- NEXUS Physics
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Contributions
Using math in physics -- teacher's introduction
Pedagogical essay, Restricted access, Instructor supplementA set of short papers discussing various strategies to help students learn to use math in physics. Sample teaching materials included.
None
Classical Mechanics, Fluid Mechanics, Oscillations & Waves, Thermo & Stat Mech, Electricity & Magnetism, Optics, Modern Physics
Edward Redish
NEXUS Physics
Diffusion and Random Walk unit
Instructor supplement, Student reading, Lecture materials, In-class activity, Clicker question, Lab, Demonstration, Video, Pre-class assignment, Homework, Exam problemProvides the basic physics of the critical biological phenomenon of diffusion and random motion.
Medical Applications, Physical Mechanisms, Cellular Structure, Cross-membrane Transport, Cellular Dynamics
Statistical Physics, Diffusion, Brownian Motion
Edward Redish
Kimberly Moore
+ 2 more
Diffusion - Instructor Documents
Instructor supplementProvides the basic physics underlying the critical biological phenomenon of diffusion.
Medical Applications, Physical Mechanisms, Cellular Structure, Cross-membrane Transport, Cellular Dynamics
Statistical Physics, Diffusion, Brownian Motion
Edward Redish
Kimberly Moore
+ 2 more
Diffusion - Readings
Student readingProvides the basic physics underlying the critical biological phenomenon of diffusion.
Medical Applications, Physical Mechanisms, Cellular Structure, Cross-membrane Transport, Cellular Dynamics
Statistical Physics, Diffusion, Brownian Motion
Edward Redish
Kimberly Moore
+ 2 more
Diffusion - Lecture Materials
Lecture materials, In-class activity, Clicker question, Lab, Demonstration, Video, Pre-class assignment, Homework, Exam problem, Student reading, Instructor supplementProvides the basic physics underlying the critical biological phenomenon of diffusion.
Medical Applications, Physical Mechanisms, Cellular Structure, Cross-membrane Transport, Cellular Dynamics
Statistical Physics, Diffusion, Brownian Motion
Edward Redish
Kimberly Moore
+ 2 more
Diffusion - Homework Problems
HomeworkStudents work on how the physics of diffusion plays out in biologically meaningful circumstances.
Medical Applications, Physical Mechanisms, Cellular Structure, Cross-membrane Transport, Cellular Dynamics
Statistical Physics, Diffusion, Brownian Motion
Edward Redish
Kimberly Moore
+ 2 more
Diffusion - Recitations
In-class activityTwo small group activities on the topic of diffusion and random walk.
Medical Applications, Physical Mechanisms, Cellular Structure, Cross-membrane Transport, Cellular Dynamics
Statistical Physics, Diffusion, Brownian Motion
Edward Redish
Kimberly Moore
+ 2 more
Diffusion - Laboratories
Lab, Instructor supplement, Student readingThese labs yield a complete exploration of motion in resistive media from directed to random.
Medical Applications, Physical Mechanisms, Cellular Structure, Cross-membrane Transport, Cellular Dynamics
Statistical Physics, Diffusion, Brownian Motion
Edward Redish
Kimberly Moore
+ 2 more
ImageJ Instructions
Student reading, Instructor supplementInstructions for using ImageJ, a video capture program.
Medical Applications, Physical Mechanisms, Cellular Structure, Cross-membrane Transport, Cellular Dynamics
Statistical Physics, Diffusion, Brownian Motion
Edward Redish
Kimberly Moore
+ 2 more
Microscope Instructions
Student reading, Instructor supplementInstructions for use of a sample microscope that can be used for these labs.
None
Geometrical Optics
Edward Redish
Kimberly Moore
+ 2 more
Using math in physics - Dimensional analysis
Remote Learning, Instructor supplement, Student reading, Lecture materials, Clicker question, In-class activity, Homework, Restricted access, Exam problemAn introduction to dimensional analysis with readings, problems, and examples throughout the curriculum. Problems available in Expert TA.
