Research Initiation Grant: Conceptual and Mathematical Representations in Optical Engineering

研究启动资助：光学工程中的概念和数学表示

• 批准号: 1240277
• 负责人: Andrew Berger
• 金额: $ 13.33万
• 依托单位: University of Rochester
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2012
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2012-10-01 至 2016-09-30
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1240277&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Research; Initiation; Grant; Conceptual; Mathematical

This engineering education research initiation grant seeks to engage an engineering faculty member with physics education researchers to understand the alignment between students' mathematical and conceptual understanding in optics. The research will use an innovative interview method to elicit both conceptual and mathematical representations of optical polarization and plane waves.The broader significance and importance of this project arises from its ability to inform others how students learn to integrate conceptual and mathematical representations of abstract ideas. The investigator will also engage undergraduate students in the planned research, thus contributing to their professional development and mentoring. This project overlaps with NSF's strategic goals of transforming the frontiers through preparation of an engineering workforce with new capabilities and expertise. Additionally NSF's goal of innovating for society is enabled by creating results and research that are useful for society by informing educational policy and practices.

这项工程教育研究启动赠款旨在让工程教员与物理教育研究人员合作，以了解学生对光学的数学和概念理解之间的一致性。 该研究将使用创新的访谈方法来引出光学偏振和平面波的概念和数学表示。该项目更广泛的意义和重要性源于它能够告知其他人学生如何学习整合抽象思想的概念和数学表示。 研究者还将让本科生参与计划中的研究，从而为他们的专业发展和指导做出贡献。 该项目与 NSF 的战略目标重叠，即通过培养具有新能力和专业知识的工程队伍来改变前沿。 此外，NSF 的社会创新目标是通过为教育政策和实践提供信息，创造对社会有用的成果和研究来实现的。