DocumentCode
759424
Title
An Experiment in the Reduction of Physics Content
Author
Ryder, J.D.
Author_Institution
Michigan State University, East Lansing, Mich.
Volume
1
Issue
3
fYear
1958
Firstpage
70
Lastpage
72
Abstract
An experiment has been conducted in which the conventional introductory physics course for engineers has been reduced, and the capabilities of two groups of students-one group having had certain physics topics and the second group without these-have been compared. The comparison was made in mixed classes in engineering statics. Insofar as the data can be analyzed, they seem to show no essential differences in the performance of the two groups. Certainly, preliminary work in physics did not give that group of students any major advantage.
Keywords
Area measurement; Books; Data analysis; Engineering education; Nuclear thermodynamics; Performance analysis; Physics education; Psychology; Resistance heating; Solid state circuits;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Education, IRE Transactions on
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
0893-7141
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/TE.1958.4322033
Filename
4322033
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