[Blindmath] To all you blind physics experts

[Amanda Lacy]

Lois,

I'm glad to see I'm not the only one who doesn't learn as much from spoken 
words. I end up writing down all the equations from the book. Would you 
Braille these out and take them with you to class, and did this help you in 
lecture?
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Louis Maher" <ljmaher at swbell.net>
To: "'Blind Math list for those interested in mathematics'" 
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Sent: Friday, February 10, 2012 5:04 AM
Subject: Re: [Blindmath] To all you blind physics experts


> If possible, I read the class material before I got to class.  I know this
> is another large time commitment.
>
> I had some vision, and I used this reduced vision, along with the Learning
> Ally book, to braille out my text book at four pages an hour.  I could 
> only
> learn from braille not sound.  If possible, get the book in Braille if not
> at least electronically on a Braille display.  I know this is very
> difficult.
>
>
> Regards
> Louis Maher
> 713-444-7838
> ljmaher at swbell.net
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>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: blindmath-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:blindmath-bounces at nfbnet.org] 
> On
> Behalf Of Amanda Lacy
> Sent: Friday, February 10, 2012 12:23 AM
> To: Blind Math list for those interested in mathematics
> Subject: [Blindmath] To all you blind physics experts
>
> There seem to be several of you on here, so I am hoping for some advice 
> even
> though this isn't exactly about math.
>
> I am currently in general physics II and beginning to struggle. My physics
> professor (Prof. Underwood) says that the units which will probably be the
> hardest for me are electromagnetism (the one we're on now) and optics. I
> have the book from Learning Ally and write down all the homework problems
> and important equations on the computer. I've also started experimenting
> with one of Prof. Baldwin's programs in order to emboss important diagrams
> and follow along in class. I try to ask lots of questions during Prof.
> Baldwin's office hours, in class, and in lab. I have a tactile drawing pad
> and at least two people who give me pieces of there time and expertise 
> when
> they can, but still I am lost in class. The subject matter is so visual 
> that
> Prof. Underwood is often drawing and redrawing complex things on the board
> as he lectures. Then I hear such tantalizing statements as, "learn this
> right-hand rule," or "this very important concept explains how an electric
> motor works." I hadn't followed whatever it was which led to such
> statements. At the end of class, my unanswered questions are often more
> numerous than they had been at the beginning. As a consequence of not
> following lecture, some of my homework looks completely unfamiliar to me 
> so
> that I have no idea how to proceed. Prof. Underwood is talking about
> building some 3D models for me. He is really doing the best he can and
> sometimes seems unsure what to do with me. I don't always know what to do
> with me either.
>
> If any of you can describe strategies you used which did not rely on 
> vision,
> I would be grateful. I am genuinely curious about what I'm supposed to be
> studying. If I can satisfy that curiosity, then the A will come on its 
> own,
> as it always does.
>
>
> Thanks,
> Amanda
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