Curriculum Design for the Algebra-Based Course: Just Change the ‘D’s to Deltas?

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written by Michael E. Loverude, Stephen E. Kanim, and Luanna S. Gomez

The PIs have been involved in an NSF-funded project to develop materials for the introductory mechanics laboratory. The materials are based on the instructional approach taken in Tutorials in Introductory Physics (curriculum developed in the context of the calculus-based course at the University of Washington). While the materials being developed are intended for the algebra-based course, at many universities the labs are common to the two courses. As a result, we have been looking at differences in performance between these two student populations. In this poster, we describe the differences we have observed, especially as related to graphs, proportional reasoning, and algebra. It turns out that you cannot just change the d's to Deltas--who knew? We will discuss implications for instructors and for curriculum developers.

Physics Education Research Conference 2008
Part of the PER Conference Invited Paper series
Edmonton, Canada: July 23-24, 2008
Volume 1064, Pages 34-37

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Keywords:: Algebra-based, Labs, PERC 2008, Physics, Population Differences, Student Understanding, educational aids, educational courses, educational technology, research and development management, student experiments
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<a href="https://www.compadre.org/portal/items/detail.cfm?ID=7962">Loverude, M, S. Kanim, and L. Gomez. "Curriculum Design for the Algebra-Based Course: Just Change the ‘D’s to Deltas?." Paper presented at the Physics Education Research Conference 2008, Edmonton, Canada, July 23-24, 2008.</a>

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M. Loverude, S. Kanim, and L. Gomez, Curriculum Design for the Algebra-Based Course: Just Change the ‘D’s to Deltas?, presented at the Physics Education Research Conference 2008, Edmonton, Canada, 2008, <https://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=7962&DocID=694>.

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Loverude, M., Kanim, S., & Gomez, L. (2008, July 23-24). Curriculum Design for the Algebra-Based Course: Just Change the ‘D’s to Deltas?. Paper presented at Physics Education Research Conference 2008, Edmonton, Canada. Retrieved May 1, 2025, from https://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=7962&DocID=694

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Loverude, M, S. Kanim, and L. Gomez. "Curriculum Design for the Algebra-Based Course: Just Change the ‘D’s to Deltas?." Paper presented at the Physics Education Research Conference 2008, Edmonton, Canada, July 23-24, 2008. https://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=7962&DocID=694 (accessed 1 May 2025).

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Loverude, Michael, Stephen Kanim, and Luanna Gomez. "Curriculum Design for the Algebra-Based Course: Just Change the ‘D’s to Deltas?." Physics Education Research Conference 2008. Edmonton, Canada: 2008. 34-37 Vol. 1064 of PER Conference Invited Paper. 1 May 2025 <https://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=7962&DocID=694>.

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