Living Physics Portal: Telling the story - Heat and temperature problems

Abstract: To develop complex problem solving skills, students need to learn to develop a coherent story about what the situation in the problem is, what the mechanism is, and what physics principles are appropriate to apply. This part of the module contains 5 problems from across the curriculum that require "telling the story" of what's happening, matching the physics to the math, and developing a solution path. Most of these problems are "real-world and personal-experience" problems, rather than having direct biological significance.

Resource Types: Homework, Instructor supplement, Restricted access

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ExpertTA

Authors:

Edward Redish

University of Maryland, College Park

NEXUS Physics

Living Physics Portal Team

TOPICS

Physics Topics:

Classical Mechanics > Work and Energy

Thermo & Stat Mech

Life Sciences Topics:

Cross-cutting Biological Concepts > Matter/energy Transfer & Transforms

Chemistry Topics:

None

Math Topics:

Algebra; Geometry

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