Molecular and Cellular Biology
Classical Mechanics, Fluid Mechanics, Oscillations & Waves, Thermo & Stat Mech, Electricity & Magnetism
Edward Redish
NEXUS Physics
Dimensional analysis - Introduction
Remote Learning, Instructor supplementA short paper for instructors, introducing the concept of dimensional analysis, and its value to students.
None
Classical Mechanics, Fluid Mechanics, Electricity & Magnetism
Edward Redish
NEXUS Physics
Dimensional analysis - Student Readings
Remote Learning, Student readingReading for students providing an introduction to dimensional analysis in the open source NEXUS/Physics wiki textbook.
None
Classical Mechanics, Fluid Mechanics, Oscillations & Waves, Thermo & Stat Mech, Electricity & Magnetism
Edward Redish
NEXUS Physics
Dimensional analysis - In-Class Slides
Remote Learning, Lecture materials, Clicker questionLecture slides and clicker questions for introducing dimensional analysis in class.
None
Classical Mechanics, Fluid Mechanics
Edward Redish
NEXUS Physics
Dimensional analysis - Classroom Activities
Remote Learning, In-class activity, Homework, Restricted accessTwo extended groupwork activities that can help students get a handle on dimensional analysis.
Human and Animal Physiology, Medical Applications, Molecular and Cellular Biology
Hagen-Poiseuille Equation, Conductors and Insulators
Edward Redish
NEXUS Physics
Dimensional analysis of the HP equation
Remote Learning, In-class activityAn extended groupwork activity on the HP equation that can help students get a handle on dimensional analysis.
Human and Animal Physiology, Medical Applications
Hagen-Poiseuille Equation
Edward Redish
NEXUS Physics
Dimensional analysis of the Debye length
Remote Learning, Homework, In-class activity, Restricted accessAn extended groupwork activity on the HP equation that can help students get a handle on dimensional analysis. Includes a little calculus.
Molecular and Cellular Biology
Conductors and Insulators
Edward Redish
NEXUS Physics
Dimensional Analysis - Problems with Solutions
Remote Learning, Instructor supplement, Homework, Restricted access, Exam problemHomework problems using dimensional analysis throughout the curriculum
None
Classical Mechanics, Fluid Mechanics, Oscillations & Waves, Thermo & Stat Mech, Electricity & Magnetism
Edward Redish
NEXUS Physics
Dimensional analysis problems - Units
Remote Learning, Homework, Restricted accessHomework problems using dimensional analysis throughout the curriculum. These problems focus on interesting topics with units.
Pressure & Fluid Diagnostics
Fluid Mechanics, Electricity & Magnetism
Edward Redish
NEXUS Physics
Dimensional analysis problems - Functional Dependence Table Problems
Remote Learning, Homework, Exam problem, Restricted accessHomework problems using dimensional analysis throughout the curriculum
Fluid Transport, Other Body Fluids
Stresses, Capillary Action, Hagen-Poiseuille Equation, Transverse Pulses and Waves, Coulomb's Law
Edward Redish
NEXUS Physics
Dimensional Analysis - Essay questions
Remote Learning, Homework, Restricted accessEssay questions about the use of dimensional analysis in general.
