Redish & Wilson, American Journal of Physics (1993)

Student Programming in the Introductory Physics Course: M.U.P.P.E.T. 

E. F. Redish & J. M. Wilson, American Journal of Physics, 61, 222 (1993). (html version)

Abstract: Since 1983, the Maryland University Project in Physics and Educational Technology (M.U.P.P.E.T.) has been investigating the implication of including student programming in an introductory physics course for physics majors. Many significant changes can result. One can rearrange some content to be more physically appropriate, include more realistic problems, and introduce some contemporary topics. We also find that one can begin training the student in professional research-related skills at an earlier stage than is traditional. We learned that the inclusion of carefully considered computer content requires an increased emphasis on qualitative and analytic thinking. 

Redish, Wilson & McDaniel, Sociomedia (1992)

The CUPLE Project: A Hyper- and Multi-Media Approach to Restructuring Physics Education

E. F. Redish, J. M. Wilson & C. K. McDaniel, in Sociomedia, p. 219, E. Barrett (ed), Barrett, Cambridge: MIT Press (1992).

Abstract: The Comprehensive Unified Physics Learning Environment (CUPLE) is a project that brings together innovative uses of the computer for physics teaching into a single, multi-purpose learning environment. The status of college-level introductory physics teaching is reviewed.  In these courses, physics instructors have been forces to be satisfied with only the best students achieving significant learning.  Even those students often have to wait until later in their training to begin to learn many of the tools that are fundamental to the activities of the professional physicist.  This paper discusses how educational computer technology might be used to change this situation.  The CUPLE environment, as an example of a way to deliver the requisite computer tools, is also discussed. 

Wilson & Redish, Physics Today (1989)

Using Computers in Teaching Physics

J. M. Wilson & E. F. Redish, Physics Today, 42, 34 (January 1989).