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Plasticity of Intermediate Mechanics Students' Coordinate System Choice
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Sayre, Eleanor C.; Wittman, Michael C. – Physical Review Special Topics - Physics Education Research, 2008
We investigate the interplay between mathematics and physics resources in intermediate mechanics students. In the mechanics course, the selection and application of coordinate systems is a consistent thread. At the University of Maine, students often start the course with a strong preference to use Cartesian coordinates, in accordance with their…
Descriptors: Mechanics (Physics), Science Instruction, College Science, Interviews