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A lab designed as an online replacement for a hands-on exploration of the principles of optics.

Animal Adaptations, Natural Selection and Adaptation, Vision

Straight Line Propagation, Reflection - Flat Surfaces, Reflection - Curved Surfaces, Refractive Index, Refraction - Flat Surfaces, Thin Lens, Thick Lens

Edward Redish

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A collection of 7 problems on modeling gravitational forces, designed to help life-science students build scientific thinking skills.

Human and Animal Physiology, Animal Biomechanics

Motion in One Dimension, Gravity, Gravitational Acceleration, Projectile Motion, Force & Acceleration, Friction, Universal Gravitation

Edward Redish

NEXUS Physics

A collection of 18 problems on fluid flow, designed to help life-science students build scientific thinking skills.

Cardiovascular System, Diagnostic (non-imaging) Techniques, Cardiovascular Disorders, Drugs and Fluids, Human and Animal Physiology, Healthy Cardiovascular Function, Medical Applications, Treatment and Intervention, Healthy Respiratory Function, Fluid Transport

Fluid Mechanics, Statics of Rigid Bodies, Dynamics of Fluids, Static Pressure, Flow Rate, Hagen-Poiseuille Equation, Viscosity, Equation of Continuity

Edward Redish

NEXUS Physics

A collection of 8 fluids problems on statics and gases, designed to help life-science students build scientific thinking skills.

Human and Animal Physiology, Animal Biomechanics

Newton's Second Law, Kinetic and Diffusive Processes, Force & Acceleration, Pressure, Static Pressure, Atmospheric Pressure, Density and Buoyancy, Ideal Gas

Edward Redish

NEXUS Physics

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