Forum: Career
23-04-2015, 09:36
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Replies: 0
Views: 725
Astronomy/Physics Professor opening
Modesto Junior College (CA) is seeking a full-time professor of Astronomy/Physics (emphasis on astronomy). They are searching far and wide for a diverse pool of applicants. The job listing closes...
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Forum: Career
07-03-2015, 00:02
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Replies: 3
Views: 1,544
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Forum: VEX
22-07-2014, 00:42
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Replies: 17
Views: 9,670
Re: VEX IQ vs. LEGO EV3
I'm not familiar with the Vex IQ kit, so I can't comment there. However, having coached both FLL and a Vex HS team, there there are some program considerations which could be important. ...
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Forum: College & University Education
12-06-2014, 13:22
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Replies: 0
Views: 1,131
NASA opp for community college STEM majors
The following letter soliciting community college STEM majors came my way from NASA. Details below:
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Dear Colleagues:
NASA is currently seeking science, technology, engineering and...
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Forum: Robotics Education and Curriculum
28-04-2014, 12:05
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Replies: 0
Views: 582
Intelitek's Robotic Scholars Contest
I just got an e-mail announcing Intelitek's Robotic Scholars Contest at this link:
http://t.e2ma.net/message/2ou0h/um3n1s
Something to do while you're going through competition withdrawal.
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Forum: Career
15-01-2014, 22:35
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Replies: 3
Views: 1,544
Re: Science Museum Seeks Head
I'm not on the search committee, but I can probably get your friend started with basic information, as I teach at the college, and my office is in the Science Community Center (museum) building. ...
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Forum: Career
15-01-2014, 13:07
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Replies: 3
Views: 1,544
Science Museum Seeks Head
Seeking a director of management/fundraising for the Great Valley Museum. Here's a description of the job: http://www.modbee.com/2014/01/14/3134420/modestos-great-valley-museum-seeks.html
Formal...
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Forum: General Forum
31-07-2012, 10:24
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Replies: 54
Views: 12,509
Re: Is Algebra Necessary?
Most people DON'T use algebra, but most people COULD, and if they did, it would make their lives better. I teach lower-level math (prealgebra through statistics), and I tell my students, "Not every...
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Forum: General Forum
30-07-2012, 01:18
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Replies: 54
Views: 12,509
Re: Is Algebra Necessary?
We provide "crutches" for the lack of algebra, when knowing it would save paper and money. Tax booklets have 40+ pages of tables with each income level in $50 increments printed with the...
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Forum: General Forum
20-07-2012, 11:52
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Replies: 37
Views: 12,673
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Forum: VEX
19-07-2012, 23:17
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Replies: 8
Views: 2,065
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Forum: General Forum
29-06-2012, 17:29
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Replies: 37
Views: 12,673
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Forum: General Forum
28-06-2012, 12:20
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Replies: 37
Views: 12,673
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Forum: General Forum
27-06-2012, 12:04
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Replies: 37
Views: 12,673
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Forum: College & University Education
24-06-2012, 23:12
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Replies: 4
Views: 1,515
Re: Technology in Curriculum - Higher Ed
Thanks, all -- I've been on the road for a while. Yes, I've seen the Khan Academy videos and the articles in major magazines (like TIME) that suggest that the classroom components of...
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Forum: College & University Education
02-05-2012, 13:29
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Replies: 4
Views: 1,515
Technology in Curriculum - Higher Ed
I'm a math teacher at a junior college and am in the early stages of developing some curriculum for a lower level math course (prealgebra). In the "old" days, it would have been a textbook, but I...
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Forum: VEX
23-04-2012, 12:53
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Replies: 1
Views: 1,470
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Forum: VEX
17-03-2012, 17:17
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Replies: 3
Views: 1,732
Re: controlling robot speed in RC mode
If your motors are running at significantly different speeds, it's good to look for mechanical answers first.
1. Are the motors the same type? If they are high strength motors, do they have the...
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Forum: Robotics Education and Curriculum
07-09-2010, 23:39
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Replies: 3
Views: 1,656
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Forum: General Forum
19-07-2010, 21:39
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Replies: 61
Views: 9,042
Re: To go to Championships...or not....
Other considerations:
1. How will jet lag affect you? Coming from CA, our team had its sleep schedule turned upside down, and wasn't acclimated to either time zone. Result: insomnia &...
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Forum: General Forum
19-04-2010, 01:41
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Replies: 49
Views: 8,445
Re: FIRST RAP???
The robotics song in post # 23 here (http://www.vexforum.com/showthread.php?t=9536&page=3) has never been recorded, and it's not FIRST, but if you're a Weird Al fan, it might have some appeal.
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Forum: General Forum
14-04-2010, 00:35
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Replies: 33
Views: 3,288
Re: Breakfast for Champions
We've brought instant oatmeal packets and hot cocoa/cider/tea for at least the first morning, before we make a grocery run. There's always a coffee maker for hot water, and reconstitutable foods...
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Forum: VEX
12-04-2010, 10:59
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Replies: 17
Views: 2,837
Re: I need Hangin'-A-Round
You must have stolen the blue prints for our Hangin' Around bot (or we stole yours).
Even better yet was our bot in the April 2005 pilot competition. We had 4 weeks and put together a cracker box...
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Forum: General Forum
11-04-2010, 20:01
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Replies: 86
Views: 39,295
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Forum: VEX
11-04-2010, 19:48
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Replies: 17
Views: 2,837
Re: I need Hangin'-A-Round
Blake,
I loved this game and am glad that you're bringing it back.
One modification I thought that would make a great game even more interesting and lead to a greater variety of robots is to make...
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Maybe FIRST could get a sponsorship from Ikea, and we all could get flat-packed field parts with pictoral assembly instructions. And then all the parts could have funny names. - sanddrag [more] 
