Introductory Physics Education in University

1.通过对日本所有设有自然科学、工程、农业和医学科学学院的大学进行问卷调查，研究了1990学年日本大学物理学导论教育的现状。日本有280个物理导论课的“教学部“，理学院物理系、通识教育学院物理系等。我们收到了210个“教学部门“的答复，这些部门负责自然科学、工程、农业和医学科学等专业的11万名学生。我们收集了许多统计数据，例如，(1)师生比为1/100;（2）工科、农学、医学专业高中物理专业学生比例分别为-85%、-30%、-50%。在白杨（亚洲物理教育网络）和东海大学的合作下，我们出版了“ASPEN成员国的入门物理教育的描述”在白杨大学入门物理教育国际研讨会上，我们的许多研究小组成员作为演讲者参加了全体会议和平行会议，并作为组织者。编写了物理科学专业和生命科学专业两类物理导论课程的教学大纲。我们已经制定了一个示范计划的入门物理实验室。我们要求日本20所主要大学的5000名大一新生/女生回答3个问题，以找到他们对高中物理的知识。我们发现他们对物理现象，基本规律和概念的认识是贫乏的。

1. We have studied the present status of introductory physics education in Japanese universities in 1990 academic year by sending questionnaires to all universities with colleges of natural sciences, engineering, agriculture and medical sciences in Japan. There are altogether 280 "teaching division"s of introductory physics coursesin Japan, e.g., departments of physics in faculty of sciences, departments of physics in colleges of general education, etc. We have received replies from 210 "teaching division"s which are responsible to 110 thousand students majoring in natural sciences, engineering, agriculture and medical sciences. We have collected many statistical data, e.g., (1) Faculty to student ratio is 1/100, (2) Per-centage of students who have studied physics in senior high schools is -85% in engineering major, -30% in agriculture major and -50% in medical science major.2. In collaboration with ASPEN (Asian Physics Education Network) and Tokai University, we have published "Description of Introductory Physics Education in ASPEN Member Countries" on the occasion of ASPEN International Symposium on Introductory Physics Education in University", in which many members of our research group participated as speakers in plenary and parallel sessions and as organizers.3. We have edited syllabus of two types of Introductory physics courses, another for physical science majors, another for life science majors.4. We have developed a model plan of introductory physics laboratory.5. We have asked 5000 freshmen/women in 20 leading Japanese universities to write answers to 3 problems in order to find their knowledge on high school physics. we have found their knowledge on physical phenomena, basic laws and concepts is poor.