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NEXUS Physics
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NEXUS/Physics is an Introductory Physics for Life Sciences (IPLS) class designed to
- Focus on the development of general scientific competencies such as mathematical modeling and mechanistic reasoning;
- Fit effectively into a standard curriculum for biologists and pre-health care students;
- Be biologically authentic – help biology students understand important results they learn in their biology and chemistry classes that rely on physics.
Available FREE from Living Physics Portal
- 200 problems (400 more coming soon!)
- Living Physics textbook in pdf and Word
- Clicker questions
- In-class activities
- Articles on Using Math in Physics from The Physics Teacher
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- Living Physics 1&2 from Top Hat: Interactive e-textbook with integrated auto-graded questions, PhET sims, clicker questions, and authentic biological examples. Based on the NEXUS/Physics Wikibook. tinyurl.com/tophatlivingphysics
- Auto-graded problems from Expert TA: Biology-focused problems and pre-health activities including homework problems, in-class group work, and clicker questions. theexpertta.com/nexus-physics
CONTRIBUTIONS
X-ray crystallography
In-class activity, Homework, Restricted accessFinding the spacing between atoms in a molecule from their diffraction pattern
Atomic Physics, Interference From Two Sources
None
Edward Redish
NEXUS Physics
Why do we see in the visible?
In-class activity, Homework, Restricted accessStudying how retinal absorbs light to understand how fish see light
Standing Waves, Synthesis and Analysis of Color
Molecular Structure/Function, Vision
Edward Redish
NEXUS Physics
What color is it underwater
In-class activity, Homework, Restricted accessFinding the color of light underwater
Color, Intensity and Attenuation
Vision
Edward Redish
NEXUS Physics
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