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1 online resource (451 p.) |
| Contents |
Cover -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- List of figures -- List of tables -- List of contributors -- Preface -- Acknowledgements -- Section 1: Motivations and needs to teach Einsteinian physics -- 1. Intuition in Einsteinian physics: Bernard Schutz, FRS -- 2. Time for changing paradigms in science and education: David F. Treagust -- 3. The difficult birth of quantum physics: David Blair -- 4. The difficult birth of gravitational wave astronomy: David Blair and Magdalena Kersting -- Section 2: Instructional approaches to teach Einsteinian physics: Special relativity |
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5. Dynamics first -- A novel approach to relativity: Friedrich Herrmann and Michael Pohlig -- 6. Event diagrams -- Supporting student reasoning in special relativity through thought experiments: Floor Kamphorst, Elwin Savelsbergh, Marjolein Vollebregt, and Wouter van Joolingen -- 7. Introducing relativity on rotated graph paper: Roberto B. Salgado -- 8. Pushing the boundaries of Einsteinian physics education using virtual reality technology: Jackie Bondell and Mark Myers -- General relativity |
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9. Standing on the shoulders of giants -- How historical perspectives on gravity can inform modern physics education: Magdalena Kersting -- 10. Models and analogies in teaching general relativity: Markus Pössel -- 11. Gravitational lensing as a focal point for teaching general relativity: Karl-Heinz Lotze and Silvia Simionato -- 12. Introducing the geometric concepts of general relativity with sector models: Ute Kraus, Corvin Zahn, and Sven Weissenborn -- 13. Where do gravitational waves come from and how can we detect more?: Joris van Heijningen |
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14. Using the language of gravity to teach about space, time, and matter in general relativity: Magdalena Kersting -- Quantum physics -- 15. Introducing quantum physics with toy photons: Tejinder Kaur and David Blair -- 16. Teaching quantum physics to middle and high school-students using phasor wheels: Rahul Choudhary and David Blair -- 17. Gold, Einstein's Metal: David Blair -- 18. Patterns and atoms -- The structure of atomic matter: David Blair -- Section 3: Introducing Einsteinian physics around the world |
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19. Designing learning resources and investigating student motivation and learning in general relativity and quantum physics in Norway: Ellen Karoline Henriksen, Norway -- 20. Towards a comprehensive general relativity course for secondary school: Ute Kraus and Corvin Zahn, Germany -- 21. Einstein-First -- Modernising the school physics curriculum in Western Australia and beyond: Carolyn Maxwell, David Blair, Jyoti Kaur, Rahul Choudhary, and Marjan Zadnik, Australia |
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22. Introduction of Einsteinian physics to the upper secondary school physics curriculum in Scotland -- Experiences and observations: Stuart Farmer, Scotland |
| Notes |
Description based upon print version of record |
| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Blair, David
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| ISBN |
9781000374131 |
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1000374130 |
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