The Physics Source: A Resource for Introductory Physics Courses

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The Physics Source is a collection of resources for introductory college level physics courses. It includes curriculum, curriculum support material, reference material, and pedagogical and physics education research inspired content.

The Source relies on you, the community of teachers, to expand and maintain its holdings.

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Equity investigation of attitudinal shifts in introductory physics
This study explores the impact of University Modeling Instruction on student attitudes regarding science, with a focus on the impact of gender and ethnicity.
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Latest Source Materials

Mar 29	Assessing student written problem solutions: A problem-solving rubric with application to introductory physics
Mar 29	Students’ epistemologies about experimental physics: Validating the Colorado Learning Attitudes about Science Survey for experimental physics
Mar 20	Physlet Physics - Optics
Mar 20	Physlet Physics - Circuits

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April 24th History

1934: Lauren Hammonds developed the pipeless organ.
Source: Netscape's this Day in History; submitted by Melanie Smith.