tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34480619.post7876120943237864271..comments2024-03-11T13:47:03.621-05:00Comments on Physics and Physicists: A Tale of Two Curricula: The Performance of Two Thousand Students in Introductory ElectromagnetismZapperZhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15861398273820851809noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34480619.post-29748932485458566242009-06-06T21:30:38.739-05:002009-06-06T21:30:38.739-05:00I used Halliday & Resnick as an undergrad (BA ...I used Halliday & Resnick as an undergrad (BA 1979!)...it's still around??Michellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12617476463347663364noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34480619.post-9186634600693145422009-06-02T11:08:56.852-05:002009-06-02T11:08:56.852-05:00I both learned from, and taught (as a TA) from the...I both learned from, and taught (as a TA) from the M&I textbook. Compared to standard texts, M&I is much more effective, interesting, and fun. By pounding home that each problem should be solved from first principles (Newton's 2nd law, Energy conservation, etc), it builds connections between traditionally isolated pedagogical topics. The book also uses real physics in problems, like the Mossbauer effect and galaxy rotation curves, and contains extensive programming exercises. Those exercises are insightful, and, personally, inspired me to specialize in Computational Physics.<br /><br />I'm working to get Stanford to adopt the text for their 'Physics for Engineers' class. This paper should provide plenty of evidence to persuade some of our reluctant faculty. If you are stuck teaching from the tired texts of Knight or Halliday & Resnick, take a look at Matter & Interactions.Hadronic Chaoshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10116643503270318834noreply@blogger.com