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For over two decades, physics education research has been enriching the understanding of what works and what doesn't in physics teaching. At a broad range of institutions, these new insights have been transforming physics teaching and learning. Stress on active engagement has been central to these efforts. But the physics textbook market remains dominated by books - scarcely distinguishable form one another - which at best have done some retrofitting, but remain passive and impenetrable environments for all but a small minority of students.
The purpose of Introductory Physics is to meet the needs of faculty who are open to change and to support the changes that an ever-increasing number of faculty have already made in their teaching. It will acknowledge that students don’t arrive as empty vessels, and will engage them in dialogue about their own prior conceptions and strategies. It will engage students in the process of physical sense-making that underlies good problem solving (as distinct from the "plug and chug" approaches of many students that reduce physics to memorized equations). Finally, it will recognize the need to meet students where they are, lowering perceived thresholds while maintaining appropriate goals for outcomes.
Introductory Physics: Building Understanding is available in 1 Parts:
- ISBN 978-0-470-05093-4
Introductory Physics: Building Understanding, Intro Physics V1.1 1E Wiley Plus Set (with Wiley Plus).
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