• DocumentCode
    2153615
  • Title

    Labatorials - a new approach to teaching electricity and magnetism to students in engineering

  • Author

    Ahrensmeier, Daria ; Thompson, Robert Ian ; Wilson, William J F ; Potter, M.E.

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Phys. & Astron., Univ. of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada
  • fYear
    2012
  • fDate
    8-14 July 2012
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    2
  • Abstract
    We describe the development and results from the implementation of a new approach for teaching physics in the small group sections of a large introductory physics class. The labatorials emphasize conceptual understanding and problem solving skills over experimental techniques.
  • Keywords
    electrical engineering education; magnetism; physics education; student experiments; electricity teaching; labatorials; magnetism; physics teaching; Astronomy; Educational institutions; Electricity; Engineering students; Magnetic separation; Physics;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Antennas and Propagation Society International Symposium (APSURSI), 2012 IEEE
  • Conference_Location
    Chicago, IL
  • ISSN
    1522-3965
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4673-0461-0
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/APS.2012.6349031
  • Filename
    6349031