Using conceptual blending to describe how students use mathematical integrals in physics

Calculus is used across many physics topics from introductory to upper-division courses. The fundamental concepts of differentiation and integration are important tools for solving real-world problems involving nonuniformly distributed quantities. Research in physics education has reported students’...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Dehui Hu, N. Sanjay Rebello
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: American Physical Society 2013-11-01
Series:Physical Review Special Topics. Physics Education Research
Online Access:http://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevSTPER.9.020118