Implementation of an Active Learning Pedagogy into the General Physics Curriculum at Towson University

陶森大学物理系正在重组以微积分为基础的普通物理课程，目的是：a)为学生提供更有效的学习环境，b)在服务课程中提供适当的课程内容，c)增加普通物理课程中已宣布的物理专业的保留，d)以这样的方式教授普通物理课程，以便招收更多的学生。这是通过提供两个基于微积分的普通物理序列来实现的；一个是为其他科学学科服务的课程，另一个是荣誉物理课程。荣誉物理课程不仅招收荣誉学院的学生，而且所有宣布的物理专业的学生都选修这门课程。把物理专业的学生放在一个班级里，与来自荣誉学院的学生一起学习，这有助于提高专业的保留率。此外，这门低入学率的课程采用了车间物理技术的改编教学。这种高度互动、主动的学习环境已被证明是一种比传统讲座更有效的物理教学方法，学生有望保持他们对物理的热情和兴趣。此外，通过将物理专业从现有的以微积分为基础的普通物理课程中分离出来，本系可以修改课程内容以适应其他科学学科的需要。设备被用于车间物理荣誉课程和普通物理课程。在常规的普通物理课程中，该设备允许教师探索基于微积分的实时物理版本的实现。

Physics (13) The Physics Department at Towson University is restructuring the calculusbased general physics courses in order to a) provide a more effective learningenvironment for the students, b) provide appropriate course content in the servicecourses, c) increase the retention of declared physics majors in the general physicscourses, and d) teach the general physics courses in such a manner so as to recruitadditional students. This is accomplished by offering two sequences of calculusbased general physics; one acts as a service course to other science disciplines, andthe other is an Honors Physics course. The Honors Physics sequence not onlyhas students from the Honors College enrolled, but all declared physics majors takethe course. Placing the physics majors in a classwith highly motivated, interested students such as from the honors college helps toincrease the retention rate of the majors. Additionally, this low enrollment course istaught using adaptation of Workshop Physics techniques. This highly interactive, active learningenvironment has been demonstrated to be a more effective method of teaching physicsthan traditional lectures, and students are expected to retain their enthusiasmand interest in physics. Additionally, by separating the physics majors from the presentcalculus based general physics courses, the department can modify the content of the coursesto suit the needs of the other science disciplines. Equipment is being usedin both the Workshop Physics honors course and the regular general physic course. In theregular general physics course, the equipment allows the faculty toexplore implementation of a calculus-based version of Realtime physics.