A powerful new way to learn physics concepts in lecture!
Interactive Lecture Demonstrations (ILDs) are designed to enhance conceptual learning in physics lectures through active engagement of students in the learning process. Students observe real physics demonstrations, make predictions about the outcomes on a prediction sheet, and collaborate with fellow students by discussing their predictions in small groups. Students then examine the results of the live demonstration (often displayed as real-time graphs using computer data acquisition tools), compare these results with their predictions, and attempt to explain the observed phenomena.
ILDs are available for all of the major topics in the introductory physics course and can be used within the traditional structure of an introductory physics course. All of the printed materials needed to implement them are included in this book.
ILDs are a component of the Physics Suite--a collection of materials created by a group of educational reformers known as the Activity Based Physics Group. The Physics Suite includes:
- Understanding Physics, by Cummings, Laws, Redish and Cooney (an introductory textbook based on the best-selling text by Halliday/Resnick/Walker)
- RealTime Physics Laboratory Modules
- Workshop Physics Activity Guide (intended for use in the laboratory)
- Physics by Inquiry (intended for use in a workshop setting)
- Tutorials in Introductory Physics (designed primarily for use in recitations)
- Activity Based Tutorials (designed primarily for use in recitations)
Teaching Physics with the Physics Suite (an instructor's guide for choosing and combining Suite materials that meet the needs of different departments)
