How students apply linear algebra to quantum mechanics
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Charlotte Hillebrand-Viljoen and Spencer Wheaton
This paper describes a framework for how students apply linear algebra to quantum mechanics based on a survey of 61 students at various levels. The framework divides mathematics into calculational and value-assigning parts in contrast to storytelling parts, which are concerned with the relationships between objects. We apply this to student understanding in the context of linear algebra and quantum mechanics, and give some implications for instruction.
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=14797">Hillebrand-Viljoen, Charlotte, and Spencer Wheaton. "How students apply linear algebra to quantum mechanics." Paper presented at the Physics Education Research Conference 2018, Washington, DC, August 1-2, 2018.</a>
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C. Hillebrand-Viljoen and S. Wheaton, How students apply linear algebra to quantum mechanics, presented at the Physics Education Research Conference 2018, Washington, DC, 2018, <https://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=14797&DocID=4944>.
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Hillebrand-Viljoen, C., & Wheaton, S. (2018, August 1-2). How students apply linear algebra to quantum mechanics. Paper presented at Physics Education Research Conference 2018, Washington, DC. Retrieved October 31, 2024, from https://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=14797&DocID=4944
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Hillebrand-Viljoen, Charlotte, and Spencer Wheaton. "How students apply linear algebra to quantum mechanics." Paper presented at the Physics Education Research Conference 2018, Washington, DC, August 1-2, 2018. https://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=14797&DocID=4944 (accessed 31 October 2024).
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Hillebrand-Viljoen, Charlotte, and Spencer Wheaton. "How students apply linear algebra to quantum mechanics." Physics Education Research Conference 2018. Washington, DC: 2018. of PER Conference. 31 Oct. 2024 <https://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=14797&DocID=4944>.
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