Themed collection Soft matter education
Activities and future challenges of soft matter and biological physics education
Erich Sackmann discusses Soft Matter education at the undergraduate level.
Soft Matter, 2013,9, 5512-5515
https://doi.org/10.1039/C3SM90026F
The challenge of teaching soft matter at the introductory level
Edit Yerushalmi discusses Soft Matter education at high school and undergraduate level.
Soft Matter, 2013,9, 5316-5318
https://doi.org/10.1039/C3SM90028B
The place of soft matter in undergraduate physics courses
Richard Jones discusses Soft Matter education at the undergraduate level.
Soft Matter, 2013,9, 5136-5137
https://doi.org/10.1039/C3SM90025H
Reflections on graduate education in soft matter
Tom Lubensky discusses Soft Matter education at undergraduate and postgraduate level.
Soft Matter, 2013,9, 4948-4950
https://doi.org/10.1039/C3SM90027D
Soft matter education
Sam Safran introduces a series of Soft Matter education editorials.
Soft Matter, 2013,9, 4736-4737
https://doi.org/10.1039/C3SM90029K
About this collection
This collection of Editorials discusses the current state of soft matter education. The authors hope that these will be a starting point for a wider discussion by the community on soft matter and how it is taught across the scientific fields.
We recommend that you read the Editorials in this order:
- Soft matter education - Samuel A. Safran
- Reflections on graduate education in soft matter – Tom C. Lubensky
- The place of soft matter in undergraduate physics courses – Richard A. L. Jones
- The challenge of teaching soft matter at the introductory level – Edit Yerushalmi
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Activities and future challenges of soft matter and biological physics education –
Erich Sackmann
We very much want this to spark an open debate on the subject and we hope that you will take part and add your comments & opinions on our discussion blog…