Students’ difficulties with partial differential equations in quantum mechanics
Upper-division physics students solve partial differential equations in various contexts in quantum mechanics courses. Separation of variables is a standard technique to solve these equations. We investigated students’ solutions to midterm exam questions and utilized think-aloud interviews. We also...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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American Physical Society
2020-12-01
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| Series: | Physical Review Physics Education Research |
| Online Access: | http://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevPhysEducRes.16.020163 |