Comments on: [LOA] Hypothesis #4: Right Question / Right Rung

By: Karl Mason

Karl Mason — Sat, 06 Oct 2012 21:00:43 +0000

The more I read the fantastic ideas you all have, the more I hate myself. I have shamelessly stolen so much off this site for my own teaching. I wish I Gould give back, sorry.

By: R.G.

R.G. — Wed, 26 Sep 2012 14:10:08 +0000

> 3. Let’s make it better.
>
> Engaging in item3 is part of what makes teaching so fun.

You’re so right. I wished I could educate students to appreciate this procedure.

Student: “So what are we expected to do here?”
Teacher: “Improve!”

By: Joe

Joe — Wed, 26 Sep 2012 13:00:53 +0000

@R. G.’s response provokes me to realize that we can solve the problem by placing the tower at infinity.

Let’s look at what we’re doing here:
1. We found a problem in a textbook that looked promising.
2. Upon further examination, it was disappointing.
3. Let’s make it better.

Engaging in item3 is part of what makes teaching so fun.

By: R. G.

R. G. — Sat, 22 Sep 2012 23:26:58 +0000

If the towns were Bayville Seaburry and Medfield, the question would have an idiotic answer. So maybe one should discuss the problem what makes a good placement first.

Rene

By: Tim

Tim — Thu, 20 Sep 2012 18:11:48 +0000

One piece of information that’s important to know is the terrain . If the right configuration of mountains and valleys and ridges are in place, it might be impossible to place a cell phone tower that is visible by all 3 towns.