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Arrows as anchors: Conceptual blending and student use of electric field vector arrows 
  
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E. Gire and E. Price, PERC 2012 Proceedings, 150-153.
We use the theory of conceptual blending with material anchors to describe how people make meaning of the vector arrows representation of electric fields. We describe this…
https://www.per-central.org/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=12795&DocID=3330
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Analytic framework for students’ use of mathematics in upper-division physics 
  
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B. Wilcox, M. Caballero, D. Rehn, and S. Pollock, Phys. Rev. ST Phys. Educ. Res., 9 (2), 020119 (2013).
Many students in upper-division physics courses struggle with the mathematically sophisticated tools and techniques that are required for advanced physics content. We have developed…
https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevSTPER.9.020119
Revealing Differences Between Curricula Using the Colorado Upper-Division Electrostatics Diagnostic 
  
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J. Zwolak and C. Manogue, PERC 2014 Proceedings, 295 - 298.
The Colorado Upper-Division Electrostatics (CUE) Diagnostic is an exam developed as part of the curriculum reform at the University of Colorado, Boulder (CU). It was designed to…
https://www.per-central.org/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=13509&DocID=4104
Paradigms in Physics: Potential Due to a Pair of Charges - Part 1 
  
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C. Manogue; Publisher: Paradigms in Physics Program - Online Resource
This small group activity is designed to help upper-division undergraduate students learn how to calculate the electrostatic potential field due to a distribution of discrete…
http://sites.science.oregonstate.edu/portfolioswiki/activities:guides:vf...
Quantitative reasoning skills in math methods 
  
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M. Loverude, PERC 2015 Proceedings, 203-206.
Many upper-division physics courses have as goals that students should ‘think like a physicist.’ While this is often not defined, most would agree that thinking like a physicist…
https://www.per-central.org/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=13871&DocID=4289
Upper-Division Students' Use of Separation of Variables 
  
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S. Pollock and B. Wilcox, PERC 2015 Proceedings, 259-262.
Separation of variables can be a powerful technique for solving many of the partial differential equations that arise in physics contexts. Upper-division physics students encounter…
https://www.per-central.org/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=13886&DocID=4304
Student Difficulities with Boundary Conditions in Electrodynamics 
  
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Q. Ryan, S. Pollock, and B. Wilcox, PERC 2015 Proceedings, 283-286.
Boundary conditions (BCs) are considered as an important topic that advanced physics under- graduates are expected to understand and apply. We report findings from an investigation…
https://www.per-central.org/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=13891&DocID=4309
Student Understanding of Superposition: Vectors and Wave Functions 
  
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P. Emigh, G. Passante, and P. Shaffer, PERC 2016 Proceedings, 112-115.
As part of a broad investigation of student understanding in physics, we have examined student ability with superposition throughout introductory and upper-division courses in…
https://www.per-central.org/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=14208&DocID=4560
Mathematization and the ‘Boas course’ 
  
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M. Loverude, PERC 2017 Proceedings, 15-18.
Research on the use of mathematics in physics has included empirical and theoretical studies. We consider the implications of these studies on the mathematical methods course offered…
https://www.per-central.org/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=14681&DocID=4858
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Isolating approaches: How middle-division physics students coordinate forms and representations in complex algebra 
  
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E. Smith, J. Zwolak, and C. Manogue, Phys. Rev. Phys. Educ. Res., 15 (1), 010138 (2019).
Mathematical reasoning with algebraic and geometric representations is essential for success in upper-division and graduate-level physics courses. Complex algebra requires student to…
https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevPhysEducRes.15.010138
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