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Nancy Beverly

Educator

Mercy College

Department of Physics

Pedagogical Methods Used

Peer Instruction / Think-Pair-Share, Collaborative problem-solving, Conceptually-oriented activities, Context-rich problems, Project-based learning, Guided inquiry, SCALE-UP / studio / workshop physics, Modeling Instruction, Mathematically-focused activities, Experimentally-focused activities

Life Sciences Focus

Biomechanics, physiology, diagnostic tools, therapeutic modalities, biomedical research techniques. Expanding into the cellular and molecular realm

Education Research and Pedagogy Expertise

Project-based Learning, Competency Assessment, Tailoring curriculum to student interests and needs, Student-driven inquiry

Years teaching physics for life sciences

Describe the courses that you teach for life sciences students

Physics for Life Sciences I & II sequence is algebra-based, integrated with lab activities, primarily serving pre-PT, pre-med, pre-vet, pre-dent, and clinical-track exercise science students. Physics of the Human Body is a conceptual one semester course primarily for occupational therapy assistant and performance-track exercise science students. Physics for the Biological Sciences I & II sequence is calculus-based integrated with lab activities, primarily serving biology majors and pre-med students.

What is your approach to teaching physics for life science students?

My goal is is enable students to be able to integrate physics into their future life/health science pursuits. Throughout the course, students practice using physics to enrich their understanding of their own self-selected life scenarios and phenomena

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Biomechanics - Motion and Forces

Instructor supplement, Lab, Pre-class assignment, In-class activity, Homework, Exam problem, Lecture materials, Restricted access, Student reading, Video, Project

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Introductory activities involving kinematics and Newton's laws in the context of human biomechanics

Exercise Biomechanics, Biomechanics of Daily Activities, Locomotion and Gait

Position & Displacement, Velocity, Acceleration, Position & Displacement, 2D Velocity, 2D Acceleration, Projectile Motion, Center of Mass, Force & Acceleration, Interacting Objects, Action/Reaction, Friction

Nancy Beverly

Biomechanics - 1D Human Motion

Lab, Pre-class assignment, In-class activity, Homework, Exam problem

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Introduction to human motion - kinematic activities of 1D scenarios of human movement

Biomechanics of Daily Activities, Exercise Biomechanics

Position & Displacement, Velocity, Acceleration, Gravitational Acceleration

Nancy Beverly

Biomechanics Prediction sheets - 1D Motion

Lab, Pre-class assignment, In-class activity

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Introduction to human motion - kinematic prediction worksheets of 1D scenarios of human movement

Biomechanics of Daily Activities, Exercise Biomechanics

Position & Displacement, Velocity, Acceleration, Gravitational Acceleration

Nancy Beverly

Biomechanics - 1D Human Motion worksheets & quizzes

In-class activity, Homework, Exam problem, Lab, Pre-class assignment

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Introduction to human motion - Worksheets and quizzes on 1D kinematics of 1D human movement

Biomechanics of Daily Activities, Exercise Biomechanics

Position & Displacement, Velocity, Acceleration, Gravitational Acceleration

Nancy Beverly

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Biomechanics - 1D Motion with 1D Forces (vertical)

In-class activity, Lab, Pre-class assignment, Instructor supplement, Homework, Exam problem

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Introductory 1D Motion and Forces in the Biomechanical context of 1D vertical human movement

Exercise Biomechanics, Biomechanics of Daily Activities

Position & Displacement, Velocity, Acceleration, Gravitational Acceleration, Force & Acceleration, Interacting Objects, Action/Reaction

Nancy Beverly

Biomechanics - 1D Motion 1D Forces Prediction sheets

In-class activity, Lab, Pre-class assignment, Instructor supplement

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Introductory 1D motion and 1D forces prediction worksheets for 1D scenarios of human movement

Biomechanics of Daily Activities, Exercise Biomechanics

Position & Displacement, Velocity, Acceleration, Gravitational Acceleration, Force & Acceleration, Action/Reaction

Nancy Beverly

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Biomechanics - 1D Motion & Forces - Worksheets & Quizzes

