Mathematical Modelling of Dynamic Systems: A Case Study of Teaching/Learning Strategies Involving Icon Oriented Computer Programs

Portraying Pedagogical Content Knowledge: a Case Study of Pre-Service Physics Teacher Education

Visualising Statistical Mechanics. The Case of Energy Distribution

Modelling Dynamic Systems: Examples Involving an Iconic Oriented Environment

We present a modelling environment based on the use of iconic representations consisting of elements, as containers and connected flows, able to describe the relationships between relevant variables of dynamic systems. The procedures involved are aimed to make students aware of the reasoning processes to describe, formalise and explain complex system behaviours. Moreover, we show how these strategies may allow the overcoming of some well-known difficulties involved in pupil understanding of mathematical formalisms, such as derivatives and differential equations and their real meaning. Our reported modelling examples were experimented on during some laboratory sessions of the Pre-Service Sch…

Onde Elastiche: Rappresentazioni Comuni e Sequenze di Insegnamento/Apprendimento

Un Approccio Innovativo allo Studio delle Proprietà delle Onde Elastiche in Mezzi Diversi

MODELLING MECHANICAL WAVE PROPAGATION BY CONNECTING MICROSCOPIC PROPERTIES AND EMERGENT BEHAVIOURS