It is an imagined book; both one that I can imagine creating and one which I often imagine that I need. For example, I easily set up the 2nd order differential equation and, with a bit more effort, recalled enough trig to figure out and tinker with the pendulum example project, but "weighing" the forces at different angles has kept me stumped for the last couple hours (playing with my children HAS pleasantly distracted me somwhat).
In my experience, limited understanding of real-world math and its applicability across disciplines is what has prevented the effective use of computing (especially as a means of modelling, manipulating, and understanding real-world phenomenon) in schools and throughout the culture.
BTW: The the pendulum project Alan sent out will open in the Squeak.org version of Squeak. I have to go to work now, so I cannot look into the incompatibility issue at this time; there are plenty of people on this list who could debug it faster and more reliably than I.
Best,
John On Wed, 16 Apr 2003, Juntunen, William wrote:
John, "All the Real Math To Which School (Including College) Refused You Access."
Is this a real book, or is this the imagined title of a book you are looking for?
Here's a way to think about it: when you look for a book and it's not there, then it's time to pitch your idea to an acquisitions editor.
Will
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