None
None
Edward Redish
NEXUS Physics
Dimensional analysis problems - General
Remote Learning, Homework, Restricted accessHomework problems using dimensional analysis throughout the curriculum
None
Classical Mechanics, Oscillations & Waves, Thermo & Stat Mech, Electricity & Magnetism
Edward Redish
NEXUS Physics
Dimensional analysis problems - Specific Physics Topics
Remote Learning, Homework, Restricted accessHomework problems using dimensional analysis throughout the curriculum sorted by physics topics
None
Classical Mechanics, Fluid Mechanics, Oscillations & Waves, Thermo & Stat Mech, Electricity & Magnetism
Edward Redish
NEXUS Physics
Dimensional analysis problems - Kinematics
Remote Learning, Homework, Restricted accessHomework problems using dimensional analysis throughout the curriculum sorted by physics topics: one problem on kinematics
None
Classical Mechanics
Edward Redish
NEXUS Physics
Dimensional analysis problems - Newtonian dynamics
Remote Learning, Homework, Restricted accessHomework problems using dimensional analysis throughout the curriculum sorted by physics topics: 2 problems in Newtonian dynamics
None
Classical Mechanics
Edward Redish
NEXUS Physics
Dimensional analysis problems - Electric forces
Remote Learning, Homework, Restricted accessHomework problems using dimensional analysis throughout the curriculum: 3 problems in electric forces
None
Electricity & Magnetism
Edward Redish
NEXUS Physics
Dimensional analysis problems - Solids
Remote Learning, Homework, Restricted accessHomework problems using dimensional analysis throughout the curriculum: 3 problems focusing on properties of solids
Material Flow, Musculoskeletal
Classical Mechanics, Fluid Mechanics
Edward Redish
NEXUS Physics
Dimensional analysis problems - Fluids
Remote Learning, Homework, Restricted accessHomework problems using dimensional analysis throughout the curriculum sorted by physics topics: 6 problems on fluid statics and dynamics
Material Flow, Musculoskeletal
Fluid Mechanics
Edward Redish
NEXUS Physics
Dimensional analysis problems - Diffusion
Remote Learning, Homework, Restricted accessHomework problems using dimensional analysis throughout the curriculum sorted by physics topics: 3 DA problems on diffusion
None
Diffusion
Edward Redish
NEXUS Physics
Dimensional analysis problems - Electric current
Remote Learning, Homework, Restricted accessHomework problems using dimensional analysis throughout the curriculum sorted by physics topics: 3 problems on electric fields and currents
None
Electricity & Magnetism
Edward Redish
NEXUS Physics
Dimensional analysis problems - Harmonic Oscillator
Remote Learning, Homework, Restricted accessHomework problems using dimensional analysis throughout the curriculum: 2 problems on the simple oscillator
None
Oscillations & Waves
Edward Redish
NEXUS Physics
Dimensional analysis problems - Waves
Remote Learning, Homework, Restricted accessHomework problems using dimensional analysis throughout the curriculum sorted by physics topics: 1 problem on waves
None
Oscillations & Waves
Edward Redish
NEXUS Physics
Dimensional analysis problems - Light
Remote Learning, Homework, Restricted accessHomework problems using dimensional analysis throughout the curriculum sorted by physics topics: 1 problem on light moving through a medium
Vision
Color
Edward Redish
NEXUS Physics
Dimensional Analysis Quiz and Exam Problems
Remote Learning, Homework, Exam problemA set of problems appropriate for quiz, exam, or HW asking students to evaluate possible equations on dimensions and physical plausibility.
Surface Area/volume, Material Flow, Animal Cardiovascular
Classical Mechanics, Fluid Mechanics, Electricity & Magnetism, Diffusion
Edward Redish
NEXUS Physics
Sample NEXUS Physics Class
Student reading, Instructor supplement, Pre-class assignment, Homework, Exam problemNEXUS Physics is an IPLS class designed for bio majors. This is a sample implementation.
Medical Applications
Classical Mechanics, Fluid Mechanics, Thermo & Stat Mech, Electrostatics
Edward Redish
NEXUS Physics
Schedules of activities
Pre-class assignment, Student reading, Instructor supplement, HomeworkNEXUS Physics is an IPLS class designed for bio majors. This is a sample implementation.
Medical Applications
Classical Mechanics, Fluid Mechanics, Thermo & Stat Mech, Electrostatics
Edward Redish
NEXUS Physics
Syllabus explanations
Student reading, Instructor supplement, Exam problemNEXUS Physics is an IPLS class designed for bio majors. This is a sample implementation.
