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Student Difficulities with Boundary Conditions in Electrodynamics
Boundary conditions (BCs) are considered as an important topic that advanced physics under- graduates are expected to understand and apply. We report findings from an investigation of student difficulties using boundary conditions (BCs) in electrodynamics. Our data sources include student responses to traditional exam questions, conceptual survey questions, and think-aloud interviews. The analysis was guided by an analytical framework that characterizes how students activate, construct, execute, and reflect on boundary conditions. Common student difficulties include: activating boundary conditions in appropriate contexts; constructing a complex expression for the E&M waves; mathematically simplifying complex exponentials and checking if the reflection and transmission co- efficient are physical. We also present potential pedagogical implications based on our observations.
Physics Education Research Conference 2015
Part of the PER Conference series College Park, MD: July 29-30, 2015 Pages 283-286
2015 PERC Notable Paper
Author: Lyle This paper was one of four 2015 PERC Proceedings papers selected as notable by PERLOC and the Notable Papers subcommittee.
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<a href="https://www.compadre.org/portal/items/detail.cfm?ID=13891">Ryan, Q, S. Pollock, and B. Wilcox. "Student Difficulities with Boundary Conditions in Electrodynamics." Paper presented at the Physics Education Research Conference 2015, College Park, MD, July 29-30, 2015.</a>
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Q. Ryan, S. Pollock, and B. Wilcox, , presented at the Physics Education Research Conference 2015, College Park, MD, 2015, WWW Document, (https://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=13891&DocID=4309).
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Q. Ryan, S. Pollock, and B. Wilcox, Student Difficulities with Boundary Conditions in Electrodynamics, presented at the Physics Education Research Conference 2015, College Park, MD, 2015, <https://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=13891&DocID=4309>.
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Ryan, Q., Pollock, S., & Wilcox, B. (2015, July 29-30). Student Difficulities with Boundary Conditions in Electrodynamics. Paper presented at Physics Education Research Conference 2015, College Park, MD. Retrieved May 1, 2025, from https://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=13891&DocID=4309
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Ryan, Q, S. Pollock, and B. Wilcox. "Student Difficulities with Boundary Conditions in Electrodynamics." Paper presented at the Physics Education Research Conference 2015, College Park, MD, July 29-30, 2015. https://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=13891&DocID=4309 (accessed 1 May 2025).
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Ryan, Qing, Steven Pollock, and Bethany Wilcox. "Student Difficulities with Boundary Conditions in Electrodynamics." Physics Education Research Conference 2015. College Park, MD: 2015. 283-286 of PER Conference. 1 May 2025 <https://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=13891&DocID=4309>.
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Title = {Student Difficulities with Boundary Conditions in Electrodynamics},
BookTitle = {Physics Education Research Conference 2015},
Pages = {283-286},
Address = {College Park, MD},
Series = {PER Conference},
Month = {July 29-30},
Year = {2015}
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