Effectiveness of Spreadsheets implementation and Cooperative Learning on Students’ Conceptual Understanding about Quantum Physics

Popat Tambade

World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare, and Higher Education 2013 (Oct 21, 2013) pp. 1417–1422

Students who are studying quantum physics often find the graphing of wave functions and probability density curves difficult and time consuming. The common spreadsheet of Microsoft Excel® is an excellent tool for the teaching of physics. It makes it ...

Topics: Instructional Design, Evaluation, Content Development

Investigating effect of Computer Simulations in Physics Teaching at undergraduate level

Popat Tambade; Bhiva Wagh

World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare, and Higher Education 2008 (Nov 17, 2008) pp. 2012–2022

Previous researchers have demonstrated significant improvement in students’ conceptual understanding of basic physics using interactive engagement methods of instruction. In the present study, efforts have been made to convert traditional classroom...

Trajectory of Charged Particle in Combined Electric and Magnetic Fields Using Interactive Spreadsheets

Popat S. Tambade

European Journal of Physics Education Vol. 2, No. 2 (2011) pp. 49–59

The objective of this article is to graphically illustrate to the students the physical phenomenon of motion of charged particle under the action of simultaneous electric and magnetic fields by simulating particle motion on a computer. Differential...