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dennis roberts <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>we memorize defintions of terms don't we? most feel that is helpful ... so,
>same thing applies to many formulas too ... and, if one uses then enough
>... they usually CAN'T help but memorize them ...
Most of the time, we
In this "code" era one has to memorize frequently used simple formulae (and
codes) to be quick in doing things. Cheers. Siddeek
dennis roberts wrote:
> we memorize definitions of terms don't we? most feel that is helpful ... so,
> same thing applies to many formulas too ... and, if one uses then
In this "code" era one has to memorize frequently used simple formulae (and
codes) to be quick in doing things. Cheers. Siddeek
dennis roberts wrote:
> we memorize defintions of terms don't we? most feel that is helpful ... so,
> same thing applies to many formulas too ... and, if one uses then
we memorize defintions of terms don't we? most feel that is helpful ... so,
same thing applies to many formulas too ... and, if one uses then enough
... they usually CAN'T help but memorize them ...
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dennis roberts, penn state univers
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> Hi Karl,
>
> With respect to memorizing formulas, i do not think it serves much
of a
> purpose. I let my students use a single sheet with any formulas they wish
to
> use.
On Mon, 9 Oct 2000, I wrote:
> - Forwarded message from Michael Granaas -
>
> I honestly believe that there is something to be learned from
> memorizing several of the basic formulas that are involved in defining
> statistics. I, less elegantly, tell my students that it is important
> t
Hi Karl,
With respect to memorizing formulas, i do not think it serves much of a
purpose. I let my students use a single sheet with any formulas they wish to
use. Afterall, in the real world they'd always have references available. The
key is to know how to apply
I personnaly found a way to have the students memorize formulas without
forcing them. I let them use their books for exams but I regularly ask
questions on how the statistics calculated from the formula are affected
when I change, say, the number of subjects, the homogeneity of a set of
data, the
"Wuensch, Karl L." wrote (inter alia):
>
> If you have read Edwin Abbott's "Flatland," you might recognize that the
> same concept (a mean) which looked like a point in one dimensional space now
> looks like a line in two dimensional space. Then you would be ready to leap
> into three dimensi
Karl L. Wuensch <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I think that Bob Hayden is on to something essential here ("I noted that
> Karl presented all the understandings he sought verbally on the list. Why
> not do the same in class?"). I think of the "definitional formulae" just as
> a convenient shorthand
"Karl L. Wuensch" wrote:
> I have always thought that success in stats courses was much more a
> function of a student's verbal aptitude and ability to think analytically,
> rather than mathematical aptitude. Has anybody actually tested this
> hypothesis?
1. This clearly depends on the partic
I think that Bob Hayden is on to something essential here ("I noted that
Karl presented all the understandings he sought verbally on the list. Why
not do the same in class?"). I think of the "definitional formulae" just as
a convenient shorthand for the verbal definition of a construct. But it m
- Forwarded message from Dale Glaser -
I know others may disagree, but for my undergraduate classes I let them use
a formula "cheat sheet" for certain formulas...
- End of forwarded message from Dale Glaser -
I allow one 3X5 card for the first exam, two for the second, etc.
Howe
- Forwarded message from Michael Granaas -
I honestly believe that there is something to be learned from
memorizing several of the basic formulas that are involved in defining
statistics. I, less elegantly, tell my students that it is important
to have this basic understanding so that it
Wuensch, Karl L. <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
: I sure many of you have been asked a question like that posed today
: by one of my students, and I would be interested in hearing how you respond
Sounds good to me, but I think they may not be giving you enough to do
over there at ECU.
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Sent: Monday, October 09, 2000 9:08 AM
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Subject: memorizing formulas
I sure many of you have been asked a question like that posed today
by one of my students, and
On Mon, 9 Oct 2000, Wuensch, Karl L. wrote:
> I sure many of you have been asked a question like that posed today
> by one of my students, and I would be interested in hearing how you respond
> to it. I've included the question along with the response I gave this
> morning. It looks a bit
I sure many of you have been asked a question like that posed today
by one of my students, and I would be interested in hearing how you respond
to it. I've included the question along with the response I gave this
morning. It looks a bit long to me now, I must have been having an attack
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