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I've seen physical-sciences research talks by people from Caltech, where the format is putting up a single equation, and then walking through it piece by piece.
by mncharity 2y ago
I've seen physical-sciences research talks by people from Caltech, where the format is putting up a single equation, and then walking through it piece by piece. That's the entire talk, all the slides, and how the talk is organized. I've never seen that from elsewhere, and so think of it as a "caltech style". Does this have a real name? Can anyone flesh this out?
- tsumnia 2y agoI can't speak to Caltech, but it sounds like what you're describing is a perfect example of a "worked example". The idea is that you are walking through an algorithm, piece by piece even to the most basic levels. Its the style I use for my AI classes, though I've never been to Caltech; barely even to the west coast. I think its just something educators realized should get highlighted because all those symbols get complicated quickly like what the heck do η and τ mean for Ant Colony Optimization[1]? [1] They mean desirability and # of ants that picked a path