From: "Dmitry A. Kazakov" <mailbox@dmitry-kazakov.de>
Subject: Re: Fun with C
Date: Mon, 25 Apr 2011 09:10:55 +0200
Date: 2011-04-25T09:10:55+02:00 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <nidx1dq908dl$.15ijipoqg5ikh$.dlg@40tude.net> (raw)
In-Reply-To: 1b587895-6efe-40e7-9f2e-bdf7a96d0b7f@z7g2000prh.googlegroups.com
On Sun, 24 Apr 2011 15:23:04 -0700 (PDT), Elias Salom�o Helou Neto wrote:
> On Apr 24, 4:46�pm, "Dmitry A. Kazakov" <mail...@dmitry-kazakov.de>
> wrote:
>
>> Anyway, importance
>> of classic mechanics looks overestimated. You cannot see planets when
>> living in a large city, but do can the computer on your desk. Explain why
>> it works using Newtonian mechanics.
>
> Why would anyone try it?
Because that is the goal of education. People must see physics as a method
of understanding physical world.
So is programming, it is not about how to move the mouse cursor, it is
about how to program those damned things and how to understand the way
things are programmed.
P.S. I find this discussion very illuminating. At least it explains to me
why we, software industry guys, are so unsatisfied with the output of the
education system.
--
Regards,
Dmitry A. Kazakov
http://www.dmitry-kazakov.de
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2011-04-16 17:02 Fun with C George P.
2011-04-16 20:04 ` Nasser M. Abbasi
2011-04-16 21:12 ` Ludovic Brenta
2011-04-16 21:42 ` jimmaureenrogers
2011-04-17 7:17 ` Georg Bauhaus
2011-04-17 8:29 ` Martin
2011-04-17 18:19 ` George P.
2011-04-17 8:40 ` Georg Bauhaus
2011-04-18 1:04 ` Peter C. Chapin
2011-04-18 2:14 ` George P.
2011-04-16 22:03 ` George P.
2011-04-17 6:26 ` KK6GM
2011-04-17 6:59 ` Georg Bauhaus
2011-04-17 16:15 ` KK6GM
2011-04-17 19:35 ` Elias Salomão Helou Neto
2011-04-17 20:18 ` KK6GM
2011-04-18 19:47 ` Elias Salomão Helou Neto
2011-04-18 22:11 ` Peter C. Chapin
2011-04-17 22:26 ` Georg Bauhaus
2011-04-18 19:12 ` Elias Salomão Helou Neto
2011-04-18 20:56 ` KK6GM
2011-04-18 21:01 ` Georg Bauhaus
2011-04-18 21:20 ` Nasser M. Abbasi
2011-04-19 2:43 ` George P.
2011-04-19 18:05 ` Vinzent Hoefler
2011-04-19 19:34 ` George P.
2011-04-19 20:08 ` Georg Bauhaus
2011-04-19 1:10 ` Elias Salomão Helou Neto
2011-04-19 14:28 ` Georg Bauhaus
2011-04-19 17:40 ` Jeffrey Carter
2011-04-21 14:52 ` Elias Salomão Helou Neto
2011-04-21 18:58 ` Georg Bauhaus
2011-04-21 19:27 ` Hyman Rosen
2011-04-28 5:13 ` David Thompson
2011-04-28 13:41 ` Hyman Rosen
2011-05-05 8:39 ` David Thompson
2011-04-25 11:06 ` Paul Colin Gloster
2011-04-25 11:00 ` Georg Bauhaus
2011-04-25 12:12 ` Martin
2011-04-25 18:39 ` Paul Colin Gloster
2011-05-08 23:41 ` wilso
2011-05-20 10:41 ` Yannick Duchêne (Hibou57)
2011-05-20 16:04 ` Yannick Duchêne (Hibou57)
2011-04-18 0:12 ` George P.
2011-04-18 19:24 ` Elias Salomão Helou Neto
2011-04-19 1:22 ` George P.
2011-04-19 2:06 ` Elias Salomão Helou Neto
2011-04-19 2:37 ` Bill Findlay
2011-04-19 3:00 ` George P.
