Disciplinary authenticity: Enriching the reforms of introductory physics courses for life-science students
Educators and policy makers have advocated for reform of undergraduate biology education, calling for greater integration of mathematics and physics in the biology curriculum. While these calls reflect the increasingly interdisciplinary nature of biology research, crossing disciplinary boundaries in...
Main Authors: | Jessica Watkins1, Janet E. Coffey2, Edward F. Redish1, Todd J. Cooke3 |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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American Physical Society
2012-04-01
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Series: | Physical Review Special Topics. Physics Education Research |
Online Access: | http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/PhysRevSTPER.8.010112 |
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