Teaching Physics
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Teaching Physics is an influential work by physicist and educator David L. Goodstein that explores effective methods and philosophies for teaching introductory physics.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Teaching Physics canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1992966 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Teaching Physics Context triple: [David L. Goodstein, notableWork, Teaching Physics]
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A.
The Physics Teacher
The Physics Teacher is a peer-reviewed journal focused on physics education, featuring articles, teaching resources, and classroom activities for physics teachers at the high school and introductory college levels.
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B.
American Journal of Physics
The American Journal of Physics is a peer-reviewed academic journal focusing on physics education, pedagogy, and topics of interest to undergraduate-level physics teachers and students.
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C.
Faculty of Science Teaching
Faculty of Science Teaching is an academic unit at the Weizmann Institute of Science dedicated to advancing science education and pedagogy.
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D.
Feynman’s Tips on Physics (as editor/curator)
Feynman’s Tips on Physics is a posthumous collection of Richard Feynman’s practical problem-solving insights and lecture supplements, compiled and edited by Michelle Feynman.
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E.
American Association of Physics Teachers
The American Association of Physics Teachers is a professional organization dedicated to improving the understanding and teaching of physics at all educational levels.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Teaching Physics Target entity description: Teaching Physics is an influential work by physicist and educator David L. Goodstein that explores effective methods and philosophies for teaching introductory physics.
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A.
The Physics Teacher
The Physics Teacher is a peer-reviewed journal focused on physics education, featuring articles, teaching resources, and classroom activities for physics teachers at the high school and introductory college levels.
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B.
American Journal of Physics
The American Journal of Physics is a peer-reviewed academic journal focusing on physics education, pedagogy, and topics of interest to undergraduate-level physics teachers and students.
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C.
Faculty of Science Teaching
Faculty of Science Teaching is an academic unit at the Weizmann Institute of Science dedicated to advancing science education and pedagogy.
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D.
Feynman’s Tips on Physics (as editor/curator)
Feynman’s Tips on Physics is a posthumous collection of Richard Feynman’s practical problem-solving insights and lecture supplements, compiled and edited by Michelle Feynman.
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E.
American Association of Physics Teachers
The American Association of Physics Teachers is a professional organization dedicated to improving the understanding and teaching of physics at all educational levels.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book
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non-fiction book ⓘ physics education book ⓘ |
| aimsTo |
help instructors design better physics courses
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improve effectiveness of physics teaching ⓘ |
| author | David L. Goodstein ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| covers |
role of demonstrations in teaching physics
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structure of introductory physics courses ⓘ use of homework and exams in physics courses ⓘ |
| creatorOccupation |
physicist
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physics educator ⓘ |
| discusses |
assessment in physics courses
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conceptual understanding in physics ⓘ course design for introductory physics ⓘ lecture-based instruction ⓘ problem-solving strategies ⓘ student misconceptions in physics ⓘ |
| educationalLevel | undergraduate ⓘ |
| emphasizes |
clarity in explanation
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connecting physics to real-world examples ⓘ developing physical intuition ⓘ engaging students actively ⓘ |
| field |
education
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physics ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
effective teaching methods
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introductory university physics courses ⓘ teaching philosophy ⓘ |
| genre |
educational literature
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pedagogy ⓘ |
| hasAuthorAffiliation | California Institute of Technology ⓘ |
| hasInfluenceOn |
physics education research community
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university physics teaching practices ⓘ |
| intendedAudience |
physics instructors
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science educators ⓘ university faculty ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
introductory physics
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physics education ⓘ science teaching ⓘ |
| notableFor |
articulation of principles for teaching introductory physics
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influence on physics instructors ⓘ |
| workOf | David L. Goodstein ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: Teaching Physics Description of subject: Teaching Physics is an influential work by physicist and educator David L. Goodstein that explores effective methods and philosophies for teaching introductory physics.
Referenced by (1)
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