Peer reviewedERIC Number: EJ600174
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1999
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Bringing Atoms into First-Year Physics.
Chabay, Ruth W.; Sherwood, Bruce A.
American Journal of Physics, v67 n12 p1045-50 Dec 1999
Argues that thermal physics should not be treated as a separate topic in introductory physics. Provides an example of a course that emphasizes physical modeling of the phenomenon in terms of the atomic nature of matter. (Author/CCM)
Descriptors: Atomic Theory, Course Descriptions, Curriculum Development, Energy, Heat, Higher Education, Models, Physics, Science Education
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers; Reports - Descriptive
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Language: English
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Note: Theme issue: Thermal and Statistical Physics.
