- Edward Redish
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Contributions
a 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
teacher's introduction to the module on learning to tell the story as a part of complex problem solving
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Edward Redish
NEXUS Physics
3 short readings for students on the value of telling the story and understanding the mechanism of what's happening in a physics problem
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Edward Redish
NEXUS Physics
a 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
a 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
a 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
a 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
a 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
a 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
a 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
a 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
a set of 21 problems to help students learn create a coherent story as part of solving a complex problem about mechanical energy
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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
a 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
a 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
a 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
a set of 12 problems to help students learn to create a coherent story as part of solving a complex problem involving oscillations
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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
a 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
a 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
a 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
a 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
a 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
a 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
A few fundamental equations can help organize large blocks of conceptual knowledge and serve as starting points for problem solving
Medical Applications, Human and Animal Physiology, Biomechanics
Classical Mechanics, Fluid Mechanics, Oscillations & Waves, Thermo & Stat Mech, Electricity & Magnetism, Optics
Edward Redish
NEXUS Physics
An overview of what's in this unit on organizing around basic equations and a short paper for instructors discussing anchor equations.
Medical Applications, Human and Animal Physiology, Biomechanics
Classical Mechanics, Fluid Mechanics, Oscillations & Waves, Thermo & Stat Mech, Electricity & Magnetism, Optics
Edward Redish
NEXUS Physics
A series of readings for students called "Reading the content in... " showing how fundamental equations code for conceptual knowledge.
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Classical Mechanics, Fluid Mechanics, Oscillations & Waves, Thermo & Stat Mech, Electricity & Magnetism
Edward Redish
NEXUS Physics
A collection of 87 problems throughout the class that are best done by beginning with fundamental ("anchor") equations or principles.
Medical Applications, Human and Animal Physiology, Biomechanics
Classical Mechanics, Fluid Mechanics, Oscillations & Waves, Thermo & Stat Mech, Electricity & Magnetism, Optics
Edward Redish
NEXUS Physics
3 essay questions that ask students to think about the role of fundamental ("anchor") equations or principles.
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Edward Redish
NEXUS Physics
9 problems on kinematics that are best done by beginning with fundamental ("anchor") equations or principles.
Biomechanics
Classical Mechanics
Edward Redish
NEXUS Physics
6 problems on the use of Newton's laws that are best done by beginning with fundamental ("anchor") equations or principles.
Biomechanics
Classical Mechanics
Edward Redish
NEXUS Physics
5 problems on forces that are best done by beginning with fundamental ("anchor") equations or principles.
Human and Animal Physiology, Biomechanics
Classical Mechanics, Electricity & Magnetism
Edward Redish
NEXUS Physics
4 problems on diffusion and random motion that are best done by beginning with fundamental ("anchor") equations or principles.
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Kinetic and Diffusive Processes
Edward Redish
NEXUS Physics
3 problems on the properties of solids that are best done by beginning with fundamental ("anchor") equations or principles.
Medical Applications
Classical Mechanics
Edward Redish
NEXUS Physics
6 problems on fluid flow that are best done by beginning with fundamental ("anchor") equations or principles.
Medical Applications, Human and Animal Physiology
Fluid Mechanics
Edward Redish
NEXUS Physics
5 problems on mechanical energy that are best done by beginning with fundamental ("anchor") equations or principles.
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Work and Energy
Edward Redish
NEXUS Physics
1 problem on chemical reactions that is best done by beginning with fundamental ("anchor") equations or principles.
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Classical Mechanics
Edward Redish
NEXUS Physics
11 problems on thermodynamics and statistical physics that are best done by beginning with fundamental ("anchor") equations or principles.
Biochemistry
Second and Third Law, Probability
Edward Redish
NEXUS Physics
14 problems on electric currents and fields in ionic fluids best done by beginning with fundamental
Neurophysiology, Cellular Structure
Capacitance, Resistance, DC Circuits
Edward Redish
NEXUS Physics
5 problems on oscillations that are best done by beginning with fundamental ("anchor") equations or
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Oscillations
Edward Redish
NEXUS Physics
8 problems on propagating waves that are best done by beginning with fundamental ("anchor") equations or principles.
