Living Physics Portal: Using math in physics

Abstract: Estimation is a skill that is highly valued by physicists but too often not taught in class. It's a skill particularly valuable for biology students in that it can help them develop their quantitative intuition and their sense of biological scales. Problems available in autograded environment, Expert TA.

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Edward Redish

University of Maryland, College Park

NEXUS Physics

Living Physics Portal Team

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Physics Topics:

Classical Mechanics

Electricity & Magnetism

Fluid Mechanics

Optics

Oscillations & Waves

Thermo & Stat Mech

Thermo & Stat Mech > Kinetic and Diffusive Processes > Diffusion

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Life Sciences Topics:

Biomechanics

Human and Animal Physiology

Molecular and Cellular Biology

Chemistry Topics:

Chemical Bonding

Chemical Energetics > Energy

Gases > Ideal Gas Law

Intermolecular Forces > Hydrogen Bonding

Macromolecules > Proteins

Math Topics:

Algebra; Exponentials and Logarithms; Geometry

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Using math in physics - Estimation

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