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A conversation today on the bird site reminded me of my 1973 UIowa Engineering Calculus class. The instructor realized that many of us lacked some of the necessary background skills and knowledge. He spent a couple of weeks bringing us up to speed.
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Because of that and a study group that two Daves and I formed, I walked out with an A at the end of the semester.
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… so of course I emailed the instructor. He wrote back with a long and wonderful email including, “Your name is familiar - even after 50 years and 7000 students. (Really on both! I taught lots of large classes.)”
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… so of course, I had to track down the two Daves and send them the conversation.
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Conclusions:
• I had a busy day today, but it was a great one.
• 50 years wasn’t that long ago.
• Reconnect with people from your past.
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