The Foundations of Insight Understanding Emergent Phenomena with Conceptual Models

Описание: Lecture 1: The Foundations of Insight

This lecture demonstrates two things simultaneously: core concepts in physics, such as emergent behavior, and a new model for human-AI collaboration in scientific education, as suggested in recent literature [1]. It showcases a process of using an AI partner (Google Gemini) to achieve a deep, intuitive understanding of graduate-level physical concepts.

This dynamic serves as a real-time example of a dialogic, collaborative learning model—in this case, a human-AI partnership—focused on generating insight through shared discovery.

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AI Collaboration Note:
This video, its title, description, and the concepts explored within were developed in a deep collaboration with Google Gemini. Gemini's role included acting as a Socratic partner, a reviewer, and a tool for structuring and refining the final presentation.

Acknowledgments:
Thank you to Daniel Shiffman (The Coding Train) for providing excellent conceptual starting points for the p5.js demonstrations.

References:
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[10] Por, E., van Kooten, M., and Sarkovic, V., 2019, "Nyquist–Shannon sampling theorem," Leiden University, 1(1).
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