ERIC Number: EJ1142837
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Publication Date: 2017-Apr
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Analysis of an Unusual Mirror in a 16th-Century Painting: A Museum Exercise for Physics Students
Swaminathan, Sudha; Lamelas, Frank
Physics Teacher, v55 n4 p214-216 Apr 2017
Physics students at Worcester State University visit the Worcester Art Museum (WAM) at the end of a special 100- level course called Physics in Art. The students have studied geometrical optics, and they have been introduced to concepts in atomic physics. The purpose of the museum tour is to show how physics-based techniques can be used in a nontraditional lab setting. Other examples of the use of museum-based art in physics instruction include analyses of Pointillism and image resolution, and of reflections in soap bubbles in 17- and 18th-century paintings.
Descriptors: Physics, College Science, Museums, Painting (Visual Arts), Science Instruction, Optics, Nuclear Physics, Scientific Concepts, Interdisciplinary Approach
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Massachusetts
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