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Mariappan Jawaharlal

Mariappan Jawaharlal

The Forgotten Story of the Real McCoy

It was the coldest winter day in Moscow. I was in class only because it was the warmest place I could be. Professor Azarov was a good…

Feb 7, 2023

The Forgotten Story of the Real McCoy

Feb 7, 2023

Mariappan Jawaharlal

A Racist Mathematical Formula

This year for Black History Month, I wanted to write a blog like I’ve done in the past on The Forgotten Story of Real McCoy or Bridges to…

Feb 7, 2023

Feb 7, 2023

Mariappan Jawaharlal

Bridges to today — Standing on the shoulders of Black Americans

Isaac Newton, the greatest scientist of all times, once wrote, “If I have seen further, it is by standing on the shoulder of giants.” I…

Feb 26, 2022

Bridges to today — Standing on the shoulders of Black Americans

Feb 26, 2022

Mariappan Jawaharlal

Running 100 miles

My first official DNF. It all came to an end at 3:30 AM last Sunday after running for 23 hours covering 77 miles and ascending over 8000…

Nov 12, 2019

Running 100 miles

Nov 12, 2019

Mariappan Jawaharlal

Confidence-Building Communication

Have you ever felt humiliated after talking to someone? Have you ever been embarrassed because you didn’t know something you were supposed…

Dec 7, 2017

Confidence-Building Communication

Dec 7, 2017

Mariappan Jawaharlal

What A Fish Knows: The Inner Lives of Our Underwater Cousins by Jonathan Balcombe

When my first daughter was about six years old, I took her fishing for the first time in a small pond near Amherst, Massachusetts. I bought…

Dec 7, 2017

What A Fish Knows: The Inner Lives of Our Underwater Cousins by Jonathan Balcombe

Dec 7, 2017

Mariappan Jawaharlal

Are Your Students Ignoring You? Maybe They’re Missing the Big Picture

We often complain about disengaged students. They don’t pay attention in class. They don’t participate in class activities or discussions…

Sep 13, 2017

Are Your Students Ignoring You? Maybe They’re Missing the Big Picture

Sep 13, 2017

Mariappan Jawaharlal

Is Lecturing Bad?

My earlier blog, “Stop Teaching, So Students Can Start Learning,” generated several questions and comments. I used the words ‘stop…

Aug 4, 2017

Is Lecturing Bad?

Aug 4, 2017

Mariappan Jawaharlal

Professors Must Learn How to Teach

Whenever we hire someone to perform a particular service for us, we prudently check their credentials. We certainly wouldn’t hire a…

Jul 19, 2017

Professors Must Learn How to Teach

Jul 19, 2017

Mariappan Jawaharlal

My Arranged Marriage with Engineering

Recently at an outreach meeting, a high school student asked me, “When did you know that you wanted to be an engineer?”

Jul 19, 2017

My Arranged Marriage with Engineering

Jul 19, 2017

Mariappan Jawaharlal

Mariappan Jawaharlal

Dr. Mariappan “Jawa” Jawaharlal is Associate Dean, College of Engineering and Computer Science at the California State University, Sacramento.

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