Second Edition
John Wiley & Sons, 2007
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Second Edition John Wiley & Sons, 2007 |
Articles describing aspects of the curriculum (the first four are copyright American Journal of Physics and provided by permission):
Chabay, R. W., & Sherwood, B. A. (1999). Bringing atoms into first-year physics. American Journal of Physics, 67: 1045-1050. pdf abstract
Chabay, R. & Sherwood, B. (2004) Modern Mechanics. American Journal of Physics, 72: 439-445. pdf abstract
Chabay, R. & Sherwood, B. (2006) Restructuring the introductory electricity and magnetism course. American Journal of Physics, 74(4), pp. 329-336. pdf abstractChabay, R. & Sherwood, B. (2008) Computational physics in the introductory calculus-based course. American Journal of Physics, 76(4&5), pp. 307-313. pdf abstract
Detailed article on all aspects of M&I; a chapter from an on-line volume Research-based Reform of University Physics, edited by Redish and Cooney.
A book review by Joe Heafner of Matter & Interactions appeared in the December 2003 issue of The Physics Teacher.
A post-use book review by Aaron Titus of Matter & Interactions appeared in the April 2006 issue of The American Journal of Physics.
Errata for the Matter & Interactions textbook.
VPython computational physics activities for introductory physics. These were developed for the Matter & Interactions curriculum but may provide ideas for student computational projects in other curricula.
Fundamental principles in introductory physics and A more coherent topic sequence for E&M, talks presented by Ruth Chabay and Bruce Sherwood at the 2004 International Conference on Physics Education, Durban, South Africa (pdf).
The zero of potential energy is not arbitrary, a talk presented by Bruce Sherwood and Ruth Chabay at a meeting of the American Association of Physics Teachers in Rochester NY, July 2001 (PowerPoint).
Choice of system and the energy equation, a talk presented by Bruce Sherwood and Ruth Chabay at a meeting of the American Association of Physics Teachers in Sacramento CA, August 2004 (PowerPoint).
The point-particle system, a talk presented by Bruce Sherwood and Ruth Chabay at a meeting of the American Association of Physics Teachers in San Antonio TX, August 1999 (pdf).
Sparks, a talk presented by Bruce Sherwood and Ruth Chabay at a meeting of the American Association of Physics Teachers in Madison WI, August 2003 (PowerPoint).
A unified treatment of electrostatics and circuits by Bruce Sherwood and Ruth Chabay, an unpublished manuscript dealing with the role of surface charge in electric circuits (pdf).
Refraction and the speed of light, a note by Bruce Sherwood (pdf).
Overview: Volume 1 (Modern Mechanics) (PowerPoint)
Overview: Volume 2 (Electric & Magnetic Interactions) (PowerPoint)
Images from a computer model of surface charge on a circuit, by Prof. Norris Preyer, College of Charleston, South Carolina, http://galaxy.cofc.edu/circuits.html
Electric Fields, Cell Towers, and Wi-Fi, a video of a talk presented by Bruce Sherwood for staff of the Santa Fe NM city government to help them in their discussions with citizens and vendors.