Re: Poorly taught physics to blame for lack of understanding of car electricals?


"Andy Hewitt" <hairy.biker@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> "Huw" <hedydd[nospam]@tiscali.co.uk> wrote:
>
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>> > Yes, the basics for sure, but practical applications are rarely
>> > mentioned at the academic level.
>>
>> They should be because they make everything so much more interesting. In
>> fact I mentioned practical applications of both those systems to the
>> teacher
>> and he was completely ignorant of them. He was extremely surprised when I
>> gained a first grade in the subject but it was just so easy for me
>> because I
>> enjoyed it and took an interest.
>
> I enjoyed the subject, unfortunately my maths let me down in any greater
> progress.

Maths made A levels scary but I left for college after one term.
Unfortunately I was in the first year of one of those educational
experiments so loved by socialist Governments of the time, namely new maths
or IIRC what they called SMP maths. The teachers were even more lost than us
pupils.


>
>> > I certainly never had anything mentioned when I did my physics, and
>> > nothing even covered alternators at all, only the basics of generators.
>> >
>> > I only learnt about alternators and lead-acid batteries when I went to
>> > FE when I did my apprenticeship.
>> >
>>
>> Can't say I remember if rechargeable batteries were covered when I did O
>> levels. It was, let's see, oh dear me.......over 30 years ago <choke>.
>
> I don't think I even did capacitors, and that was, a little less then
> you, 25 years ago.
>

Yes, I remember capacitors and Vandengraph generators and all kind of other
lovely things that I have forgotten the relevance of.

Huw


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