Workshop Physics Activity Guide, Module 2: Mechanics II

The Workshop Physics Activity Guide is supportedby an Instructor’s Website that: (1) describes the historyand philosophy of the Workshop Physics Project; (2) provides adviceon how to integrate the Guide into a variety of educationalsettings; (3) provides information on computer tools (hardware andsoftware) and apparatus; and (4) includes suggested homeworkassignments for each unit.  Log on to the Workshop PhysicsProject website at http://physics.dickinson.edu/

Workshop Physics is a component of the PhysicsSuite––a collection of materials created by a groupof educational reformers known as the Activity Based PhysicsGroup. The Physics Suite contains a broad array ofcurricular materials that are based on physics education research,including:

• Understanding Physics, by Cummings, Laws, Redish andCooney (an introductory textbook based on the best-selling text byHalliday/Resnick/Walker)
• RealTime Physics Laboratory Modules
• Physics by Inquiry (intended for use in aworkshop setting)
• Interactive Lecture Demonstration
• Tutorials in Introductory Physics
• Activity Based Tutorials (designed primarily for use inrecitations)