Re:Lessons by 3blue1brown
by impendia on Wednesday April 26, 2023 @12:24PM
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I am a math professor, and I try to do a good job teaching. Any topic that 3b1b covers, the video will give a better presentation than I would in a lecture hall!
It is part of our job to lecture, but that's not our only job as an instructor, and I wouldn't even say it's the most important one. Our job is to assemble a coherent course -- typically involving lectures, homeworks, exams, etc. where everything is tied together, and where I try to chart a coherent path through the material, so that the students have learned a subject by the end.
Once I was teaching vector calculus, a subject which 3b1b covers, and I showed a couple short clips in class. I also shared additional links with my students and encouraged them to watch. As instructor I try to make good use of any and all helpful resources which are available, and 3b1b is certainly one of them!
It is part of our job to lecture, but that's not our only job as an instructor, and I wouldn't even say it's the most important one. Our job is to assemble a coherent course -- typically involving lectures, homeworks, exams, etc. where everything is tied together, and where I try to chart a coherent path through the material, so that the students have learned a subject by the end.
Once I was teaching vector calculus, a subject which 3b1b covers, and I showed a couple short clips in class. I also shared additional links with my students and encouraged them to watch. As instructor I try to make good use of any and all helpful resources which are available, and 3b1b is certainly one of them!