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academic deep dives, random tips for a hobby, or just life hacks that might come in handy one day.
The name ‘Philomath’ comes from the Greek word for ‘lover of learning,’ which is what this project is about: creating a place for curious minds to explore, reflect, and engage with new ideas. My goal is to inspire others to embrace lifelong learning, break away from the notion that knowledge must be compartmentalized, and show that learning doesn’t have to be linear or confined to any one area.
Latest developments
Project AIxandria
I recently went to a physics teachers’ conference and found out that Colin Hopkins, a retired but still prominent and very active member of the community, has been working on something that I very much care about and want to see succeed. It is not only a fabulous idea that should have been done a long time ago, but also something that I would like to see implemented in every other subject.
For some background, Colin has been collecting past exam papers for longer than the department has access to, and he has been sorting all of the questions from each of those papers out based on concepts/skills, for example Newton’s Laws (specifically F=ma with constant acceleration), and coding each question for the question type (whether it is multiple choice, a calculation or an explanation question).