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Prigo, Robert B. – American Journal of Physics, 1978
Describes an introductory physics course for liberal arts majors presented in a manner consistent with Piagetian developmental psychology. The course is organized and offered through lecture demonstrations and homework problems with emphasis on the historical processes of concept formation and the humanistic side of physics. (GA)
Descriptors: College Science, Course Descriptions, General Education, Higher Education
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Touger, Jerold S. – American Journal of Physics, 1981
Describes a single introductory course for both nonscience and physics majors, emphasizing wave aspects of selected physics phenomena rather than traditional Newtonian mechanics. Modes of presentation, consistent with the notion of a spiral syllabus, are explained with reference to the cognitive and educational theories of Bruner and Piaget.…
Descriptors: College Science, Course Descriptions, Curriculum Development, Higher Education