Student understanding of Taylor series expansions in statistical mechanics

One goal of physics instruction is to have students learn to make physical meaning of specific mathematical expressions, concepts, and procedures in different physical settings. As part of research investigating student learning in statistical physics, we are developing curriculum materials that gui...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Trevor I. Smith, John R. Thompson, Donald B. Mountcastle
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: American Physical Society 2013-08-01
Series:Physical Review Special Topics. Physics Education Research
Online Access:http://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevSTPER.9.020110