Cross-context look at upper-division student difficulties with integration

We investigate upper-division student difficulties with direct integration in multiple contexts involving the calculation of a potential from a continuous distribution (e.g., mass, charge, or current). Integration is a tool that has been historically studied at several different points in the curric...

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Main Authors: Bethany R. Wilcox, Giaco Corsiglia
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: American Physical Society 2019-10-01
Series:Physical Review Physics Education Research
Online Access:http://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevPhysEducRes.15.020136