In-class activity, Homework, Exam problem

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Introductory 1D Motion with 1D Forces - Worksheets and quizzes on 1D human movement

Biomechanics of Daily Activities, Exercise Biomechanics

Position & Displacement, Velocity, Acceleration, Gravitational Acceleration, Force & Acceleration

Nancy Beverly

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Biomechanics - 1D Motion with 2D Forces

In-class activity, Lecture materials, Pre-class assignment, Homework, Exam problem, Lab, Instructor supplement, Restricted access, Student reading

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Introduction of friction in human movement - worksheet scenarios of 1D motion with friction

Biomechanics of Daily Activities

Velocity, Acceleration, Force & Acceleration, Interacting Objects, Friction

Nancy Beverly

Biomechanics - 1D Motion 2D Forces - Friction Worksheets and Quizzes

In-class activity, Lecture materials, Pre-class assignment, Homework, Exam problem, Lab, Instructor supplement, Restricted access

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Introduction of friction in human movement - worksheet scenarios of 1D motion with friction

Biomechanics of Daily Activities

Force & Acceleration, Interacting Objects, Action/Reaction, Friction

Nancy Beverly

Biomechanics - 1D Motion 2D Forces - Friction Prediction sheets

In-class activity, Pre-class assignment, Homework, Lab

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Introductory module involving kinematics and Newton's laws in the context of human biomechanics

Biomechanics of Daily Activities

Force & Acceleration, Interacting Objects, Action/Reaction, Friction

Nancy Beverly

Biomechanics - 1D Motion 2D Forces with Friction supplement

In-class activity, Lecture materials, Pre-class assignment, Student reading, Instructor supplement, Restricted access

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Supplement includes friction and is interspersed with 10 short student practice activities.

Biomechanics of Daily Activities, Locomotion and Gait

Force & Acceleration, Interacting Objects, Action/Reaction, Friction

Nancy Beverly

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Biomechanics - 2D Motion with 2D Forces

In-class activity, Lab, Pre-class assignment, Homework, Instructor supplement, Student reading, Lecture materials, Video, Exam problem, Project

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Introductory 2D kinematics with 2D forces using Newton's laws in the context of human biomechanics

Exercise Biomechanics, Biomechanics of Daily Activities, Locomotion and Gait

Measuring Inertia, Inertia at Rest, Inertia in Motion, Force & Acceleration, Interacting Objects, Action/Reaction, Friction

Nancy Beverly

Biomechanics - 2D Prediction Worksheets

In-class activity, Lab, Pre-class assignment, Homework, Instructor supplement, Student reading, Lecture materials

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Prediction worksheets for 2D motion and force graphs and diagrams for various human movements

Biomechanics

Position & Displacement, 2D Velocity, 2D Acceleration, Center of Mass, Force & Acceleration, Interacting Objects, Friction

Nancy Beverly

Stand to lunge motion and force graphs prediction with procedural step samples

In-class activity, Lab, Pre-class assignment, Homework, Instructor supplement, Student reading

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Prediction worksheet for 2D motion and force graphs and diagrams for Stand to Lunge with procedure

Biomechanics of Daily Activities, Sports/dance Performance

Position & Displacement, 2D Velocity, 2D Acceleration, Center of Mass, Force & Acceleration

Nancy Beverly

2D Biomechanics Prediction sheets - motion graphs

In-class activity, Lab, Pre-class assignment, Homework

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Prediction worksheets for 2D motion graphs and diagrams for various human movements

Biomechanics of Daily Activities, Sports/dance Performance

Position & Displacement, 2D Velocity, 2D Acceleration, Center of Mass, Force & Acceleration

Nancy Beverly

2D Biomechanics Prediction sheets - force graphs

In-class activity, Lab, Pre-class assignment, Homework, Lecture materials

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Prediction worksheets for 2D force graphs and diagrams for various human movements

Biomechanics of Daily Activities, Sports/dance Performance

Position & Displacement, 2D Velocity, 2D Acceleration, Center of Mass, Force & Acceleration

