tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8290524889657823805.post4610895357367954168..comments2023-06-28T10:51:33.204+02:00Comments on For the promotion of rigour and rationality: Unlearning bad habitsTakis Konstantopouloshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14675216467783238403noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8290524889657823805.post-44357890783120147212012-02-19T11:03:16.396+01:002012-02-19T11:03:16.396+01:00Ok Sabio--thanks for clarifying. Yes, blog *and* ,...Ok Sabio--thanks for clarifying. Yes, blog *and* , email communication can be dangerous. We treat them like oral conversation, but without looking at the other person's face which gives so much more information... (smilies, etc, are not adequate).Takis Konstantopouloshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14675216467783238403noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8290524889657823805.post-77404831999273406992012-02-19T04:31:43.368+01:002012-02-19T04:31:43.368+01:00Oooops, you seem to have misunderstood your commen...Oooops, you seem to have misunderstood your comment (4 days later). I was agreeing with you and giving you a personal example of my teaching experience that confirms it.<br /><br />Or so I thought.<br /><br />Blog communications are so dangerous.Sabio Lantzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12963476276106907984noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8290524889657823805.post-3794538024725640072012-02-19T01:43:06.441+01:002012-02-19T01:43:06.441+01:00Yes, I admit it is neither high-school math nor no...Yes, I admit it is neither high-school math nor non-major math.<br />However, it is (should be) taught to math majors.<br /><br />The case I describe in this posting refers to post-graduate (PhD) students in mathematics and, in fact, in applications of probability. Why, if they don't understand what I'm talking about, don't you think we've got a problem?Takis Konstantopouloshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14675216467783238403noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8290524889657823805.post-90265175882710927342012-02-15T19:12:47.290+01:002012-02-15T19:12:47.290+01:00Well, you've got to admit, "Poisson Distr...Well, you've got to admit, "Poisson Distribution" and such is not everyday High School math -- or even manditory university non-major Math. I only ran into it in Statistics where we don't care about theory ('cause we're too dumb) but how to apply.<br />Smile<br /><br />I taught graduate school medicine. I told students time and again: "Up to now in your career you have been rewarded for guessing. Stop fucking guessing or you will kill someone. Know what you are doing and how you are doing it -- the answer is secondary." <br /><br />So I understand much of what you are doing.Sabio Lantzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12963476276106907984noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8290524889657823805.post-72356872365587545942012-02-15T19:03:07.701+01:002012-02-15T19:03:07.701+01:00Thanks for the compliment Sabio. I am dead serious...Thanks for the compliment Sabio. I am dead serious about the inefficacy of classical teaching methods. I have met so many individuals who cannot teach ... And often this is correlated with their ability to understand...<br /><br />As for the "I only got 50% [in maths]", I heard this before many times. I sympathize! I often claim that what one learns in school is not mathematics...Takis Konstantopouloshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14675216467783238403noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8290524889657823805.post-15908376519831177142012-02-15T10:49:30.580+01:002012-02-15T10:49:30.580+01:00I wish I understood the math (I only got 50%), but...I wish I understood the math (I only got 50%), but the principles are still clear. Excellent illustration.Sabio Lantzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12963476276106907984noreply@blogger.com