Workshop Physics with Health Science Applications

物理（13）大多数大学的代数基础入门物理课程是两个学期的序列，其主要人群是健康科学专业。无论是研究人员还是课程开发人员都很少关注这门课程。这个项目的目的是使物理概念更容易理解这些学生和更适用于他们的兴趣。车间物理教学方法是解决这些问题的一种方法。讲习班的物理课程正在适应代数为基础的类和新的单位与健康科学主题的应用正在开发的需求。该项目的另一个主要目标是鼓励在该项目主要研究者的家乡机构、其他学院和大学以及高中采用讲习班物理教学方法。这是通过提供专业教师发展讲习班来解决的。教学的车间物理方法是一个基于微积分的课程，涉及动手，基于计算机的实验室环境，取代典型的讲座实验室讨论格式。首先，课程正在从微积分调整为代数课程。接下来将开发新的单元，应用于健康科学。调整和执行工作将在三年期间进行，并不断进行评估和修订。在第三个夏天，将举行教师发展研讨会，通过新开发的单元向教师介绍研讨会物理方法。这一讲习班和其他讲习班将用于传播一个完整的基于代数的物理讲习班版本，包括新开发的单元。该项目将产生一个基于代数的课程，使学生对物理概念有深刻的理解，使他们了解健康科学的相关物理应用，并向他们介绍新的教学法。此外，更多的教师将被引入车间物理和新的单位将被开发。

Physics (13) The algebra-based introductory physics course in most universities is a two-semester sequence, whose major population are health science majors. Very little attention has been paid to this course either by researchers or curriculum developers. This project is aimed at making physics concepts more understandable to these students and more applicable to their interests. The Workshop Physics method of instruction is a way to address these issues. The Workshop Physics curriculum is being adapted to the needs of the algebra based class and new units with applications to health science topics are being developed. Another major objective of the project is to encourage the Workshop Physics method of instruction at the home institutions of the principal investigators of this project, other colleges and universities, and at high schools. This is being addressed by offering professional faculty development workshops. The Workshop Physics method of instruction is a calculus-based curriculum that involves a hands-on, computer-based laboratory environment that replaces the typical lecture-lab-discussion format. First the curriculum is being adapted from a calculus- to an algebra-based course. Next new units will be developed with applications to the health sciences. The adaptation and implementation is taking place over a three-year period, with continuous evaluation and revision. In the third summer a faculty development workshop will be held to introduce faculty to the Workshop physics method by working through the newly developed units. This and other workshops will be used to disseminate a complete algebra-based version of Workshop Physics, including the newly developed units. This project will result in an algebra-based curriculum that will give students a solid understanding of physics concepts, make them aware of relevant physics applications to health science, and introduce them to a new pedagogy. In addition, more faculty will be introduced to Workshop Physics and new units will be developed.