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How do previous coding experiences influence undergraduate physics students?
written by Jacqueline N. Bumler, Patti C. Hamerski, Marcos D. Caballero, and Paul W. Irving
Electricity and Magnetism Projects and Practices in Physics (EMP-Cubed), a section of introductory, calculus based physics, is designed around problem based learning. Students spend each class working in groups on a single complex physics problem. Some of these problems are computational in nature--students start with code from a visual computer program that runs without accurately accounting for the physics, and they spend the class period applying the physics concepts correctly in the program. Here we present an interview study that investigates the relationship between students' prior computational experiences and their experience with computational activities in EMP-Cubed. This investigation demonstrates the ways by which prior coding experience can impact how students make sense of computation within physics.
Physics Education Research Conference 2019
Part of the PER Conference series
Provo, UT: July 24-25, 2019
Pages 69-74
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Education - Applied Research
- Active Learning
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Education - Basic Research
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General Physics
- Computational Physics
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- Lower Undergraduate
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J. Bumler, P. Hamerski, M. Caballero, and P. Irving, , presented at the Physics Education Research Conference 2019, Provo, UT, 2019, WWW Document, (https://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=15257&DocID=5169).
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J. Bumler, P. Hamerski, M. Caballero, and P. Irving, How do previous coding experiences influence undergraduate physics students?, presented at the Physics Education Research Conference 2019, Provo, UT, 2019, <https://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=15257&DocID=5169>.
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Bumler, J., Hamerski, P., Caballero, M., & Irving, P. (2019, July 24-25). How do previous coding experiences influence undergraduate physics students?. Paper presented at Physics Education Research Conference 2019, Provo, UT. Retrieved December 3, 2024, from https://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=15257&DocID=5169
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Bumler, J, P. Hamerski, M. Caballero, and P. Irving. "How do previous coding experiences influence undergraduate physics students?." Paper presented at the Physics Education Research Conference 2019, Provo, UT, July 24-25, 2019. https://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=15257&DocID=5169 (accessed 3 December 2024).
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Bumler, Jacqueline N., Patti C. Hamerski, Marcos D. Caballero, and Paul Irving. "How do previous coding experiences influence undergraduate physics students?." Physics Education Research Conference 2019. Provo, UT: 2019. 69-74 of PER Conference. 3 Dec. 2024 <https://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=15257&DocID=5169>.
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