(ISBN 0-7872-3928-3, 354 pages)
| A Letter from the Authors | vii |
| Getting Started with Minds•On Physics | xi |
| Answers & Instructional Aids for Teachers | 1 |
| 1 | Looking Ahead | 1 |
| 2 | Communicating the Position of an Object | 7 |
| 2A | Communicating the Position of an Object (Alternative Version) | 9 |
| 3 | Describing Position | 11 |
| 4 | Using Graphs of Position vs. Time | 17 |
| 5 | Generating Sketches of Position vs. Time | 23 |
| 6 | Translating Graphs of Position vs. Time | 29 |
| 7 | Describing Displacement | 33 |
| 8 | Describing Velocity | 39 |
| 9 | Using Graphs of Velocity vs. Time | 45 |
| 10 | Generating Sketches of Velocity vs. Time | 51 |
| 11 | Translating Graphs of Velocity vs. Time | 57 |
| 12 | Relating Strobe Diagrams to Plots of Position vs. Time and Velocity vs. Time | 63 |
| 13 | Finding and Comparing Velocities | 73 |
| 14 | Relating Graphs of Position vs. Time and Velocity vs. Time | 77 |
| 15 | More Relating Graphs of Position vs. Time and Velocity vs. Time | 83 |
| 16 | Solving Constant-Velocity Problems Using Different Methods | 87 |
| 17 | Solving Constant-Velocity Problems | 93 |
| 18 | Recognizing Accelerated Motion | 97 |
| 19 | Describing Changes in Velocity | 101 |
| 20 | Recognizing Graphs of Acceleration vs. Time | 109 |
| 21 | Generating Sketches of Acceleration vs. Time | 115 |
| 22 | Translating Graphs of Acceleration vs. Time | 121 |
| 23 | Calculating Average Acceleration | 127 |
| 24 | Relating Strobe Diagrams to Graphs of Acceleration vs. Time | 133 |
| 25 | Relating Graphs and Kinematic Functions | 141 |
| 26 | Relating Kinematic Quantities with Kinematic Functions | 149 |
| 27 | Relating Graphs of Position, Velocity, and Acceleration vs. Time | 157 |
| 28 | Comparing Graphs of Velocity vs. Time and Displacement vs. Time | 167 |
| 29 | Translating Between Different Representations of Accelerated Motion | 173 |
| 30 | Graphical Representations of Motion: Reflection and Integration | 183 |
| 31 | Evaluating Procedures for Solving Kinematics Problems | 187 |
| 32 | Executing Procedures for Solving Kinematics Problems | 191 |
| 33 | Generating Procedures for Solving Kinematics Problems | 195 |
| 34 | Solving Constant-Acceleration Problems | 199 |
| 35 | Summarizing and Structuring Kinematics Ideas | 205 |
| Supplement A. Collaborative Group Techniques | A1-A4 |
| Supplement B. Concept-Based Problem Solving: Combining educational research results and practical experience to create a framework for learning physics and to derive effective classroom practices | B1-B26 |
| Supplement C. A Comparison of the Minds•On Physics Approach with the NRC's National Science Education Standards | C1-C10 |
| Answer Sheets | end |