Top 5 Quotes & Sayings by Eric Mazur

Explore popular quotes and sayings by a physicist Eric Mazur.
Last updated on December 24, 2024.
Eric Mazur

Eric Mazur is a physicist and educator at Harvard University, and an entrepreneur in technology start-ups for the educational and technology markets. Mazur's research is in experimental ultrafast optics, condensed matter physics and peer instruction. Born in Amsterdam, Netherlands, he received his undergraduate and graduate degrees from Leiden University.

Physicist | Born: November 14, 1954
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.
Lecture is the transfer of the notes of the lecturer to the notes of the student without passing through either.
The real hallmark of learning is transferring what you’ve learned into new contexts. — © Eric Mazur
The real hallmark of learning is transferring what you’ve learned into new contexts.
I thought I was a good teacher until I discovered my students were just memorizing information rather than learning to understand the material.
You can forget facts but you cannot forget understanding.
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