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Full-Text Articles in Physics
Relative Impacts Of Different Grade Scales On Student Success In Introductory Physics, David J. Webb, Cassandra A. Paul, Mary A. Chessey
Relative Impacts Of Different Grade Scales On Student Success In Introductory Physics, David J. Webb, Cassandra A. Paul, Mary A. Chessey
Faculty Publications
In deciding on a student’s grade in a class, an instructor generally needs to combine many individual grading judgments into one overall judgment. Two relatively common numerical scales used to specify individual grades are the 4-point scale (where each whole number 0–4 corresponds to a letter grade) and the percent scale (where letter grades A through D are uniformly distributed in the top 40% of the scale). This paper uses grading data from a single series of courses offered over a period of 10 years to show that the grade distributions emerging from these two grade scales differed in many …
Crosssections, Summer 2020, University Of Northern Iowa. Department Of Physics.
Crosssections, Summer 2020, University Of Northern Iowa. Department Of Physics.
CrossSections
Inside This Issue:
--Faculty Profile Pavel Lukashev
--Department Happenings
--Focus on Students
--Physics Education
--Alumni Profile Wes Golden
--Alumni News
--Retrospective
--New Physics
--Support the Department
Constraining Neutron Star Nuclear Equations Of State Based On Observational Data, Alexander Clevinger
Constraining Neutron Star Nuclear Equations Of State Based On Observational Data, Alexander Clevinger
Undergraduate Honors Thesis Projects
This project analyzes recent observational data of neutron stars. It uses this to data to constrain nuclear equations of state proposed by Oter. et al. based on the maximum masses proposed by these equations of state. I do this by using numerical integration of the Tolman-Oppenheimer-Volkov equation to provide equilibrium states for each proposed EoS.
Framework For The Natures Of Negativity In Introductory Physics, Suzanne White Brahmia, Alexis Olsho, Trevor Smith, Andrew Boudreaux
Framework For The Natures Of Negativity In Introductory Physics, Suzanne White Brahmia, Alexis Olsho, Trevor Smith, Andrew Boudreaux
Faculty Scholarship for the College of Science & Mathematics
Mathematical reasoning skills are a desired outcome of many introductory physics courses, particularly calculus-based physics courses. Novices can struggle to understand the many roles signed numbers play in physics contexts, and recent evidence shows that unresolved struggle can carry over to subsequent physics courses. Positive and negative quantities are ubiquitous in physics, and the sign carries important and varied meanings. The mathematics education research literature documents the cognitive challenge of conceptualizing negative numbers as mathematical objects—both for experts, historically, and for novices as they learn. We contribute to the small but growing body of research in physics contexts that examines …
Phy 502 - Shared Sheet, Jim Mcclymer
Phy 502 - Shared Sheet, Jim Mcclymer
Teaching, Learning & Research Documents
An example of a Shared Sheet that students in PHY 502 worked on together through ZOOM to answer questions related to how Maxwell’s Equations would be modified if photons had mass.
Got Science? Club, Nora Husein, Randa Ismail
Got Science? Club, Nora Husein, Randa Ismail
Honors Expanded Learning Clubs
Got Science? Club allows students to learn about the science that can be found in our daily lives using everyday items such as food and school supplies. Students will learn about these sciences through hands-on experiments, allowing them to truly experience the science around them.
Impact Of The Next Gen Pet Curriculum On Science Identity, Robynne M. Lock, Ben Van Dusen, Steven Maier, Liang Zeng
Impact Of The Next Gen Pet Curriculum On Science Identity, Robynne M. Lock, Ben Van Dusen, Steven Maier, Liang Zeng
Physics and Astronomy Faculty Publications and Presentations
The Next Gen Physical Science and Everyday Thinking (PET) curriculum was designed for physical science courses for future elementary teachers. However, this curriculum may also be used in general education conceptual science courses. The materials are aligned with the Next Generation Science Standards and use a guided-inquiry approach. Next Gen PET is currently being implemented at many universities nationwide. We examine the impact of this curriculum on students’ science identities at a subset of these universities. The identity framework consists of three dimensions. Recognition is the extent to which a student believes that parents, peers, and professors view them as …
Fostering Physics Content And Pedagogy Learning By Future Physics Teachers Via Student Authored Youtube Video Projects, David Abbott, Dan L. Macisaac, Brad Gearhart, Kathleen Falconer, Florian Genz, Andre Bresges, Stefan Hoffmann, Jeremias Weber
Fostering Physics Content And Pedagogy Learning By Future Physics Teachers Via Student Authored Youtube Video Projects, David Abbott, Dan L. Macisaac, Brad Gearhart, Kathleen Falconer, Florian Genz, Andre Bresges, Stefan Hoffmann, Jeremias Weber
Videos for Physics Teaching
We describe a curricular innovation for STEM teacher preparation -- the use of video projects in undergraduate and graduate physics courses for future physics teachers at SUNY Buffalo State. US courses were adapted under the guidance of our colleagues’ similar work at Universität zu Köln [1]. Our students prepared end of course short “proof of concept” rough video vignettes of 5-10min addressing both physics content and physics pedagogical topics. YouTube [2] example videos are provided, and insights are shared.