3 papers
physics.ed-ph2025
Academic Miscommunication in Physics
Scott C. Scharlach
Academic Miscommunication (AM) is the phenomenon of a professor's expectations, beliefs, or goals in the classroom differing from those of the students. In this study, a survey was…
physics.ed-ph2025
The Hyperbolic Tangent as an Educational Tool for Teaching Variable Acceleration
Scott C. Scharlach
This paper presents an approximate analytical solution to the Falling Astronaut Problem by means of the hyperbolic tangent, and it explores the educational opportunities presented…
physics.ed-ph2025
Pedagogical Implications for the Falling Astronaut Problem
Scott C. Scharlach
This paper outlines a deceptively complex problem in classical mechanics which the paper names the "Falling Astronaut Problem," and it explores a method for teachers to implement t…