Classical Mechanics
Electricity & Magnetism > DC Circuits, Electric Fields and Potential
Fluid Mechanics
Optics
Oscillations & Waves
Thermo & Stat Mech
Highlights:
a set of problems to help students learn to think about mechanism and create a coherent story as part of solving a complex problem
Abstract:
To develop complex problem solving skills, students need to learn to develop a coherent story about what the situation in the problem is, what the mechanism is, and what physics principles are appropriate to apply. This can be challenging for students who have been successful in science through memorizing answers and simply plugging numbers into equations. This module contains a short paper for teachers introducing them to the issues, a few short readings for students, and 242 problems from across the curriculum that require "telling the story" of what's happening, matching the physics to the math, and developing a solution path.
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Instructor supplement, Restricted access, Student reading, Homework, In-class activity, Exam problem
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Life Sciences Topics:
Human and Animal Physiology > Cardiovascular System, Neurophysiology
Molecular and Cellular Biology
Chemistry Topics:
Chemical Bonding
Chemical Energetics
Intermolecular Forces
Reaction Mechanisms
Math Topics:
Algebra; Exponentials and Logarithms; Geometry; Graphical Analysis; Probability; Trigonometry
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