Nuwe rigtings in fisika
- Authors: Lemmer, R. H.
- Date: 2009-03-05T08:04:18Z
- Subjects: Physics - Research , Physics - Study and teaching (Higher) - South Africa , Pulsars
- Type: Inaugural
- Identifier: uj:14943 , http://hdl.handle.net/10210/2227
- Description: Inaugural lecture--Department of Physics, Rand Afrikaans University, 18 September 1972 , The interplay of theoretical and experimental physics is illustrated, using the discovery and unraveling of the properties of "pulsars" as an example.
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- Authors: Lemmer, R. H.
- Date: 2009-03-05T08:04:18Z
- Subjects: Physics - Research , Physics - Study and teaching (Higher) - South Africa , Pulsars
- Type: Inaugural
- Identifier: uj:14943 , http://hdl.handle.net/10210/2227
- Description: Inaugural lecture--Department of Physics, Rand Afrikaans University, 18 September 1972 , The interplay of theoretical and experimental physics is illustrated, using the discovery and unraveling of the properties of "pulsars" as an example.
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Identifisering van potensiële druipelingstudente in eerstejaar fisikakursusse aan technikons
- Naudé-De Jager, Susanna Johanna
- Authors: Naudé-De Jager, Susanna Johanna
- Date: 2015-10-07
- Subjects: College freshmen - Research - South Africa , Academic achievement - Evaluation , Physics - Study and teaching (Higher) - South Africa , Technikons - South Africa - Curricula , Dropouts - South Africa
- Type: Thesis
- Identifier: uj:14230 , http://hdl.handle.net/10210/14683
- Description: D.Ed. , Please refer to full text to view abstract
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- Authors: Naudé-De Jager, Susanna Johanna
- Date: 2015-10-07
- Subjects: College freshmen - Research - South Africa , Academic achievement - Evaluation , Physics - Study and teaching (Higher) - South Africa , Technikons - South Africa - Curricula , Dropouts - South Africa
- Type: Thesis
- Identifier: uj:14230 , http://hdl.handle.net/10210/14683
- Description: D.Ed. , Please refer to full text to view abstract
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Reading behaviour of first-year physics students at the University of the North
- Authors: Ralenala, Molefe Francis
- Date: 2012-09-11
- Subjects: Physics - Study and teaching (Higher) - South Africa , Reading - Education (Higher) - South Africa , Reading comprehension - South Africa , English language - Ability testing - South Africa
- Type: Thesis
- Identifier: uj:10041 , http://hdl.handle.net/10210/7430
- Description: D.Phil. , Reading constitutes a major part of academic activities especially at tertiary level where acquisition of knowledge depends on written texts. For university students in particular, key sources of new knowledge in domains of science, for example, are often textbooks, reference books, journal articles and laboratory manuals. In reading the texts, students are expected either to develop or to review information on their own. Unfortunately many first-year university students have difficulties understanding and acquiring knowledge from texts effectively and efficiently. This problem is often more pronounced among students who have to read through English second language (ESL). This study was prompted by complaints from the University of the North first-year physics lecturers that their first-year students were experiencing serious problems with accessing information from their prescribed texts. A provisional assumption made is that lack of reading strategies combined with lack of cognitive skills made worse by poor English language proficiency are to a great extent responsible for this failure. The aim of this study, therefore, is to explore the reading behaviour of the University of the North first-year students in as far as the learning of physics is concerned. Results show that these students do indeed lack cognitive and metacognitive strategies and that their English proficiency level is below what is expected of them at first year. They are therefore ill-prepared to deal with their prescribed text (physics) through this medium. This study recommends that students should be given explicit instruction in strategy selection and use but that these should be sufficiently flexible to be utilized in a variety of contexts and must eventually be owned by the students themselves for later use. The ultimate goal is for students to use the strategy without guidance from their lecturer
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- Authors: Ralenala, Molefe Francis
- Date: 2012-09-11
- Subjects: Physics - Study and teaching (Higher) - South Africa , Reading - Education (Higher) - South Africa , Reading comprehension - South Africa , English language - Ability testing - South Africa
- Type: Thesis
- Identifier: uj:10041 , http://hdl.handle.net/10210/7430
- Description: D.Phil. , Reading constitutes a major part of academic activities especially at tertiary level where acquisition of knowledge depends on written texts. For university students in particular, key sources of new knowledge in domains of science, for example, are often textbooks, reference books, journal articles and laboratory manuals. In reading the texts, students are expected either to develop or to review information on their own. Unfortunately many first-year university students have difficulties understanding and acquiring knowledge from texts effectively and efficiently. This problem is often more pronounced among students who have to read through English second language (ESL). This study was prompted by complaints from the University of the North first-year physics lecturers that their first-year students were experiencing serious problems with accessing information from their prescribed texts. A provisional assumption made is that lack of reading strategies combined with lack of cognitive skills made worse by poor English language proficiency are to a great extent responsible for this failure. The aim of this study, therefore, is to explore the reading behaviour of the University of the North first-year students in as far as the learning of physics is concerned. Results show that these students do indeed lack cognitive and metacognitive strategies and that their English proficiency level is below what is expected of them at first year. They are therefore ill-prepared to deal with their prescribed text (physics) through this medium. This study recommends that students should be given explicit instruction in strategy selection and use but that these should be sufficiently flexible to be utilized in a variety of contexts and must eventually be owned by the students themselves for later use. The ultimate goal is for students to use the strategy without guidance from their lecturer
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Chaotiese en stogastiese beweging
- Authors: Steeb, W.-H.
- Date: 2009-05-07T07:14:37Z
- Subjects: Chaos in physics , Physics - Study and teaching (Higher) - South Africa , Random motion - Physics
- Type: Inaugural
- Identifier: uj:15010 , http://hdl.handle.net/10210/2492
- Description: Inaugural lecture--Department of Physics, Rand Afrikaans University, 28 April 1987 , Many dynamical systems in physics, engineering science, chemistry and biology exhibit complex behaviour. The apparently random motion of a fluid is the best known example. However, vibrating structures, electronic oscillators, magnetic devices, chemical oscillators, populatiol1 kinetics and cellular automata can also behave in a complicated manner. One can find irregular oscillations which depend sensitively on the initial conditions. This behaviour is now called "chaos" in physics. This talk gives a review about this research field. In particular the importance in practical applications are pointed out. Finally the status of and support for this research field in different countries is discussed.
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- Authors: Steeb, W.-H.
- Date: 2009-05-07T07:14:37Z
- Subjects: Chaos in physics , Physics - Study and teaching (Higher) - South Africa , Random motion - Physics
- Type: Inaugural
- Identifier: uj:15010 , http://hdl.handle.net/10210/2492
- Description: Inaugural lecture--Department of Physics, Rand Afrikaans University, 28 April 1987 , Many dynamical systems in physics, engineering science, chemistry and biology exhibit complex behaviour. The apparently random motion of a fluid is the best known example. However, vibrating structures, electronic oscillators, magnetic devices, chemical oscillators, populatiol1 kinetics and cellular automata can also behave in a complicated manner. One can find irregular oscillations which depend sensitively on the initial conditions. This behaviour is now called "chaos" in physics. This talk gives a review about this research field. In particular the importance in practical applications are pointed out. Finally the status of and support for this research field in different countries is discussed.
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