The Teaching of Solid Geometry at the University of Vermont

1937 ◽  
Vol 30 (7) ◽  
pp. 326-330
Author(s):  
G. H. Nicholson
Keyword(s):  
Teaching Experience ◽  
Formal Proof ◽  
Solid Geometry ◽  
The Subject ◽  
The University ◽  
University Of Vermont

My teaching experience of solid geometry extends over ten years. During the first few years, I taught the subject as beginners usually do. I selected a textbook, wrote an assignment on the board, the extent of which was decided after the number of propositions to be taught had been carefully divided by the number of lectures to be given during the semester. Each assignment included several exercises. Frequently I would give certain propositions to definite members of the class, either as a home assignment or as a class exercise. These students would put the statement, figure, hypothesis and conclusion on the board. Several would do this each day during the first few minutes, then they would give the formal proof, either orally or in writing. The exercises were dealt with similarly. If the work was not carefully done I would go over it myself. Every now and then I would ask the class to pass in exercises and theorems completely demonstrated; and, when we were studying the last two books, computation problems involving the pyramid, prism, cylinder, cone and sphere were given.

scholarly journals Socioeconomic Aspects of Farmer Bargaining

1972 ◽  
Vol 1 (01) ◽  
pp. 244-253
Author(s):  
Fred C. Webster ◽  
David J. Dickinson
Keyword(s):  
Resource Economics ◽  
Terms Of Trade ◽  
Market Place ◽  
Socioeconomic Aspects ◽  
Aspiration Levels ◽  
Scant Attention ◽  
The Subject ◽  
The University ◽  
University Of Vermont

The subject of “farmer bargaining” is studied by econmists from the viewpoint of economics. Scant attention is given to the sociological aspects of bargaining even though bargaining is usually defined as “negotiation over the terms of trade on a contract.” With this in mind, the Departments of Resource Economics and Sociology at the University of Vermont initiated a study to determine both the economic and social objectives of farmer bargaining in the market place. Special attention was given to aspiration levels and attitudes toward bargaining structures and institutions of Vermont farmers.

scholarly journals Application of Automatic Choreography Software Based on Virtual Technology in the Gymnastics Teaching

2016 ◽  
Vol 11 (05) ◽  
pp. 39
Author(s):  
Yingbao ZHOU
Keyword(s):  
Spline Interpolation ◽  
Teaching Experience ◽  
The Body ◽  
Virtual Technology ◽  
Quaternion Interpolation ◽  
The Subject ◽  
Figure Animation ◽  
Viable Approach ◽  
Video Model ◽  
The University

this research designed simulation system of gymnastics automatic choreography software. To successfully design the gymnastics movements, experiment adopted solutions based on key frame spline interpolation calculation which managed to solve the problem of location deviation; quaternion interpolation algorithm was adopted to solve the rotation problem of the subject and the body, which made the modified action by computer auxiliary choreography system completely returned to virtual figure animation. In addition, for coordination of dance and audio, this paper established movement fragments library based on sentiment types, proposed viable approach of synchronized audio and video model. Teaching experience was conducted in the gymnastics course of physical education at the University and achieved good results.

scholarly journals Enfoques y herramientas para la enseñanza de la Termodinámica Técnica durante la pandemia de COVID-19: retos y oportunidades

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Begoña Peña ◽  
Manuel Bailera ◽  
Ignacio Zabalza ◽  
Belén Zalba
Keyword(s):  
Heat Transfer ◽  
Electrical Engineering ◽  
Teaching Experience ◽  
Industrial Technology ◽  
Face To Face ◽  
Technological Tools ◽  
The Subject ◽  
The University ◽  
Academic Year ◽  
Pedagogical Approaches

The teaching experience on the subject of Engineering Thermodynamics and Fundamentals of Heat Transfer is presented for three Bachelor studies taught at the School of Engineering and Architecture of the University of Zaragoza (EINA): Degree in Industrial Technology Engineering (S3), Degree in Electrical Engineering (S3) and Degree in Electronic and Automatic Engineering (S4). Specifically, the comparison is made between face-to-face teaching prior to confinement and the remote teaching to which the University has been forced by the COVID-19 pandemic since the academic year 2019-2020. Under this scenario, the usefulness of different pedagogical approaches and technological tools is analyzed, with special emphasis on those that have provided the best results and can be used also for attendance teaching.

