The Physics of Life: Interdisciplinary Education at the Introductory Level

生物学导论3：有机生物学的物理学与生物学相结合的改革和生物学专业物理学导论课程的同步改革正在进行。 以生物学基础、热力学和输运两大物理学课题为中心的教材正在开发中，具有教育改革思想的生物学家和物理学教育研究者组成的联合团队，以内容、认识论、教学论为中心的课程改革方法，进行物理学与生物学的整合，以及生物学家物理学课程的配套改革。 开发的材料包括结构化的在线阅读，同伴指导的概念问题，大型讲座生物类，样本问题在课堂上解决小组问题，样本考试问题，结构化的家庭作业问题协调，使有匹配的问题，在生物和物理类，并在课堂上辅导式的问题。每个项目都经过严格的开发、审查、修订和测试周期，以确保成品的质量和有效性。由此产生的材料将在互联网上传播，并在适当的专业论坛上介绍。

The reform of the Introductory Biology III: Organismal Biology to integrate physics into biology and the concurrent reform of introductory physics courses for biology majors is being conducted. A set of educational materials that covers two broad physics topics of importance in basic biology & thermodynamics and transport are being developed.A combined team of education-reform-minded biologists and physics education researchers is carrying out the integration of physics into biology and the matching reform of a course in physics for biologists by using an approach to curriculum reform that focuses on issues of content, epistemology, and pedagogy. Materials developed include structured on-line readings, Peer Instruction conceptual problems for large lecture biology classes, sample problems for in-class group problem solving, sample exam problems, structured homework problems coordinated so that there are matching problems in the biology and physics classes, and in-class tutorial-style worksheets. Each item undergoes a rigorous cycle of development, review, revision, and testing to ensure the quality and effectiveness of the finished products. The resulting materials will be disseminated over the internet and described at appropriate professional forums.