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P. Emigh, G. Passante, and P. Shaffer
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P. Emigh, G. Passante, and P. Shaffer, PERC 2016 Proceedings, 112-115.
As part of a broad investigation of student understanding in physics, we have examined student ability with superposition throughout introductory and upper-division courses in…
Physical Review Physics Education Research
  
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E. Smith, J. Zwolak, and C. Manogue, Phys. Rev. Phys. Educ. Res., 15 (1), 010138 (2019).
Mathematical reasoning with algebraic and geometric representations is essential for success in upper-division and graduate-level physics courses. Complex algebra requires student to…
  
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L. Bauman, L. Goodhew, and A. Robertson
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L. Bauman, L. Goodhew, and A. Robertson, PERC 2019 Proceedings, 38-43.
In this paper, we report the preliminary results of an investigation into introductory physics students' conceptual resources for understanding the principle of superposition. We…
The Ratio Table: a tool for understanding ratios  [ Conference Proceedings ]
  
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P. Southey, PERC 2019 Proceedings, 567-572.
Arnold Arons described an inadequate understanding of ratios as “one of the most serious impediments to the study of science” [1]. Yet ample math and physics education research…
Mathematization and the ‘Boas course’  [ Conference Proceedings ]
  
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M. Loverude, PERC 2017 Proceedings, 15-18.
Research on the use of mathematics in physics has included empirical and theoretical studies. We consider the implications of these studies on the mathematical methods course offered…
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B. Wilcox, M. Caballero, D. Rehn, and S. Pollock, Phys. Rev. ST Phys. Educ. Res., 9 (2), 020119 (2013).
Many students in upper-division physics courses struggle with the mathematically sophisticated tools and techniques that are required for advanced physics content. We have developed…
  
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E. Gire and E. Price
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E. Gire and E. Price, PERC 2012 Proceedings, 150-153.
We use the theory of conceptual blending with material anchors to describe how people make meaning of the vector arrows representation of electric fields. We describe this…
Hanoi Towers Puzzle Model  [ Computer Program ]
  
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The Hanoi Towers Puzzle Model shows a stack of different sized disks on the left most of three posts.  The objective is to move the stack of disks from the left post to the right…
  
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J. Zwolak and C. Manogue
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J. Zwolak and C. Manogue, PERC 2014 Proceedings, 295 - 298.
The Colorado Upper-Division Electrostatics (CUE) Diagnostic is an exam developed as part of the curriculum reform at the University of Colorado, Boulder (CU). It was designed to…
  
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C. Manogue; Publisher: Paradigms in Physics Program
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This small group activity is designed to help upper-division undergraduate students learn how to calculate the electrostatic potential field due to a distribution of discrete…
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