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View SchemaThe Development of an Inquiry-based Curriculum Specifically for the Introductory Algebra-based Physics Course
| Authors | Beth Thacker, Abel Diaz, Ann Marie Eligon |
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| Categories | |
| ArXiv ID | physics/0702247 |
| URL | https://arxiv.org/abs/physics/0702247 |
Abstract
We discuss an inquiry-based curriculum that has been developed specifically for the introductory algebra-based physics course, taking into account the needs, backgrounds, learning styles and career goals of the students in that class. The course is designed to be taught in a laboratory-based environment, however parts of the materials can be used in other settings. As instructors we found ourselves drawing on materials developed for the calculus-based course and for other populations (materials developed for pre-service teachers, for example), parts of which were appropriate, but not a complete curriculum as we would like to teach it, developed specifically for students in the introductory algebra-based physics course. So we have modified and adapted parts of existing materials and integrated them with our own new units and our own format, creating a course aimed specifically at these students.
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