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Students’ use of symbolic forms when constructing differential length elements
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Benjamin P. Schermerhorn and John R. Thompson
As part of an effort to examine students' understanding of the structure of non-Cartesian coordinate systems and the differential vector elements associated with these systems, students in junior-level electricity and magnetism (E&M) were interviewed in pairs. Students constructed differential length and volume elements for an unconventional spherical coordinate system. A symbolic forms analysis found that students invoked known as well as novel symbolic forms when building these vector expressions. Further analysis suggests that student difficulties were primarily conceptual rather than symbolic.
Physics Education Research Conference 2016
Part of the PER Conference series Sacramento, CA: July 20-21, 2016 Pages 312-315
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<a href="https://www.compadre.org/portal/items/detail.cfm?ID=14257">Schermerhorn, Benjamin P., and John Thompson. "Students’ use of symbolic forms when constructing differential length elements." Paper presented at the Physics Education Research Conference 2016, Sacramento, CA, July 20-21, 2016.</a>
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B. Schermerhorn and J. Thompson, Students’ use of symbolic forms when constructing differential length elements, presented at the Physics Education Research Conference 2016, Sacramento, CA, 2016, <https://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=14257&DocID=4611>.
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Schermerhorn, B., & Thompson, J. (2016, July 20-21). Students’ use of symbolic forms when constructing differential length elements. Paper presented at Physics Education Research Conference 2016, Sacramento, CA. Retrieved March 17, 2025, from https://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=14257&DocID=4611
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Schermerhorn, Benjamin P., and John Thompson. "Students’ use of symbolic forms when constructing differential length elements." Paper presented at the Physics Education Research Conference 2016, Sacramento, CA, July 20-21, 2016. https://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=14257&DocID=4611 (accessed 17 March 2025).
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Schermerhorn, Benjamin P., and John Thompson. "Students’ use of symbolic forms when constructing differential length elements." Physics Education Research Conference 2016. Sacramento, CA: 2016. 312-315 of PER Conference. 17 Mar. 2025 <https://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=14257&DocID=4611>.
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Title = {Students’ use of symbolic forms when constructing differential length elements},
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Address = {Sacramento, CA},
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Month = {July 20-21},
Year = {2016}
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