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American Journal of Physics
Student understanding of the ideal gas law, Part II: A microscopic perspective 
  
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C. Kautz, P. Heron, P. Shaffer, and L. McDermott, Am. J. Phys., 73 (11), 1064-1071 (2005).
Evidence from research indicates that many undergraduate science and engineering majors have seriously flawed microscopic models for the pressure and temperature in an ideal gas. In…
https://doi.org/10.1119/1.2060715
Student responses to chain rule problems in thermodynamics  [ Conference Proceedings ]
  
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I. Founds, P. Emigh, and C. Manogue
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I. Founds, P. Emigh, and C. Manogue, PERC 2017 Proceedings, 136-139.
Students often struggle with the many partial derivatives used in the study of thermodynamics. This project explores how students respond to chain rule problems in an upper-level…
https://www.compadre.org/STP/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=14588&DocID=4765
American Journal of Physics
Investigation of students' reasoning regarding heat, work, and the first law of thermodynamics in an introductory calculus-based general physics course 
  
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D. Meltzer, Am. J. Phys., 72 (11), 1432-1446 (2004).
Many studies have shown that pre-university students have substantial learning difficulties related to heat, temperature, and related concepts. However, very few investigations have…
https://doi.org/10.1119/1.1789161
American Journal of Physics
Student understanding of the first law of thermodynamics: Relating work to the adiabatic compression of an ideal gas 
  
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M. Loverude, C. Kautz, and P. Heron, Am. J. Phys., 70 (2), 137-148 (2002).
We report on an investigation of student understanding of the first law of thermodynamics. The students involved were drawn from first-year university physics courses and a…
https://doi.org/10.1119/1.1417532
Student Understanding of the First and Second Laws of Thermodynamics  [ Conference Proceedings ]
  
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P. Heron, 2006 PhysTEC Conference (2006).
This presentation from the 2006 PTEC Conference presents education research on topics in thermodynamics. Student responses to conceptual thermodynamics questions, and the conceptions…
https://www.compadre.org/STP/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=4440&DocID=166
Student (Mis)application of Partial Differentiation to Material Properties  [ Conference Proceedings ]
  
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B. Bucy, J. Thompson, and D. Mountcastle
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B. Bucy, J. Thompson, and D. Mountcastle, PERC 2006 Proceedings, 157-160.
Students in upper-level undergraduate thermodynamics courses were asked about the relationship between the complementary partial derivatives of the isothermal compressibility and the…
https://www.compadre.org/STP/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=5262&DocID=2101
Assessing Student Understanding of Partial Derivatives in Thermodynamics  [ Conference Proceedings ]
  
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J. Thompson, B. Bucy, and D. Mountcastle
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J. Thompson, B. Bucy, and D. Mountcastle, PERC 2005 Proceedings, 77-80.
We are engaged in a research project to study teaching and learning in upper-level thermal physics courses. We have begun to explore student functional understanding of mathematical…
https://www.compadre.org/STP/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=8925&DocID=1781
What Is Entropy? Advanced Undergraduate Performance Comparing Ideal Gas Processes  [ Conference Proceedings ]
  
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B. Bucy, J. Thompson, and D. Mountcastle
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B. Bucy, J. Thompson, and D. Mountcastle, PERC 2005 Proceedings, 81-84.
We report data on upper-level student understanding of entropy and the Second Law of Thermodynamics when comparing the isothermal and free expansions of an ideal gas. Data from pre-…
https://www.compadre.org/STP/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=8926&DocID=3487
Student difficulties with concepts related to entropy, heat engines and the Carnot cycle  [ Conference Proceedings ]
  
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T. Smith, W. Christensen, and J. Thompson, PERC 2009 Proceedings, 277-280.
We report the rationale behind and preliminary results from a guided-inquiry conceptual worksheet (a.k.a. tutorial) dealing with Carnot’s efficiency and the Carnot cycle. The…
https://www.compadre.org/STP/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=9503&DocID=1379