Q: Where am I going to use this stuff?
A: If you have to ask, most likely you will never will.
A: Yes, Physics, Math, and Engineering are NOT spectator sports.
They require:
Q: What about excused absences?
A: In college there's no such thing as excused absence.
Q: Don't Engineers do things with their hands?
A: Yes, the same way doctors and lawyers do!
A: NO!
A: It depends on you!
A: They create a distraction that disrupts the learning process:
A: Each class has a well defined beginning and ending time.
A: If you have to ask, most likely you will never will.
- Math and Physics save lives—by excluding certain individuals from Medical school and Engineering.
- In a technology based society, like ours, innovations are build around math equations.
- Good paying jobs require math.
A: Yes, Physics, Math, and Engineering are NOT spectator sports.
They require:
- Acceptance of responsibility for your learning.
- Thorough understanding of the course prerequisites, in order to get the most benefit out of the lectures.
- Coming prepared for the lecture/Lab.
- Concentrated study-time, which, depending on your learning style and background, it may be 15-25 hours per week in addition to the time in class.
- Regular and punctual attendance.
- Practice, Practice, and Practice—a key element for success in any worthwhile endeavor.
Q: What about excused absences?
A: In college there's no such thing as excused absence.
- Grandmothers die, cousins get married, and flat tires happen to everyone.
- it is up to you to decide how to manage your learning and your personal life.
- Eventually, you have to demonstrate your knowledge of the subject and prove to me you know it cold and know how to apply it.
- The only thing that counts is demonstrable expertise. That is, how well you do on tests and quizzes.
Q: Don't Engineers do things with their hands?
A: Yes, the same way doctors and lawyers do!
- No, they don't!
- Mechanics do!
- Professionals do things with their brains!
A: NO!
- Ringing phones or students running out of the classroom to answer their phone disrupt the learning process.
- If that call is so important, then stay home.
A: It depends on you!
- It's certainly possible to pass the course if you miss a week.
- Provided you study what you have missed.
- Complete missed work and test, if allowed beyond the due dates.
A: They create a distraction that disrupts the learning process:
- For the students.
- For the instructor.
A: Each class has a well defined beginning and ending time.
- It's your responsibility to adjust your schedule to be on time for the class.
- Coming late or leaving before the class is dismissed disrupts the learning process.