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episode 23: Sap, Redshift, Justice, and Universal Design for Learning
Today we talk about three articles and one new column from the May 2021 issue of the journal The Physics Teacher.
Check out the show notes online at www.physicsalive.com/may2021
Journal: The Physics Teacher
Article #1 [Starts @ 2:30]:
- Title: Sap Is Clever? Sap Ascent for Undergraduates Investigated with an Artificial Tree
- Authors: Sergio González-Cámara, Soledad Sanz-Alférez, Maria-Isabel Orús, and Jose-Ramón Ares
Article #2 [Starts @ 11:30]:
- Title: Three Redshifts: Doppler, Cosmological, and Gravitational
- Author: Silvia Simionato
New Column [Starts @ 18:40]:
- Title: Justice issues in physics and physics education
- Column editors: Deepak Iyer and Shannon Wachowski
Article #3 [Starts @ 21:10]:
- Title: Using Universal Design for Learning to Support Students with Disabilities in a SCALE-UP Physics Course
- Authors: Westley James, James H. Cooney, Jacquelyn J. Chini, Eleazar Vasquez III, and Jillian Schreffler