Vol. 2024 No. 3 (2024)
Articles

Entropy Theory in the Context of Physics Education

Feng Qian
Leqing Zhilin Middle School, No. 3, Lane 87, Le Hu Road, Le Cheng Sub-district, Le qing City, Zhejiang Province, 325600, China
Jia Jun
Yueqing Middle School, No. 518 Ning kang East Road, Cheng dong Sub-district, Yueqing City, Zhejiang Province, 325600, China
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Published 02-07-2024

Keywords

  • Entropy Theory,
  • Physics Teaching,
  • Dissipative Structure,
  • Open System,
  • Non-equilibrium State

How to Cite

[1]
F. Qian and J. Jun, “Entropy Theory in the Context of Physics Education”, Camb. Sci. Adv., vol. 2024, no. 3, pp. 8–14, Jul. 2024, doi: 10.62852/csa/2024/17.

Abstract

Entropy, initially a concept in thermodynamics describing the degree of disorder in a system, has been extended to information theory and non-equilibrium thermodynamics. The article proposes that the physical classroom teaching system can be viewed as a dissipative structure, promoting the orderly development of students' cognition through openness, non-equilibrium states, and fluctuation mechanisms. Specific strategies include opening up teaching content and methods, creating non-equilibrium state experiments, introducing cognitive fluctuations, and utilizing non-linear effects. These approaches help to stimulate students' desire for knowledge, optimize the teaching process, and achieve efficient physical classroom teaching.

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