EXPERIENCE IN INTRODUCING THE LATEST TECHNOLOGIES TO PHYSICS LABORATORY WORK AT TECHNICAL UNIVERSITIES

Abstract

The concept of a new approach to physics laboratory work, in particular virtual laboratory work, is considered for the purpose of mastering the basic physical laws on which further study of certain educational professional programs (EPP) in higher education is based. The main goal is not to “reinvent the wheel” but to study in practice the essence of the application of virtual laboratory work, developed by a team of specialists, headed by Frank McCulley, assistant professor of physics, Delsea Regional College, Pitman, New Jersey, founder of the Physics Aviary (Frank McCulley, 2024) [2]. Virtual physics labs have been successfully used by Boston University for its students since 2016. Ideally, these labs are home - based preparation for university classes, but for our students it is different. The main purpose of using these American developments is to enable students to perform physics labs in the current global situation. To make the work effective, appropriate instructional material was developed, which clearly defines the scope of a particular laboratory work, specifies the initial data for the option, and what exactly should be determined in a specific laboratory work. It can be argued that these works work effectively in distance learning and are an alternative to "live" works that students could perform directly in the classroom of the educational institution's laboratories under favorable learning conditions. The scientific novelty lies in the competent approach to the work, as well as in the very concept of the approach to solving the problem, which is associated with the frequent impossibility of access to classrooms for reasons dictated by the present in Ukraine, namely, military operations. The main conclusions were drawn based on the use of the proposed model for 3 years, although the experiment itself and the improvement of the experience continue to this day, and can be characterized by the words of the great philosopher Socrates, who stated that "he who does not want - looks for reasons, and he who wants - looks for opportunities and means."