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Student Mathematical Sensemaking In The Transition From Discrete To Continuous Systems In Spins First Quantum Mechanics, Anthony R. Pina
Student Mathematical Sensemaking In The Transition From Discrete To Continuous Systems In Spins First Quantum Mechanics, Anthony R. Pina
Electronic Theses and Dissertations
Quantum mechanics (QM) is a fundamental theory in physics that was developed based on a
series of experiments. Rather than being built up from first principles, QM is built on a series of
postulates that describe the outcomes of those experiments. The postulates establish both the
mathematical formalism and basic concepts used to model quantum systems. While different
systems require varying degrees of complex mathematics to model, the basic principles remain.
“Spins-first” QM instruction takes advantage of these varying degrees of mathematical
difficulty by first introducing students to spin-1
2 systems which can be modeled with relatively
simple mathematics. These …
Student Performance In Modern Physics In An Active, Partially-Flipped Classroom, Scott Yarbrough
Student Performance In Modern Physics In An Active, Partially-Flipped Classroom, Scott Yarbrough
Physics Dissertations
The effectiveness of the flipped classroom and hybrid-flipped (partially flipped, partially lecture-based) method of instruction has been extensively studied for high school and introductory undergraduate physics courses, and it has been shown to increase student understanding and performance. However, few studies have been done for upper-level undergraduate courses, and even fewer have been done for virtual courses. In Spring 2021 and Fall 2023, a fully virtual, hybrid-flipped Modern Physics course was taught, primarily to a class of primarily juniors and seniors, with some sophomores. All were STEM majors. The same course, with a similar enrolment and demographic of students, was …
The Dissemination And Effective Use Of Physics Education Research In Undergraduate Instruction, Trevor Stefanick
The Dissemination And Effective Use Of Physics Education Research In Undergraduate Instruction, Trevor Stefanick
Masters Theses
Based on the results of a national survey of physics faculty, a set of interviews was conducted of 70 physics faculty from a diverse set of institutions. The interviews included questions about the dissemination and effective use of curricula and instructional strategies based on Physics Education Research (PER), focused to obtain recommendations to the PER community that might help to spread the use of these PER-based materials. Approximately half of the interviews (those with faculty who indicated knowledge about or use of Peer Instruction) have been previously analyzed. This project is the analysis of the 38 interviews that were conducted …