标题： 计算与实验在现代物理实验室练习中的平等合作 显示英文标题

标题： Computation and Experimentation as Equal Partners in a Modern Physics Lab Exercise

摘要： 实验和计算工作的经验是学生理解物理学实践的重要组成部分。 物理系通常使用特定的实验实验室课程和计算实验室课程来培养学生的这些技能。 然而，这种孤立的经验并不能准确反映理论、计算和实验之间在课程设置之外发生的复杂互动，当物理学家在构建和测试物理世界模型时会出现这种互动。 为了让学生接触这种互动，我们在现代物理实验课程中的两个放射性实验中将计算和实验工作作为平等的合作伙伴——即 $^{137}{\rm Ba}$ 的衰变以及1965年前的25美分硬币中两种银同位素的同时衰变。 我们介绍了这两个实验以及可能的扩展，使学生能够根据他们的初步研究结果，对其理论、计算和/或实验模型进行迭代。 显示英文摘要

摘要： Experience with experimental and computational work are important components of students' understanding of the practice of physics. Physics departments typically use specific experimental lab courses and computational lab courses to develop students' skills in these areas. However these siloed experiences do not accurately represent the nuanced interplay between the theory, computation, and experiment that occurs outside of the curricular setting when physicists are building and testing models of the physical world. To expose students to this interplay, we have integrated computational and experimental work as equal partners within two radioactivity labs that occur within our modern physics lab course - the decay of $^{137}{\rm Ba}$ and the simultaneous decay of two silver isotopes in pre-1965 quarters. We present both of these labs and potential extensions that allow students to iterate on their theoretical, computational and/or experimental models based on what they learn from their initial investigation.