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Improving Student Understanding of Vector Fields in Junior-Level E&M
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Bert C. Xue, Ryan L. C. Hazelton, Peter S. Shaffer, and Paula R. L. Heron
Over the past several years, the Physics Education Group at the University of Washington has been developing tutorial worksheets for small-group sections for junior-level electrodynamics courses. We have observed that most of our students enter these courses with a working knowledge of static electric and magnetic fields in simple systems. However, many students have significant difficulties in transferring this knowledge to other vector fields. We first attempted to address these difficulties by having students draw analogies from basic static fields to new vector fields, but this strategy proved to be challenging for many students. Our subsequent attempt focused on familiarizing students with how the divergence and curl of a vector field defines that vector field. This approach is proving successful in enabling students to then relate this knowledge of general vector fields to understand newly introduced vector fields.
Physics Education Research Conference 2016
Part of the PER Conference series Sacramento, CA: July 20-21, 2016 Pages 404-407
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<a href="https://www.compadre.org/portal/items/detail.cfm?ID=14280">Xue, B, R. Hazelton, P. Shaffer, and P. Heron. "Improving Student Understanding of Vector Fields in Junior-Level E&M." Paper presented at the Physics Education Research Conference 2016, Sacramento, CA, July 20-21, 2016.</a>
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B. Xue, R. Hazelton, P. Shaffer, and P. Heron, , presented at the Physics Education Research Conference 2016, Sacramento, CA, 2016, WWW Document, (https://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=14280&DocID=4634).
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B. Xue, R. Hazelton, P. Shaffer, and P. Heron, Improving Student Understanding of Vector Fields in Junior-Level E&M, presented at the Physics Education Research Conference 2016, Sacramento, CA, 2016, <https://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=14280&DocID=4634>.
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Xue, B., Hazelton, R., Shaffer, P., & Heron, P. (2016, July 20-21). Improving Student Understanding of Vector Fields in Junior-Level E&M. Paper presented at Physics Education Research Conference 2016, Sacramento, CA. Retrieved October 7, 2024, from https://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=14280&DocID=4634
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Xue, B, R. Hazelton, P. Shaffer, and P. Heron. "Improving Student Understanding of Vector Fields in Junior-Level E&M." Paper presented at the Physics Education Research Conference 2016, Sacramento, CA, July 20-21, 2016. https://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=14280&DocID=4634 (accessed 7 October 2024).
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Xue, Bert C., Ryan Hazelton, Peter Shaffer, and Paula R. L. Heron. "Improving Student Understanding of Vector Fields in Junior-Level E&M." Physics Education Research Conference 2016. Sacramento, CA: 2016. 404-407 of PER Conference. 7 Oct. 2024 <https://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=14280&DocID=4634>.
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Title = {Improving Student Understanding of Vector Fields in Junior-Level E&M},
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Pages = {404-407},
Address = {Sacramento, CA},
Series = {PER Conference},
Month = {July 20-21},
Year = {2016}
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