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Direct linkFinkelstein, N. D.; Adams, W. K.; Keller, C. J.; Kohl, P. B.; Perkins, K. K.; Podolefsky, N. S.; Reid, S.; LeMaster, R. – Physical Review Special Topics - Physics Education Research, 2005
This paper examines the effects of substituting a computer simulation for real laboratory equipment in the second semester of a large-scale introductory physics course. The direct current circuit laboratory was modified to compare the effects of using computer simulations with the effects of using real light bulbs, meters, and wires. Two groups of…
Descriptors: Computer Simulation, Physics, Laboratory Equipment, Undergraduate Students
