Teaching Physics With Student-Made Art
Author | : Stephanie L. Bailey |
Publisher | : Stephanie L. Bailey |
Total Pages | : 116 |
Release | : 2021-03-02 |
ISBN-10 | : 9781715227531 |
ISBN-13 | : 1715227530 |
Rating | : 4/5 (31 Downloads) |
Book excerpt: Despite efforts to attract a broader student population into physics, introductory physics courses remain a deterrent for many students. The motivation for this book is to make introductory physics more accessible and to increase interest in the subject by incorporating art-based teaching at the undergraduate level. By providing an alternate mental pathway to access physics, students can improve their understanding and deepen their personal connection with this often-impersonal subject. Additionally, by taking a visual approach to the study of physics, we can achieve a more inclusive way of teaching. This book focuses on the subject of electricity and is the first in a series of introductory physics topics. It is a collection of student-made artistic representations of physics concepts and accompanying student explanations of how the concept is explained more clearly through their art. Students were life-science majors enrolled in the introductory physics sequence at the University of California, Santa Cruz.