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Inauthenticity and the Null Hypothesis

Some of my more astute students point out that problems that ignore everyday forces are unrealistic. This is true, in the sense that projectiles will face air resistance, rolling objects will experience friction etc. However, this is not to say … Continue reading

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Moving Beyond GRASP – GAP Analysis in Problem Solving.

When I was in school, we were taught a process of problem solving called GRASP, an acronym for:
Given
Required
Analyze
Solve
Paraphrase
At the time it drove me nuts, because it was the least helpful technique for problem solving imaginable. Analyze and Solve. Right. How? … Continue reading

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