S. Pollock, S. Chasteen, E. Kinney, and M. Dubson; Publisher: Science Education Initiative at the University of Colorado
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This is a collection of student difficulties identified in a junior-level Electricity and Magnetism course during four semesters of a curriculum transformation project. These…
C. Wallace and S. Chasteen, Phys. Rev. ST Phys. Educ. Res., 6 (2), 020115 (2010).
This study presents and interprets some conceptual difficulties junior-level physics students experience with Ampère's law. We present both quantitative data, based on students’…
C. Kautz, P. Heron, M. Loverude, and L. McDermott, Am. J. Phys., 73 (11), 1055-1063 (2005).
Our findings from a long-term investigation indicate that many students cannot properly interpret or apply the ideal gas law after instruction in introductory physics and chemistry…