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Student understanding of divergence and curl in upper-division electricity and magnetism
The purpose of this paper is to understand and characterize student thinking about the physics concepts of divergence and curl in the context of upper-division electromagnetism for physics majors. We interviewed five students at a west coast university who had taken at least one semester of upper-division electricity and magnetism. The interview prompted students to describe divergence and curl in multiple representations (visually, mathematically, qualitatively). Our analysis identified that students can notice but struggle to resolve discrepancies between the mathematical calculations and the graphical representations of vector fields. We illustrate examples of when students appear to have a disconnect between these two representations and utilize ideas from related, but inappropriate representations. By providing examples of how students interpret divergence and curl both conceptually and mathematically, we hope to inform instructors of potential hurdles students may face when taking upper-division E&M.
Physics Education Research Conference 2024
Part of the PER Conference series Boston, MA: July 10-11, 2024 Pages 414-419
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<a href="https://www.per-central.org/items/detail.cfm?ID=16930">Stuckey, J. Toby, and Gina Quan. "Student understanding of divergence and curl in upper-division electricity and magnetism." Paper presented at the Physics Education Research Conference 2024, Boston, MA, July 10-11, 2024.</a>
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J. Stuckey and G. Quan, , presented at the Physics Education Research Conference 2024, Boston, MA, 2024, WWW Document, (https://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=16930&DocID=5997).
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J. Stuckey and G. Quan, Student understanding of divergence and curl in upper-division electricity and magnetism, presented at the Physics Education Research Conference 2024, Boston, MA, 2024, <https://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=16930&DocID=5997>.
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Stuckey, J., & Quan, G. (2024, July 10-11). Student understanding of divergence and curl in upper-division electricity and magnetism. Paper presented at Physics Education Research Conference 2024, Boston, MA. Retrieved October 10, 2024, from https://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=16930&DocID=5997
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Stuckey, J. Toby, and Gina Quan. "Student understanding of divergence and curl in upper-division electricity and magnetism." Paper presented at the Physics Education Research Conference 2024, Boston, MA, July 10-11, 2024. https://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=16930&DocID=5997 (accessed 10 October 2024).
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Stuckey, J. Toby, and Gina Quan. "Student understanding of divergence and curl in upper-division electricity and magnetism." Physics Education Research Conference 2024. Boston, MA: 2024. 414-419 of PER Conference. 10 Oct. 2024 <https://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=16930&DocID=5997>.
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Title = {Student understanding of divergence and curl in upper-division electricity and magnetism},
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Address = {Boston, MA},
Series = {PER Conference},
Month = {July 10-11},
Year = {2024}
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