Improving Learning for Underrepresented Groups in Physics for Engineering Majors

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written by Suzanne White Brahmia

The Extended Analytical Physics course at Rutgers University was crafted to improve learning in the first-year physics course for students mathematically under-prepared for engineering physics. It is a core course in the engineering curriculum and has contributed to the increase in success of underrepresented groups in physics and in subsequently in STEM majors. This article describes the evolution of this course, its current structure, the successes measured and the future plans.

Physics Education Research Conference 2008
Part of the PER Conference Invited Paper series
Edmonton, Canada: July 23-24, 2008
Volume 1064, Pages 7-10

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Keywords:: PERC 2008, STEM, educational courses, educational technology, engineering, gender, laboratory techniques, learning (artificial intelligence), research and development management, retention, student experiments, underrepresented minorities
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<a href="https://www.per-central.org/items/detail.cfm?ID=7981">Brahmia, Suzanne White. "Improving Learning for Underrepresented Groups in Physics for Engineering Majors." Paper presented at the Physics Education Research Conference 2008, Edmonton, Canada, July 23-24, 2008.</a>

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Brahmia, Suzanne White. "Improving Learning for Underrepresented Groups in Physics for Engineering Majors." Paper presented at the Physics Education Research Conference 2008, Edmonton, Canada, July 23-24, 2008. https://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=7981&DocID=698 (accessed 5 December 2024).

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Brahmia, Suzanne White. "Improving Learning for Underrepresented Groups in Physics for Engineering Majors." Physics Education Research Conference 2008. Edmonton, Canada: 2008. 7-10 Vol. 1064 of PER Conference Invited Paper. 5 Dec. 2024 <https://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=7981&DocID=698>.

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