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Oscillations & Waves, Transverse Pulses and Waves
Edward Redish
NEXUS Physics
7 problems on light that are best done by beginning with fundamental ("anchor") equations or principles.
Natural Selection and Adaptation, Molecular Imaging
Geometrical Optics, Interference, Photons
Edward Redish
NEXUS Physics
An introduction to functional dependence with readings, problems, and examples throughout the curriculum
Evolution, Physical Mechanisms, Intracellular Components, Cellular Structure, Surface Area/volume, Synapse Structure/Function, Signaling Molecules, Medical Applications, Cardiovascular System
Electrostatics, Color, Oscillations, Force of Surface Tension, Capillary Action, Flow Rate, Hagen-Poiseuille Equation, Viscosity, Transverse Pulses and Waves, Wave Packets, Diffusion, Coulomb's Law, Electric Field, Thin Lens, Equation of Continuity
Edward Redish
NEXUS Physics
An instructor's guide to the Functional Dependence unit including a description of the contents, a short paper, and a list of the problems.
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Edward Redish
NEXUS Physics
Reading for students providing an introduction to functional dependence and scaling in the open source NEXUS/Physics wiki textbook.
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Edward Redish
NEXUS Physics
An extended groupwork activity that helps students analyze and see functional dependence in equations important to biology
Physical Mechanisms, Cardiovascular System
Flow Rate, Hagen-Poiseuille Equation, Viscosity, Diffusion
Edward Redish
NEXUS Physics
A collection of 78 problems throughout the class that are best done by focusing on functional dependence
Evolution, Physical Mechanisms, Intracellular Components, Cellular Structure, Surface Area/volume, Synapse Structure/Function, Signaling Molecules, Medical Applications, Cardiovascular System
Electrostatics, Color, Oscillations, Force of Surface Tension, Capillary Action, Flow Rate, Hagen-Poiseuille Equation, Viscosity, Transverse Pulses and Waves, Wave Packets, Diffusion, Coulomb's Law, Electric Field, Thin Lens, Equation of Continuity
Edward Redish
NEXUS Physics
A collection of 16 problems that focusing on functional dependence using geometry and exponentials, often in a biological context.
Physical Mechanisms, Intracellular Components, Cellular Structure, Surface Area/volume, Medical Applications
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Edward Redish
NEXUS Physics
A collection of 16 problems that focusing on functional dependence in the study of forces, especially electrical.
Evolution, Physical Mechanisms
Electrostatics, Force of Surface Tension, Viscosity, Coulomb's Law, Equation of Continuity
Edward Redish
NEXUS Physics
A collection of 8 problems on diffusion that are best done by focusing on functional dependence
Intracellular Components, Cellular Structure, Surface Area/volume, Synapse Structure/Function, Signaling Molecules
Diffusion
Edward Redish
NEXUS Physics
Three problems on the topic of the springiness of solids that are best done by focusing on functional dependence
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Stresses
Edward Redish
NEXUS Physics
A collection of 13 problems concerning fluids that focus on functional dependence, many with biological or medical contexts.
Physical Mechanisms, Intracellular Components, Cellular Structure, Surface Area/volume, Medical Applications, Cardiovascular System
Force of Surface Tension, Capillary Action, Flow Rate, Hagen-Poiseuille Equation, Viscosity, Equation of Continuity
Edward Redish
NEXUS Physics
One problem on heat flow that is best done by focusing on functional dependence
Physical Mechanisms
None
Edward Redish
NEXUS Physics
Two problems on mechanical energy that are best done by focusing on functional dependence
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Linear Momentum, Electrostatics, Conservation of Energy, Coulomb's Law
Edward Redish
NEXUS Physics
One problem one the structure of the interatomic potential that is best done by focusing on functional dependence
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Atomic Physics
Edward Redish
NEXUS Physics
Three problems on statistical physics in biological and chemical contexts that are best done by focusing on functional dependence
Cellular Structure
Diffusion
Edward Redish
NEXUS Physics
A collection of 11 problems on electric fields and potentials that are best done by focusing on functional dependence
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Electrostatics, Coulomb's Law, Electric Field
Edward Redish
NEXUS Physics
Two problems on the topic of oscillations that are best done by focusing on functional dependence
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Oscillations
Edward Redish
NEXUS Physics
A collection of 5 problems on the topic of wave motion that are best done by focusing on functional dependence
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Transverse Pulses and Waves, Wave Packets
Edward Redish
NEXUS Physics
A set of 5 problems concerning light that are best done by focusing on functional dependence
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Color, Thin Lens
Edward Redish
NEXUS Physics
A collection of 10 problems appropriate for a quiz or exam that are best done by focusing on functional dependence. Solutions not provided.
