Skills Validations:
So how do you know if you have some initial mastery of the concepts and tools in this course? Historically if you can pass a "test" then you are deemed to have the requisite skills. The difficulties with timed classroom tests as a measure of your abilities are many and well documented. Skills Validations are my approach to helping you understand for yourself whether you are learning the skills embedded in this class.
In this class skills validations are being used to help you check your understanding of the homework problems. The homework provides an opportunity for your to explore, with as much group involvement as you desire, the tools and calculations associated with a particular set of concepts. I have been creating HW Skills Validations that offer you the chance to work individually on a robust problem that is similar to the homework problems. You will be given the opportunity for limited collaboration with your fellow students before turning in your solution. The specific questions for these HW validations will typically be focused on actual applications of our topics to our lives and homes.
Homework Validations
- Math Skills
- Graphs/Motivation
- Postion/Velocity
- Reflection
- Transmission
