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| Abstract Title: | Understanding How Students Use Physical Ideas in Introductory Biology Courses |
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| Abstract: | The University of Maryland Biology and Physics Education Research Groups are investigating students' views about the role of physics in introductory biology courses. The Bio 2010 report emphasized the value of integrating physics, mathematics, and chemistry into the undergraduate biology curriculum. This poster presents data from an introductory course that addresses the fundamental principles of organismal biology. This course incorporates several topics directly related to physics, including thermodynamics, diffusion, and fluid flow. We examine pre- and post-attitude survey, interview, and class observation data to establish how students consider and employ these physical ideas in the context of their biology course. These results have broad implications as physics instructors consider reforms to meet the interdisciplinary challenges of Bio 2010. |
| Abstract Type: | Contributed Poster |
Author/Organizer Information | |
| Primary Contact: |
Jessica Watkins University of Maryland, College Park |
| Co-Author(s) and Co-Presenter(s) |
Kristi Hall, University of Maryland, College Park E.F. Redish, University of Maryland, College Park Todd J. Cooke, University of Maryland, College Park |
