An introductory college textbook on mechanics: programmatic content and classroom receptivity
This paper outlines the programmatic content of a text book on mechanics used by students taking the Physics I course offered by the Physics Department of the Federal University of Santa Catarina, Brazil, during the first semester of 1997. A preliminary evaluation of three of the four volumes that f...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul
1998-01-01
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| Series: | Investigações em Ensino de Ciências |
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| Online Access: | http://www.if.ufrgs.br/ienci/artigos/Artigo_ID193/v3_n1_a1998.pdf |
| Summary: | This paper outlines the programmatic content of a text book on mechanics used by students taking the Physics I course offered by the Physics Department of the Federal University of Santa Catarina, Brazil, during the first semester of 1997. A preliminary evaluation of three of the four volumes that form such a textbook, based on classroom observations and on students’ opinions, suggests that it was well received and that it is instructionally viable. |
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| ISSN: | 1518-8795 |