Partial derivative games in thermodynamics: A cognitive task analysis
Several studies in recent years have demonstrated that upper-division students struggle with the mathematics of thermodynamics. This paper presents a task analysis based on several expert attempts to solve a challenging mathematics problem in thermodynamics. The purpose of this paper is twofold. Fir...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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American Physical Society
2014-01-01
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| Series: | Physical Review Special Topics. Physics Education Research |
| Online Access: | http://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevSTPER.10.010101 |