Conceptual Physics Alive: Introduction

Conceptual Physics Alive: Introduction includes a digital video and questions set with answers. Master teacher Paul Hewitt teaches non-computational Conceptual Physics. Observe Hewitt teach in a classroom with real students, using engaging demonstrations and artwork. Hewitt talks about teaching physics conceptually. We see Hewitt's opening day lecture in his Conceptual Physics class at the University of Hawaii, during which Hewitt poses some thought-provoking questions about the physical world. The introduction is designed to give a flavor of what the Conceptual Physics course is all about. Intro Includes: Begins with Paul Hewitt speaking from his San Francisco apartment. Hewitt explains that physics is a study of the rules of nature. Conceptual physics is the description of physics in the English language- equations are seen as guides to thinking, rather than as formulas for plugging numerical data. An excerpt from a black-and-white video is shown of Hewitt's class -the classic sled