDiff]

@PaulCottlePhys A large % of the students in my physics with calc courses here at Santa Fe College are out of district.

[Karim Diff @KarimDiff]

@LCTTA @Powells Saw it too! 😂

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[Karim Diff @KarimDiff]

This is the beginning of an exciting project. If you teach physics in a TYC you have to join us! 😎

[Glenda Denicolo @glenda_denicolo]

We are starting the TYC PER-Interest Group virtual program this Fall 2022 with 3 journal club meetings: Sep 30, Oct 28, Dec 2.

Please register here: https://t.co/xPrPPZghHG

The TYC PER-Interest Group is an initiative of OPTYCs (Supported by NSF-DUE-2212807).

[Karim Diff @KarimDiff]

@PaulCottlePhys "even high school counselors do not see higher-level courses like physics and calculus as necessary."
This is one the most dangerous practices. Without parents standing up to these counselors students get pushed on a track that is very difficult to correct once in college

[Karim Diff @KarimDiff]

@adiastra99 Yes I can understand that. If you decide to dig in a little deeper into Javascript I would recommend https://t.co/nZ9U5aYppP it's a fun and easy library to work with for animations. Not meant for heavy duty calculations though.

[Karim Diff @KarimDiff]

Reading the responses to this initial tweet is a wonderful experience with lots of interesting comments and references

[Karim Diff @KarimDiff]

I wonder how that would compare with universities (or countries) that did not push intro physics to focus more on conceptual understanding.

[UCD_DBER @DberUcd]

Interesting paper. Maybe we need to reflect on how we design and the purpose of introductory courses.

[Karim Diff @KarimDiff]

@brianwfrank What platform do you use to deliver the questions? I tried that on Canvas once but it did not work that way. They could go back and revisit the questions.

[Karim Diff @KarimDiff]

@brianwfrank What do you mean by "they can only go forward in the exam" or rather how do you enforce it? And what kind of feedback do they get after their first attempt? Total score only?

[Karim Diff @KarimDiff]

@LCTTA @MBurnsKaurin Torque and Work would become interesting

[Karim Diff @KarimDiff]

Perrier "modes"

[Jonathan Landay Reuters @JonathanLanday]

Former data scientist at Florida Dept of Health, who charges she was fired for refusing to manipulate C-19 data, says state police raided her home this morning.

[Karim Diff @KarimDiff]

I'm gonna need a bigger curve to pass this class....

[math prof @mathematicsprof]

First day of a physics Zoom class.

[Karim Diff @KarimDiff]

@fruney @actualdrdoctor What happened in 1999 (?) with those huge uncertainties?