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    • A conceptual discussion on electromagnetic units - Extending mechanical units towards a global system of units 

      Jaen Herbera, Javier; Bohigas Janoher, Xavier; Pejuan Alcobé, Arcadi (2014-05)
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      A comparative review of the different systems of units that are most usual in electromagnetism leads to the proposal of a new system of units. In this system, the gravitational constant acquires the role of an interaction ...
    • A multimedia-based course to learn basic acoustics through the Internet: description and evaluation 

      Pejuan Alcobé, Arcadi; Bohigas Janoher, Xavier; Jaen Herbera, Javier; Periago Oliver, M. Cristina (2009)
      Conference report
      Open Access
      A course on Basic Acoustics has been implemented as an Internet site with multimedia resources such as Flash animations, video clips, etc. Multimedia resources are particularly suitable for acoustics, due to the special ...
    • An evaluation tool for physics applets 

      Pejuan Alcobé, Arcadi; Bohigas Janoher, Xavier; Jaen Herbera, Javier (OmniaScience, 2016-03)
      Article
      Open Access
      Physics applets are well known appealing resources for teaching and learning physics, and there is a lot of them available on the Internet. Nevertheless, not all of them are of the same quality as such resources nor fit ...
    • An evaluation tool for physics applets 

      Pejuan Alcobé, Arcadi; Bohigas Janoher, Xavier; Jaen Herbera, Javier (Omnia Publisher SL (OmniaScience), 2016)
      Article
      Open Access
      Physics applets are well known appealing resources to teach and learn physics, and a large number of them are available on the Internet. Nevertheless, not all of them are of the same quality, because such applets do not ...
    • Comparative study of three audio processors as environments for laboratory activities on wave physics and acoustics 

      Pejuan Alcobé, Arcadi; Bohigas Janoher, Xavier; Jaen Herbera, Javier; Periago Oliver, M. Cristina (2013-08)
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      Audio processors allow to implement laboratory activities specially on acoustics. We have evaluated three audio processors (Audacity, WaveLab, and Adobe Audition). Although an overall grade was also calculated as a ...
    • Continguts semivirtuals 

      Jaen Herbera, Javier (Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya. Institut de Ciències de l'Educació, 2009-06-08)
      Conference lecture
      Open Access
    • Electromagnetisme : tests resolts i comentats 

      Bohigas Janoher, Xavier; Fernández Mills, Gonzalo; Jaen Herbera, Javier; Novell Enrech, Montserrat H.; Periago Oliver, M. Cristina; Serra de Larrocha, Carina (Edicions UPC, 2001)
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      Atesa la nova estructura dels estudis universitaris, cada vegada és més freqüent que els exàmens escrits incloguin preguntes tancades de resposta múltiple. Són les preguntes de tipus test. Aquest llibre intenta cobrir un ...
    • Entorn virtual d’aprenentatge autònom 

      Periago Oliver, M. Cristina; Jaen Herbera, Javier; Bohigas Janoher, Xavier; Pejuan Alcobé, Arcadi (2010)
      Conference lecture
      Open Access
      En aquesta ponència presentem un Entorn Virtual d’Aprenentatge (EVA) dissenyat per fomentar l’aprenentatge autònom [1,2,3]. Es tracta d’una activitat dirigida en la qual se suggereixen les accions que l’estudiant ha de ...
    • Front form and point form formulation of predictive relativistic mechanics. Noninteraction theorems 

      Jaen Herbera, Javier; Molina, A; Iranzo Fernández, Vicente (1986-02)
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      The front form and the point form of dynamics are studied in the framework of predictive relativistic mechanics. The noninteraction theorem is proved when a Poincare-invariant Hamiltonian formulation with canonical position ...
    • Fundamental mechanics : newtonian mechanics for engineering 

      Jaen Herbera, Javier; Salud Puig, Josep; Serra de Larrocha, Carina; Calaf Zayas, Jaume; Khoury, Maria (Iniciativa Digital Politècnica. Oficina de Publicacions Acadèmiques Digitals de la UPC, 2023-01)
      Book
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      This book is addressed at a first course in engineering mechanics. Newtonian mechanics is studied, a non-relativistic classical mechanics and, therefore, applied to objects that are neither extremely small nor excessively ...
    • Homothetic motions and Newtonian cosmology 