Physical Mechanisms, Surface Area/volume, Medical Applications
Diffusion
Edward Redish
NEXUS Physics
A set of readings and problems on the use of simplified (toy) models in physics.
Evolution, Causal Mechanisms, The Cell, Matter/energy Transfer & Transforms, Neural Info: Processing & Transport
Classical Mechanics, Fluid Mechanics, Oscillations & Waves, Thermo & Stat Mech, Electricity & Magnetism, Optics
Edward Redish
NEXUS Physics
A set of readings and problems on the use of simplified (toy) models in physics.
Evolution, Causal Mechanisms, The Cell, Matter/energy Transfer & Transforms, Neural Info: Processing & Transport
Classical Mechanics, Fluid Mechanics, Oscillations & Waves, Thermo & Stat Mech, Electricity & Magnetism, Optics
Edward Redish
NEXUS Physics
Some readings for students on modeling in physics
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Edward Redish
NEXUS Physics
A collection of 110 problems appropriate for homework emphasizing modeling cutting across many topics.
Animal Adaptations, Healthy Neural Function, Photosynthesis, Bioenergetics
Motion in One Dimension, Motion in Two Dimensions, Newton's Second Law, Applications of Newton's Laws, Work and Energy, Electrostatics, Electric Fields and Potential, Capacitance, Resistance, DC Circuits, Surface Tension, Oscillations, Wave Motion, Ensembles, Kinetic and Diffusive Processes, Flow Rate, Hagen-Poiseuille Equation, Temperature, Entropy, Second Law Formulations, Thermodynamic Potentials, Reflection - Flat Surfaces, Thin Lens, Synthesis and Analysis of Color, Probability Density, Equation of Continuity
Edward Redish
NEXUS Physics
One essay question appropriate for homework, an exam, or class discussion on modeling in Newton's framework for describing motion.
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Newton's Second Law
Edward Redish
NEXUS Physics
A collection of 15 problems appropriate for homework emphasizing modeling elastic, electric, and resistive forces.
Bioenergetics
Motion in One Dimension, Motion in Two Dimensions, Newton's Second Law, Applications of Newton's Laws
Edward Redish
NEXUS Physics
A collection of 7 problems appropriate for homework emphasizing modeling in the application of diffusion to biological examples.
Healthy Neural Function, Cellular Interactions
Diffusion of Fluids
Edward Redish
NEXUS Physics
One long homework problem emphasizing with biological relevance modeling on fruit flies.
Botany, Human and Animal Physiology
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Edward Redish
NEXUS Physics
A set of 6 problems appropriate for homework emphasizing modeling focusing on the property of fluids.
Medical Applications, Human and Animal Physiology
Surface Tension, Flow Rate, Hagen-Poiseuille Equation, Equation of Continuity
Edward Redish
NEXUS Physics
A set of 5 problems appropriate for homework emphasizing modeling on the thermal properties of matter.
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Temperature
Edward Redish
NEXUS Physics
A set of 5 problems appropriate for homework emphasizing modeling in the treatment of mechanical energy.
Bioenergetics
Motion in One Dimension, Motion in Two Dimensions, Newton's Second Law, Applications of Newton's Laws, Work and Energy
Edward Redish
NEXUS Physics
A set of 10 problems appropriate for homework emphasizing modeling focusing on chemical energies.
Photosynthesis, Bioenergetics
Applications of Newton's Laws, Work and Energy
Edward Redish
NEXUS Physics
A set of 23 problems appropriate for homework emphasizing modeling in helping to understanding the statistical approach to thermodynamics.
