Thinking in Physics, 1st edition

Published by Pearson (July 1, 2014) © 2015

  • Vincent Coletta
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Title overview

For Introductory physics courses.

 

A fundamental approach to teaching scientific reasoning skills

In Thinking in Physics, Vincent Coletta creates a new curriculum that helps instructors reach students who have the greatest difficulty learning physics. The book presents evidence that students' reasoning ability is strongly related to their learning and describes ways for students to improve their reasoning to achieve a better understanding of basic physics principles.

Table of contents

I The Research Base for Thinking in Physics 1

1 The Development of Thinking in Physics 2

2 Evidence for the Effectiveness of Thinking in Physics 11

3 Gender Effects 17

II The TIP Curriculum 25

4 Student Population, Institutional Constraints, and the TIP Classroom26

5 Introducing Students to Thinking in Physics 29

6 TIP Course Structure 37

7 TIP at Chicago State University by Mel Sabella 47

III TIP Materials 51

8 Connecting the Dots 52

9 Reading Tests 56

10 Clicker Questions 71

11 Problem Solving Worksheets 118

12 Labs and Lab Concept Quizzes 122

13 Quizzes and Tests 185

Appendix 1: Lawson Classroom Test of Scientific Reasoning Ability 195

Appendix 2: A Guide to Learning Physics 203

Appendix 3: PowerPoint Slides for the First Week 211

Appendix 4: Syllabus and Schedule 217

Appendix 5: Seating Chart 221

References 222

Credits 223

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