Monthly Archives: September 2012

What I need from FOSS

Posted on September 29, 2012 by Andy Rundquist

Contrary to what some of my friends might think, I’ve been really sympathetic to  the arguments against Mathematica that talk about how it’s not Free and Open Source Software (FOSS). I’m always happy to see what my friends and colleagues produce with … Continue reading →

Posted in mathematica, physics, teaching | 13 Comments

Seeing the scratch work of students

Posted on September 18, 2012 by Andy Rundquist

I had a great conversation with a fellow small-Minnesota-school-physics-professor today that I wanted to store here so I don’t lose it. He was asking about how my students use screencasts to turn in assessments, and he specifically wondered whether he … Continue reading →

Posted in physics, sbar, sbg, screencasting | 11 Comments