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Understanding Students' Poor Performance on Mathematical Problem Solving in Physics  [ Conference Proceedings ]
  
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J. Tumaniro and E. Redish, PERC 2003 Proceedings, 113-116.
This article helps explain why many introductory, algebra-based physics students perform poorly on mathematical problem solving tasks in physics. Many physics faculty assume that the…
https://www.compadre.org/GradTA/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=2984&DocID=278...
A Handbook for Mathematics Teaching Assistants 
  
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This text discusses how to teach college mathematics. The presentation is informal, and delves into real world situations encountered in daily classrooms. While cognitive methods are…
https://www.maa.org/programs/students/student-resources/a-handbook-for-m...
Physical Review Special Topics - Physics Education Research
Approaches to data analysis of multiple-choice questions 
  
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L. Ding and R. Beichner, Phys. Rev. ST Phys. Educ. Res., 5 (2), 020103 (2009).
This paper introduces five commonly used approaches to analyzing multiple-choice test data: classical test theory, factor analysis, cluster analysis, item response theory, and model…
https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevSTPER.5.020103
L'Enseignement Mathématique
How to Write Mathematics 
  
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P. Halmos, L'Enseignement Mathématique, 16 (1), 123-152.
This essay by the late mathematician and expositor Paul Halmos provides a set of heuristics on writing Mathematics. The essay is equally applicable to writing Physics.
http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/download?doi=10.1.1.188.8910&rep=re...
Notices of the American Mathematical Society
How to Talk Mathematics 
  
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P. Halmos, Notices Amer. Math. Soc., 21 (1974), 155-158.
This essay by the late mathematician and expositor Paul Halmos gives advice to young mathematicians on how to give public lectures, specifically at large colloquiums or invited…
http://vac2009.ltumathstats.com/Home/rules-for-the-gordon-preston-prize/...