written by
Ruth Chabay and
Bruce Sherwood
supported by
the National Science Foundation
This item is an unpublished manuscript that proposes a unified approach for the teaching of circuits in introductory calculus-based physics. The paper, written by the authors of the Matter & Interactions curriculum materials, unifies both electrostatic and circuit phenomena in terms of the Coulomb interaction. Potential and current are introduced only after students have analyzed the behavior of the whole circuit based on dynamic atomic-level models.
Matter and Interactions is a field-tested curriculum for introductory calculus-based physics. It places strong emphasis on a small number of fundamental principles, engages students in modeling, and integrates the atomic nature of matter throughout the curriculum.
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<a href="http://www.compadre.org/introphys/items/detail.cfm?ID=10026">Chabay, Ruth, and Bruce Sherwood. A unified treatment of eletrostatics and circuits. December 31, 2009.</a>
R. Chabay and B. Sherwood, A unified treatment of eletrostatics and circuits (2006), WWW Document, (http://matterandinteractions.org/Content/Articles/circuit.pdf).
Chabay, R., & Sherwood, B. (2009, December 31). A unified treatment of eletrostatics and circuits. Retrieved May 23, 2013, from http://matterandinteractions.org/Content/Articles/circuit.pdf
Chabay, Ruth, and Bruce Sherwood. A unified treatment of eletrostatics and circuits. December 31, 2009. http://matterandinteractions.org/Content/Articles/circuit.pdf (accessed 23 May 2013).
Chabay, Ruth, and Bruce Sherwood. A unified treatment of eletrostatics and circuits. 2006. 31 Dec. 2009. National Science Foundation. 23 May 2013 <http://matterandinteractions.org/Content/Articles/circuit.pdf>.
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Title = {A unified treatment of eletrostatics and circuits},
Volume = {2013},
Number = {23 May 2013},
Month = {December 31, 2009},
ISBN = {0-471-66328-X,0-471-66327-1},
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}
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