| Description: |
This is a project to create new curricular materials for the study
of thermodynamics, which would have a direct impact on instruction
both in the Department of Physics and Astronomy, and the Department
of Chemistry. We will utilize educational resources that are uniquely
available at Iowa State University, combining the capabilities of
the Education Research Groups in both Physics and Chemistry. By targeting
the subject of thermodynamics - a field that lies precisely on the
borderline between Physics and Chemistry - we will be able to bring
to bear the extensive experience of both our groups. We will create
new instructional materials of immediate use in Physics courses and
in Chemistry courses. These materials center on "active-learning" worksheets,
consisting of carefully structured and sequenced sets of questions
and exercises. They are designed to elicit common conceptual difficulties,
and then to guide students to confront and resolve these difficulties. |
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