2009/10/30 by C. M. Savage, C. Savage, D. McGrath +6 · 2 citations
Mathematics · Physics and Astronomy · Social Sciences · #Experimental and Theoretical Physics Studies #Mathematical and Computational Methods #Science Education and Pedagogy #physics.ed-ph
paper · pdf · doi:10.1063/1.3479848
published as AIP Conf. Proc. -- July 28, 2010 -- Volume 1263, pp. 126-129 INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON PHYSICS EDUCATION: ICPE-2009
arxiv created 2009/10/30 · openalex publication_date 2010/01/01 · arxiv updated 2010/08/19 · openalex created_date 2016/06/24 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/29
We present an investigation of game‐like simulations for physics teaching. We report on the effectiveness of the interactive simulation “Real Time Relativity” for learning special relativity. We argue that the simulation not only enhances traditional learning, but also enables new types of learning that challenge the traditional curriculum. The lessons drawn from this work are being applied to the development of a simulation for enhancing the learning of quantum mechanics.