Tutorials in Introductory Physics

by Lillian C. McDermott, Peter S. Shaffer

This landmark book presents a series of physics tutorials designed by a leading physics education research group. Emphasizing the development of concepts and scientific reasoning skills, the tutorials focus on common conceptual and reasoning difficulties.The tutorials cover a range of topics in Mechanics, E & M, and Waves & Optics.

2 pages, Paperback

First published September 28, 1997

About the author

Lillian Christie McDermott was an American physicist. In the early 1970s, McDermott established the Physics Education Group (PEG) at the University of Washington to "improve the teaching and learning of physics from kindergarten all the way through graduate school." She was recognized for her many contributions to the field of physics education research with an election to the American Physical Society in 1990.