Peer Instruction: A User's ManualPresents an entirely new approach to introductory physics within a calculus-based conceptual and a mathematical framework. It offers an approach to presenting the material that is more gradual than existing books on the subject. KEY TOPICS: Peer Instruction: A User's Manual develops the full conceptual framework of each chapter within the first section of that chapter while addressing questions common to that topic. The material in this section concentrates on the underlying ideas and paints the big picture, whenever possible without equations. The second part of each chapter then develops the rigorous mathematical framework linked to the material presented in the first part. Each chapter also includes a short set of qualitative, conceptual questions at the end of the first section designed to strengthen the focus on the conceptual framework and facilitate understanding of the mathematical framework. The book is written in a lively, engaging style that anticipates the questions readers will have, articulates them, and answers them in a direct dialogue with the reader. MARKETS: A valuable reference book for anyone desiring an understanding of physics as it relates to engineering and science. |
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A car accelerates from rest . In doing so the car gains a certain amount of
momentum and Earth gains 1 . more momentum . 2 . the same amount of
momentum . 3 . less momentum . 4 . The answer depends on the interaction
between the two .
Compared to the bowling ball , the golf ball after the collision has 1 . more
momentum but less kinetic energy . 2 . more momentum and more kinetic energy
. 3 . less momentum and less kinetic energy . 4 . less momentum but more kinetic
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Why ? A very elastic superball is dropped from a height h onto the ground . The
ball rebounds at very nearly its original speed . ( a ) Is the ball ' s momentum
conserved during any part of this process ? ( b ) If we consider the ball and Earth
as ...
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I"m a teacher of math and I stumbled on Eric Mazur's work on Youtube. The PeerInstruction Network is worth subscribing to to get the most recent blog posts. Julie Schell has an excellent summary of the method at Julie Schell Peer Instruction on youtube... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rixx-Qtnt5I
The key points are setting up a "concept test" which is a question that students discuss. This is how to get studnets participating in the class rather than passively receiving information... and the teacher gets some idea of how the student understands the material when the test or quiz is given on paper. Using Mazur's method, the teacher can find out quickly how many students get the concept.
The book might be focused largely on calculus and physics, but its resources can be adapted to apply to other sciences ... and I've used some of his procedures in a history class, too.
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| Title | Peer Instruction: A User's Manual Always learning Pearson Educational Innovation Pearson Series in Educational Innovation: Instructor Resources for Physics Series Pearson custom library Prentice Hall series in educational innovation |
| Author | Eric Mazur |
| Publisher | Prentice Hall, 1997 |
| ISBN | 0135654416, 9780135654415 |
| Length | 253 pages |
| Subjects | › › Science / Physics / General Social Science / General |
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