MANAGEMENT OF THE SUCCESS OF STUDENT’S LEARNING BASED ON THE MARKOV MODEL

2018 ◽  
pp. 4-11
Author(s):  
M. V. Noskov ◽  
M. V. Somova ◽  
I. M. Fedotova
Keyword(s):  
Information System ◽  
Markov Process ◽  
Continuous Time ◽  
Information Technologies ◽  
Educational Process ◽  
Automated Information System ◽  
The Subject ◽  
The University ◽  
Independent Work ◽  
Near Future

The article proposes a model for forecasting the success of student’s learning. The model is a Markov process with continuous time, such as the process of “death and reproduction”. As the parameters of the process, the intensities of the processes of obtaining and assimilating information are offered, and the intensity of the process of assimilating information takes into account the attitude of the student to the subject being studied. As a result of applying the model, it is possible for each student to determine the probability of a given formation of ownership of the material being studied in the near future. Thus, in the presence of an automated information system of the university, the implementation of the model is an element of the decision support system by all participants in the educational process. The examples given in the article are the results of an experiment conducted at the Institute of Space and Information Technologies of Siberian Federal University under conditions of blended learning, that is, under conditions when classroom work is accompanied by independent work with electronic resources.

A Quantitative Assessment of the Need for Offering Counselling Services to Medical Students attending University of Zambia, School of Medicine.

2020 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 93-103
Author(s):  
Gretchen Slover
Keyword(s):  
Medical Students ◽  
Counseling Services ◽  
Student Responses ◽  
Counselling Services ◽  
School Of Medicine ◽  
Comprehensive Picture ◽  
Fourth Year Medical Students ◽  
The Subject ◽  
The University ◽  
Therapy Sessions

Background: This research was birthed in 2017 during a trip to Lusaka, Zambia, with the purpose of offering fourth-year, medical students attending the University of Zambia, School of Medicine, lectures on psychology topics as part of their clinical studies.  Students were also offered brief therapy sessions where they could process thoughts and feelings causing them internal struggles.  The subject of offering counseling on a regular basis was randomly discussed with the students.  From these discussions the need for this research became evident, with the intent of becoming the launching pad to brainstorm the most effective ways of developing a plan to offer counseling services for all medical students attending the University of Zambia School of Medicine. Methods: An-experimental research design, consisting of completion of a 12-item questionnaire administered by paper and pen. The inclusion criteria were the fourth year, medical students attending the University of Zambia, School of Medicine. Results:  The student responses revealed that most of them had little to no experience with counseling services, but a strong desire for them. Discussion: The goal of this study was to simply establish a need for an on-campus counseling service, the need of which has been established by the very students who would benefit.  With the acceptance of this need, the future plan is to explore the different ways in which this need can be fulfilled with minimal costs to the Medical School Program. Conclusion:  This study is the first step towards identifying the needs of the medical students and sets the ground-work for further research into the specific areas of need and mental health challenges.  More specificity in the area of demographics of students will produce a more comprehensive picture of the areas of concentration for the therapists offering services.

Hendrik Draye, tegenstander van de uitvoering van de doodstraf

2006 ◽  
Vol 65 (2) ◽  
pp. 134-152
Author(s):  
Luc Vandeweyer
Keyword(s):  
Death Penalty ◽  
Second World War ◽  
World War ◽  
Penal Policy ◽  
Catholic University ◽  
The Subject ◽  
The University ◽  
Second World ◽  
Young Professor

Hendrik Draye, opponent of the carrying out of the death penaltyIn this annotated and extensively contextualised source edition, Luc Vandeweyer deals with the period of repression after the Second World War. In June 1948, after the execution of two hundred collaboration-suspects in Belgium, the relatively young linguistics professor at the Catholic University of Leuven, Hendrik Draye, proposed, on humanitarian grounds, a Manifesto against the carrying out of the death penalty. Some colleagues, as well as some influential personalities outside the university, reacted positively; some colleagues were rather hesitant; most of them rejected the text. In the end, the initiative foundered because of the emphatic dissuasion by the head of university, who wanted to protect his university and, arguably, the young professor Draeye. The general public’s demand for revenge had not yet abated by then; moreover, the unstable government at that time planned a reorientation of the penal policy, which made a polarization undesirable. Nevertheless, Luc Vandeweyer concludes, "the opportunity for an important debate on the subject had been missed".

