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Karen Wosilait, Paula R. L. Heron, Peter S. Shaffer, and Lillian C. McDermott
This article illustrates the use of research as a basis for the development of curriculum on physical optics. Evidence is presented that university students who have studied physics at the introductory level and beyond often do not have a functional understanding of the wave model for light. Identification and analysis of student difficulties guided the design of a set of tutorials to supplement instruction in a standard calculus-based or algebra-based course. Ongoing assessment was an integral part of the curriculum development process. The instructional materials that resulted have proved to be effective at helping students construct and apply a basic wave model for light.
American Journal of Physics: Volume 67, Issue S1, Pages S5-S15
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<a href="https://www.compadre.org/portal/items/detail.cfm?ID=3042">Wosilait, K, P. Heron, P. Shaffer, and L. McDermott. "Addressing student difficulties in applying a wave model to the interference and diffraction of light." Am. J. Phys. 67, no. S1, (July 1, 1999): S5-S15.</a>
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K. Wosilait, P. Heron, P. Shaffer, and L. McDermott, , Am. J. Phys. 67 (S1), S5 (1999), WWW Document, (https://doi.org/10.1119/1.19083).
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K. Wosilait, P. Heron, P. Shaffer, and L. McDermott, Addressing student difficulties in applying a wave model to the interference and diffraction of light, Am. J. Phys. 67 (S1), S5 (1999), <https://doi.org/10.1119/1.19083>.
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Wosilait, K., Heron, P., Shaffer, P., & McDermott, L. (1999, July 1). Addressing student difficulties in applying a wave model to the interference and diffraction of light. Am. J. Phys., 67(S1), S5-S15. Retrieved April 24, 2025, from https://doi.org/10.1119/1.19083
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Wosilait, K, P. Heron, P. Shaffer, and L. McDermott. "Addressing student difficulties in applying a wave model to the interference and diffraction of light." Am. J. Phys. 67, no. S1, (July 1, 1999): S5-S15, https://doi.org/10.1119/1.19083 (accessed 24 April 2025).
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Wosilait, Karen, Paula R. L. Heron, Peter Shaffer, and Lillian C. McDermott. "Addressing student difficulties in applying a wave model to the interference and diffraction of light." Am. J. Phys. 67.S1 (1999): S5-S15. 24 Apr. 2025 <https://doi.org/10.1119/1.19083>.
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