Thank you for posting this! I think the idea of Fermi problems/napkin math as something that you can practice and get better at is under-recognized. Did you end up seeing your students’ accuracy improve as they completed more problems and got feedback on their answers?
Did you end up seeing your students’ accuracy improve as they completed more problems and got feedback on their answers?
Not really, I think there was too little time, and it seems to me that this kind of class has most of the effect by getting students interested, rather than through the effects during its short duration.
Thank you for posting this! I think the idea of Fermi problems/napkin math as something that you can practice and get better at is under-recognized. Did you end up seeing your students’ accuracy improve as they completed more problems and got feedback on their answers?
Not really, I think there was too little time, and it seems to me that this kind of class has most of the effect by getting students interested, rather than through the effects during its short duration.