ABP Tutorials
If you are considering using any of these tutorials in your classroom and would like to obtain password access, please contact redish@quark.umd.edu. For a set of sample materials, see the tutorial on force and motion (use the password "force").
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Kinematics |
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| Instantaneous velocity pretest - tutorial - homework |
"On the effectiveness of active-engagement microcomputer-based laboratories," E. F. Redish, J. M. Saul, and R. N. Steinberg, Am. J. Phys. 65, 45-54 (1997). |
Newton's Laws |
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| Force and Motion pretest - tutorial - homework (password "force) |
"On the effectiveness of active-engagement microcomputer-based laboratories," E. F. Redish, J. M. Saul, and R. N. Steinberg, Am. J. Phys. 65, 45-54 (1997). |
| Newton's Third Law pretest - tutorial - homework |
"On the effectiveness of active-engagement microcomputer-based laboratories," E. F. Redish, J. M. Saul, and R. N. Steinberg, Am. J. Phys. 65, 45-54 (1997). |
| Air Resistance pretest - tutorial - homework |
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| Energy and Momentum pretest - tutorial - homework |
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Oscillations |
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| Simple Harmonic Motion pretest - tutorial - homework |
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Waves |
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| Propagation and Superposition of Pulses pretest - tutorial - homework |
"Identifying student difficulties with the propagation of mechanical waves," M.C. Wittmann, E.F. Redish, and R.N. Steinberg, AAPT meeting, College Park, August, 1996. |
| Mathematical Description of Pulses pretest - tutorial - homework |
"Mathematical tutorials in introductory physics," R.N. Steinberg, M.C. Wittmann, and E.F. Redish, sample class, presented at The International Conference on Undergraduate Physics Education, College Park, MD July 31-August 3, 1996. Proceedings to be published by AIP. |
| Sound pretest - tutorial - homework |
"Identifying and addressing student difficulties with the physics of sound," M.C. Wittmann, M.S. Sabella, R.N. Steinberg, and E. F. Redish, AAPT meeting, Denver, August, 1997. |
Thermodynamics |
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| Heat and Temperature pretest - tutorial - homework |
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| Kinetic Model of Temperature pretest - tutorial - homework |
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Electricity and Magnetism |
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| Electric Field pretest - tutorial - homework |
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| Electric Potential pretest - tutorial - homework |
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| Ampere's Law | |
| Problem Solving Tutorials | |
| Mechanics Problem Solving pretest - tutorial - homework |
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| Rotation Motion Problem Solving | |
| Heat and Temperature Problem Solving pretest - tutorial - homework |
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| Electrostatics Problem Solving pretest - tutorial - homework |
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| Inductive Circuits Problem Solving pretest - tutorial - homework |