Nancy Beverly

2D Biomechanics Prediction sheets - motion and force graphs

In-class activity, Lab, Pre-class assignment, Homework, Instructor supplement, Student reading, Lecture materials

Vetted

Prediction worksheets for 2D motion and force graphs and diagrams for various human movements

Biomechanics of Daily Activities, Sports/dance Performance

Position & Displacement, 2D Velocity, 2D Acceleration, Center of Mass, Force & Acceleration

Nancy Beverly

2D Biomechanics, projectile - Prediction sheets for motion and force graphs

In-class activity, Lab, Pre-class assignment, Lecture materials, Homework, Instructor supplement, Student reading

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Prediction worksheets for 2D graphs and diagrams of human movements with projectile components

Biomechanics of Daily Activities, Sports/dance Performance, Locomotion and Gait

Position & Displacement, 2D Velocity, 2D Acceleration, Projectile Motion, Center of Mass, Force & Acceleration

Nancy Beverly

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2D Biomechanics - Gait ( walk, jog & run)

Instructor supplement, Student reading, In-class activity, Homework, Video, Lab, Lecture materials

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2D video analysis of gait (walk , jog run) Sample videos provided.

Locomotion and Gait

Position & Displacement, 2D Velocity, 2D Acceleration, Center of Mass, Force & Acceleration, Friction

Nancy Beverly

2D Biomechanics - 2D Video Analysis

In-class activity, Lab, Homework, Student reading, Instructor supplement, Lecture materials, Video

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Students use 2D video analysis of their own videos of human movement. Sample videos also provided.

Biomechanics

Position & Displacement, 2D Velocity, 2D Acceleration, Center of Mass, Friction

Nancy Beverly

Pre-made Videos for 2D video analysis - other human motions

In-class activity, Lab

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Human motion videos for 2D video analysis practice, other than gait and lunge (see other sections)

Biomechanics

Position & Displacement, 2D Velocity, 2D Acceleration, Center of Mass

Nancy Beverly

Lunge Scenarios - video analysis

In-class activity, Homework, Student reading, Instructor supplement, Lecture materials, Video

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2D video analysis of human lunges. Sample videos provided.

Biomechanics

Position & Displacement, 2D Velocity, 2D Acceleration, Center of Mass, Force & Acceleration, Friction

Nancy Beverly

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2D Biomechanics - Exercises & Question sheets

In-class activity, Homework, Exam problem

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Exercises & questions for HW and quizzes, about 2D forces & motion in human physical activities

Biomechanics of Daily Activities, Exercise Biomechanics

2D Velocity, 2D Acceleration, Center of Mass, Force & Acceleration, Interacting Objects, Friction

Nancy Beverly

2D Biomechanics - Conceptual Questions

In-class activity, Homework, Exam problem

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Conceptual questions for HW and quizzes, about 2D forces & motion in human physical activities

Biomechanics of Daily Activities, Exercise Biomechanics

2D Velocity, 2D Acceleration, Center of Mass, Force & Acceleration, Interacting Objects, Friction

Nancy Beverly

2D Biomechanics - Exercises with math component

In-class activity, Homework, Exam problem

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Quantitative Exercises for HW or quizzes, about 2D forces & motion in human physical activities

Biomechanics of Daily Activities

2D Velocity, 2D Acceleration, Center of Mass, Force & Acceleration, Friction

Nancy Beverly

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Human Motion media from Humanized Physics Project

Lecture materials, Video

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Link to resource with videos showing floor force vectors acting on real humans in motion.

Locomotion and Gait, Sports/dance Performance, Exercise Biomechanics

Force & Acceleration, Friction

Christopher Wentworth

Robert Fuller

Biomechanics 2D Forces & Motion - Homework mini-project guidelines

In-class activity, Homework, Project, Student reading, Instructor supplement, Lecture materials

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Mini-project homework guidelines: 2D video analysis of students' own videos of human movement.

Biomechanics

Position & Displacement, 2D Velocity, 2D Acceleration, Center of Mass, Interacting Objects, Friction

Nancy Beverly

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