Using Workshop Physics in a Combined Calculus-Based/ Non-Calculus Introductory Physics Class

在许多小的学院里， 教授不同层次的入门物理学 通常没有足够的学生来证明提供 在给定的时间，为学生提供平行的讲座式课程， 不同的微积分熟练程度。车间物理是一个教学 学生在其中建立自己的理解系统 物理学通过与现象的直接相互作用。 传统 讲座被指导性的实践活动所取代， 学生们在小组中工作。 微型计算机接口 实验室设备允许实时测量， 学生对结果的即时解释。这 该项目的结果是在教学设计，其中既 微积分为基础的和非微积分学生学习物理在 同一个教室/实验室，同一个教师 使用物理工作室的方法。 改进学习和 更好地利用教学资源的结果。 赠款资金与非联邦资金相匹配， 源

In many small colleges, one physics instructor is called upon to teach several different levels of introductory physics. There generally are not enough students to justify offering parallel lecture style classes at a given time to students with varying calculus proficiency.Workshop Physics is a teaching system in which students build their own understanding of physics by direct interaction with phenomena. Traditional lectures are replaced by guided hands-on activities for students working in small groups. Microcomputers interfaced with laboratory equipment allow for real-time measurements and immediate interpretation of results by the students.This project is resulting in an instructional design in which both calculus-based and non-calculus students learn physics in the same classroom/laboratory at the same time with one teacher using The Workshop Physics approach. Improved learning and better use of instructional resources are the outcomes.NSF grant funds are being matched with funds from non-federal sources.