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Abstract: NEXUS Physics is an IPLS course designed to articulate with a biology major. It assumes so exposure to calculus, biology, and chemistry. It focuses on modeling and use of math in science and includes discussions of relevant biological topics such as diffusion, fluid flow. It includes a treatment chemical energy and the chemical bond, as well as careful discussions of entropy, thermodynamic fluctuations, and free energy.

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Edward Redish

University of Maryland, College Park

Wolfgang Losert

University of Maryland

Benjamin Dreyfus

George Mason University

Ben Geller

Swarthmore College

Julia Gouvea

Tufts University

Karen Carleton

University of Maryland

Todd Cooke

University of Maryland

Peter Hoffmann

Wayne State University

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Physics Topics:

Classical Mechanics > Applications of Newton's Laws, Linear Momentum, Motion in One Dimension, Motion in Two Dimensions, Newton's First Law, Newton's Second Law, Newton's Third Law, Work and Energy

Electricity & Magnetism > Capacitance, DC Circuits, Electric Fields and Potential, Electrostatics, Resistance

Fluid Mechanics > Statics of Fluids, Surface Tension

Optics > Geometrical Optics, Interference

Oscillations & Waves > Oscillations, Wave Motion

Thermo & Stat Mech > Ensembles

Thermo & Stat Mech > Kinetic and Diffusive Processes > Diffusion

Thermo & Stat Mech > Probability, Second and Third Law

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Life Sciences Topics:

Cross-cutting Biological Concepts

Chemistry Topics:

Chemical Bonding > Bond Lengths and Energies

Gases > Ideal Gas Law

Macromolecules > DNA and RNA, Proteins

Spontaneity > Entropy, Free Energy

Math Topics:

Algebra; Differential Calculus; Exponentials and Logarithms; Geometry; Integral Calculus; Probability; Trigonometry

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Copyright: 2020 Edward Redish, Wolfgang Losert, Benjamin Dreyfus, Ben Geller, Julia Gouvea, Karen Carleton, Todd Cooke, Peter Hoffmann

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