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An inquiry-based approach to Maxwell distribution: a case study with engineering students

2013

The concept of distribution is a fundamental component of statistical thinking. This paper describes a teaching approach for it that uses a specific activity related to the field of statistical mechanics. The concept of the velocity distribution of a particle system is dealt with using an inquiry-based approach involving an experimental examination of Maxwell’s distribution. Some outcomes of a teaching experiment held at the Faculty of Engineering of the University of Palermo, Italy are described.

PhysicsDistribution (number theory)Research in physics education Teaching methods and strategies Laboratory experiments and apparatus Laboratory course design organization and evaluationClassical statistical mechanicsSettore FIS/08 - Didattica E Storia Della Fisica05 social sciences050301 educationGeneral Physics and AstronomyStatistical mechanics01 natural sciencesMaxwell–Boltzmann distributionField (geography)symbols.namesakeTheoretical physicsStatistical thinkingComponent (UML)0103 physical sciencessymbolsMathematics education010306 general physics0503 educationEuropean Journal of Physics
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