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Direct linkKaltcheva, Nadia; Nenkova, Maia – Physics Education, 2021
Many introductory astronomy courses include concepts related to basic stellar properties. In general, these are concepts that originate from the human perception of starlight. This observational aspect is not easy to incorporate in the classroom. We explore if these concepts could be developed using the built-in data in a planetarium software.…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Introductory Courses, Astronomy, Computer Software
Dark, Marta L. – Physics Education, 2021
In fall 2020, the Physics Department was tasked with coming up for a plan for optics, our one credit lab course. Because of the continued COVID-19 pandemic, our institution planned to offer a fully online fall semester, with no students residing on campus. The college announced the plan 5 weeks prior to the start of the semester. This paper will…
Descriptors: Introductory Courses, Optics, Online Courses, COVID-19
White, Aien Charity Grace; Chaudhari, Apoorv; White, Jonathon David – Physics Education, 2021
Engaging Electrical Engineering (EE) students in a freshman general physics service course is challenging as they see little relationship between the topics and their major. Non-native speakers enrolled in a course taught in English face an additional challenge beyond understanding the basic physics, that is, understanding specialized English.…
Descriptors: Active Learning, Discovery Learning, Engineering Education, Physics
