Re: [PSUBS-MAILIST] University Competition

["D. Blake" <dblake@bright.net>]

Here's a site I just found this morning.
http://www.submarine.freehosting.net/
The next turnover of students here will probably not get the knowledge
gained from this group in order to make improvements, or build upon the
fundamentals learned here unless one or more students stays on for another
year.
Big Dave

-----Original Message-----
From: D. Blake <dblake@bright.net>
To: personal_submersibles@psubs.org <personal_submersibles@psubs.org>
Date: Saturday, February 12, 2000 5:53 PM
Subject: Re: [PSUBS-MAILIST] University Competition


>It reminds me of grad school at OU.  Every other year is a turnover and new
>beginning.  This is a commentary on faculty's reluctance to build on
>knowledge gained through past experience in an attempt to educate new
>students.  There are fundamentals that must be learned through a process of
>cognitive dissonance ie: trial and error.  In other words, you must learn
>the hard way for the knowledge to be effective as a part of your overall
>knowledge base.
>We can provide help which will illustrate the resourcefulness of design
team
>members, but will do little to illustrate the team's ability to create from
>originality.....
>Big Dave
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Wade Carson <wacarson@interchange.ubc.ca>
>To: personal_submersibles@psubs.org <personal_submersibles@psubs.org>
>Date: Saturday, February 12, 2000 4:46 PM
>Subject: RE: [PSUBS-MAILIST] University Competition
>>
>>Stan, it is the same race.  I'd love to see some of the pictures you might
>>have.  Unfortunately, due to funding problems and the fact that we have no
>>past members on the team, we are looking more for something functional
than
>>spectacular.  Although, it's not my section I would also be interested in
>>hearing any advice on ballast systems and what would be effective.....
>>Wade
>>
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