Not a traditional textbook -
the Minds On Physics Student Activities Book is comprised of two parts:
Activities and the Reader. The Activities form an integrated set of
thoughtful engagements for students, and the Reader organizes and
summarizes the ideas of the physics content and is meant to be read after
students have engaged in associated activities.
Activities
The MOP activities all have the same basic
structure:
Purpose and Expected OutcomeIn this
section, we tell students the specific concepts, principles, and other ideas
that will be raised and addressed during the activity. This section also tells
students what they are expected to learn.
Prior Experience / Knowledge Needed
We
first list for students the concepts and principles they should know or be
familiar with before attempting the activity. Then, if necessary, we provide any
additional background needed to do the activity.
Main Activity
This section contains the
specific questions and problems that probe students' understanding and prepare
them to make sense out of the ideas.
Reflection
After finishing the Main
Activity, students re-examine their answers to look for patterns. They are also
asked to generalize, abstract, and relate concepts to the situations they have
studied.
Not a traditional textbook -
the Minds On Physics Student Activities Book is comprised of two parts:
Activities and the Reader. The Activities form an integrated set of
thoughtful engagements for students, and the Reader organizes and
summarizes the ideas of the physics content and is meant to be read after
students have engaged in associated activities.
Activities
The MOP activities all have the same basic
structure:
Purpose and Expected OutcomeIn this
section, we tell students the specific concepts, principles, and other ideas
that will be raised and addressed during the activity. This section also tells
students what they are expected to learn.
Prior Experience / Knowledge Needed
We
first list for students the concepts and principles they should know or be
familiar with before attempting the activity. Then, if necessary, we provide any
additional background needed to do the activity.
Main Activity
This section contains the
specific questions and problems that probe students' understanding and prepare
them to make sense out of the ideas.
Reflection
After finishing the Main
Activity, students re-examine their answers to look for patterns. They are also
asked to generalize, abstract, and relate concepts to the situations they have
studied.
Product Table of ContentsFundamental Forces & Fields Activities FF-1. Exploring Models of Electromagnetism
FF-2. Using a
Model to Interpret, Explain, and Predict
FF-3. Investigating Electrical
Properties of Materials
FF-4. Reasoning with a Model for Electrical
Interactions
FF-5. Exploring the Magnetic Interaction
FF-6. Modeling the
Magnetic Properties of Materials
FF-7. Modeling the Magnetic Properties of
Moving Charges
FF-8. Reasoning with a Model for Magnetic
Interactions
FF-9. Exploring the Gravitational Interaction
FF-10.
Exploring the Idea of Weight
FF-11. Distinguishing Mass and Weight
FF-12.
Modeling Universal Gravitation
FF-13. Using a Mathematical Model for the
Electric Force
FF-14. Applying Coulomb's Law to Continuous Distributions of
Charge
FF-15. Estimating Electric Forces Using Coulomb's Law
FF-16.
Reasoning with Coulomb's Law
FF-17. Developing an Empirical Force Law for
Magnets
FF-18. Using the Universal Law of Gravitation
FF-19. Applying
Universal Gravitation to Large-Scale Objects
FF-20. Reasoning with Universal
Gravitation
FF-21. Mapping Magnetic Fields
FF-22. Representing the
Electric Field
FF-23. Representing the Electric Field as a Vector
Field
FF-24. Investigating the Gravitational Field
FF-25. Representing
Vector Fields Using Field Line Diagrams
FF-26. Applying Newton's
Laws
FF-27. Applying Work and Energy Ideas
FF-28. Solving Problems Using
Work and Energy Ideas
FF-29. Summarizing and Structuring the Fundamental
Forces
Fundamental Forces & Fields Reader 1. Qualitative Descriptions of Fundamental Forces 1.1 Modeling interactions
1.2 Electric phenomena
1.3
Reasoning about electric interactions
1.4 A simplified model of electric
interactions
1.5 Applying the simplified model of electric
interactions
1.6 The atomic model of matter
1.7 A model of the electrical
properties of materials
1.8 Applying the atomic model of electric
interactions
1.9 Magnetic phenomena
1.10 Modeling the magnetic
interaction
1.11 Applying our simplified model of magnetic
interactions
1.12 An atomic model of magnetic interactions
1.13 Applying
the atomic model of magnetic interactions
1.14 "Local" gravitation
1.15
Weight
1.16 Mass vs. weight
1.17 "Universal" gravitation