Thermodynamics in Geochemistry

1993 ◽  
Author(s):  
Greg M. Anderson ◽  
David A. Crerar
Keyword(s):  
Teaching Experience ◽  
Graduate Level ◽  
Years Of Teaching Experience ◽  
The Subject ◽  
First Time

This textbook and reference outlines the fundamental principles of thermodynamics, emphasizing applications in geochemistry. The work is distinguished by its comprehensive, balanced coverage and its rigorous presentation. The authors bring years of teaching experience to the work, and have attempted to particularly address those areas where other texts on the subject have provided inadequate coverage. A thorough review of the necessary mathematics is presented early on, both as a refresher for those with a background in university calculus, and for the benefit of those coming to the subject for the first time. The text is written for students in advanced undergraduate or graduate-level geochemistry as well as for all researchers in this field.

The Drama of the Holocaust: Issues of Choice and Survival

1987 ◽  
Vol 3 (12) ◽  
pp. 337-348
Author(s):  
Robert Skloot
Keyword(s):  
University Of Wisconsin ◽  
The Holocaust ◽  
The Subject ◽  
Bruno Bettelheim ◽  
The University

One of the ways in which Jews and others have sought somehow to assimilate the knowledge of the Nazi Holocaust has been through the theatrical expression of the appalling dilemmas it posed. Implicitly or explicitly, however, the process of ‘shaping’ that this involves forces an attitude to be taken by the dramatist towards the meaning of ‘choice’ in such circumstances, and the ‘acceptable’ price of possible survival. In his anthology The Theatre of the Holocaust (1982), Robert Skloot assembled four plays which exemplified the possible ‘attitudes to survival’, and here he relates them to the ideas of Bruno Bettelheim, Terrence Des Pres, and other writers on the subject, in an attempt to assess how fully and honestly theatre is able to reflect the issues involved. Robert Skloot is Professor of Theatre and Drama at the University of Wisconsin, Madison, and was Fulbright Lecturer in Israel in 1980–81. He has also edited a collection of essays, ‘The Darkness We Carry’: the Drama of the Holocaust, due for publication in the spring of 1988.

scholarly journals Technology-enhanced Learning for Promoting Technical and Social Competences in Hydrological Science

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Feliciana Licciardello ◽  
Simona Consoli ◽  
Giuseppe Cirelli ◽  
Carlos Castillo ◽  
Elvira Fernández-Ahumada ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Geographical Information Systems ◽  
English Language ◽  
Teaching Experience ◽  
Geographical Information ◽  
Technology Enhanced Learning ◽  
Technical Knowledge ◽  
Academic Calendar ◽  
The University ◽  
Social Competences ◽  
Enhanced Learning

AbstractThis paper explains and analyses a virtual gamification experience developed by a teaching group from the University of Catania (Italy) and the University of Cordoba (Spain). A competition based on professional tasks about hydrological planning was implemented in two subjects on Hydrological Sciences. The teaching experience was designed to improve the acquisition of technical knowledge and skills needed for hydrological studies, promote the management of ICT and increase international cooperation between different universities; all aimed at making students more employable. The experience is transferable to different academic levels. Following the philosophy of soccer leagues, the students solved and presented the exercise by teams of two students. Through videoconference, the presentation and the explanation were done so the fans in each country supported their teams. The students found it a very challenging experience but at the same time, some of them were aware of their needs of improving technical knowledge, particularly Geographical Information Systems, and English language skills. Updating of tools and the schedule within the different academic calendar were their main organization handicaps. The main outcome of the presented experience is that social energy and enthusiasm associated to popular activities such as soccer led to improve the interest and the motivation of the students in challenging technical contents as well as teamwork and language transversal competences.

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