96 citations · 236 across the 8 of their papers we have counts for
9 papers
The impact of introductory physics for the life sciences in a senior biology capstone course
Benjamin D. Geller, Jack Rubien, Sara M. Hiebert +1
A goal of Introductory Physics for Life Sciences (IPLS) curricula is to prepare students to effectively use physical models and quantitative reasoning in biological and medical set…
The role of introductory physics for life sciences in supporting students to use physical models flexibly
Benjamin D. Geller, Maya Tipton, Brandon Daniel-Morales +3
A central goal of Introductory Physics for the Life Sciences (IPLS) is to prepare students to use physics to model and analyze biological situations, a skill of increasing importan…
Resource Letter TTSM-1: Teaching thermodynamics and statistical mechanics in introductory physics, chemistry, and biology
Benjamin W. Dreyfus, Benjamin D. Geller, David E. Meltzer +1
This Resource Letter draws on discipline-based education research from physics, chemistry, and biology to collect literature on the teaching of thermodynamics and statistical mecha…
Ontological metaphors for negative energy in an interdisciplinary context
Benjamin W. Dreyfus, Benjamin D. Geller, Julia Gouvea +3
Teaching about energy in interdisciplinary settings that emphasize coherence among physics, chemistry, and biology leads to a more central role for chemical bond energy. We argue t…
Entropy and spontaneity in an introductory physics course for life science students
Benjamin D. Geller, Benjamin W. Dreyfus, Julia Gouvea +3
In an Introductory Physics for Life Science (IPLS) course that leverages authentic biological examples, student ideas about entropy as "disorder" or "chaos" come into contact with…
NEXUS/Physics: An interdisciplinary repurposing of physics for biologists
E. F. Redish, C. Bauer, K. L. Carleton +15
In response to increasing calls for the reform of the undergraduate science curriculum for life science majors and pre-medical students (Bio2010, Scientific Foundations for Future…