Rotating coordinates and the Ramsey separated oscillating-field resonance method
Norman Ramsey has recently been awarded the Nobel Prize for the ``molecular beam resonance method with separated oscillating fields'' [Phys. Rev. 78, 695–699 (1950)]. It is shown explicitly, for ...
Norman Ramsey has recently been awarded the Nobel Prize for the ``molecular beam resonance method with separated oscillating fields'' [Phys. Rev. 78, 695–699 (1950)]. It is shown explicitly, for ...
Overview, Case Study Physics
Overview, Case Study (OCS) Physics is an effort to integrate recent results from physics education research into instruction for introductory university physics courses that emphasize problem solving....
Overview, Case Study (OCS) Physics is an effort to integrate recent results from physics education research into instruction for introductory university physics courses that emphasize problem solving....
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Learning to think like a physicist: A review of research-based instructional strategies
American Journal of Physics -- October 1991 -- Volume 59, Issue 10, pp. 891-897
Issue Date: October 1991
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Many studies in physics education indicate that our conventional instruction fails to achieve objectives we desire for our students. Students leave introductory courses unable to reason qualitatively about physical processes. They use primitive formula-centered problem-solving techniques. Their minds contain a small number of facts and equations that are accessible only by random searches. In recent years, research by scientists interested in cognition and pedagogy has shown that we can do much better. This paper reviews this research and the instructional strategies that are suggested by it. The following paper reports the preliminary results of using these strategies in introductory physics courses that emphasize problem solving.
©1991 American Association of Physics Teachers
©1991 American Association of Physics Teachers
| History: | Received 3 January 1991; accepted 21 March 1991 |
| Permalink: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1119/1.16667 |
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