Fred Reif
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Fred Reif was an influential American physicist and physics educator known for his pioneering work in physics education research and authorship of widely used physics textbooks.
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| instanceOf |
author
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physicist ⓘ physics educator ⓘ |
| citizenship | American ⓘ |
| contributedTo |
improvement of introductory physics instruction
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research-based physics teaching methods ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
University of California, Berkeley
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University of Chicago ⓘ |
| employer |
Carnegie Mellon University
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University of California, Berkeley ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
cognitive science of learning
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physics ⓘ physics education research ⓘ |
| genre |
educational research
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physics textbook ⓘ |
| hasAcademicDiscipline |
electricity and magnetism
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mechanics ⓘ statistical mechanics ⓘ thermal physics ⓘ |
| influenced | development of physics education research as a discipline ⓘ |
| knownFor |
application of cognitive science to physics learning
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pioneering work in physics education research ⓘ widely used physics textbooks ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Fundamentals of Statistical and Thermal Physics
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Physics textbooks used in university instruction ⓘ Understanding Basic Electricity NERFINISHED ⓘ Understanding Basic Mechanics NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
physicist
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physics educator ⓘ textbook author ⓘ university professor ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
professor of physics at Carnegie Mellon University
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professor of physics at University of California, Berkeley ⓘ |
| workLocation |
Berkeley, California
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Pittsburgh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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