2. Mathematical Descriptions of Fundamental Forces 2.1 Coulomb's law for electric forces
2.2 The
Superposition Principle
2.3 Applying Coulomb's law to non-point
objects
2.4 Reasoning with Coulomb's law
2.5 Universal law of
gravitation
2.6 Applying Universal gravitation to non-point objects
2.7
Astronomical data
2.8 Deciding how to apply the Universal law of
gravitation
2.9 Reasoning with Universal gravitation
2.10 The magnetic
interaction
3. Fields 3.1 Scalar vs. vector fields
3.2 Fields for fundamental
forces
3.3 The electric field
3.4 Electric field for multiple point
changes
3.5 Electric field for a spherical shell of charge
3.6 The
gravitational field
3.7 Gravitational field for non-point masses
3.8 The
magnetic field
3.9 Finding the magnetic field for other arrangements of
current-carrying wire
3.10 Force on a point charge moving through a magnetic
field
3.11 Limitations of vector field diagrams
3.12 Field line
diagrams
3.13 Interpreting field line diagrams
3.14 Reasoning with field
line diagrams
4. Reasoning and Solving Problems Using Physical Laws 4.1 Reasoning with Newton's laws
4.2 Solving problems
using Newton's laws
4.3 Reasoning with energy ideas
4.4 Solving problems
using energy ideas
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Product Table of ContentsFundamental Forces & Fields Activities FF-1. Exploring Models of Electromagnetism
FF-2. Using a
Model to Interpret, Explain, and Predict
FF-3. Investigating Electrical
Properties of Materials
FF-4. Reasoning with a Model for Electrical
Interactions
FF-5. Exploring the Magnetic Interaction
FF-6. Modeling the
Magnetic Properties of Materials
FF-7. Modeling the Magnetic Properties of
Moving Charges
FF-8. Reasoning with a Model for Magnetic
Interactions
FF-9. Exploring the Gravitational Interaction
FF-10.
Exploring the Idea of Weight
FF-11. Distinguishing Mass and Weight
FF-12.
Modeling Universal Gravitation
FF-13. Using a Mathematical Model for the
Electric Force
FF-14. Applying Coulomb's Law to Continuous Distributions of
Charge
FF-15. Estimating Electric Forces Using Coulomb's Law
FF-16.
Reasoning with Coulomb's Law
FF-17. Developing an Empirical Force Law for
Magnets
FF-18. Using the Universal Law of Gravitation
FF-19. Applying
Universal Gravitation to Large-Scale Objects
FF-20. Reasoning with Universal
Gravitation
FF-21. Mapping Magnetic Fields
FF-22. Representing the
Electric Field
FF-23. Representing the Electric Field as a Vector
Field
FF-24. Investigating the Gravitational Field
FF-25. Representing
Vector Fields Using Field Line Diagrams
FF-26. Applying Newton's
Laws
FF-27. Applying Work and Energy Ideas
FF-28. Solving Problems Using
Work and Energy Ideas
FF-29. Summarizing and Structuring the Fundamental
Forces
Fundamental Forces & Fields Reader 1. Qualitative Descriptions of Fundamental Forces 1.1 Modeling interactions
1.2 Electric phenomena
1.3
Reasoning about electric interactions
1.4 A simplified model of electric
interactions
1.5 Applying the simplified model of electric
interactions
1.6 The atomic model of matter
1.7 A model of the electrical
properties of materials
1.8 Applying the atomic model of electric
interactions
1.9 Magnetic phenomena
1.10 Modeling the magnetic
interaction
1.11 Applying our simplified model of magnetic
interactions
1.12 An atomic model of magnetic interactions
1.13 Applying
the atomic model of magnetic interactions
1.14 "Local" gravitation
1.15
Weight
1.16 Mass vs. weight
1.17 "Universal" gravitation
2. Mathematical Descriptions of Fundamental Forces 2.1 Coulomb's law for electric forces
2.2 The
Superposition Principle
2.3 Applying Coulomb's law to non-point
objects
2.4 Reasoning with Coulomb's law
2.5 Universal law of
gravitation
2.6 Applying Universal gravitation to non-point objects
2.7
Astronomical data
2.8 Deciding how to apply the Universal law of
gravitation
2.9 Reasoning with Universal gravitation
2.10 The magnetic
interaction
3. Fields 3.1 Scalar vs. vector fields
3.2 Fields for fundamental
forces
3.3 The electric field
3.4 Electric field for multiple point
changes
3.5 Electric field for a spherical shell of charge
3.6 The
gravitational field
3.7 Gravitational field for non-point masses
3.8 The
magnetic field
3.9 Finding the magnetic field for other arrangements of
current-carrying wire
3.10 Force on a point charge moving through a magnetic
field
3.11 Limitations of vector field diagrams
3.12 Field line
diagrams
3.13 Interpreting field line diagrams
3.14 Reasoning with field
line diagrams
4. Reasoning and Solving Problems Using Physical Laws 4.1 Reasoning with Newton's laws
4.2 Solving problems
using Newton's laws
4.3 Reasoning with energy ideas
4.4 Solving problems
using energy ideas
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