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Learning about Student Learning in Intermediate Mechanics: Using Research to Improve Instruction 
  
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Upper Undergraduate
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Education Foundations / Alternative Conceptions
General Physics / Physics Education Research
Oscillations & Waves / Oscillations
Education Foundations / Cognition
Education Practices / Pedagogy
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B. Ambrose - Conference Proceedings
Ongoing research in physics education has demonstrated that physics majors often do not develop a working knowledge of basic concepts in mechanics, even after standard instruction in…
http://www.per-central.org/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=9891&DocID=1523
Physical Review Special Topics - Physics Education Research
Plasticity of intermediate mechanics students’ coordinate system choice 
  
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Upper Undergraduate
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Education Foundations / Assessment / Methods
General Physics / Mathematical Tools / Coordinate Systems
General Physics / Physics Education Research
Oscillations & Waves / Oscillations / Pendula
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E. Sayre and M. Wittmann, Phys. Rev. ST Phys. Educ. Res., 4 (2), 020105 (2008).
We investigate the interplay between mathematics and physics resources in intermediate mechanics students. In the mechanics course, the selection and application of coordinate…
http://dx.doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevSTPER.4.020105
Student Understanding Of Sound Propagation: Research And Curriculum Development 
  
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Lower Undergraduate
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Education Practices / Curriculum Development
General Physics / Physics Education Research
Oscillations & Waves / General
Oscillations & Waves / Wave Motion / Wave Properties of Sound
Education Practices / Instructional Material Design
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K. Menchen and J. Thompson - Conference Proceedings
We describe recent results in an ongoing investigation of student understanding of sound, especially of sound propagation in solid media. We have recently administered written…
http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.2084706
Probing Students’ Understanding of Resonance 
  
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Electricity & Magnetism / Magnetic Fields and Forces / Magnetic Fields
General Physics / Physics Education Research
Oscillations & Waves / Instruments
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S. Murphy, D. McBride, J. Gross, and D. Zollman - Conference Proceedings
Resonant phenomena play a crucial role in magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), a widely used medical tool in today's society. The basic features of the resonance in MRI can be taught by…
http://www.per-central.org/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=9487&DocID=1360
Connecting Meaning and Mathematics 
  
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Upper Undergraduate
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Classical Mechanics / General
Classical Mechanics / Motion in Two Dimensions / Central Forces
Classical Mechanics / Relative Motion / Rotating Reference Frames
Classical Mechanics / Relative Motion / Coriolis Effect
Classical Mechanics / Rotational Dynamics
Oscillations & Waves / Oscillations / Simple Harmonic Motion
Oscillations & Waves / Oscillations / Damped Oscillators
Other Sciences / Mathematics
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D. Meredith - Online Resource
This page contains step-by-step tutorials and guided inquiry activities that are designed to help students discover physical properties and concepts by developing understanding from…
http://pubpages.unh.edu/~dawnm/connectm&m.html
Making Sense of How Students Come to an Understanding of Physics: An Example from Mechanical Waves 
  
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Oscillations & Waves / Wave Motion / Wave Properties of Sound
Oscillations & Waves / Acoustics
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M. Wittmann - Thesis
In this dissertation, I describe an investigation of student understanding of mechanical and sound waves, how we organize our findings, and how our results lead to the development of…
http://perlnet.umaine.edu/research/mcw/index.html
Intermediate Mechanics Tutorials 
  
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Classical Mechanics / General
Classical Mechanics / Applications of Newton's Laws
Classical Mechanics / Work and Energy
Classical Mechanics / Rotational Dynamics
Oscillations & Waves / Oscillations
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M. Wittmann and B. Ambrose - Online Resource
This web site provides small-group learning materials for teaching intermediate mechanics. The physics is Newtonian with very little Lagrangian formalism. Materials are a mix of…
http://perlnet.umaine.edu/imt/
Intuitive Quantum Physics 
  
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General Physics / Curriculum
General Physics / Physics Education Research
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Quantum Physics / Probability, Waves, and Interference
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M. Wittmann and J. Morgan - Online Resource
This web site provides small-group learning materials for teaching wave physics and modern physics to non-science-majors. To match student skills, observation, qualitative analysis,…
http://perlnet.umaine.edu/iqp/
Probing Student Reasoning and Intuitions in Intermediate Mechanics: An Example with Linear Oscillations 
  
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Oscillations & Waves / Oscillations / Springs and Oscillators
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B. Ambrose - Conference Proceedings
The study of linear oscillations—including simple harmonic, damped, and driven oscillations—is not only fundamental in classical mechanics but lies at the heart of numerous…
http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.2508684
Resource Plasticity: Detailing a Common Chain of Reasoning with Damped Harmonic Motion 
  
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Education Foundations / Cognition
General Physics / Physics Education Research
Oscillations & Waves / Oscillations / Damped Oscillators
Education Foundations / Learning Theory
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E. Sayre, M. Wittmann, and J. Donovan - Conference Proceedings
As part of ongoing research into cognitive processes and student thought, we have investigated the interplay between mathematics and physics resources in intermediate mechanics…
http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.2508697
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