The benefits of ‘Newton first’ teaching

Richard Easther and Frank Wang argue that a “Newton first” approach to undergraduate physics teaching can give students a better insight than focusing solely on “modern physics”.

Authors

Frank Wang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1048-4462)
Richard Easther

Institutions

University of Auckland (NZ)
PFH Private University of Applied Sciences (DE)
University of Göttingen (DE)

Publication Details

Journal: Physics World
Published: 2024-10-01
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1088/2058-7058/37/10/18
Primary Topic: Experimental and Theoretical Physics Studies
Type: article
Field-Weighted Citation Impact: 0.00

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The benefits of ‘Newton first’ teaching

Frank Wang, Richard Easther

Oct 1, 2024

Physics World

Experimental and Theoretical Physics Studies

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The benefits of ‘Newton first’ teaching

Frank Wang, Richard Easther

October 1, 2024article en

Abstract

Richard Easther and Frank Wang argue that a “Newton first” approach to undergraduate physics teaching can give students a better insight than focusing solely on “modern physics”.

Physics WorldVol. 37(10)

University of Auckland (NZ), PFH Private University of Applied Sciences (DE), University of Göttingen (DE)

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Experimental and Theoretical Physics Studies

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