Teacher Education in Physics

Research, Curriculum, and Practice

© 2011 American Physical Society. All rights reserved.

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This book is an outcome of the PhysTEC project which is supported by:

American Physical Society

American Association of Physics Teachers

APS 21st Century Campaign

National Science Foundation

Funding

This book is funded in part by the National Science Foundation through the PhysTEC project. PhysTEC is

a project of the American Physical Society and the American Association of Physics Teachers.

This material is based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation under Grant Nos. PHY-

0108787 and PHY-0808790. Any opinions, fi ndings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed

in this material are those of the authors and do not necessarily refl ect the views of the National Science

Foundation.

Cover design by Nancy B. Karasik

ISBN: 978-0-9848110- 1 - 4

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