2011-04-17 19:19 ` Elias Salomão Helou Neto
2011-04-17 23:26 ` Gautier write-only
2011-04-17 23:43 ` Nasser M. Abbasi
2011-04-18 19:16 ` Elias Salomão Helou Neto
2011-04-18 23:10 ` Randy Brukardt
2011-04-19 1:36 ` Elias Salomão Helou Neto
2011-04-20 23:14 ` Randy Brukardt
2011-04-21 16:19 ` Elias Salomão Helou Neto
2011-04-21 17:36 ` Dmitry A. Kazakov
2011-04-21 17:43 ` Hyman Rosen
2011-04-21 19:44 ` Dmitry A. Kazakov
2011-04-22 6:16 ` Elias Salomão Helou Neto
2011-04-22 9:21 ` Dmitry A. Kazakov
2011-04-22 13:18 ` Hyman Rosen
2011-04-22 15:17 ` Dmitry A. Kazakov
2011-04-23 2:08 ` Elias Salomão Helou Neto
2011-04-23 7:23 ` Dmitry A. Kazakov
2011-04-23 9:42 ` Georg Bauhaus
2011-04-23 10:23 ` Dmitry A. Kazakov
2011-04-23 18:37 ` Elias Salomão Helou Neto
2011-04-23 21:36 ` Dmitry A. Kazakov
2011-04-24 11:27 ` Peter C. Chapin
2011-04-24 13:53 ` Dmitry A. Kazakov
2011-04-24 19:07 ` Nasser M. Abbasi
2011-04-24 19:46 ` Dmitry A. Kazakov
2011-04-24 21:20 ` Nasser M. Abbasi
2011-04-24 22:33 ` Elias Salomão Helou Neto
2011-04-25 7:09 ` Dmitry A. Kazakov
2011-04-25 20:46 ` Maciej Sobczak
2011-04-25 21:19 ` George P.
2011-04-26 6:18 ` Dmitry A. Kazakov
2011-04-26 6:58 ` Nasser M. Abbasi
2011-04-26 8:39 ` Dmitry A. Kazakov
2011-04-26 20:57 ` Maciej Sobczak
2011-04-27 8:00 ` Dmitry A. Kazakov
2011-04-27 8:19 ` Georg Bauhaus
2011-04-27 9:32 ` Dmitry A. Kazakov
2011-04-28 7:02 ` Maciej Sobczak
2011-04-28 7:41 ` Dmitry A. Kazakov
2011-04-28 10:24 ` Peter C. Chapin
2011-04-28 13:56 ` Dmitry A. Kazakov
2011-05-03 1:19 ` Nasser M. Abbasi
2011-05-03 6:05 ` J-P. Rosen
2011-05-03 6:15 ` Ludovic Brenta
2011-05-03 7:43 ` Dmitry A. Kazakov
2011-05-03 15:34 ` Bill Findlay
2011-05-03 7:53 ` Georg Bauhaus
2011-05-03 9:29 ` Simon Wright
2011-04-24 22:23 ` Elias Salomão Helou Neto
2011-04-25 7:10 ` Dmitry A. Kazakov [this message]
2011-04-24 20:37 ` Georg Bauhaus
2011-04-23 15:23 ` George P.
2011-04-23 17:28 ` Nasser M. Abbasi
2011-04-23 17:52 ` Dmitry A. Kazakov
2011-04-23 18:11 ` Nasser M. Abbasi
2011-04-23 20:47 ` George P.
2011-04-24 11:36 ` Peter C. Chapin
2011-04-25 11:43 ` Paul Colin Gloster
2011-04-23 16:56 ` Nasser M. Abbasi
2011-04-23 18:45 ` Elias Salomão Helou Neto
2011-04-22 12:15 ` J-P. Rosen
2011-04-22 14:56 ` Niklas Holsti
2011-04-21 23:29 ` Randy Brukardt
2011-04-22 6:29 ` Elias Salomão Helou Neto
2011-04-25 11:22 ` Paul Colin Gloster
2011-04-18 19:13 ` Elias Salomão Helou Neto
2011-04-20 5:11 ` J-P. Rosen
2011-04-20 15:45 ` KK6GM
2011-04-20 19:04 ` Vinzent Hoefler
2011-04-20 21:09 ` Georg Bauhaus
2011-04-20 22:52 ` Vinzent Hoefler
2011-04-21 14:18 ` Elias Salomão Helou Neto
2011-04-21 16:22 ` Vinzent Hoefler
2011-04-21 19:25 ` John B. Matthews
2011-04-23 23:07 ` Gerd
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