Research Resources for Thermal Physics


Author : Pal Fekete
B.Sc., Ph.D., Dip.Ed.

Although I spell my name Pal it is pronounced Paul.
For more information about me look at my web page.

Co-Authors : Brian McInnes, Paul Walker

Introduction

For three days per week during 1995 I was employed to develop a collection of resources such as demonstrations, questions, videos and so on that could be used when teaching Thermal Physics. The result of this work appears on the following web pages and contains material suitable for use in lectures, tutorials and other teaching environments.

This resource has been made possible by a CAUT (Committee for the Advancement of University Teaching) grant through the University of Sydney. The kit has been produced within the School of Physics as part of our Physics Education Research. For more information on Physics education Research at the University of Sydney look up the (SUPER) (Sydney University Physics Education Research) group.

The work on Thermal Physics has involved the production of a KIT of resources for use by lecturers. The kit includes information about demonstrations and interactive questions (thought experiments) such as Predict Observe Explain (POE) questions.

The authors welcome and encourage feedback concerning the information presented. If you have anything to add you can email me by clicking on the email address below.

Research Resources

  • Publications relevant to the work carried out generating the resources included in these web pages.

  • The CAUT application submitted in order to obtain the grant will be included eventually.

Other Research outcomes will include
  • Results of student peer review and attendance.
  • Results of student interviews performed both before and after the lectures were given.
  • Entry and exit quiz results during the lecture course.
  • Exam and Assignment performance assessed both quantitatively and qualitatively.
  • Tutorial attendance and performance. See Tutorials for more information.
  • Results from the literature search.
References relevant to Physics Education Research.
Please email any suggestions, corrections, comments to these files as you look at them. An email link is included at the end of every page to help you.

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