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written by Edward F. Redish
This website contains a series of peer instruction problems on waves and oscillations, designed to be solved in a classroom setting. The problems are presented with a qualitative question (usually multiple choice) that is carefully constructed to engage student difficulties with fundamental concepts. Students consider the problem individually and contribute their answers using personal response systems or flash cards. Students then confer with their cooperative groups and vote again on the correct response. Topics covered include wave superposition, graph interpretation, wave velocity, and force related to masses on a spring.
This problem set is part of the Physics Suite collection, containing sample problems, peer instruction problems, and alternative homework sets.
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This resource is part of a Physics Front Topical Unit.
Topic: Wave Energy
Unit Title: Teaching About Waves and Wave Energy
Peer Instruction, a well-researched teaching method developed by Harvard professor Eric Mazur, is intended to actively engage students while also allowing the teacher to gauge understanding of a single concept. Students individually "vote" on a correct response to a carefully-constructed problem, then discuss their reasoning with peers. This is a set of annotated Peer Instruction problems on the topic of waves.Link to Unit:
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Physics Suite Peer Instruction Problems: Oscillations and Waves:
Is Based On Teaching Physics with the Physics Suite
This is a freely accessible online book by the author that explains the principles and pedagogy behind The Physics Suite and provides in-depth instructions for its use in the introductory physics classroom.relation by Caroline Hall
Is Based On Peer Instruction Problems: Introduction to the Method
This is an introduction to the Peer Instruction method of teaching, with links to in-depth information on the subject and annotated collections of Peer Instruction problems organized by subject.relation by Caroline Hall
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