{"id":32,"date":"2020-05-15T12:33:20","date_gmt":"2020-05-15T16:33:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/itop\/?page_id=32"},"modified":"2020-08-10T17:07:49","modified_gmt":"2020-08-10T21:07:49","slug":"ns-541","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/itop\/improving-teaching-of-physics-itop\/courseinfo\/ns-541\/","title":{"rendered":"NS541: Rotation and Gravitation"},"content":{"rendered":"<style>\np{font-size: 16px; text-align: -webkit-left; display: block; margin-block-start: 1em; margin-block-end: 1em; margin-inline-start: 0px; margin-inline-end: 0px;}<br \/>\nh3{font-weight: strong; font-size: 1.17em; font-family: sans-serif}<br \/>\n<\/style>\n<h1><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/itop\/files\/2020\/05\/newlogo2-636x116.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"636\" height=\"116\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-81 aligncenter\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/itop\/files\/2020\/05\/newlogo2-636x116.png 636w, https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/itop\/files\/2020\/05\/newlogo2-768x140.png 768w, https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/itop\/files\/2020\/05\/newlogo2.png 829w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 636px) 100vw, 636px\" \/><\/h1>\n<h1 style=\"font-size: 24px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; color: #990000; display: block; margin-block-start: 0.67em; margin-block-end: 0.67em; margin-inline-start: 0px; margin-inline-end: 0px; font-weight: bold; text-align: left;\">NS 541 Concepts in Physics II: Rotation and Gravitation<\/h1>\n<blockquote><p><b>Physics content:<\/b> The universal law of gravitation, uniform circular motion, rotational motion.<\/p>\n<p><b>Philosophy and History of Physics:<\/b> Historical development of the experimental method.<\/p>\n<p><b>Physics Education Research:<\/b> Introduction to novice and expert problem-solving strategies, concept-mapping for physics, and misconceptions about gravity.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In this course, participants will learn how to apply kinematic definitions and Newton\u2019s Laws to solve problems in circular motion, systems such planetary, and rotating bodies.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Physics Topics will include:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Circular Motion<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Universal Theory of Gravity and Planetary Orbits<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Kinematics and Dynamics of Rotational Motion<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Conservation of Angular Momentum<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Conceptual History and Pedagogy Topics Include:\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Readings from \u00a0Galileo, Newton and Einstein on Gravity<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Readings on students&#8217; preconceptions about circular motion, gravity, and rotational motion.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h5 style=\"font-size: 1.17em; text-align: center; display: block; margin-block-start: 1.67em; margin-block-end: 1.67em; margin-inline-start: 0px; margin-inline-end: 0px; font-family: sans-serif;\">Bibliography<\/h5>\n<p><strong>Conceptual History Reading<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">S. Toulminm &amp; J. Goodfield, The Architecture of Matter<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(Chapter 7: Preparing the Ground), Univ. of Chicago Press, 1982, ISBN-10: 0226808408<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sections from I. Newton, Mathematical Principles of Natural Philosophy, translated by Motte pp 44-47<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Univ. of Californa Press, Berkeley, 1962<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">R. Wolfson, Simply Einstein (Chap. 14: A Problem of Gravity), <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">W.W. Norton &amp; Co. (2003)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>PERL Reading<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">C. Kavanagh &amp; C. Sneider, \u201cLearning about Gravity I. Free Fall: A Guide for Teachers and Curriculum Developers\u201d, Astronomy Education Review, <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Vol. 5, Sept. 2006- May 2007<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">C. Kavanagh &amp; C. Sneider, \u201cLearning about Gravity II. Trajectories and Orbits: A Gude for Teachers and Curriculum Developers\u201d, Astronomy Education Review, <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Vol. 5, Sept. 2006- May 2007<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">W. Roth, K. Lucas &amp; C. McRobbie, \u201cStudents\u2019 talk about rotational motion within and across contexts, and implications for future learning\u201d, <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">International Journal of Science Education, Vol. 23, 2001<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\">K. Mashood &amp; V. Singh, \u201cDevelopment of a Concept Inventory in Rotational Kinematics: Initial Phases and Some Methodological Concerns\u201d,<br \/>\nProccedings of epiSTEME 5, India, 2013<\/li>\n<li>Trumper, R. (1996). Teaching about energy through a spiral curriculum: guiding principles. <i>Journal of Curriculum and Supervision<\/i>, 12, 66 \u201375.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h5 style=\"font-size: 1.17em; text-align: center; display: block; margin-block-start: 1.67em; margin-block-end: 1.67em; margin-inline-start: 0px; margin-inline-end: 0px; font-family: sans-serif;\"><\/h5>\n<\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NS 541 Concepts in Physics II: Rotation and Gravitation Physics content: The universal law of gravitation, uniform circular motion, rotational motion. Philosophy and History of Physics: Historical development of the experimental method. Physics Education Research: Introduction to novice and expert problem-solving strategies, concept-mapping for physics, and misconceptions about gravity. 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