Eric Mazur Professions : Physicist Born : November 14, 1954 Browse All Authors Top 5 quotes by Eric Mazur I thought I was a good teacher until I discovered my students were just memorizing information rather than learning to understand the material. Eric Mazur information students teacher Lecture is the transfer of the notes of the lecturer to the notes of the student without passing through either. Eric Mazur lectures learning knowledge Just as you can't become a marathon runner by watching marathons on TV, likewise for science, you have to go through the thought processes of doing science and not just watch your instructor do it. Eric Mazur marathon tvs watches The real hallmark of learning is transferring what you’ve learned into new contexts. Eric Mazur hallmark real You can forget facts but you cannot forget understanding. Eric Mazur understanding forget facts Similar Authors Gabriel Lippmann physicist Burton Richter physicist Bruno Rossi physicist Bruce Maccabee physicist Brian Cox physicist Allan McLeod Cormack physicist All Authors
