High School Laboratory Manual of Physics (Classic Reprint)

Manual two main objects have been kept in view. First, the teaching of Physics by the Inductive Method, that is, the presenting of a logically arranged course of experimental work that shall covej the ground of Elementary Physics. Second, the providing of sufficient laboratory work to meet the entrance requirements of any college in the country. The authors are not so visionary as to suppose that boys and girls can, unaided, rediscover the laws of Physics, but we know that, if sufficiently careful directions are given to pupils in the performance of experiments, and definite instruction is given them as to the manner of studying results obtained, they will learn from Nature first-hand many of her great laws. And these will be much more strongly impressed than when learned from a text-book or from the teachers experiments. From the generalizations made by the pupils, deductions can be made and then tested for their validity, thus keeping fhe pupil on the borderland between inductions and deductions, a place where the greatest mental development is obtained. This plan is the underlying idea of science study, and the acquiring of this scientific method is of far more importance than the mere gleaning of facts. The facts may in time be forgotten, but the method of mind operation will remain as part of the character developed. Careful manipulation, accurate observation of phenomena, and logical deductions or generalizations should be the three steps kept in mind. The notes written by the pupils should be neat, terse, and in good English, and should be logically arranged as shown in the steps mentioned above. Insist on these three elements of written work.
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