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Benjamin W. Dreyfus, Julia Svoboda Gouvea, Benjamin D. Geller, Vashti Sawtelle, Chandra Turpen, and Edward F. Redish
Energy is a complex idea that cuts across scientific disciplines. For life science students, an
approach to energy that incorporates chemical bonds and chemical reactions is better equipped to meet the needs of life sciences students than a traditional introductory physics approach that focuses primarily on mechanical energy. We present a curricular sequence, or thread, designed to build up students' understanding of chemical energy in an introductory physics course for the life sciences. This thread is designed to connect ideas about energy from physics, biology, and chemistry. We describe the kinds of connections among energetic concepts that we intended to develop to build interdisciplinary coherence and present some examples of curriculum materials and student data that illustrate our approach.
American Journal of Physics: Volume 82, Issue 5, Pages 403-411
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![]() B. Dreyfus, J. Gouvea, B. Geller, V. Sawtelle, C. Turpen, and E. Redish, Chemical energy in an introductory physics course for the life sciences, Am. J. Phys. 82 (5), 403 (2014), <https://doi.org/10.1119/1.4870391>.
![]() Dreyfus, B., Gouvea, J., Geller, B., Sawtelle, V., Turpen, C., & Redish, E. (2014, April 25). Chemical energy in an introductory physics course for the life sciences. Am. J. Phys., 82(5), 403-411. Retrieved February 7, 2025, from https://doi.org/10.1119/1.4870391
![]() Dreyfus, B, J. Gouvea, B. Geller, V. Sawtelle, C. Turpen, and E. Redish. "Chemical energy in an introductory physics course for the life sciences." Am. J. Phys. 82, no. 5, (April 25, 2014): 403-411, https://doi.org/10.1119/1.4870391 (accessed 7 February 2025).
![]() Dreyfus, Benjamin, Julia Svoboda Gouvea, Benjamin Geller, Vashti Sawtelle, Chandra Turpen, and Edward F. Redish. "Chemical energy in an introductory physics course for the life sciences." Am. J. Phys. 82.5 (2014): 403-411. 7 Feb. 2025 <https://doi.org/10.1119/1.4870391>.
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