Teaching and Learning Physics
week 3 assignments
Tues 9/7:
McDermott, and Shaffer, “Research as a guide for curriculum development: anexample from introductory electricity Parts I&II” AJP 60(11), (1992), 994-1013 - NOTE THESE WERE HANDED OUT 9/2
Mazur, Peer Instruction Chapter 2
Discussion to be led by: Kara, Chuck and Chris.
Thurs 9/9:
Read TWO CHAPTERS: (this is because we'll be skipping class the following week)
you do not have to read word- for -word, but you should spend an hour or so perusing these chapters.
Electric Field / Flux / Gauss’ LawHRW: pp 521 - 557
Pick two problems from: hw 2 AND two problems from hw 3
be sure to follow our protocol for each problem.