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Highlights: NEXUS Physics is an IPLS class designed for bio majors. This is a sample implementation.

Abstract: An example of how the first semester of NEXUS/Physics can be implemented in a 15 week semester. The specific example is from the University of Maryland (Fall 2017) in a 15 week semester and includes selected readings, homework assignments, quizzes, exams, recitations, and laboratories.

Resource Types: Pre-class assignment, Homework, Exam problem, Student reading, Instructor supplement

Authors:

Edward Redish (he/him)

University of Maryland, College Park

NEXUS Physics

Living Physics Portal Team

TOPICS

Physics Topics:

Classical Mechanics

Electricity & Magnetism > Electrostatics

Fluid Mechanics

Thermo & Stat Mech

Life Sciences Topics:

Medical Applications

Chemistry Topics:

Chemical Bonding > Bond Lengths and Energies

Chemical Energetics > Energy

Intermolecular Forces > Hydrogen Bonding

Macromolecules > DNA and RNA, Proteins

Math Topics:

Algebra; Differential Calculus; Geometry; Integral Calculus; Trigonometry

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