Restructuring the introductory electricity and magnetism course

Autor:	Bruce Sherwood, Ruth Chabay
Rok vydání:	2006
Předmět:	Physics Theoretical physics Embodied cognition Restructuring Electromagnetism General Physics and Astronomy Intellectual structure Pace Epistemology
Zdroj:	American Journal of Physics. 74:329-336
ISSN:	1943-2909 0002-9505
DOI:	10.1119/1.2165249
Popis:	In the electricity and magnetism (E&M) segment of the traditional introductory calculus-based physics course, many new and increasingly abstract concepts, embodied in complex formal relations, are introduced at a rapid pace. As a result, many students find E&M significantly more difficult than classical mechanics. We describe a different intellectual structure for the E&M course that stresses conceptual coherence, connects the abstract field concept to concrete microscopic models of matter, and follows a clear story line, culminating in the classical model of the interaction of electromagnetic radiation and matter. This sequence has proven to be effective in teaching the basic concepts of E&M.
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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