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

May 15	Tools for scientific thinking-microcomputer-based laboratories for physics teaching
May 15	Tools for Scientific Thinking: Microcomputer-Based Laboratories for the Naive Science Learner
May 15	Open-ended versus guided laboratory activities: Impact on students’ beliefs about experimental physics
May 15	Developing skills versus reinforcing concepts in physics labs: Insight from a survey of students’ beliefs about experimental physics

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