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| Abstract Title: | Students' Initial Representations of Light in College Physics |
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| Abstract: | We report on college physics students' prior diagrammatic knowledge about light propagation and optics. At the beginning of the second semester of introductory college physics, students were asked to draw a diagram of light being emitted in all directions from a small source. An analysis of these initial diagrams demonstrates the diversity of students' prior knowledge as well as the relative prevalence of some initial misconceptions in geometric and physical optics. |
| Abstract Type: | Contributed Poster Presentation |
Author/Organizer Information | |
| Primary Contact: |
Craig Wiegert University of Georgia Department of Physics and Astronomy Athens, GA 30602-2451 Phone: 706-542-4023 Fax: 706-542-2492 |
| Co-Author(s) and Co-Presenter(s) |
Cameron Zahedi, University of Georgia |
