Observations on student difficulties with mathematics in upper-division electricity and magnetism
We discuss common difficulties in upper-division electricity and magnetism (E&M) in the areas of Gauss’s law, vector calculus, and electric potential using both quantitative and qualitative evidence. We also show that many of these topical difficulties may be tied to student difficulties with ma...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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American Physical Society
2012-03-01
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| Series: | Physical Review Special Topics. Physics Education Research |
| Online Access: | http://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevSTPER.8.010111 |