Medical Applications
Classical Mechanics, Fluid Mechanics, Thermo & Stat Mech, Electrostatics
Edward Redish
NEXUS Physics
Support files
Instructor supplementNEXUS Physics is an IPLS class designed for bio majors. This is a sample implementation.
Medical Applications
Classical Mechanics, Fluid Mechanics, Thermo & Stat Mech, Electrostatics
Edward Redish
NEXUS Physics
Living Physics textbook (AKA NEXUS Physics Wikibook)
Remote Learning, Student reading, Instructor supplement, Restricted access, Clicker questionan intro physics text designed for life-science students focusing on the skills they need to develop for research or healthcare careers
Biochemistry, Mechanics of Biomaterials, Fluid Transport, Material Flow, Cardiovascular System, Neurophysiology, Healthy Respiratory Function, Cellular Structure, Emergent Phenomena, Bioenergetics
Fluid Mechanics, Motion in Two Dimensions, Electrostatics, Electric Fields and Potential, Capacitance, Resistance, DC Circuits, Geometrical Optics, Diffraction, Interference, Oscillations, Wave Motion, Thermal Properties of Matter, First Law, Entropy, Second Law Formulations, Thermodynamic Potentials, Synthesis and Analysis of Color, Photons, Lasers, Random Walks
Edward Redish
Ginny Redish
+ 1 more
Living Physics - Vol. 1
Remote Learning, Instructor supplement, Restricted access, Student readingan intro physics text designed for life-science students focusing on the skills they need to develop for research or healthcare careers
Cellular Structure, Mechanics of Biomaterials, Material Flow, Cardiovascular System, Healthy Respiratory Function, Fluid Transport, Biochemistry, Neurophysiology
Fluid Mechanics, Motion in Two Dimensions, Electrostatics, Thermal Properties of Matter
Edward Redish
Ginny Redish
+ 1 more
Living Physics Vol. 1 - Information for faculty
Remote Learning, Instructor supplement, Restricted accessan intro physics text designed for life science students focusing on the skills they need to develop for research or healthcare careers
None
None
Edward Redish
Ginny Redish
+ 1 more
Living Physics 1 - Introduction for students
Remote Learning, Student reading, Instructor supplement, Restricted accessthe introductory chapter for a physics text designed for life science students focusing on the skills they need to develop
None
None
Edward Redish
Ginny Redish
+ 1 more
Living Physics 2 - Using math in science
Remote Learning, Student reading, Instructor supplement, Restricted accesschapter 2 of an intro physics text designed for life science students focusing on the tools for using math in physics
None
None
Edward Redish
Ginny Redish
+ 1 more
Living Physics 3 - Kinematics
Remote Learning, Student reading, Instructor supplement, Restricted accesschapter 3 of an intro physics text designed for life-science students focusing on the basics ideas of kinematics
None
Position & Displacement, Velocity, Acceleration, Position & Displacement, 2D Velocity, 2D Acceleration
Edward Redish
Ginny Redish
+ 1 more
Living Physics 4 - Newton's laws
Remote Learning, Student reading, Instructor supplement, Restricted accesschapter 4 of an intro physics text designed for life-science students introducing Newton's laws of motion
None
Newton's First Law, Newton's Second Law, Newton's Third Law, Applications of Newton's Laws
Edward Redish
Ginny Redish
+ 1 more
Living Physics 5 - Modeling forces
Remote Learning, Student reading, Instructor supplement, Restricted accesschapter 5 of an intro physics text designed for life-science students introducing models of various forces for use in Newton's laws
None
Gravity, Friction, Viscosity, Charge, Coulomb's Law
Edward Redish
Ginny Redish
+ 1 more
Living Physics 6 - Coherent vs random motion
