Abstract
Theoretical physics is an important subject in physics. The major goal of theoretical physics courses is to help students learn to think like a physicist. The theoretical physics curriculum mainly includes theoretical mechanics, electrodynamics, thermodynamics and statistical physics, and quantum mechanics. These courses play an important role in cultivating students' physics literacy. There are many difficulties in the learning process of theoretical physics, such as the lack of motivation and goals, negative influence of pre-scientific concepts, cognitive impairment of learning and mathematical learning disability. Teachers should use effective teaching strategies to help students to overcome learning difficulties.
Highlights
Most of the physics taught in school can be described as well-established or consensus science (Hansson, Leden, & Pendrill, 2019)
This article will focus on these issues to explore the learning difficulties and teaching strategies in theoretical physics
Some students encounter hidden dangers in the process of learning advanced mathematics. When it comes to studying courses in theoretical mechanics and electrodynamics, they find it difficult to understand and remember many mathematical concepts, and this has an adverse impact on curriculum learning
Summary
Most of the physics taught in school can be described as well-established or consensus science (Hansson, Leden, & Pendrill, 2019). Helping students learn to “think like a physicist” is a major goal of many physics courses from the introductory to the advanced levels (Singh & Marshman, 2015). The curriculum in theoretical physics mainly includes theoretical mechanics, electrodynamics, thermodynamics and statistical physics, and quantum mechanics, which are commonly known as “four major mechanics” in China These are extremely important professional foundation courses for physics undergraduates Liu & Sun, 2010) As these four courses in theoretical physics are difficult for physics majors, the teaching outcomes are not always positive. This article will focus on these issues to explore the learning difficulties and teaching strategies in theoretical physics
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