When learning about the real world is better done virtually: A study of substituting computer simulations for laboratory equipment

When learning about the real world is better done virtually: A study of substituting computer simulations for laboratory equipment

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This paper examines the effects of substituting a computer simulation for real laboratory equipment in the second semester of a large-scale introductory physics course. The direct current circuit laboratory was modified to compare the effects of using computer simulations with the effects of using r...

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Main Authors: S. Reid, N. S. Podolefsky, K. K. Perkins, P. B. Kohl, C. J. Keller, W. K. Adams, N. D. Finkelstein, R. LeMaster
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: American Physical Society 2005-10-01
Series:Physical Review Special Topics. Physics Education Research
Subjects:
Computer simulation
Large-scale class
Lab equipment
Online Access:http://link.aps.org/abstract/PRSTPER/v1/e010103

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