Appendix: Sources & Inspirations
Here is a (more or less) complete collection of relevant sources that shaped my thinking about what you’ve just read over the last 5 years. Thanks to all the giants for letting me stand on their shoulders!
Scientific Research Paper
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Mestre, Jose P. “Cognitive aspects of learning and teaching science.” (2001).
Gaigher, Estelle, John M. Rogan, and Max Willi Hermann Braun. “Exploring the development of conceptual understanding through structured problem‐solving in Physics.” International Journal of Science Education 29.9 (2007): 1089–1110.
Schuster, David, Adriana Undreiu, and Betty Adams. “Multiple modes of reasoning in physics problem solving, with implications for instruction.” AIP Conference Proceedings. Vol. 951. №1. American Institute of Physics, 2007.
Niedderer, Hans. “Physics learning as cognitive development.” Bridging Research Methodology and Research Aims. Student and Faculty Contributions from the 5th ESERA Summerschool in Gilleleje, Denmark. The Danish University of Education (2001): 397–414.
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Docktor, Jennifer L., et al. “Conceptual problem solving in high school physics.” Physical Review Special Topics-Physics Education Research 11.2 (2015): 020106.
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Krause, Eduard. “Analogien im Physikunterricht-Warum Analogien in der Physik mehr sind als nur allgemeine heuristische Prinzipien.” PhyDid B-Didaktik der Physik-Beiträge zur DPG-Frühjahrstagung (2014).
Leak, Anne E., et al. “Examining problem solving in physics-intensive Ph. D. research.” Physical Review Physics Education Research 13.2 (2017): 020101.
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Redish, Edward F. “A theoretical framework for physics education research: Modeling student thinking.” arXiv preprint physics/0411149 (2004).
Gerace, William J., and Ian D. Beatty. “Teaching vs. learning: Changing perspectives on problem solving in physics instruction.” arXiv preprint physics/0508131 (2005).
Dufresne, Robert J., et al. “ASK-IT/A2L: Assessing student knowledge with instructional technology.” arXiv preprint physics/0508144 (2005).
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Leonard, William J., William J. Gerace, and Robert J. Dufresne. “Concept-based problem solving: Making concepts the language of physics.” University of Massachusetts Physics Education Research Group Technical Report (1999).
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Gerace, William J., et al. “Problem solving and conceptual understanding.” Proceedings of the 2001 Physics education research conference. Physics Education Research Conference, Annual Conference, 2001.
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Dardashti, Radin, Richard Dawid, and Karim Thébault, eds. Why trust a theory?: Epistemology of fundamental physics. Cambridge University Press, 2019.
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Books
Brading, Katherine, and Elena Castellani, eds. Symmetries in physics: philosophical reflections. Cambridge University Press, 2003.
Batterman, Robert W., ed. The Oxford Handbook of Philosophy of Physics. Oxford University Press, 2013.
Viennot, Laurence. Reasoning in physics: The part of common sense. Springer Science & Business Media, 2001.
Viennot, Laurence. Thinking in physics: The pleasure of reasoning and understanding. Springer Science & Business Media, 2014.
Krauss, Lawrence M. Fear of physics: a guide for the perplexed. Basic Books, 2007.
Brody, Thomas A. The philosophy behind physics. Springer Science & Business Media, 2012.
Arthur, W. Brian. The nature of technology: What it is and how it evolves. Simon and Schuster, 2009.
Klosterman, Chuck. But what If We’re Wrong?: Thinking about the Present as If it Were the Past. Penguin, 2017.
Watts, Duncan J. Everything is obvious:* Once you know the answer. Currency, 2011.
Schulz, Kathryn. Being wrong: Adventures in the margin of error. Granta Books, 2011.
Arbesman, Samuel. The half-life of facts: Why everything we know has an expiration date. Penguin, 2013.
Bejan, Adrian. The physics of life: the evolution of everything. St. Martin’s Press, 2016.
Dartnell, Lewis. The knowledge: How to rebuild our world from scratch. Random House, 2014.
Czerski, Helen. Storm in a Teacup: The physics of everyday life. Random House, 2016.
Bloomfield, Louis A. How things work: the physics of everyday life. John Wiley & Sons, 2015.
Berger, Peter L., Thomas Luckmann, and Dariuš Zifonun. “The social construction of reality.” (1967).
Guala, Francesco. Understanding institutions: The science and philosophy of living together. Princeton University Press, 2016.
Bohm, David. The special theory of relativity. Routledge, 2015.
Bohm, David. On dialogue. Routledge, 2013.
Kuran, Timur. Private truths, public lies: The social consequences of preference falsification. Harvard University Press, 1997.
Bahcall, Safi. Loonshots: How to nurture the crazy ideas that win wars, cure diseases, and transform industries. St. Martin’s Press, 2019.
Beinhocker, Eric D. The origin of wealth: Evolution, complexity, and the radical remaking of economics. Harvard Business Press, 2006.
Gall, John. Systemantics: the underground text of systems lore: how systems really work and especially how they fail. General Systemantics Press, 1986.
Rau, A. Ravi P. The Beauty of Physics: Patterns, Principles, and Perspectives. OUP Oxford, 2014.
Jain, Kapur Mal. Thinking Physics This Way: Welcome to the World of Physics. Partridge Publishing, 2015.
Cathcart, Thomas, and Daniel Klein. Plato and a Platypus Walk into a Bar…: Understanding Philosophy Through Jokes. Penguin, 2008.
Harford, Tim. Adapt: Why success always starts with failure. Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2011.
Bevelin, Peter. Seeking wisdom: from Darwin to Munger. PCA Publications LLC, 2007.
MacKay, David. Sustainable Energy-without the hot air. UIT Cambridge, 2008.
Allwood, Julian M., et al. Sustainable materials: with both eyes open. Cambridge, UK: UIT Cambridge Limited, 2012.
Lewin, Walter. For the Love of Physics: From the End of the Rainbow to the Edge of Time-a Journey Through the Wonders of Physics. Simon and Schuster, 2011.
Ben-Naim, Arieh. A Farewell to Entropy: Statistical Thermodynamics Based on Information: S. World Scientific, 2008.
Hidalgo, Cesar. Why information grows: The evolution of order, from atoms to economies. Basic Books, 2015.
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Johnson, Steven. How we got to now: Six innovations that made the modern world. Riverhead books, 2015.
Johnson, Steven. Where good ideas come from: The natural history of innovation. Penguin, 2011.
Christensen, Clayton M. The innovator’s dilemma: when new technologies cause great firms to fail. Harvard Business Review Press, 2013.
Christensen, Clayton, and Michael Raynor. The innovator’s solution: Creating and sustaining successful growth. Harvard Business Review Press, 2013.
Abbott, Edwin. Flatland. Broadview Press, 2009.
Verganti, Roberto. Overcrowded: designing meaningful products in a world awash with ideas. MIT Press, 2017.
Johansson, Frans. The medici effect. Penerbit Serambi, 2004.
