Andes physics tutor
Encyclopedia
Andes is an intelligent tutoring system
designed to help students to solve physics
problems.
and thermodynamics
. It does not include problems involving calculus
.
Intelligent tutoring system
An intelligent tutoring system is any computer system that provides direct customized instruction or feedback to students, i.e. without the intervention of human beings, whilst performing a task. Thus, ITS implements the theory of learning by doing. An ITS may employ a range of different...
designed to help students to solve physics
Physics
Physics is a natural science that involves the study of matter and its motion through spacetime, along with related concepts such as energy and force. More broadly, it is the general analysis of nature, conducted in order to understand how the universe behaves.Physics is one of the oldest academic...
problems.
Topics covered
Andes is designed to be the homework component of an introductory physics course. It covers all of the topics in a standard two-semester introductory physics course, except for modern physicsModern physics
The term modern physics refers to the post-Newtonian conception of physics. The term implies that classical descriptions of phenomena are lacking, and that an accurate, "modern", description of reality requires theories to incorporate elements of quantum mechanics or Einsteinian relativity, or both...
and thermodynamics
Thermodynamics
Thermodynamics is a physical science that studies the effects on material bodies, and on radiation in regions of space, of transfer of heat and of work done on or by the bodies or radiation...
. It does not include problems involving calculus
Calculus
Calculus is a branch of mathematics focused on limits, functions, derivatives, integrals, and infinite series. This subject constitutes a major part of modern mathematics education. It has two major branches, differential calculus and integral calculus, which are related by the fundamental theorem...
.
External links
- Official Andes Site
- The Pittsburgh Science of Learning Center uses Andes in its Physics LearnLab
- Carnegie Mellon's Open Learning Initiative (OLI) offers a free online version of Andes.
- Journal articles and conference papers describing experiments showing that Andes resulted in higher grades than graded paper and pencil homework