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
Instantaneous velocity
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"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
Force and Motion
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(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
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"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
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Energy and Momentum
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Oscillations
Simple Harmonic Motion
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Waves
Propagation and Superposition of Pulses
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"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
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"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
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"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
Heat and Temperature
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Kinetic Model of Temperature
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Electricity and Magnetism
Electric Field
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Electric Potential
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Ampere's Law
Problem Solving Tutorials
Mechanics Problem Solving
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Rotation Motion Problem Solving
Heat and Temperature Problem Solving
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Electrostatics Problem Solving
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Inductive Circuits Problem Solving
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