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Highlights: An introduction to estimation with estimation problems for homework and exams throughout the course.

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.

Resource Types: In-class activity, Lecture materials, Pre-class assignment, Homework, Student reading, Instructor supplement, Restricted access, Pedagogical essay

Authors:

Edward Redish (he/him)

University of Maryland, College Park

NEXUS Physics

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Classical Mechanics

Electricity & Magnetism

Fluid Mechanics

Optics

Oscillations & Waves

Thermo & Stat Mech

Thermo & Stat Mech > Kinetic and Diffusive Processes > Diffusion

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Biomechanics

Human and Animal Physiology

Molecular and Cellular Biology

Chemistry Topics:

Chemical Bonding

Energy

Hydrogen Bonding

Ideal Gas Law

Proteins

Math Topics:

Algebra; Exponentials and Logarithms; Geometry

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