Newtonian Tasks Inspired by Physics Education Research: nTIPERs (Addison-wesley Series in Educational Innovation)
by C Hieggelke, Steve Kanim, David Maloney, Thomas O'Kuma
This collection offers eleven types of physics tasks for algebra- or calculus-based introductory courses. Activities target concepts, mathematical connections, and reasoning skills through approaches such as ranking, troubleshooting, prediction, changing representations, and working backward. Instructors can assign individual tasks or use the collection flexibly.
About This Book
Newtonian Tasks Inspired by Physics Education Research presents a collection of task types for introductory physics instruction.
The book includes ranking, comparison, qualitative reasoning, linked multiple-choice, and conflicting contention tasks, among others.
Additional activities address changing representations, bar charts, troubleshooting, prediction and explanation, identifying errors, and working backward.
Designed for algebra- or calculus-based courses, these tasks connect physics concepts with mathematical formalism and target important reasoning skills.
Instructors can use any selection of the tasks according to their instructional needs.
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