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Student Understanding of Cross Product Direction and Use of Right-Hand Rules: An Exploration of Representation and Context-Dependence 
  
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Students in introductory physics struggle with vector algebra and cross product direction (CPD). While research into student understanding of vector algebra notes…
https://www.per-central.org/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=11185&DocID=2274
Students’ Responses to Different Representations of a Vector Addition Question 
  
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J. Hawkins, J. Thompson, M. Wittmann, E. Sayre, and B. Frank, PERC 2010 Proceedings, 165-168.
We investigate if the visual representation of vectors can affect which methods students use to add them. We gave students one of four questions with different graphical…
https://www.per-central.org/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=10442&DocID=1899
Maximum Likelihood Estimation (MLE) of students’ understanding of vector subtraction 
  
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T. Wang and E. Sayre, PERC 2010 Proceedings, 329-332.
In this paper, we report on the impact that slight changes in question format have on student response to one-dimensional vector subtraction tasks. We use Maximum Likelihood…
https://www.per-central.org/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=10496&DocID=1952
Students’ Understanding of the Concepts of Vector Components and Vector Products 
  
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G. Zavala and P. Barniol, PERC 2010 Proceedings, 341-344.
In this article we investigate students’ understanding of: 1) vector components and, 2) vector products. We administered a test to 409 students completing introductory physics…
https://www.per-central.org/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=10499&DocID=1955
Vector Addition: Effect of the Context and Position of the Vectors 
  
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P. Barniol and G. Zavala, PERC 2010 Proceedings, 73-76.
In this article we investigate the effect of: 1) the context, and 2) the position of the vectors, on 2D vector addition tasks. We administered a test to 512 students completing…
https://www.per-central.org/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=10388&DocID=1860
Graphical representations of vector functions in upper-division E&M 
  
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E. Gire and E. Price, PERC 2011 Proceedings, 27-30.
In upper division electricity and magnetism, the manipulation and interpretation of vector functions is pervasive and a significant challenge to students. At CSU San Marcos, using…
https://www.per-central.org/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=11804&DocID=2654
Representation issues: Using mathematics in upper-division physics 
  
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J. Wagner, C. Manogue, and J. Thompson, PERC 2011 Proceedings, 89-92.
Upper-division students must learn to apply sophisticated mathematics from algebra, limits, calculus, multivariable and vector calculus, linear algebra, complex variables, and…
https://www.per-central.org/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=11820&DocID=2670
Students' difficulties with unit vectors and scalar multiplication of a vector 
  
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P. Barniol, PERC 2011 Proceedings, 115-118.
In this article we report an investigation on students' understanding of: 1) unit vectors and, 2) scalar multiplication of a vector. We administered two different tests to a total of…
https://www.per-central.org/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=11827&DocID=2677
American Journal of Physics
A research-based approach to improving student understanding of the vector nature of kinematical concepts 
  
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P. Shaffer and L. McDermott, Am. J. Phys., 73 (10), 921-931 (2005).
In this paper we describe a long-term, large-scale investigation of the ability of university students to treat velocity and acceleration as vectors in one and two dimensions. Some…
https://doi.org/10.1119/1.2000976
Students’ understanding of dot product as a projection in no-context, work and electric flux problems 
  
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G. Zavala and P. Barniol, PERC 2012 Proceedings, 438-441.
In this article we investigate students’ understanding of dot product as a projection. In the first part, we compare students’ performance in three isomorphic multiple-choice…
https://www.per-central.org/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=12746&DocID=3287
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