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A Comparison of Visual Representations of E&M Plane Waves
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Michael Wilson and Robert J. Beichner
It is well known that plane waves in electricity and magnetism (E&M) are misunderstood by students. Particularly, the traditional visual representation of these plane waves is misleading, and students are confused by the waves' three-dimensionality. A possible improvement has been designed using an animated vector field. Graduate physics students were presented two different visual representations of E&M plane waves. The students were asked to describe what each visual represents in detail. Students' reactions to those two representations are compared and the content delivered in each visualization is assessed, suggesting that the advantages of the animated vector field may be significant.
Physics Education Research Conference 2018
Part of the PER Conference series Washington, DC: August 1-2, 2018
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<a href="https://www.compadre.org/portal/items/detail.cfm?ID=14867">Wilson, Michael, and Robert Beichner. "A Comparison of Visual Representations of E&M Plane Waves." Paper presented at the Physics Education Research Conference 2018, Washington, DC, August 1-2, 2018.</a>
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M. Wilson and R. Beichner, , presented at the Physics Education Research Conference 2018, Washington, DC, 2018, WWW Document, (https://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=14867&DocID=5014).
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M. Wilson and R. Beichner, A Comparison of Visual Representations of E&M Plane Waves, presented at the Physics Education Research Conference 2018, Washington, DC, 2018, <https://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=14867&DocID=5014>.
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Wilson, M., & Beichner, R. (2018, August 1-2). A Comparison of Visual Representations of E&M Plane Waves. Paper presented at Physics Education Research Conference 2018, Washington, DC. Retrieved May 1, 2025, from https://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=14867&DocID=5014
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Wilson, Michael, and Robert Beichner. "A Comparison of Visual Representations of E&M Plane Waves." Paper presented at the Physics Education Research Conference 2018, Washington, DC, August 1-2, 2018. https://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=14867&DocID=5014 (accessed 1 May 2025).
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Wilson, Michael, and Robert Beichner. "A Comparison of Visual Representations of E&M Plane Waves." Physics Education Research Conference 2018. Washington, DC: 2018. of PER Conference. 1 May 2025 <https://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=14867&DocID=5014>.
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Author = "Michael Wilson and Robert Beichner",
Title = {A Comparison of Visual Representations of E&M Plane Waves},
BookTitle = {Physics Education Research Conference 2018},
Address = {Washington, DC},
Series = {PER Conference},
Month = {August 1-2},
Year = {2018}
}
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