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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…
  
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N. Perez-Goytia, A. Dominguez, and G. Zavala, PERC 2010 Proceedings, 249-252.
The objective of this ongoing study is to refine an instrument to evaluate conceptual understanding and graphical interpretation of a function and its derivative. The instrument is…
  
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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…
  
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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…
  
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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…
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W. Christensen and J. Thompson, Phys. Rev. ST Phys. Educ. Res., 8 (2), 023101 (2012).
By analysis of student use of mathematics in responses to conceptual physics questions, as well as analogous math questions stripped of physical meaning, we have previously found…
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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…
  
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C. Baily, S. Pollock, M. Dubson, and N. Finkelstein - Online Resource
This web site contains a complete suite of resources suitable for the second semester of an undergraduate electricity and magnetism class. The materials developed include a suite of…
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J. Von Korff and N. Rebello, Phys. Rev. ST Phys. Educ. Res., 8 (1), 010125 (2012).
We designed a sequence of seven lessons to facilitate learning of integration in a physics context. We implemented this sequence with a single college sophomore, “Amber,” who was…
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R. Pepper, S. Chasteen, S. Pollock, and K. Perkins, Phys. Rev. ST Phys. Educ. Res., 8 (1), 010111 (2012).
We discuss common difficulties in upper-division electricity and magnetism (E&M) in the areas of Gauss’s law, vector calculus, and electric potential using both quantitative and…
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