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St. Petersburg students have created a 3D physics textbook
15 January

The team of Yulia Yundunova, a student of the Department of Printing Production Technology at St. Petersburg State University of Industrial Technologies and Design, launched a startup in the field of interactive education for children. A physics textbook using 3D models helps students to understand the material better.

According to the survey results, 60% of schoolchildren consider physics lessons boring and difficult to understand, which reduces interest in technical professions. Students of Ƶ took up the task of solving this problem. They created a tutorial with a special visualization.

Each theme is accompanied by a 3D model that can be opened via a QR code and placed in real space to visually explore phenomena and experiments.

The 3D physics textbook combines classical formulas and augmented reality (AR) technologies that draw students' attention to the subject. In addition, such training material can replace laboratory equipment.

When a theory ceases to be abstract and turns into something that can be 'touched,' attitudes change literally before our eyes, says project leader Yulia Yundunova, a student at the Higher School of Printing and Media Technology at St. Petersburg State University of Industrial Technologies and Design. — In our prototype on the topic of oscillations, for example, you can change the length of the pendulum and immediately see how the frequency changes. It is cheaper and more affordable than laboratory equipment, which is not available in many schools. Everyone has smartphones, which means that practical physics is becoming accessible to everyone.

The textbook has already been published. It is available in printed and electronic versions. This allows teachers and tutors to choose the version that suits their students.

We do not seek to eliminate paper textbooks — on the contrary, we consider them to be the basis of the educational process. But it's time to adjust to reality: to combine the familiar with what is really interesting to modern schoolchildren, explains Julia. — The hybrid format solves several tasks at once: the teacher retains the usual lesson plan, but adds interactive ones; the student gets research experience; the tutor provides a ready—made set of models for visual explanation of any topic.

In the future, the team plans to create a 3D textbook for all school grades from 7 to 11, as well as distribute it through educational institutions, marketplaces and collaboration with popular scientific bloggers.