Index Catalog // ScholarsArchive@OSU

Start Over

Filtering by: Creator Gupta, R. Contributor Gire, Elizabeth

Sensemaking Throughout the Physics Curriculum: Understanding Expert and Student Ideas About Sensemaking in a Physics Context

Creator:

Lenz, MacKenzie

Abstract:

Physics sensemaking is a growing topic of study within the physics education community. Many lenses have been used to study sensemaking but few have considered how time and instruction can impact student sensemaking practices and ideas. In this dissertation, I present four studies that address four major questions: What sensemaking...

Resource Type:

Dissertation

Full Text:

John R. Taylor [90] and The Geometry of Special Relativity by Tevian Dray [19]. The prerequisite
Student Evaluative Sensemaking on Homework in Intermediate Mechanics

Creator:

Hahn, Kelby T.

Abstract:

Physicists seek to understand the world and often use mathematics to aid in attaining that goal. Thus when doing mathematics they often interrogate their results in order to ensure that they align with their expectations and to gain new insight into how the world works. This seeking of coherence between...

Resource Type:

Masters Thesis
Students' Understanding of Discrete and Continuous Systems in Quantum Mechanics and Computation's Supporting Role

Creator:

Solorio, Christian D.

Abstract:

Quantum mechanics is increasingly being taught with a spins-first approach where instructors use simple spin systems to introduce the principles of quantum mechanics rather than systems with wavefunctions. One of the defining characteristics of a spins-first approach is that systems studied have discrete bases, whereas systems with wavefunctions have continuous...

Resource Type:

Dissertation