Theory of Physical Thinking: Modern Educational Theory Book Series · Physics ·

Author: Yan Jinduo
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Publish Date: 1999-03-01
Features: This book systematically elaborates on the concept, characteristics, qualities, process, forms, and methods of physical thinking. Based on this foundation, it conducts an in-depth and detailed analysis of the establishment of physical models, the establishment and teaching of physical concepts, thinking in solving physical problems, and physical creative thinking. Particularly, it presents the author's unique insights on major issues such as the concept and classification of physical thinking, the process and forms of physical figurative and intuitive thinking, the thinking methods of aesthetic and equivalent reasoning in physics, the ways and structures of physical creative thinking, the thinking methods for establishing physical models, physical concepts, and physical laws, as well as the thinking strategies for solving physical problems. This book provides a theoretical basis for cultivating thinking skills in physics education and contributes to the advancement of the field of thinking science. The entire book is rigorous in its arguments, historically accurate, rich in content, fluent in language, features typical examples, and is easy to understand. It can serve as both an optional textbook for physics education majors in higher education and a guide for physics educators in developing students' thinking abilities.