Using technology in teaching: using integrated computer tools for data acquisition, data analysis and modeling in introductory physics courses
Priscilla W. Laws
(Coordinator of the Workshop Physics Project, Department of Physics and Astronomy, Dickinson College, Carlisle, Pennsylvania, USA)
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Abstract
Describes how Dickinson College (Carlisle, Pennsylvania, USA) has redesigned the teaching methods in introductory physics courses to take advantage of findings in physics education research and introduce students to the use of modern computer tools. Applications include data analysis, graphing and curve fitting; calculations and modeling; video analysis; and microcomputer‐based laboratory tools.
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Citation
Laws, P.W. (1997), "Using technology in teaching: using integrated computer tools for data acquisition, data analysis and modeling in introductory physics courses", Campus-Wide Information Systems, Vol. 14 No. 4, pp. 117-119. https://doi.org/10.1108/10650749710368030
Publisher
:MCB UP Ltd
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