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Course Catalog 01/02


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PÄN046 Problemsolving in Mathematics and Physics 7.5 ECTS credits

TIMEPERIOD:
Q3

LANGUAGE:English/Swedish

EXAMINER



PREREQUISITES
Applicants must have completed the courses PÄN024and PÄN025 or MAM084, MAM083 and MTF307.

COURSE AIM
The aims of the course are that the students acquire knowledge of
- good and bad points in problem solving
- how to formulate problems that with constructivist way of thinking develop pupils' knowledge
- a few common strategies in problem solving

CONTENTS
Mathematical and physical methods of solving.
Empiricism and constructivism.
Different procedures in solving mathematical and physical problems.
Mathematical models.

TEACHING
Lectures, exercises and group work.

EXAMINATION
Written and oral examination, individually and in groups.
COURSE GRADE SCALE: Fail, Pass.

ITEMS/CREDITS
Written exam 3.00ECTS
Course assignments 4.50ECTS

COURSE LITERATURE
Giancoli D C (1998). Physics Principles with Applications. Prentice Hall. ISBN 0-13-611971-9.
Andersson B. Grundskolans Naturkunskap Centraltryckeriet i Borås. ISBN 91-47-03118-2.
Stencilmaterial (matematik).
REFERENSLITTERATUR
Anvisas under kursen.

REMARKS


Valid for the academic year 01/02.

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