Remote Learning, Student reading, Instructor supplement, Restricted accesschapter 6 of an intro physics text for life-science students defining momentum and contrasting it with random models of motion and diffusion
None
Force & Acceleration, Kinetic Theory, Mean Free Path, Mean Collision Time, Diffusion
Edward Redish
Ginny Redish
+ 1 more
Living Physics 7 - Solids
Remote Learning, Student reading, Instructor supplement, Restricted accesschapter 7 of an intro physics text for life-science students discussing states of matter and the response of solids to various forces
Musculoskeletal Injury/Disorders, Cellular Structure, Mechanics of Biomaterials
Statics of Rigid Bodies
Edward Redish
Ginny Redish
+ 1 more
Living Physics 8 - Fluids
Remote Learning, Student reading, Instructor supplement, Restricted accesschapter 8 of an intro physics text for life-science students on the properties of fluids including viscous fluid flow
Material Flow, Cardiovascular System, Healthy Respiratory Function, Fluid Transport
Surface Tension, Statics of Fluids, Flow Rate, Hagen-Poiseuille Equation, Viscosity, Equation of Continuity
Edward Redish
Ginny Redish
+ 1 more
Living Physics 9 - Mechanical energy
Remote Learning, Student reading, Instructor supplement, Restricted accesschapter 9 of an intro physics text for life-science students introducing the quantification of the concept of energy, kinetic and potential
Biochemistry, Neurophysiology
Work, Non-Conservative Forces, Conservation of Energy, Conservative Fields
Edward Redish
Ginny Redish
+ 1 more
Living Physics 10 - Chemical energy
Remote Learning, Student reading, Instructor supplement, Restricted accesschapter 10 of an intro physics text for life-science students discussing chemical energetics from a physics point of view with simple models
None
Medical Physics, Conservation of Energy, Spectra
Edward Redish
Ginny Redish
+ 1 more
Living Physics 11 - Heat and temperature
Remote Learning, Student reading, Instructor supplement, Restricted accesschapter 11 of an intro physics text for life-science students discussing macroscopic thermodynamics - heat and temperature
None
Thermal Properties of Matter
Edward Redish
Ginny Redish
+ 1 more
Living Physics - Vol. 2
Remote Learning, Instructor supplement, Restricted access, Student readingan intro physics text designed for life-science students focusing on the skills they need to develop for research or healthcare careers
Emergent Phenomena, Bioenergetics, Cellular Structure
Electric Fields and Potential, Capacitance, Resistance, DC Circuits, Geometrical Optics, Diffraction, Interference, Oscillations, Wave Motion, First Law, Entropy, Second Law Formulations, Thermodynamic Potentials, Synthesis and Analysis of Color, Photons, Lasers, Random Walks
Edward Redish
Ginny Redish
+ 1 more
Living Physics Vol. 2 - Information for faculty
Remote Learning, Instructor supplement, Restricted accessan intro physics text designed for life science students focusing on the skills they need to develop for research or health-care careers
None
None
Edward Redish
Ginny Redish
+ 1 more
Living Physics 12 - Thermodynamics and statistical mechanics
Remote Learning, Student reading, Instructor supplement, Restricted accesschapter 12 of an intro physics text for life-science students discussing thermodynamics from the point of view of statistical mechanics
Matter/energy Transfer & Transforms, Bioenergetics, Cellular Dynamics
First Law, Probability, Kinetic Theory, Entropy, Second Law Formulations, Thermodynamic Potentials, Random Walks, Microstate, Macrostate, Boltzmann Distribution, Equipartition Theorem, Ideal Gas
Edward Redish
Ginny Redish
+ 1 more
Living Physics 13 - Electricity and the electric field
