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Cambridge IGCSE, O level, A and AS Level Syllabus Changes
Syllabus Updates have been announced by Cambridge International Education from September 2021. Here are the relevant links for various subjects and qualifications: Cambridge IGCSE Syllabus Changes Cambridge International A and AS levels Syllabus changes (International) September 2021 Syllabus Changes (UK)… Read More ›
Taking care of Your Academic Records
Probably more parents, than students will read this long article. It is important for both. A student’s life is tough. Tests, projects, exams, viva… and then at the end of the academic year comes the report card, also called as… Read More ›
I want to become teacher so I have to take Admission in B. Ed but I want to provide tutions to other students so my fear goes away….. Can anyone guide me how to start?
Identify the subject that you yourself liked as a student. It can be any subject like geography, math, science, languages,.. whatever. If you like learning a subject, you will like teaching it also. Identify the class, syllabus and textbooks and… Read More ›
What is PER and Why Is It Important?
What Is Physics Education Research?Physics Education Research (PER) is research into the learning, understanding and teaching of physics and the application of physics knowledge. Physics Education Research is not yet popular in India. How many universities have courses on this… Read More ›
What do Physicists Really Do?
What is common between a management consultant, a musician, a psychiatrist, an oceanographer, a theologian, a teacher, a baker, software professional, predictive analyst, a writer, a philosopher….? “Hidden Physicists” are people with a physics background, but without a typical physics… Read More ›
Why is Physics considered to be a Difficult Subject
Do you find Physics difficult? Do you know what are the reasons for that? In this article I discuss some of the “pain points” as far as physics is concerned. See what applies to you and that will help you overcome those difficulties.
The Basic Model of Computation
Before any machine is designed, a prototype or a model is constructed. This model gives an overview of what the machine will do, what will be the inputs and what will be the outputs. The inner working of the machine… Read More ›
What is the order of learning coding (programming) languages?
I have been teaching programming for close to 35 years and I assure you that there is no particular order in which you have to learn programming languages. Each programming language is independent so follow your syllabus or your need… Read More ›
“THINGS ARE BETTER THAN YOU THINK” – FACTFULNESS – Book Review
“Step-by-step, year-by-year, the world is improving. Not on every single measure every single year, but as a rule. Though the world faces huge challenges, we have made tremendous progress. This is the fact-based worldview.”
Careers in Quantum Technology
“A classical computation is like a solo voice—one line of pure tones succeeding each other. A quantum computation is like a symphony—many lines of tones interfering with one another.”― Seth Lloyd, Programming the Universe: A Quantum Computer Scientist Takes on the Cosmos… Read More ›
Google Offers Free Online Course on Machine Learning
15 hours, in the company of Google researchers, with real-world case studies, with 30+ exercises. A course in Machine Learning with TensorFlow APIs. A FREE course from Google. Now, what more do you ask for? Google is offering a fast-paced,… Read More ›
Question Asked by a Teacher – Should I go for teaching online if I am not getting offline teaching jobs? But I don’t have experience of online teaching.
I don’t think that’s proper. The difference between online teaching and offline teaching (classroom teaching in a college / school) is the difference between gully cricket and Test cricket, it is the difference between cinema and theatre, …. You get… Read More ›
Quick Tricks for Physics-1 : Celsius to Fahrenheit Conversion
One of the common conversions we have to carry out in science is converting from degrees centigrade to degrees Fahrenheit. The actual formula is: °F = (°C × 9/5) + 32. Lets try converting 30 °C to °F using this formula:… Read More ›
Is IIT The Only Option for Engineering Education?
The IIT JEE Main and Advanced entrance exams are conducted by the National Testing Agency (NTA). Students appearing for these exams are eligible for admissions to premier engineering institutions in India like the IITs, NITs and IIITs (Indian Institutes of… Read More ›
Ethics of AI
“Humanity is on the verge of digital slavery at the hands of AI and biometric technologies. One way to prevent that is to develop inbuilt modules of deep feelings of love and compassion in the learning algorithms.” ― Amit Ray,… Read More ›
Class 12 Board Exams Cancelled for Academic Year 2020-21
On June 1, 2021, the government announced that the Class 12 CBSE Board exams stand cancelled. Considering the prevailing situation, this was the most logical decision. It would have been better if this decision was announced earlier. The ISCE Board… Read More ›
What is Geomatics Engineering
What is Geomatics Engineering? Over 80% of the world’s information has a location component associated with it. This location component (or position-dependent data) is called the spatial data. Geomatics is the science, methods and applications of geospatial information. In geomatics,… Read More ›
THE Book For Someone You Hate !!!
Take a paper and pencil and start doing this division of 22 by 7. No, your latest home computer / laptop / mobile, etc will not work; you have to do it the long division way, just as you were… Read More ›
Little Steps Matter
Length of one step while walking is approximately 2 feet or 60 cms. So every step you walk, you cover a distance of 60 cm. Now, this is easy to remember. You know that a First Class in an exam… Read More ›
CAUTION – Covid Is Airborne!
This video is by @SergioCoscolin.
Buying a Laptop for Programming ?
While the world uses a mobile phone or a tablet to use the Internet, you as a programmer, need a laptop to do programming. Here are the main specifications you should look for when shopping for a laptop for coding:… Read More ›
Why is online assessment more than moving offline tests to computers?
This question was asked on Quora. This is an extremely important question. This is also the one question that is ignored by education administrators and parents/students. So why is online assessment more than moving offline tests to computers? First, is… Read More ›
ACM Announces 2020 Turing Award Recipients
Every time we use a piece of computer software, on whatever device it may be, we are using an essential tool – a compiler. Computer programs written by us are in high-level languages like C, C++, Java, FORTRAN, etc. But… Read More ›
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