Bioenergetics
Ensembles, Kinetic and Diffusive Processes, Temperature, Entropy, Second Law Formulations, Thermodynamic Potentials, Probability Density
Edward Redish
NEXUS Physics
A set of 19 problems appropriate for homework emphasizing modeling involving electric fields, potentials, and currents.
Healthy Neural Function, Bioenergetics
Electrostatics, Electric Fields and Potential, Capacitance, Resistance, DC Circuits
Edward Redish
NEXUS Physics
A set of 5 problems appropriate for homework emphasizing modeling on the topic of oscillations.
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Newton's Second Law, Applications of Newton's Laws, Work and Energy, Oscillations
Edward Redish
NEXUS Physics
A set of 7 problems appropriate for homework emphasizing modeling on the topic of waves.
Healthy Neural Function, Ultrasound & Doppler
Wave Motion, Transverse Pulses and Waves, Wave Properties of Sound, Wave Analysis and Synthesis
Edward Redish
NEXUS Physics
A set of 5 problems appropriate for homework emphasizing modeling on the topic of light.
Animal Adaptations
Reflection - Flat Surfaces, Thin Lens, Synthesis and Analysis of Color
Edward Redish
NEXUS Physics
An introduction to estimation with estimation problems for homework and exams throughout the course.
Human and Animal Physiology, Biomechanics, Molecular and Cellular Biology
Classical Mechanics, Fluid Mechanics, Oscillations & Waves, Thermo & Stat Mech, Electricity & Magnetism, Optics, Diffusion
Edward Redish
NEXUS Physics
An introduction to estimation with estimation problems for homework and exams throughout the course.
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Edward Redish
NEXUS Physics
Readings for students that provide an introduction to estimation, both motivating it and giving methods for approaching it.
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Edward Redish
NEXUS Physics
A set of PowerPoint slides that provide an introduction to estimation that can be used in lecture
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Edward Redish
NEXUS Physics
Two classroom activities useful for introducing estimation
Human and Animal Physiology
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Edward Redish
NEXUS Physics
A short activity in which students measure various body parts (first digit of thumb, handspan, forearm length, height)
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Edward Redish
NEXUS Physics
A group activity for students to help them understand what doing a serious estimation looks like.
Human and Animal Physiology
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Edward Redish
NEXUS Physics
A set of 108 estimation problems appropriate for homework with sample solutions.
Human and Animal Physiology, Biomechanics, Molecular and Cellular Biology
Classical Mechanics, Fluid Mechanics, Oscillations & Waves, Thermo & Stat Mech, Electricity & Magnetism, Optics
Edward Redish
NEXUS Physics
A set of 13 estimation problems appropriate for homework with sample solutions that focus on drawing on student's everyday experience.
None
Classical Mechanics, Thermo & Stat Mech, Electricity & Magnetism
Edward Redish
NEXUS Physics
A set of estimation problems appropriate for homework with sample solutions that focus on the environment and ecology.
Human and Animal Physiology, Biomechanics, Molecular and Cellular Biology
Classical Mechanics, Fluid Mechanics, Oscillations & Waves, Thermo & Stat Mech, Electricity & Magnetism, Optics
Edward Redish
NEXUS Physics
A set of 13 estimation problems appropriate for homework with sample solutions that focus on applications in cellular and molecular biology
Human and Animal Physiology, Biomechanics, Molecular and Cellular Biology
Classical Mechanics, Fluid Mechanics, Oscillations & Waves, Thermo & Stat Mech, Electricity & Magnetism
Edward Redish
NEXUS Physics
A set of 16 estimation problems appropriate for homework with sample solutions that focus on medical applications and physiology
Human and Animal Physiology, Biomechanics
Classical Mechanics, Fluid Mechanics, Oscillations & Waves, Thermo & Stat Mech, Electricity & Magnetism, Optics
Edward Redish
NEXUS Physics
A set of estimation problems appropriate for homework with sample solutions that focus on specific topics in physics.
