The Origin of the Concept of “Potential Energy” 2
In “On the general law of the transformation of energy” (The London, Edinburgh, and Dublin Philosophical Magazine and Journal of Science, Series 4, Volume 5, …
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The Origin of the Concept of “Potential Energy”
In “Potential Energy,” they wrote: In 1853, William Rankine, in his “On the General Law of the Transformation of Energy”, introduced the term “potential energy”, …
Afternotes From a Meeting (23Jan2022)
1. I recommend reading and analyzing The Soul of a Horse by Joe Camp for its structure, for the thinking skills and logic implicit in it, for …
In Education, Get the Fundamentals
Much of modern education likes to teach ideas to students so that they can deduce individual facts. It likes to think that if it teaches …
Li S Testimonial on Sentence Diagramming Course
In a 5-star review, parent Li S wrote (16 Dec 2020) of my Sentence Diagramming Grammar Class, Session 1 on Outschool: My daughter’s learning experience …
Sentence Diagramming Grammar Class, Session 2
Learn grammar by diagramming sentences! From adjective and adverbial clauses to noun clauses, infinitives, participles, gerunds, and more. Enroll on Outschool, or contact me to …
Sentence Diagramming Grammar Class, Session 1
Learn grammar by diagramming sentences! Basic sentences, prepositional phrases, adjective clauses, adverbial clauses, and more. Enroll on Outschool, or contact me to set up a …
ReasonRX Podcast Episode 52 Education, Logic, Language, and Blake’s The Tyger
In this episode, we discuss logic — but couched in writing an essay about William Blake’s poem The Tyger, which I actually helped a student …
A Poetic Quote About Independent Thought
Beautiful: Mr. Lincoln was a peculiar man, having a peculiar mind; he was gifted with a peculiarity, namely, a new look-out on nature. Everything had …
ReasonRX Podcast Episode 47 Humor Theorist Chris Land on the Nature of Humor and Its Use in Education, Part 1
In this episode, humor theorist Chris Land joins us in a first discussion of what humor is, what you can learn from the art and …