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View SchemaStudents' Models of Newton's Second Law in Mechanics and Electromagnetism
| Authors | Salomon Itza-Ortiz, N. Sanjay Rebello, Dean A. Zollman |
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| Categories | |
| ArXiv ID | physics/0308109 |
| URL | https://arxiv.org/abs/physics/0308109 |
| DOI | 10.1088/0143-0807/25/1/011 |
Abstract
We investigated students' use of Newton's second law in mechanics and electromagnetism contexts by interviewing students in a two-semester calculus-based physics course. We observed that students' responses are consistent with three mental models. These models appeard in mechanics contexts and were transferred to electromagnetism contexts. We developed an inventory to help instructors identify these models and direct students towards the correct one.
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