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Highlights: A set of 6 estimation problems appropriate for homework with sample solutions that focus on electric forces.

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. This set of problems are appropriate for inclusion in homework assignments. Sample solutions are provided.

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Authors:

Edward Redish (he/him)

University of Maryland, College Park

NEXUS Physics

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Physics Topics:

Classical Mechanics > Newton's Second Law > Interacting Objects

Classical Mechanics > Statics of Rigid Bodies > Equilibrium

Electricity & Magnetism > Electrostatics > Coulomb's Law

Life Sciences Topics:

Molecular and Cellular Biology

Math Topics:

Algebra; Geometry

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