J. Guisasola, J. Zubimendi, and K. Zuza, Phys. Rev. ST Phys. Educ. Res., 6 (2), 020102 (2010).
We examine the pedagogical suitability of introducing a teaching sequence for the concept of electrical capacitance within the context of charging a body. This short sequence targets…
M. Belloni, W. Christian, A. Cox, and T. Timberlake, Winter Meeting of the American Association of Physics Teachers, 17 (2011).
Over the past six years, the Open Source Physics (OSP) project has produced a collection of over 400 interactive computer-based curricular materials for the teaching of advanced…
L. Kramer and R. Goertzen, 2011 PhysTEC Conference (2011).
This workshop from the 2011 PhysTEC Conference details a package of research-based, open-source, epistemologically-focused tutorials, along with the detailed information instructors…
N. Podolefsky, K. Perkins, and W. Adams, Phys. Rev. ST Phys. Educ. Res., 6 (2), 020117 (2010).
This paper extends prior research on student use of computer simulations (sims) to engage with and explore science topics, in this case wave interference. We describe engaged…
C. Morrow, Phys. Teach., 38 (4), 252-253 (2000).
Everyday association with time in our modern age involves watches, clocks, and calendars rather than the astronomical motions that were the original bases for timekeeping. However,…
