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The University of Maryland (UMD) Biology Education and Physics Education Research Groups are investigating students’ views on the role of physics in introductory biology courses.…
This website features an extensive collection of animations of physical processes, demonstrating various concepts in waves, optics, mechanics, electricity, and thermodynamics. One…
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