An introductory college textbook on mechanics: programmatic content and classroom receptivity

Authors

  • Luiz O.Q. Peduzzi Departamento de Física / Centro de Ciências Físicas e Matemáticas Programa de Pós-graduação em Ensino de Ciências Naturais / Centro de Ciências da Educação Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina

Keywords:

problem solving, history and philosophy of science, mechanics, misconceptions.

Abstract

This paper outlines the programmatic content of a text book on mechanics used by students taking the Physics I course offered by the Physics Department of the Federal University of Santa Catarina, Brazil, during the first semester of 1997. A preliminary evaluation of three of the four volumes that form such a textbook, based on classroom observations and on students’ opinions, suggests that it was well received and that it is instructionally viable.

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Published

2016-11-21

How to Cite

Peduzzi, L. O. (2016). An introductory college textbook on mechanics: programmatic content and classroom receptivity. Investigations in Science Education, 3(1), 21–45. Retrieved from https://ienci.if.ufrgs.br/index.php/ienci/article/view/623

Issue

Vol. 3 No. 1 (1998): March of 1998

Section

Artigos

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