Students' understanding of the addition of angular momentum

Singh, Chandralekha; Zhu, Guangtian

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Students' understanding of the addition of angular momentum

written by Chandralekha Singh and Guangtian Zhu

We describe the difficulties advanced undergraduate and graduate students have with concepts related to the addition of angular momentum. We also describe the development and implementation of a research-based learning tool, a Quantum Interactive Learning Tutorial (QuILT), to reduce these difficulties. The preliminary evaluation shows that the QuILT on the addition of angular momentum is helpful in improving students' understanding of these concepts.

Physics Education Research Conference 2011
Part of the PER Conference series
Omaha, Nebraska: August 3-4, 2011
Volume 1413, Pages 355-358

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Published: February 6, 2012

Subjects	Levels	Resource Types
Education Foundations - Alternative Conceptions Education Practices - Instructional Material Design = Tutorial Quantum Physics - General	- Upper Undergraduate - Graduate/Professional	- Instructional Material = Tutorial - Reference Material = Research study

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Mirror:: https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3680068
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Restriction:: © 2011 American Institute of Physics
DOI:: 10.1063/1.3680068
PACSs:: 01.40Fk; 01.40.gb; 01.40G-
Keywords:: Conceptual Evaluation, PERC 2011, Quantum Interactive Learning Tutorial, orbital angular momentum, product space
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Record Updated:: May 15, 2012 by Vince Kuo
Last Update when Cataloged:: February 6, 2012
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Singh, Chandralekha, and Guangtian Zhu. "Students' understanding of the addition of angular momentum." Physics Education Research Conference 2011. Omaha, Nebraska: 2011. 355-358 Vol. 1413 of PER Conference. 2 May 2025 <https://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=11885&DocID=2732>.

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