Demonstrations in Introductory Mechanics and their Recording by Video-tapes

Project Title

Demonstrations in Introductory Mechanics and their Recording by Video-tapes

Project Leader

Prof KK Fung

School / Dept

SSCI / PHYS

Project Duration

Nov 2005 - Dec 2007

Project Description

The project demonstrated the the basic laws or principles in physics, which are abstracted from subtle physical phenomena and not easily observed in daily life with videos in order to enhance students' understanding before proceeding to mathematical formulation. Interactive features, like quesions, were incorporated into the tapes to engage students actively.

Project Outcome

• Live demonstrations, more than three per week, were performed in the class of PHYS011 in the Fall semesters of 2006 and 2007 to 110 and 161 preparatory year students respectively.
• A total of 29 videos, with slow motion and frozen frames, were produced and uploaded in the course website of student access before the lectures.
• 8 interactive video-taped demonstrations, which contained questions, were uploaded to the course website in the Fall semester of 2007 for students self-learning and in class teaching.

Status

Completed

Project Documents
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• Project Plan
• Progress Report: First | Second | Third | Forth |
• Final Report

Adaptation

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