1st Edition

Independent Thoughts and Exploration in Physics Student Workbook

By Samya Zain, Valerie Allison Copyright 2027
472 Pages 214 Color & 4 B/W Illustrations
by CRC Press

472 Pages 214 Color & 4 B/W Illustrations
by CRC Press

Independent Thoughts and Exploration in Physics: Student Workbook teaches physics using an inquiry-based approach. Using stories to engage with students, the textbook follows a compelling comic-strip narrative with consistent characters which take students on ‘missions’ that involve solving physics-based tasks. These tasks are split into multiple levels to accommodate beginners and advance... Read more

Chapter 1          Mission: Operation Tomb-block: Escape the Tomb

Chapter 2          Mission: Operation Dungeon Escape!

Chapter 3          Mission: Operation Pyramid Escape!

Chapter 4          Mission: Operation Surge Horizon - Transport Detonation Device

Chapter 5          Mission: Operation Cipher-Shadow: Decode the Computer Code

Chapter 6          Mission: Operation London Intercept: Save Big Ben!

Chapter 7          Mission: Operation Train-Break - Save the City!

Chapter 8          Mission: Operation The Last Drop - Catch the Supplies!

Chapter 9          Mission: Operation Avalanche Rescue - Rescue Agent Σ□□

Chapter 10       Mission: Operation Cliffside Crisis - Save the People!

Chapter 11       Mission: Operation Leaky Boats

Chapter 12       Mission: Operation Final Descent

Chapter 13       Mission: Operation Sydney Cypher - Jump to Escape!

Chapter 14       Mission: Operation Island Tremors - Build a Seismic Detector

Chapter 15       Mission: Operation Pressure Point - Save the Coral Reef

Chapter 16       Mission: Operation Gravity Fracture - Find the Depth

Chapter 17       Mission: Operation Pulley Protocol - Build an Elevator

Chapter 18       Mission: Operation Descent Protocol - Extraction Phase

Chapter 19       Mission: Operation Momentum Strike

Chapter 20       Mission: Operation Centripetal Directive

Chapter 21       Mission: Operation Equilibrium Paradox

Chapter 22       Mission: Operation Echos in the Dark - Speed of Sound

Chapter 23       Mission: Happy Birthday, Agent Σ□□!

Chapter 24       FINAL Mission: Operation End Game - The Fall of Dr. Z

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Biography

Samya Zain received her Ph.D. in experimental particle physics in 2006 and after two years of post-doctoral fellowship with the ATLAS detector at CERN, Geneva, Switzerland, she joined Susquehanna University as an assistant professor in 2008, where she currently serves as a professor in the Department of Physics. She is very interested in physics pedagogical research and has presented the pedagogical work done at Susquehanna University world-wide.

Valerie Allison is a professor of education who teaches and advises students in Susquehanna University’s secondary education program. She teaches courses at the undergraduate and graduate level on methods of secondary instruction, classroom management, curriculum design, and educational research methodology. Her primary research focus is practitioner research including action research and self-study. She has co-authored several articles published in Studying Teacher Education, Reflective Practice and other peer-reviewed journals.