      Jaen Herbera, Javier; Molina Compte, Alfred (2014-05-07)
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      We construct a homothetic covariant Newtonian gravitation theory which unifies inertial homothetic forces and gravitational fields. This is achieved through an equivalence principle based on a local homothetic frame of ...
    • Independent Learning in a Virtual Environment 

      Periago Oliver, M. Cristina; Jaen Herbera, Javier; Bohigas Janoher, Xavier; Pejuan Alcobé, Arcadi (2010)
      Conference lecture
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      In this paper we will describe a Virtual Learning Environment designed to promote selfdirected learning. We will analyse the results of the opinion survey and evaluation of the activity developed in the environment. This ...
    • Itineraris de navegació per aprendre electromagnetisme 

      Novell Enrech, Montserrat H.; Bohigas Janoher, Xavier; Jaen Herbera, Javier (Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya. Institut de Ciències de l'Educació, 2005-02)
      Conference report
      Open Access
      El títol fa referència a un projecte subvencionat pel DURSI en la primera convocatòria de projectes per la Millora de la Qualitat Docent a la tardor de 2000. L'objectiu principal era elaborar mòduls en català, basats en ...
    • MECÀNICA FONAMENTAL (Recull d'exàmens 2010-2022) 

      Jaen Herbera, Javier (Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 2022-06-30)
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    • Mecànica fonamental : mecànica newtoniana per a l'enginyeria 

      Jaen Herbera, Javier; Salud Puig, Josep; Serra de Larrocha, Carina; Calaf Zayas, Jaume; Khoury, Maria (Iniciativa Digital Politècnica. Oficina de Publicacions Acadèmiques Digitals de la UPC, 2023-01)
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      Aquest llibre està adreçat a un primer curs de mecànica per a l’enginyeria. S’estudia la mecànica newtoniana. Una mecànica clàssica no relativista i, per tant, aplicada a objectes no extremadament petits ni excessivament ...
    • Mecànica fonamental : mecànica newtoniana per a l'enginyeria 

      Jaen Herbera, Javier; Salud Puig, Josep; Serra de Larrocha, Carina; Calaf Zayas, Jaume; Khoury, Maria (Iniciativa Digital Politècnica. Oficina de Publicacions Acadèmiques Digitals de la UPC, 2019-07)
      Book
      Open Access
      Aquest llibre està adreçat a un primer curs de mecànica per a l’enginyeria. S’estudia la mecànica newtoniana. Una mecànica clàssica no relativista i, per tant, aplicada a objectes no extremadament petits ni excessivament ...
    • Mecánica fundamental : mecánica newtoniana para la ingeniería 

      Jaen Herbera, Javier; Salud Puig, Josep; Serra de Larrocha, Carina; Calaf Zayas, Jaume; Khoury, Maria (Iniciativa Digital Politècnica. Oficina de Publicacions Acadèmiques Digitals de la UPC, 2023-01)
      Book
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      Este libro está dirigido a un primer curso de mecánica para la ingeniería. Se estudia la mecánica newtoniana. Una mecánica clásica no relativista y, por lo tanto, aplicada a objetos no extremadamente pequeños ni excesivamente ...
    • Misconceptions about sound among engineering students 

      Pejuan Alcobé, Arcadi; Bohigas Janoher, Xavier; Jaen Herbera, Javier; Periago Oliver, M. Cristina (2012)
      Article
      Open Access
      Our first objective was to detect misconceptions about the microscopic nature of sound among senior university students enrolled in different engineering programmes (from chemistry to telecommunications). We sought to ...
    • Mòduls multimèdia com a suport per l'aprenentatge de l'acústica 

      Pejuan Alcobé, Arcadi; Novell Enrech, Montserrat H.; Bohigas Janoher, Xavier; Jaen Herbera, Javier (ICE, 2008-02-07)
      Conference report
      Open Access
      La finalitat del projecte era elaborar material en forma de mòduls multimèdia disponibles a través de la xarxa, que incloguessin continguts de física (fenòmens oscil·latoris i ondulatoris) relacionats amb l’acústica, com ...
    • New design of gravitational wave detectors 

      Jaen Herbera, Javier; Talavera Sánchez, Pedro (2021-05-06)
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      We propose a novel approach to detect gravitational waves based on a semi-rigid detector. The approach relies upon the time delay that the light takes to travel from a fixed mirror at the end of a rigid bar to a nearby ...