A Case Study of Problem-Based Learning for University Physics

This article is a report on the results of applying problem-based learning (PBL) strategy to students who study the course computational physics at a four-year college in Korea. As a result of applying PBL to the class of Computational Physics, students have a good effect on the way of (1) understanding of the content; (2) self-learning ability and cooperative learning ability; (3) interest in science; (4) methods and ability to solve scientific problems in daily life. However, it suggested that a successful PBL process should be based on proper interpretation, guidance, and programming fundamentals.