Remote Learning, Student reading, Instructor supplement, Restricted accesschapter 13 of an intro physics text for life-science students introducing the basic concepts of electric field and potential
Molecular and Cellular Biology, Neurophysiology
Electric Field, Electrostatic Potential and Potential Energy, Dielectric
Edward Redish
Ginny Redish
+ 1 more
Living Physics 14 - Electric currents
Remote Learning, Student reading, Instructor supplement, Restricted accesschapter 14 of an intro physics text for life-science students introducing the basic concepts of electric currents
Neurophysiology
Resistance, Ohm's Law, Power and Energy, Circuit Analysis, Currents
Edward Redish
Ginny Redish
+ 1 more
Living Physics 15 - Oscillations
Remote Learning, Student reading, Instructor supplement, Restricted accesschapter 15 of an intro physics text for life-science students introducing the basic concepts of oscillations
Locomotion and Gait, Healthy Hearing
Pendula, Springs and Oscillators, Hooke's Law, Simple Harmonic Motion, Damped Oscillators, Driven Mechanical Resonance
Edward Redish
Ginny Redish
+ 1 more
Living Physics 16 - Waves in 1D
Remote Learning, Student reading, Instructor supplement, Restricted accesschapter 16 of an intro physics text for life-science students introducing the basic concepts and mathematics of wave motion in 1D
None
None
Edward Redish
Ginny Redish
+ 1 more
Living Physics 17 - Light — the ray model
Remote Learning, Student reading, Instructor supplement, Restricted accesschapter 17 of an intro physics text for life-science students introducing three models of light and describing the ray model in detail
Vision, Optometry
None
Edward Redish
Ginny Redish
+ 1 more
Living Physics 18 - Light — the wave model
Remote Learning, Student reading, Instructor supplement, Restricted accesschapter 18 of an intro physics text for life-science students introducing the wave model of light and including diffraction from 2 slits
Molecular Imaging, DNA and RNA, Cellular Structure
None
Edward Redish
Ginny Redish
+ 1 more
Living Physics 19 - Light — the photon model
Remote Learning, Student reading, Instructor supplement, Restricted accesschapter 19 of an intro physics text for life-science students introducing the photon model of light and including many useful applications
Biomedical Imaging, Surgery
None
Edward Redish
Ginny Redish
+ 1 more
Clicker questions for Living Physics vol 1
Clicker questionA set of short-answer clicker questions for use in the 1st half of an algebra-based IPLS class.
Biochemistry, Molecular and Cellular Biology
Motion in One Dimension, Motion in Two Dimensions, Newton's First Law, Newton's Second Law, Newton's Third Law, Applications of Newton's Laws, Gravity, Work and Energy, Linear Momentum, Surface Tension, Thermal Properties of Matter, First Law, Archimedes' Principle, Static Pressure, Measuring Pressure, Density and Buoyancy, Flow Rate, Bernoulli's Principle, Hagen-Poiseuille Equation, Viscosity, Charge, Coulomb's Law, Induced Charge, Equation of Continuity
Edward Redish
Ginny Redish
+ 1 more
Clicker questions for Living Physics vol 2
Clicker questionA set of short-answer clicker questions for use in the 2nd half of an algebra-based IPLS class
Optical Imaging, Temperature Diagnostics, Vision, Hearing, Healthy Neural Function
Capacitance, Resistance, DC Circuits, Geometrical Optics, Diffraction, Color, First Law, Kinetic Theory, Diffusion, Entropy, Second Law Formulations, Thermodynamic Potentials, Electric Field, Electrostatic Potential and Potential Energy, Interference From Two Sources, Photons
Edward Redish
Ginny Redish
+ 1 more
NEXUS Physics Wikibook (old version)
Remote Learning, Student readingA free set of readings for a one year IPLS course. Available as a free website.
