tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1030220433025894048.post2994414347207593218..comments2023-11-03T08:02:25.369-04:00Comments on AmericanScience: A Team Blog: Science and SpillsDavid Roth Singermanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12841041983824755867noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1030220433025894048.post-71869417019820189012010-06-21T10:47:27.620-04:002010-06-21T10:47:27.620-04:00Ooh. That's a terrific idea. I may even attemp...Ooh. That's a terrific idea. I may even attempt it myself in the not too distant futures. Others are welcome to post their answers here.Danhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05217832960135325575noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1030220433025894048.post-39081728496386446002010-06-21T10:37:28.608-04:002010-06-21T10:37:28.608-04:00Thanks Dan. I would recommend this exercise to ev...Thanks Dan. I would recommend this exercise to every entering college student this summer: try to estimate the rate of oil leakage in the Gulf, based on whatever information you can obtain. The solution attempts can give everyone a bit of useful material with which to discuss critical thinking, the politics of corporate power, garbage-in garbage-out computations, the hallmarks of valid quantitative reasoning (such as a solution with at most one significant digit!), even "why one might want to learn calculus" regardless of your major prospective interest.David Spanagelnoreply@blogger.com