Digitalization of Physics Teaching: Using Computer Models and Animations

Abstract

The article analyzes current trends in the introduction of information technologies into the physics teaching process – the use of computer modeling and visualization to improve the efficiency of mastering complex physical material by students. The relevance of the work is due to the importance of using innovative digital teaching tools in the context of the rapid modernization of education. Using the example of modeling the discharge of a capacitor through a resistor, the technique of creating mathematical computer models with software implementation in Python and graphical visualization using Matplotlib is examined in detail. Various approaches to computer animation (multi-screen, fragmentary, elemental, figurative) are considered for presenting dynamic systems. Specific examples of animation of physical processes are given. The systematic technique of developing interactive electronic posters for teaching physics is highlighted. Methodological recommendations for the use of computer models in different types of lessons and at different stages of the educational process are formulated. The materials of the article are addressed to physics teachers, methodologists and specialists in the field of modern educational technologies. The article provides a methodological rationale for the feasibility of introducing information and communication technologies into physics teaching, analyzes various approaches to computer modeling and visualization, and examines specific examples and stages of creating animation and modeling tools for schoolchildren.