Exploring Light Polarization with Interactive Computational Modelling

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Abstract

In physics and mathematics educational environments, meaningful learning paths should be balanced interactive explorations of the different epistemological and cognitive phases of the modelling cycle. Our approach in this context involves sequences of interactive engagement learning activities with computational modelling that explore the different kinds of modelling, progressively introduce scientific computation, generate, and resolve cognitive conflicts in the understanding of physics and mathematics, and comparatively analyze complementary mathematical model representations. In this work we present a learning sequence about light polarization for intermediate science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) university courses during which students can create and explore in the computer relevant mathematical physics models and animations that help and complement the learning processes in theoretical lectures and problem-solving paper and pen activities.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationAIP Conference Proceedings
EditorsTheodore E. Simos, Theodore E. Simos, Theodore E. Simos, Theodore E. Simos, Theodore E. Simos, Theodore E. Simos, Charalambos Tsitouras
PublisherAIP - American Institute of Physics
Edition1
ISBN (Electronic)9780735449541
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 7 Jun 2024
EventInternational Conference of Numerical Analysis and Applied Mathematics 2022, ICNAAM 2022 - Heraklion, Greece
Duration: 19 Sept 202225 Sept 2022

Publication series

NameAIP Conference Proceedings
Number1
Volume3094
ISSN (Print)0094-243X
ISSN (Electronic)1551-7616

Conference

ConferenceInternational Conference of Numerical Analysis and Applied Mathematics 2022, ICNAAM 2022
Country/TerritoryGreece
CityHeraklion
Period19/09/2225/09/22

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