Cross-cutting Biological Concepts
Motion in One Dimension, Motion in Two Dimensions, Newton's First Law, Newton's Second Law, Newton's Third Law, Applications of Newton's Laws, Work and Energy, Linear Momentum, Electrostatics, Electric Fields and Potential, Capacitance, Resistance, DC Circuits, Surface Tension, Statics of Fluids, Geometrical Optics, Interference, Oscillations, Wave Motion, Second and Third Law, Probability, Ensembles, Diffusion
Edward Redish
Ginny Redish
+ 1 more
Using math in physics - Telling the story
Instructor supplement, Restricted access, Student reading, Homework, In-class activity, Exam problema set of problems to help students learn to think about mechanism and create a coherent story as part of solving a complex problem
Molecular and Cellular Biology, Cardiovascular System, Neurophysiology
Classical Mechanics, Fluid Mechanics, Oscillations & Waves, Thermo & Stat Mech, Optics, Electric Fields and Potential, DC Circuits
Edward Redish
NEXUS Physics
Telling the story - Introduction
Instructor supplement, Restricted accessteacher's introduction to the module on learning to tell the story as a part of complex problem solving
None
None
Edward Redish
NEXUS Physics
Telling the story - Student readings
Student reading3 short readings for students on the value of telling the story and understanding the mechanism of what's happening in a physics problem
None
None
Edward Redish
NEXUS Physics
Telling the story - Problems with solution
Homework, Instructor supplement, Restricted access, In-class activitya set of 242 problems to help students learn to think about mechanism and create a coherent story as part of solving a complex problem
Molecular and Cellular Biology, Cardiovascular System, Neurophysiology
Classical Mechanics, Fluid Mechanics, Oscillations & Waves, Thermo & Stat Mech, Electricity & Magnetism, Optics
Edward Redish
NEXUS Physics
Telling the story - Modeling with math problems
Homework, Instructor supplement, Restricted accessa set of 5 problems to help students learn to think about mechanism and create a coherent story as part of solving a complex problem
Molecular and Cellular Biology, Cardiovascular System
Motion in One Dimension
Edward Redish
NEXUS Physics
Telling the story - Kinematics problems
Homework, Instructor supplement, Restricted access, In-class activitya set of 15 problems on kinematics to help students learn to create a coherent story as part of solving a complex problem
Animal Biomechanics
Motion in One Dimension
Edward Redish
NEXUS Physics
Telling the story - Newton's laws problems
Homework, Instructor supplement, Restricted accessa set of 16 problems to help students learn to think about mechanism and create a coherent story in the context of Newton's laws
Molecular and Cellular Biology, Human and Animal Physiology
Motion in One Dimension, Motion in Two Dimensions, Newton's First Law, Newton's Second Law, Newton's Third Law, Applications of Newton's Laws, Gravity
Edward Redish
NEXUS Physics
Telling the story - Modeling forces problems
Homework, Instructor supplement, Restricted accessa set of 11 problems to help students learn to create a coherent story in the context of Newton's laws and specific forces
Molecular and Cellular Biology, Locomotion and Gait, Human and Animal Physiology
Motion in One Dimension, Motion in Two Dimensions, Newton's First Law, Newton's Second Law, Newton's Third Law, Applications of Newton's Laws, Gravity
Edward Redish
NEXUS Physics
Telling the story - Coherent vs random motion problems
Homework, Instructor supplement, Restricted accessa set of 20 problems to help students learn to think about mechanism and create a coherent story in the context of linear and random motion
Molecular and Cellular Biology, Cellular Interactions
Motion in One Dimension, Motion in Two Dimensions, Newton's First Law, Newton's Second Law, Newton's Third Law, Applications of Newton's Laws, Gravity, Work and Energy, Linear Momentum, Kinetic and Diffusive Processes
Edward Redish
NEXUS Physics
Telling the story - Fluids problems
Homework, Instructor supplement, Restricted access, In-class activitya set of 10 problems to help students learn to create a coherent story as part of solving a complex problem in the context of fluid flow
Molecular and Cellular Biology, Cardiovascular System
Applications of Newton's Laws, Surface Tension, Statics of Fluids, Dynamics of Fluids
Edward Redish
NEXUS Physics
Telling the story - Heat and temperature problems