Human and Animal Physiology, Biomechanics, Molecular and Cellular Biology
Classical Mechanics, Fluid Mechanics, Oscillations & Waves, Thermo & Stat Mech, Electricity & Magnetism, Optics
Edward Redish
NEXUS Physics
Two estimation problems appropriate for homework with sample solutions that focus on kinematics.
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Classical Mechanics
Edward Redish
NEXUS Physics
An estimation problem appropriate for homework with sample solution that focus on Newtonian dynamics.
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Classical Mechanics
Edward Redish
NEXUS Physics
A set of 6 estimation problems appropriate for homework with sample solutions that focus on electric forces.
Molecular and Cellular Biology
Interacting Objects, Equilibrium, Coulomb's Law
Edward Redish
NEXUS Physics
A set of 5 estimation problems appropriate for homework with sample solutions that focus on diffusion.
Human and Animal Physiology, Molecular and Cellular Biology
Diffusion
Edward Redish
NEXUS Physics
A set of 3 estimation problems appropriate for homework with sample solutions that focus on properties of solids.
Human and Animal Physiology
Classical Mechanics
Edward Redish
NEXUS Physics
A set of 10 estimation problems appropriate for homework with sample solutions that focus on properties of fluids.
Human and Animal Physiology
Classical Mechanics, Fluid Mechanics
Edward Redish
NEXUS Physics
A set of 3 estimation problems appropriate for homework with sample solutions that focus on mechanical energy and energy conservation.
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Conservation of Energy, Springs and Oscillators
Edward Redish
NEXUS Physics
A set of 3 estimation problems appropriate for homework with sample solutions that focus on chemical energy.
Human and Animal Physiology, Molecular and Cellular Biology
Thermo & Stat Mech
Edward Redish
NEXUS Physics
A set of 3 estimation problems appropriate for homework with sample solutions that focus on heat and temperature.
Human and Animal Physiology
Temperature, Heat Transfer, Heat Capacity
Edward Redish
NEXUS Physics
A set of 7 estimation problems appropriate for homework with sample solutions that focus on thermodynamics.
Human and Animal Physiology
Thermo & Stat Mech, Pressure
Edward Redish
NEXUS Physics
A set of 7 estimation problems appropriate for homework with sample solutions that focus on electric currents.
Molecular and Cellular Biology
DC Circuits, Energy Storage
Edward Redish
NEXUS Physics
A set of 3 estimation problems appropriate for homework with sample solutions that focus on harmonic oscillation.
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Pendula
Edward Redish
NEXUS Physics
A set of 2 estimation problems appropriate for homework with sample solutions that focus on waves.
Human and Animal Physiology
Standing Waves, Wave Properties of Sound
Edward Redish
NEXUS Physics
A set of 7 estimation problems appropriate for homework with sample solutions that focus on light.
Human and Animal Physiology, Molecular and Cellular Biology
Optics, Standing Waves
Edward Redish
NEXUS Physics
A collection of 39 estimation problems appropriate for use on midsemester exams and finals and a rubric for grading them.
