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Redish, Edward F. – Physics Teacher, 2021
Making meaning with math in physics requires blending physical conceptual knowledge with mathematical symbology. Students in introductory physics classes often struggle with this, but it is an essential component of learning how to think with math. Teaching the dimensionality of measured quantities and dimensional analysis (DA) is a valuable first…
Descriptors: Science Instruction, Physics, Mathematics, Mathematical Concepts
Redish, Edward F. – Physics Teacher, 2021
Learning to use math in science is a non-trivial task. It involves many different skills (not usually taught in a math class) that help blend physical knowledge with mathematical symbology. One of these is the idea of quantification--that physical quantities can be assigned specific numbers (with a unit). A second is to develop an intuition for…
Descriptors: Science Instruction, Physics, Mathematical Concepts, Skill Development
Redish, Edward F. – 2000
Individual teachers of college level physics sometimes develop deep insights into how their students learn and what elements of classroom instruction are valuable in facilitating the learning process. Yet, these insights rarely persist beyond the individual instructor. Educational methods seem to cycle from one fad to another, rarely cumulating…
Descriptors: Educational Research, Higher Education, Learning Strategies, Physics
Watkins, Jessica; Coffey, Janet E.; Redish, Edward F.; Cooke, Todd J. – Physical Review Special Topics - Physics Education Research, 2012
Educators and policy makers have advocated for reform of undergraduate biology education, calling for greater integration of mathematics and physics in the biology curriculum. While these calls reflect the increasingly interdisciplinary nature of biology research, crossing disciplinary boundaries in the classroom carries epistemological challenges…
Descriptors: Introductory Courses, Physics, Biology, Undergraduate Students
Bing, Thomas J.; Redish, Edward F. – Physical Review Special Topics - Physics Education Research, 2012
Physics students can encounter difficulties in physics problem solving as a result of failing to use knowledge that they have but do not perceive as relevant or appropriate. In previous work we have demonstrated that some of these difficulties may be epistemological. Students may limit the kinds of knowledge that they use. For example, they may…
Descriptors: Majors (Students), Physics, Problem Solving, Epistemology
Redish, Edward F. – Online Submission, 2006
Mathematics is an essential element of physics problem solving, but experts often fail to appreciate exactly how they use it. Math may be the language of science, but math-in-physics is a distinct dialect of that language. Physicists tend to blend conceptual physics with mathematical symbolism in a way that profoundly affects the way equations are…
Descriptors: Problem Solving, Physics, Science Education, College Science
Tuminaro, Jonathan; Redish, Edward F. – Physical Review Special Topics - Physics Education Research, 2007
Although much is known about the differences between expert and novice problem solvers, knowledge of those differences typically does not provide enough detail to help instructors understand why some students seem to learn physics while solving problems and others do not. A critical issue is how students access the knowledge they have in the…
Descriptors: Physics, Problem Solving, Phenomenology, Science Instruction
Hammer, David; Gupta, Ayush; Redish, Edward F. – Journal of the Learning Sciences, 2011
The authors appreciate Professor Slotta's responding to their critique (Slotta, this issue). For their part, they believe that Professor Slotta has misinterpreted aspects of their position. In this commentary, the authors clarify two particular points. First, they explain their use of "static ontologies," which they maintain applies. Second, they…
Descriptors: College Faculty, Methods, Physics, Teaching Methods