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Simple demonstration of the impact of spherical aberration on optical imaging
2008
We present an experiment, well adapted for students of introductory optics courses, for the visualization of the impact of spherical aberration in the point spread function of imaging systems. The demonstrations are based on the analogy between the point-spread function of spherically aberrated systems, and the defocused patterns of 1D slit-like screens.
Stability of Hamiltonian Systems of Two Degrees of Freedom and of Formally Conservative Mappings Near a Singular Point
1985
We restrict ourselves to the stability problems considered in our lecture because the length of this paper is limited. In contrast to the lecture, however, we consider here not only area preserving mappings but a more general class of mappings.
Difficulties in learning and teaching of Quantum Physics in High School
2013
Quantum Physics is a very important part of Physics. In this paper we analyze its teaching and learning in high school and we show the students’ main difficulties, particularly the ontological and epistemological. This article presents some reasoned arguments against traditional methods to teach Quantum Physics. Finally, a new approach to quantum Physics teaching is showed.
A Novel Approach to Introducing Adaptive Filters Based on the LMS Algorithm and Its Variants
2004
This paper presents a new approach to introducing adaptive filters based on the least-mean-square (LMS) algorithm and its variants in an undergraduate course on digital signal processing. Unlike other filters currently taught to undergraduate students, these filters are nonlinear and time variant. This proposal introduces adaptive filtering in the context of a linear time-invariant system using a real problem. In this way, introducing adaptive filters using concepts already familiar to the students motivates their interest through practical application. The key point for this simplification is that the input to the filter is constant so that the adaptive filter becomes linear. Therefore, a …
Pac-Man Josephson junctions: Useful trigonometric puzzles?
2020
Abstract Rather interesting trigonometric equations arise when considering a Josephson junction obtained by embedding a Pac-Man shaped superconducting island in between two superconducting electrodes. In the present work we unfold these equations, written in terms of the superconducting phase difference between the two electrodes, and find the current-phase relation and the maximum superconducting current of the Josephson junction network. The solution of the trigonometric equations defining the superconducting current state of the system can be proposed to advanced high-school students or to undergraduate students in an interdisciplinary lecture.
On students' understanding of Riemann sums of integrals of functions of two variables
2018
International audience; APOS (Action-Process-Object-Schema) Theory is used to pose and test a conjecture of mental constructions that may be used to understand the relation between integrals of two variable functions over rectangles and corresponding Riemann sums. Interviews with ten students who had just finished a multivariable calculus course showed that the conjectured mental constructions are necessary.
High-Efficiency Multi-Junction Photovoltaic Cells in School Physics Laboratory
2020
Energy consumption in the world is increasing more and more due to the huge energy request coming from emerging countries such as China, India, etc. To face the challenge of sustainability, a solution may be the use of solar energy, since it is the most abundant renewable energy source on Earth. The electromagnetic energy coming from the Sun can be converted into usable energy (electricity) by solar cells, whose conversion efficiency is continuously increasing due to scientific and technological progress. The proposed activity is thought to be carried out with secondary as well as high school students to allow teachers to discuss sustainability issues, and to provide students with an introd…
Enseñanza de las ciencias : revista de investigación y experiencias didácticas
2006
Resumen basado en el de la publicación Resumen en inglés Se muestra el importante papel de uno de los instrumentos más comunes, el péndulo, en la construcción del paradigma newtoniano. Del análisis de algunas aplicaciones interesantes llevadas a cabo por los mejores científicos de ese tiempo, se concluye que el uso apropiado del péndulo en el aula puede ser una manera fácil de introducir la evolución histórica y epistemológica de conceptos físicos básicos. ESP