This paper reports on a study that used Hestenes' Force Concept Inventory (FCI) to describe Newtonian force concepts and misconception belief systems held by preservice teachers in physical science and physics students...

The purpose of this website is to make a collection of web acessable original documents, reviews, and online links to articles on topics including cosmology, particle physicis, and extragalactic astronomy. This website...

The materials on this web site are a set of resources for instructors of introductory quantum mechanics and modern physics. An emphasis is placed upon concepts and applications. Material includes tutorials, suggested...

This handbook is designed to help the new teacher, or teachers new to physics, get started in their classes. Each chapter covers a specific physics or pedagogy topic with a short introduction and a selection of lessons,...

Created by Paul Falstad, this page compares the distance/magnitude/size of various objects or constants. This includes physical dimensions such as the diameter of particles, atoms and biological cells, the height of Mt....