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AI Reasoning Models for Problem Solving in Physics
Reasoning models are the new generation of Large Language Models (LLMs) capable of complex problem solving. Their reliability in solving introductory physics problems was tested by evaluating a sample of n=5 solutions generated by one such model---OpenAI's o3-mini---per each problem from 20 chapters of a standard undergraduate textbook. In total, N=408 problems were given to the model and N X n = 2,040 generated solutions examined. The model successfully solved 94% of the problems posed, excelling at the beginning topics in mechanics but struggling with the later ones such as waves and thermodynamics.
Physics Education Research Conference 2025
Part of the PER Conference series Washington, DC: August 6-7, 2025 Pages 99-104
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<a href="https://www.per-central.org/items/detail.cfm?ID=17124">Bralin, Amir, and N. Sanjay Rebello. "AI Reasoning Models for Problem Solving in Physics." Paper presented at the Physics Education Research Conference 2025, Washington, DC, August 6-7, 2025.</a>
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A. Bralin and N. Rebello, , presented at the Physics Education Research Conference 2025, Washington, DC, 2025, WWW Document, (https://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=17124&DocID=6052).
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A. Bralin and N. Rebello, AI Reasoning Models for Problem Solving in Physics, presented at the Physics Education Research Conference 2025, Washington, DC, 2025, <https://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=17124&DocID=6052>.
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Bralin, A., & Rebello, N. (2025, August 6-7). AI Reasoning Models for Problem Solving in Physics. Paper presented at Physics Education Research Conference 2025, Washington, DC. Retrieved February 11, 2026, from https://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=17124&DocID=6052
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Bralin, Amir, and N. Sanjay Rebello. "AI Reasoning Models for Problem Solving in Physics." Paper presented at the Physics Education Research Conference 2025, Washington, DC, August 6-7, 2025. https://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=17124&DocID=6052 (accessed 11 February 2026).
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Bralin, Amir, and N. Sanjay Rebello. "AI Reasoning Models for Problem Solving in Physics." Physics Education Research Conference 2025. Washington, DC: 2025. 99-104 of PER Conference. 11 Feb. 2026 <https://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=17124&DocID=6052>.
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