Upper-division student difficulties with separation of variables
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 this technique in multiple topical areas including electrostatics and quantum mechanics. To better understand the diffi...
Main Authors: | Bethany R. Wilcox, Steven J. Pollock |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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American Physical Society
2015-11-01
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Series: | Physical Review Special Topics. Physics Education Research |
Online Access: | http://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevSTPER.11.020131 |
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