Physics 641: Physics Pedagogy
An On-line Course for Teachers of Physics

Week 11: Laboratories II

1. Read Chapter One of Teaching Introductory Physics-A Sourcebook by Clifford Swartz and Thomas Miner. The file of the chapter was very large and has been separated into four sections.
   Section 1 (0.85MB, 14 pgs, PDF file)
   Section 2 (1.3MB, 16 pgs, PDF file)
   Section 3 (1.25MB, 15 pgs, PDF file)
   Section 4 (0.7MB, 13 pgs, PDF file).
   
   
2. Read the presentation by the University of Minnesota physics education group on the relationship between physics lab reports and student learning. Click here to download (PDF format).
   
3. Read the lab report format from Mr. Peppercorn's Universe of Physics. Click here to download (Word document).
4. Read the guidelines by Moataz Emam to writing better physics lab reports. Click here to download (PDF format).
   
5. Read the short article from the ASU modeling group on lab reports. Click here to download (PDF format).
   
6. You may want to read other resources on physics lab reports. These and others can be easily found by searching in google for "physics lab reports".