Teaching Moments
Yes, I know it has been a little while since my last posting, but I do have an excuse---I have been a little busy teaching three classes this semester! (smile) Trust me, in the world of academia, there is just never enough time in a day. Life in academia can be fun and rewarding, but it takes up a lot of time. Recently, I was lecturing on the topic of Chemical Equilibrium, an important concept that helps us understand chemical reactions. While discussing an example problem, we had to solve a quadratic equation. Immediately, the students started complaining, and to my surprise one student said, "Oh, God." Now, I have been teaching since the mid-1990s, and I have never had a student call on the Lord in class. I chuckled at their response, and told the class that now is a good time to review some algebra. However, the responses from the students really have me concerned about why there is such a "fear" of mathematics. I am no math wiz. I remember being in the second gr