| With the development of higher education,there is increasing attention to interdisciplinary teaching in university physics education.In2017,the Ministry of Education of China stated in Document No.33 that cultivating talents for the "New Engineering" discipline requires fostering an environment of professional intersection and integration.Subsequently,at a working conference held by the Ministry of Education the following year,Minister Chen Baosheng proposed the concept of creating "gold courses." This speech has important implications for the teaching construction of university physics: course development should have depth,difficulty,and challenges.To implement education policies and enhance the depth and breadth of the curriculum,we have selected physics events centered around beta decay in university physics teaching.We have conducted research and exploration on the history of physics and fundamental physics knowledge related to beta decay,and designed and practiced teaching activities.The aim is to explore the teaching value of beta decay in university physics courses.However,there is currently relatively little research on the teaching value of beta decay domestically and internationally.Therefore,this paper is divided into five parts to conduct research and discussions:(1)Summarizing the research status of introducing the history of individuals,experiments,and theories related to beta decay into university physics teaching as a teaching method,as well as the practical significance of selecting beta decay as a teaching entry point.(2)Summarizing the research history of beta decay—a historical process of exploring the deepest physical principles of matter.(3)Selecting five milestone experiments related to beta decay and providing detailed introductions to their experimental principles,apparatus,processes,and significance.(4)Based on basic educational theories and combined with the content of the research paper,five detailed teaching examples are designed for use by university physics teachers as references.(5)Mainly presenting the research conclusions obtained by incorporating beta decay as an entry point into various chapters of university physics teaching,as well as the problems discovered through practice and some insights for future teaching improvements.Throughout the research process,we have reached the following conclusions:(1)Beta decay-related materials contain abundant teaching resources that can be used in university physics teaching.They can allow students to gain a deeper understanding of nuclear physics,learn important physical concepts and cutting-edge scientific technologies,and appreciate the research significance and charm of beta decay.(2)Introducing beta decay-related materials can improve the knowledge structure of university physics textbooks and enhance the quality of teaching.(3)The teaching model based on beta decay content as the teaching carrier can provide a new teaching approach for experts and scholars in the same field or other research areas to learn from a historical perspective: the integration of knowledge points and the history of learning,and mining teaching elements from their own research fields.(4)Introducing beta decayrelated materials poses new requirements for teaching,and teachers need to further enhance their teaching abilities: focus on understanding and applying fundamental knowledge,pay sufficient attention to cutting-edge physics,improve communication and expression skills,and choose appropriate teaching methods.In conclusion,we believe that selecting beta decay as an entry point for university physics teaching,integrating its related history of physics,and selecting content with depth and breadth for practice can serve as a research paradigm for incorporating the history of physics into university physics teaching.We also hope that this research can be applied to the development and design of disciplinary courses and historical courses in other disciplines,providing research assistance and reference value. |
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