tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31189917.post3905303816646750874..comments2024-03-11T04:40:23.756-07:00Comments on The Blog of Phyz: AP Physics B Redesign, part 1Dean Bairdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17681829220589441713noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31189917.post-78237126525568881262012-12-09T01:40:15.588-08:002012-12-09T01:40:15.588-08:00I am not agree on change the 1 year AP Physics B i...I am not agree on change the 1 year AP Physics B in 2 years courses (physics 1 and Physics 2)<br /><br />My concern is: Designing AP courses of this new form is great for students who want to delve into the world of physics, but not for those who are wishing to meet a requirement to advance to college level courses. Many students think in fewer years to finish bachelor because they are well aware that the desired career takes years, not because they like physics. An example of this is the medicine, engineering, and other doctoral degrees. For this reason they seek to take AP courses for college credit without having to enter college yet.<br /><br />Pretending that a one year university course the student take it in two is not feasible or marketable. Students will prefer to take the physics honor course and concentrate on other matters or take other AP courses. This because the college board would be forcing students to take three years of physics, ie, physics of honor, AP Physics - 1 and 2. A physicist love the proposal, but this does not convince the students. We must be aware and remind us to get enrolled in physics has always been an uphill struggle. In many schools AP physics courses is a dream because it does not have registration.Luis Ateca-Torres, M.S. Physicsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31189917.post-84903308529430455032012-12-09T01:37:05.483-08:002012-12-09T01:37:05.483-08:00I am not agree on change the 1 year AP Physics B i...I am not agree on change the 1 year AP Physics B in 2 years courses (physics 1 and Physics 2)<br /><br />My concern is: Designing AP courses of this new form is great for students who want to delve into the world of physics, but not for those who are wishing to meet a requirement to advance to college level courses. Many students think in fewer years to finish bachelor because they are well aware that the desired career takes years, not because they like physics. An example of this is the medicine, engineering, and other doctoral degrees. For this reason they seek to take AP courses for college credit without having to enter college yet.<br /><br />Pretending that a one year university course the student take it in two is not feasible or marketable. Students will prefer to take the physics honor course and concentrate on other matters or take other AP courses. This because the college board would be forcing students to take three years of physics, ie, physics of honor, AP Physics - 1 and 2. A physicist love the proposal, but this does not convince the students. We must be aware and remind us to get enrolled in physics has always been an uphill struggle. In many schools AP physics courses is a dream because it does not have registration.<br />Luis Ateca-Torres, M.S. Physicsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31189917.post-49051569530877250712010-01-15T18:41:10.759-08:002010-01-15T18:41:10.759-08:00Hey Miguel, thanks for the comment!
I don't t...Hey Miguel, thanks for the comment!<br /><br />I don't think high school students are prepared to master much of anything. And I don't think they really need to. They're high school students!<br /><br />Once upon a time, chemistry was a prerequisite for physics. "Why teach kids physics if they haven't mastered chemistry?"<br /><br />I don't agree. Nor do I think that mastery of mechanics is an obvious or natural filter for the study of electricity or magnetism. I know of many teachers who preferred starting the year with geometric optics. Good teachers; successful teachers!<br /><br />In Paris, you might find a standard kilogram and a standard meter, but you will not a standard high school physics scope and sequence.<br /><br />I guess I'm not looking to put barriers between students and the study of the broad range of physics topics. <br /><br />I'd rather have them know why the sky is blue and how rainbows work than empower them with the ability to calculate Hohmann transfer orbits or spend a month covering kinematics.<br /><br />But that's yet another reason why Baskin-Robbins makes 31 flavors.Dean Bairdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17681829220589441713noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31189917.post-2899871453274088412010-01-15T09:03:47.069-08:002010-01-15T09:03:47.069-08:00Inductance and capacitance are more difficult idea...Inductance and capacitance are more difficult ideas that don't lend themselves to hands on labs very well. However, mass and elasticity do. More time should be spent on Newtonian mechanics, heat and fluids. A better uderstanding of mass, elasticity, conservation of energy, and the concepts of pressure,flow rate, and thermodynamics would benefit students. Then the 2nd year could be spent on electricity, magnetism, and electromagnetic waves and circuits. Why introduce students to electricity when they haven't fully mastered mechanics? <br /><br />I'm from Texas, but I still think Physics B like C should be seperated as to not include electricity.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16809956158462655850noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31189917.post-6840127740660278592009-04-24T03:55:00.000-07:002009-04-24T03:55:00.000-07:00Hi Chris,
California needs its physics students to...Hi Chris,<br />California needs its physics students to know about electric and magnetic fields and forces. And electromagnetic induction. And about the electromagnetic spectrum and the wave nature of light. <br /><br />These are fairly big chunks of curriculum. <br /><br />E&M is very unfamiliar to students, so additional time--with hands-on labs / demos / visualizations--is called for. And you're not going to blast through refraction, interference, diffraction, and polarization in a week, either.<br /><br />I suppose the California physics teacher would teach fluids after the California Standards Test and before the AP test.Dean Bairdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17681829220589441713noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31189917.post-43885566172506564382009-04-23T12:21:00.000-07:002009-04-23T12:21:00.000-07:00Hi Dean
Thanks for you postings, they are always ...Hi Dean<br /><br />Thanks for you postings, they are always informative and thoughtful. However, I don't agree with your comment that the revised AP Physics Year 1 and the California State Standards are at odds with each other. The only CA State Physics Objective that seems to be missing from AP is electromagnetism. Other than that the two systems seem to be very compatible.<br /><br />Chris Balmy<br />Burlingame High SchoolAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com