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Single copy $100.00 High School Site License $250.00 10-copy lab pack $400.00
"Provides a useful set of exercises in constructing dynamic freebody diagrams that is suitable for self-study"
-Jonathan Maps,
University of Minnesota, Duluth
"I am impressed with Freebody. A nice addition to the PAS collection."
-Julien Sprott,
University of Wisconsin, Madison
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Freebody
Graham Oberem
California State University, San Marcos
Utilizes artificial intelligence to teach students to construct freebody diagrams.
Freebody was developed in the Physics Education Group at the University of Washington. It is based on sound educational research and addresses misconceptions commonly shared by students new to the study of mechanics.
Students draw vectors to represent forces acting in a given situation and describe the force in words. The computer responds
with specific questions. Ten different exercises lead students through the diagramming process, providing immediate feedback. The
computer confronts students with the logic of their beliefs and helps redefine their thinking about forces.
Users can draw the forces in any order and change the length and direction of the force at any time. An on-screen summary of each force includes the vertical and
horizontal components of each force which facilitates computation of the net force.
Freebody records the complete student-computer dialogues. This data can be used to monitor student progress and investigate their understanding of introductory physics. The ten exercises move in order of difficulty. Each exercise takes about ten minutes to complete. 25 pp
System Requirements:
The Windows version requires a PC running Windows 3.1 or higher. A printer is recommended. The DOS version requires a PC with the following features:
- VGA graphics
- 640 K RAM
- DOS 3.3 or higher
- Microsoft- compatible mouse
- 3.5" disk drive
- Hard disk
- Math coprocessor (highly recommended)
- Printer (recommended)
The Macintosh version requires a Macintosh Plus computer or later with the following features:
- System software version 6.0 or higher
- Printer (recommended)
- Windows
ISBN 1-56396-644-1
- DOS
ISBN 1-56396-638-7- Macintosh
ISBN 1-56396-645-X
- DOS
| Single copy | $100.00 |
| High School Site License | $250.00 |
| 10-copy lab pack | $400.00 |
© 1996 by Physics Academic Software Publishing Organization. All rights reserved.
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REVIEWS- "The program features ten exercises of increasing difficulty that leads students through the diagramming process and provide immediate feedback. Students describe forces in their own words using vectors, and the computer automatically draws a diagram. This dialogue is recorded for evaluation by the instructor."
- Prism, November, 1999
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