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Functional dependence - Problems with solutions
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Part 4 of 5
Highlights: A collection of 78 problems throughout the class that are best done by focusing on functional dependence
Abstract: One of the most important ideas IPLS students need to learn is that equations are not just calculational tools; they represent relationships between physical variables that change together (co-vary)—their functional dependence. Understanding this sort of relationship is rarely
emphasized in introductory mathematics classes, and students who have not yet learned to blend conceptual ideas with mathematical symbols may not see the relevance and power of this idea. This unit offers a collection of readings, activities, and problems that can help students learn to use functional dependence productively.
Resource Types: Homework, Restricted access, Instructor supplement
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Physics Topics: 

Electricity & Magnetism > Electric Fields and Potential > Electric Field

Electricity & Magnetism > Electrostatics > General, Coulomb's Law

Fluid Mechanics > Dynamics of Fluids > Equation of Continuity, Flow Rate, Hagen-Poiseuille Equation, Viscosity

Fluid Mechanics > Surface Tension > Capillary Action, Force of Surface Tension

Optics > Color

Optics > Geometrical Optics > Thin Lens

Oscillations & Waves > Oscillations

Oscillations & Waves > Wave Motion > Transverse Pulses and Waves, Wave Packets

Thermo & Stat Mech > Kinetic and Diffusive Processes > Diffusion

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Cardiovascular System

Cellular Structure

Evolution

Intracellular Components

Medical Applications

Physical Mechanisms

Signaling Molecules

Surface Area/volume

Synapse Structure/Function

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Intermolecular Forces

Proteins

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Algebra; Exponentials and Logarithms; Geometry; Graphical Analysis; Probability

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Copyright:   2023 Edward Redish

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