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Session:
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Reforming the Introductory Physics Courses for Life Science Majors III
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Paper Type:
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Poster
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Title:
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The Humanized Physics Project Web Site: A Resource for Instructors of the IPLS Course
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Meeting:
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Location:
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Pavilion East |
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Date:
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Time:
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3:00PM - 5:00PM
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Author:
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Robert G. Fuller, University of Nebraska, Lincoln
402-430-8310, rfuller@neb.rr.com
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Co-Author(s):
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Nancy Beverly, Christopher D. Wentworth
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Abstract:
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Curriculum materials and ideas for better teaching and learning in the introductory physics for life science course continue to be of great interest among college physics instructors, as witnessed by the sessions devoted to this topic at recent AAPT conferences. One approach to the design of this course that offers the possibility of making learning physics more relevant to health science majors is to use the human body itself as a theme for developing physics topics. The website described here offers resources to help instructors wishing to use the human body theme in teaching introductory college physics. Included on the website are a library of activities and labs, multimedia resources including the contents of the Understanding Human Motion CD and Studies in Motion laserdisc, the textbook Physics Including Human Applications, by Fuller[3], and descriptions of courses that have used this theme. The website url is http://physics.doane.edu/hpp .
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Footnotes:
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None
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