hifrote

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   by hifrote 2y ago

   > Or are you arguing that you should always try and teach complex numbers and the Euler identity to avoid strained analogies? I think it’s okay to be explain complex numbers. I think it’s just best to additionally explain why. That is, s
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   by hifrote 2y ago

   > What do you not like about Feynman's "little arrows" / rotating clock hands in the QED book? It’s difficult to articulate, but two aspects are: The amount of times I have only confused people more by trying to expla
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   by hifrote 2y ago

   Funny thing is I think this about Feynman’s own writing for “the layperson”. I think things like Feynman’s “little arrows” descriptions in QED only muddied and added to the mystique and mysticism of the physics he loved. Which is interestin