Homework, Instructor supplement, Restricted accessa set of 5 problems to help students learn to create a coherent story as part of solving a complex problem about heat and temperature
Matter/energy Transfer & Transforms
Thermo & Stat Mech, Work and Energy
Edward Redish
NEXUS Physics
Telling the story - Mechanical energy problems
Homework, Instructor supplement, Restricted access, In-class activitya set of 21 problems to help students learn create a coherent story as part of solving a complex problem about mechanical energy
None
Motion in One Dimension, Motion in Two Dimensions, Newton's First Law, Newton's Second Law, Newton's Third Law, Applications of Newton's Laws, Gravity, Work and Energy
Edward Redish
NEXUS Physics
Telling the story - Chemical energy problems
Homework, Instructor supplement, Restricted accessa set of 14 problems to help students learn to think about mechanism and create a coherent story in the context of chemical energetics
Molecular and Cellular Biology
Motion in One Dimension, Work and Energy, Conservation of Energy
Edward Redish
NEXUS Physics
Telling the story - Thermodynamics and statistical mechanics problems
Homework, Instructor supplement, Restricted access, In-class activitya set of 19 problems to help students learn to create a coherent story in problem solving in the context of thermo and stat mech
Molecular and Cellular Biology, Evolution
Motion in One Dimension, Motion in Two Dimensions, Work and Energy, First Law, Kinetic and Diffusive Processes
Edward Redish
NEXUS Physics
Telling the story - Electric field, potential, and current problems
Homework, Instructor supplement, Restricted access, In-class activitya set of 29 problems to help students learn to create a coherent story as part of problem solving on the topic of electricity
Molecular and Cellular Biology, Neurophysiology
Capacitance, Resistance, DC Circuits
Edward Redish
NEXUS Physics
Telling the story - Oscillations problems
Homework, Instructor supplement, Restricted access, In-class activitya set of 12 problems to help students learn to create a coherent story as part of solving a complex problem involving oscillations
None
Motion in One Dimension, Motion in Two Dimensions, Newton's First Law, Newton's Second Law, Newton's Third Law, Applications of Newton's Laws, Gravity, Work and Energy, Oscillations
Edward Redish
NEXUS Physics
Telling the story - Waves problems
Homework, Instructor supplement, Restricted accessa set of 27 problems to help students learn to create a coherent story as part of solving a complex problem about wave motion
Neurophysiology, Pressure & Fluid Diagnostics
Classical Mechanics, Transverse Pulses and Waves, Standing Waves, Compound Waves, Wave Properties of Sound
Edward Redish
NEXUS Physics
Telling the story - Light problems
Homework, Instructor supplement, Restricted access, In-class activitya set of 39 problems to help students learn to create a coherent story as part of solving a problem using the various models of light
Optical Imaging, Molecular Imaging
Geometrical Optics, Diffraction, Photons
Edward Redish
NEXUS Physics
Telling the story - Light problems - Ray model
Homework, Instructor supplement, Restricted accessa set of 24 problems to help students learn to create a coherent story as part of solving a problem using the ray model of light
Optical Imaging
Geometrical Optics
Edward Redish
NEXUS Physics
Telling the story - Light problems - Wave model
Homework, Instructor supplement, Restricted accessa set of 7 problems to help students learn to create a coherent story about interference and the wave model of light
Molecular Imaging
Diffraction
Edward Redish
NEXUS Physics
Telling the story - Light problems - Photon model
Homework, Instructor supplement, Restricted access, In-class activitya set of 8 problems to help students learn to create a coherent story as part of solving a problem using the photon model of light
Light Therapy, Radiographic Imaging
Photons
Edward Redish
NEXUS Physics
Telling the story - Quiz and exam problems
Exam problem, Instructor supplement, Restricted accessa set of 48 exam problems that require students to think about mechanism and create a coherent story as part of solving a complex problem
Molecular and Cellular Biology, Cardiovascular System, Neurophysiology, Respiratory System, Cellular Interactions
Classical Mechanics, Fluid Mechanics, Oscillations & Waves, Thermo & Stat Mech, Optics, Electric Fields and Potential, DC Circuits
Edward Redish
NEXUS Physics
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