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Expansion of The Analysis Model Approach

The document discusses an educational approach to teaching physics by utilizing visual aids and analysis models to help students understand fundamental principles. It emphasizes the importance of identifying simplification models, such as particles or systems, to solve physics problems effectively. The aim is to make it easier for students to relate specific situations to applicable principles, thereby enhancing their problem-solving skills.

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Expansion of The Analysis Model Approach

The document discusses an educational approach to teaching physics by utilizing visual aids and analysis models to help students understand fundamental principles. It emphasizes the importance of identifying simplification models, such as particles or systems, to solve physics problems effectively. The aim is to make it easier for students to relate specific situations to applicable principles, thereby enhancing their problem-solving skills.

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Preface xvii

a process illustrated by the artwork or photo. This format helps those students who
are more visual learners. Examples of figures with focus pointers appear below.

Figure 4.2 As a particle moves


As the end point approaches 훽, t
between two points, its average
approaches zero and the direction
velocity is in the direction of the
of r approaches that of the green
S
S
displacement vector D r . By defini-
line tangent to the curve at 훽.
tion, the instantaneous velocity at 훽
is directed along the line tangent to
y the curve at 훽.
Direction of v at 훽
S

r1 r2 r3


S S S

훾 As the end point of the path is


moved from 훾 to 훾to 훾, the
훾
respective displacements and
훾 corresponding time intervals
become smaller and smaller.

x
O

Figure 10.23 Two points on a


One light source at the center of a The center The point on the
rolling object take different paths
rolling cylinder and another at one moves in a rim moves in the
through space.
point on the rim illustrate the straight line path called a cycloid

Henry Leap and Jim Lehman


different paths these two points take. (green line). (red curve).

Expansion of the Analysis Model Approach. Students are faced with hundreds
of problems during their physics courses. Instructors realize that a relatively small
number of fundamental principles form the basis of these problems. When faced
with a new problem, a physicist forms a model of the problem that can be solved
in a simple way by identifying the fundamental principle that is applicable in the
problem. For example, many problems involve conservation of energy, Newton’s
second law, or kinematic equations. Because the physicist has studied these prin-
ciples extensively and understands the associated applications, he or she can apply
this knowledge as a model for solving a new problem.
Although it would be ideal for students to follow this same process, most students
have difficulty becoming familiar with the entire palette of fundamental principles
that are available. It is easier for students to identify a situation rather than a funda-
mental principle. The Analysis Model approach we focus on in this revision lays out
a standard set of situations that appear in most physics problems. These situations
are based on an entity in one of four simplification models: particle, system, rigid
object, and wave.
Once the simplification model is identified, the student thinks about what the
entity is doing or how it interacts with its environment, which leads the student to
identify a particular analysis model for the problem. For example, if an object is
falling, the object is modeled as a particle. What it is doing is undergoing a constant
acceleration due to gravity. The student has learned that this situation is described
by the analysis model of a particle under constant acceleration. Furthermore,
this model has a small number of equations associated with it for use in starting

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