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Thinking in Physics (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780133938890)
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Vincent Coletta
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xA fundamental approach to teaching scientific reasoning skills
In Thinking in Physics, Vincent Coletta creates a new curriculum that helps instructors reach students who have the greatest difficulty learning physics. The book presents evidence that students' reasoning ability is strongly related to their learning and describes ways for students to improve their reasoning to achieve a better understanding of basic physics principles.
Author: Vincent Coletta
ISBN-10: 0133938891
ISBN-13: 9780133938890
Publisher: Pearson
Language: English
Published: 07/01/2014
Pages: 240
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.70lbs
Size: 8.90h x 6.00w x 0.60d
By Vincent Coletta
xVince Coletta earned his Ph.D. in theoretical physics from the University of Notre Dame, where his graduate research advisor was Gerald Jones, an academic descendent of Uhlenbeck and Boltzmann. For over 30 years he has been a Professor of Physics at Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles, where he teaches introductory physics and courses in electromagnetic fields, quantum mechanics, and statistical mechanics. In this book Professor Coletta describes his Thinking in Physics curriculumand provides evidence for its effectiveness indeveloping students' scientific reasoning skills, understanding of physics concepts, and problem solving skills.
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