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Re:Let's remove Quaternions from every 3D Engine by wolfgke on Friday November 02, 2018 @07:29PM (#18367570)
> You can't just throw them in a GA-based E&M class without completely changing the entire curriculum first.

Preparing for the additional requirements of the lectures of the coming semester is whar the semester break is for.

Re:Let's remove Quaternions from every 3D Engine by jacobolus on Friday November 02, 2018 @08:03PM (#18367736)
Nah, you really want to start students learning the GA formalism in their linear algebra and vector calculus classes, if not in high school.

Especially important in high school is to dive into not only the “complex numbers” but also the “split complex numbers”.

Re:Let's remove Quaternions from every 3D Engine by keldaris on Friday November 02, 2018 @07:33PM (#18367594)
Sure, as long as you don't expect anyone to complete the course or are willing to play catch up for most of the semester. In other words, I'd love to plan courses that way, but no university administrator would ever let me (instead I restrict myself to graduate seminars and beyond).