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the introductory chapter for a physics text designed for life science students focusing on the skills they need to develop
Abstract:
Life-science students often enter a physics class with experiences in other science classes that lead them to focus on memorization and heuristics. For them to break that pattern and develop the scientific thinking skills that physics can provide (especially thinking with fundamental principles and math), the class needs to be explicit about that shift. This introduction is important for introducing students to the value of deeper thinking, building understanding, modeling, and learning to be wary of recalled answers ("one-step thinking").
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Copyright: 2023 Edward Redish, Ginny Redish
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