Human and Animal Physiology, Molecular and Cellular Biology
Classical Mechanics, Thermo & Stat Mech, Electricity & Magnetism
Edward Redish
NEXUS Physics
a module to help students build physical intuition by learning to read the physics in graphs
Animal Biomechanics, Cellular Structure, Healthy Cardiovascular Function, Healthy Neural Function, Cellular Structure
Motion in One Dimension, Motion in Two Dimensions, Newton's Second Law, Newton's Third Law, Applications of Newton's Laws, Work and Energy, Linear Momentum, Electric Fields and Potential, Capacitance, DC Circuits, Oscillations, Probability, Transverse Pulses and Waves, Standing Waves, Wave Packets, Interference and Diffraction, Interference From Two Sources
Edward Redish
NEXUS Physics
Introduction and a description of the contents of this module to help build physical intuition by learning to read the physics in graphs
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Edward Redish
NEXUS Physics
a set of 9 short readings to help students learn to "read the physics in a graph"
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Oscillations & Waves, Motion in One Dimension, Work and Energy
Edward Redish
NEXUS Physics
a set a group work activities to help students build physical intuition by learning to read the physics in graphs
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Motion in One Dimension, Motion in Two Dimensions, Work and Energy, Electric Fields and Potential, DC Circuits
Edward Redish
NEXUS Physics
A collection of homework problems with solutions from across the curriculum that require students to interpret graphs physically
Animal Biomechanics, Cellular Structure, Healthy Cardiovascular Function, Healthy Neural Function, Cellular Structure
Motion in One Dimension, Motion in Two Dimensions, Newton's Second Law, Newton's Third Law, Applications of Newton's Laws, Work and Energy, Linear Momentum, Electric Fields and Potential, Capacitance, DC Circuits, Oscillations, Probability, Transverse Pulses and Waves, Standing Waves, Wave Packets, Interference and Diffraction, Interference From Two Sources
Edward Redish
NEXUS Physics
A collection of homework problems with solutions in kinematics that require students to interpret graphs physically
Animal Biomechanics, Cellular Structure, Healthy Cardiovascular Function
Motion in One Dimension, Motion in Two Dimensions
Edward Redish
NEXUS Physics
A collection of homework problems with solutions on Newton's laws of motion that require students to interpret graphs physically
Animal Biomechanics
Motion in One Dimension, Newton's Second Law, Applications of Newton's Laws
Edward Redish
NEXUS Physics
A collection of homework problems with solutions about models of forces that require students to interpret graphs physically
Cellular Dynamics
Classical Mechanics, Viscosity, Hooke's Law, Coulomb's Law, Multipoles
Edward Redish
NEXUS Physics
A collection of homework problems with solutions in linear vs random motion that require students to interpret graphs physically
Cellular Dynamics
Motion in One Dimension, Newton's Third Law, Applications of Newton's Laws, Linear Momentum
Edward Redish
NEXUS Physics
Some homework problems with solutions from fluid flow that require students to interpret graphs physically
Healthy Cardiovascular Function, Medical Applications
Flow Rate, Viscosity, Equation of Continuity
Edward Redish
NEXUS Physics
A collection of homework problems with solutions about mechanical energy that require students to interpret graphs physically
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Motion in One Dimension, Motion in Two Dimensions, Newton's Second Law, Newton's Third Law, Applications of Newton's Laws, Work and Energy, Linear Momentum
Edward Redish
NEXUS Physics
A collection of homework problems concerning chemical bonding and energies that require students to interpret graphs physically
Matter/energy Transfer & Transforms, Photosynthesis
Motion in One Dimension, Newton's Second Law, Work and Energy, Electric Fields and Potential, Probability
Edward Redish
NEXUS Physics
A homework problem with solution concerning the Boltzmann factor and probabilities that require students to interpret graphs physically.
Cellular Structure, Cellular Structure
Probability
Edward Redish
NEXUS Physics
problems with solutions concerning electric potentials, fields, and currents, that require students to interpret graphs physically
Healthy Neural Function
Work and Energy, Electric Fields and Potential, Capacitance, DC Circuits, Probability
Edward Redish
NEXUS Physics
A collection of homework problems with solutions about oscillating systems that require students to interpret graphs physically
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Work and Energy, Oscillations
Edward Redish
NEXUS Physics
A collection of homework problems with solutions concerning waves that require students to interpret graphs physically
Healthy Neural Function, Cellular Structure
Transverse Pulses and Waves, Standing Waves, Wave Packets
Edward Redish
NEXUS Physics
homework problems with solutions concerning 2 slit interference that require students to interpret graphs physically
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Atomic Physics, Interference From Two Sources
Edward Redish
NEXUS Physics
exam problems to help students build physical intuition by learning to read the physics in graphs
Animal Biomechanics, Cellular Structure, Healthy Cardiovascular Function, Healthy Neural Function, Cellular Structure
Motion in One Dimension, Motion in Two Dimensions, Newton's Second Law, Newton's Third Law, Applications of Newton's Laws, Work and Energy, Linear Momentum, Electric Fields and Potential, Capacitance, DC Circuits, Oscillations, Probability, Transverse Pulses and Waves, Standing Waves, Wave Packets, Interference and Diffraction, Interference From Two Sources
Edward Redish
NEXUS Physics
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