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written by Corinne A. Manogue
published by the Paradigms in Physics Program
This kinesthetic activity is designed to provide upper-division undergraduate students with an embodied understanding of current density and total current.  Students move around the room to act out linear, surface and volume current densities.  The whole class discussion focuses on the meaning of "steady" current, what is "linear" about linear current density, and the idea of current as the flux of current density.
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Electricity & Magnetism
- Magnetic Fields and Forces
= Fields and Currents
- Upper Undergraduate
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NSF Numbers:
0618877
0231194
9653250
1023120
0088901
0231032
Paradigm ID:
vfcurrentdensity
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Kinesthetic
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Metadata instance created June 23, 2014 by Lyle Barbato
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August 19, 2020 by Lyle Barbato
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August 7, 2014
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C. Manogue, (Paradigms in Physics Program, Corvallis, 2008), WWW Document, (http://sites.science.oregonstate.edu/portfolioswiki/activities_guides_vfcurrentdensity.html).
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C. Manogue, Paradigms in Physics: Acting out Current Density (Paradigms in Physics Program, Corvallis, 2008), <http://sites.science.oregonstate.edu/portfolioswiki/activities_guides_vfcurrentdensity.html>.
APA Format
Manogue, C. (2014, August 7). Paradigms in Physics: Acting out Current Density. Retrieved December 5, 2024, from Paradigms in Physics Program: http://sites.science.oregonstate.edu/portfolioswiki/activities_guides_vfcurrentdensity.html
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Manogue, Corinne. Paradigms in Physics: Acting out Current Density. Corvallis: Paradigms in Physics Program, August 7, 2014. http://sites.science.oregonstate.edu/portfolioswiki/activities_guides_vfcurrentdensity.html (accessed 5 December 2024).
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Manogue, Corinne. Paradigms in Physics: Acting out Current Density. Corvallis: Paradigms in Physics Program, 2008. 7 Aug. 2014. 5 Dec. 2024 <http://sites.science.oregonstate.edu/portfolioswiki/activities_guides_vfcurrentdensity.html>.
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@misc{ Author = "Corinne Manogue", Title = {Paradigms in Physics: Acting out Current Density}, Publisher = {Paradigms in Physics Program}, Volume = {2024}, Number = {5 December 2024}, Month = {August 7, 2014}, Year = {2008} }
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