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From Search to GenAI Queries: Global Trends in Physics Information-Seeking Across Topics and Regions

Yossi Ben-Zion, Omer Michaeli, Noah D. Finkelstein ยท 2026

The emergence of generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) marks a potential inflection point in the way academic information is accessed, raising fundamental questions about the evolving role of seaโ€ฆ

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Striving for Equity in Canadian Physics

Svetlana Barkanova, Gwen Grinyer, Juliette Mammei, Carolyn Sealfon, Anastasia Smolina ยท 2025

We discuss a number of new initiatives and events since 2020 which we hope will contribute to advancement of equity issues within the physics community in Canada. A recent analysis of high-school dataโ€ฆ

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Polarization and energy ellipsoids for an introductory visualization of tensors

Danilo T. Alves, Lucas Queiroz, Jeferson Danilo L. Silva ยท 2024

In ``The Feynman Lectures on Physics'' is discussed an introduction to tensors by means of the polarization tensor, including a way of ``visualizing'' this tensor via the energy ellipsoid, which is drโ€ฆ

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A new game with Quark Matter Cards: The Eightfold path

Ana Uzelac ยท 2023

This paper introduces an educational card game designed to elucidate fundamental particle physics concepts, specifically emphasizing the classification of hadrons through the "Eightfold Path." Derivedโ€ฆ

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Evaluasi penerapan model pembelajaran inkuiri terbimbing dalam pembelajaran kimia : Suatu tinjauan sistematis literatur

Ainayya Almira, Anisah Rachmawati, Insi Norma Jelita, Yoan Nurlaili ยท 2023

The aim of this research is to provide insight to chemistry education teachers and researchers regarding the effectiveness of the guided inquiry learning model and provide direction for further researโ€ฆ

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High School Enrollment Choices -- Understanding the STEM Gender Gap

Eamonn Corrigan, Martin Williams, Mary A. Wells ยท 2023

Students' high school decisions will always impact efforts to achieve gender parity in STEM at the university level and beyond. Without a comprehensive understanding of gendered disparities in high scโ€ฆ

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Using multilevel modeling to evaluate science literacy and technology course of the Indonesian non-science students

Bayu Setiaji, Purwoko Haryadi Santoso, Khafidh Nur Aziz, Heri Retnawati, Moh Khairudin ยท 2023

Science literacy is being fostered by science education community including the Indonesian education system. Science literacy and technology course has been designed and implemented to strengthen the โ€ฆ

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Do Inquiring Minds Have Positive Attitudes? The Science Education of Preservice Elementary Teachers

Catherine Riegle-Crumb, Karisma Morton, Chelsea Moore, Antonia Chimonidou, Cynthia Labrake, Sacha Kopp ยท 2023

Owing to their potential impact on students' cognitive and non-cognitive outcomes, the negative attitudes towards science held by many elementary teachers are a critical issue that needs to be addressโ€ฆ

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On making physics relevant to society in general and to scientists in particular: Closing the epistemic gap

Jamal Mimouni ยท 2022

Physics has a bad press: it is seen by a majority of people as a boring discipline ever since their High School days. There is no glamour to it, just toil and pain, and for many who engaged in it, theโ€ฆ

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Introducing the notion of tensors through a variation of a Feynman didactic approach

Lucas Queiroz, Edson C. M. Nogueira, Danilo T. Alves ยท 2022

In one of his books [$\textit{The Feynmann Lectures on Physics}$, vol. 2], Feynman presents a didactic approach to introduce basic ideas about tensors, using, as a first example, the dependence of theโ€ฆ

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The dog-and-rabbit chase problem

R.A. Gutoiu, T.O. Cheche ยท 2022

The dog-and-rabbit chase problem is a classical problem that illustrates the concepts of elementary kinematics and, therefore, can be used in introductory mechanics teaching. By dealing with the relatโ€ฆ

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Incorporating microlearning videos, online exercises and assessments into introductory physics

Che Netzer, Alexander Mittelstadt ยท 2021

We report on the evolution of the largest physics course at the Technical University Berlin during the COVID-19 pandemic, which boosted the development of online learning content, electronic assessmenโ€ฆ

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First steps on modelling wave propagation in isotropic-heterogeneous media: Numerical simulation of P-SV waves

Gabriela Landinez, Santiago Rueda, Fabio D. Lora-Clavijo ยท 2021

In geophysics, wave propagation in elastic media is a crucial subject. In this context, seismology has made significant progress as a result of numerous advances, among these stands out the advancemenโ€ฆ

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Home Confinement in Previously Active Older Adults: A Cross-Sectional Analysis of Physical Fitness and Physical Activity Behavior and Their Relationship With Depressive Symptoms.

Joana Carvalho, Flavia Borges-Machado, Andreia N Pizarro, Lucimere Bohn, Duarte Barros ยท 2021

The aim of our study was to analyze physical activity levels, sitting time, physical fitness, and their relationship with depressive symptoms after home confinement in previously active older adults. โ€ฆ

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Boosting Vector Calculus with the Graphical Notation

Joon-Hwi Kim, Maverick S. H. Oh, Keun-Young Kim ยท 2019

Learning vector calculus techniques is one of the major missions to be accomplished by physics undergraduates. However, beginners report various difficulties dealing with the index notation due to itsโ€ฆ

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Conceptualization of Electromagnetic Induction at various Educational Levels: a Case Study

Michela Cavinato, Elia Giliberti, Marco Giliberti ยท 2019

A vast scientific literature in physics education documents a general widespread difficulty in dealing with Electro-Magnetic Induction (EMI) at various levels of instruction. But, at the best of our kโ€ฆ

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An uncommon case of relevance through everyday experiences

Abhilash Nair, Vashti Sawtelle ยท 2018

Physics education research has probed for the relevance of physics in students' everyday lives. Attitudinal and epistemological surveys have asked students if they think of or use physics in their daiโ€ฆ

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Can a short intervention focused on gravitational waves and quantum physics improve students' understanding and attitude?

Rahul K. Choudhary, Alexander Foppoli, Tejinder Kaur, David G. Blair, Marjan Zadnik, Richard Meagher ยท 2018

The decline in student interest in science and technology is a major concern in the western world. One approach to reversing this decline is to introduce modern physics concepts much earlier in the scโ€ฆ

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Longitudinal associations between learning assistants and instructor effectiveness

Daniel Caravez, Angelica De La Torre, Jayson Nissen, Ben Van Dusen ยท 2017

A central goal of the Learning Assistant (LA) model is to improve students' learning of science through the transformation of instructor practices. There is minimal existing research on the impact of โ€ฆ

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The Kelvin Water Dropper: Converting a physics toy into an educational device

Shreyash Garg, Rahul Shastri, B. R. Sivasankaran, Luxmi Rani, Bipin K Kaila, Navinder Singh ยท 2017

The Kelvin Water Dropper was discovered by Lord Kelvin in 1867 and it works on the principle of electrostatic induction. A working model of Kelvin Water Dropper is fabricated in the workshop facility โ€ฆ

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