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Observations of General Learning Patterns in an Upper-Level Thermal Physics Course 
  
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Upper Undergraduate
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Education Practices / Active Learning
General Physics / Physics Education Research
Thermo & Stat Mech / General
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D. Meltzer - Conference Proceedings
I discuss some observations from using interactive-engagement instructional methods in an upper-level thermal physics course over a two-year period. From the standpoint of the…
http://www.per-central.org/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=9895&DocID=1527
The Construction of Causal Schemes: A Cognitive Analysis with a Dialectical Point 
  
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Lower Undergraduate
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Education Foundations / Cognition
General Physics / Physics Education Research
Thermo & Stat Mech / First Law / Thermal Equilibrium
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A. diSessa - Conference Proceedings
This paper sketches a careful analysis of an exceptional classroom event where students develop, without explicit instruction, a model equivalent to Newton’s thermal law as a…
http://www.per-central.org/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=9889&DocID=1521
Concerning Scientific Discourse about Heat 
  
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Lower Undergraduate
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Education Foundations / Alternative Conceptions
General Physics / Physics Education Research
Thermo & Stat Mech / General
Education Foundations / Communication / Speaking
Education Foundations / Communication / Writing
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D. Brookes, G. Horton, A. Heuvelen, and E. Etkina - Conference Proceedings
We aim to examine communication in physics from a linguistic perspective and suggest a theoretical viewpoint that may enable us to explain and understand many physics students'…
http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.2084723
Addressing Student Difficulties with Concepts Related to Entropy, Heat Engines and the Carnot Cycle 
  
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Upper Undergraduate
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Education Practices / Instructional Material Design / Tutorial
Thermo & Stat Mech / Second and Third Law / Heat Engines
Thermo & Stat Mech / Second and Third Law / Carnot Cycle
Education Foundations / Alternative Conceptions
Education Foundations / Assessment
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T. Smith, W. Christensen, and J. Thompson - Conference Proceedings
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…
http://www.per-central.org/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=9503&DocID=1379
Student Understanding of Basic Probability Concepts in an Upper-Division Thermal Physics Course 
  
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Upper Undergraduate
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Thermo & Stat Mech / Probability
General Physics / Physics Education Research
Thermo & Stat Mech / Ensembles / Microstate
Thermo & Stat Mech / Ensembles / Macrostate
Education Practices / Instructional Material Design / Tutorial
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M. Loverude - Conference Proceedings
As part of ongoing research on student understanding in upper-division thermal physics, we developed a number of simple diagnostic questions designed to probe understanding of basic…
http://www.per-central.org/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=9446&DocID=1320
Student Understanding Of The Physics And Mathematics Of Process Variables In P-V Diagrams 
  
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Education Practices / Pedagogy / Analogies
Thermo & Stat Mech / General
General Physics / Physics Education Research
Other Sciences / Mathematics
Education Foundations / Learning Theory
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E. Pollock, J. Thompson, and D. Mountcastle - Conference Proceedings
Students in an upper-level thermal physics course were asked to compare quantities related to the First Law of Thermodynamics along with similar mathematical questions devoid of all…
http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.2820924
Student Estimates of Probability and Uncertainty in Advanced Laboratory and Statistical Physics Courses 
  
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Upper Undergraduate
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General Physics / Physics Education Research
General Physics / Mathematical Tools / Probability and Statistics
Thermo & Stat Mech / General
Thermo & Stat Mech / Probability
Education Practices / Pedagogy
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D. Mountcastle, B. Bucy, and J. Thompson - Conference Proceedings
Equilibrium properties of macroscopic systems are highly predictable as n, the number of particles approaches and exceeds Avogadro's number; theories of statistical physics depend on…
http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.2820919
What Is Entropy? Advanced Undergraduate Performance Comparing Ideal Gas Processes 
  
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Upper Undergraduate
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Education Foundations / Alternative Conceptions
General Physics / Physics Education Research
Thermo & Stat Mech / Second and Third Law / Entropy
Thermo & Stat Mech / Models / Ideal Gas
Education Foundations / Cognition
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B. Bucy, J. Thompson, and D. Mountcastle - Conference Proceedings
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-…
http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.2177028
American Journal of Physics
Development and assessment of research-based tutorials on heat engines and the second law of thermodynamics 
  
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Lower Undergraduate
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Education Practices / Instructional Material Design / Tutorial
General Physics / Physics Education Research
Thermo & Stat Mech / Second and Third Law / Heat Engines
Thermo & Stat Mech / Second and Third Law / Refrigerators
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M. Cochran and P. Heron, Am. J. Phys., 74 (8), 734-741 (2006).
We report on an investigation of student ability to apply the second law of thermodynamics to cyclic devices such as heat engines and refrigerators. Students enrolled in courses…
http://dx.doi.org/10.1119/1.2198889
Student (Mis)application of Partial Differentiation to Material Properties 
  
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Upper Undergraduate
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Education Foundations / Assessment
General Physics / Mathematical Tools / Differential Equations
General Physics / Physics Education Research
Thermo & Stat Mech / Thermal Properties of Matter
Education Foundations / Cognition
Education Foundations / Learning Theory
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B. Bucy, J. Thompson, and D. Mountcastle - Conference Proceedings
Students in upper-level undergraduate thermodynamics courses were asked about the relationship between the complementary partial derivatives of the isothermal compressibility and the…
http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.2508716
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