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Research on Mathematical Reasoning in Physics

ORAL · H17 · ID: 1427691

Presentations

  • Comparison of evaluation strategies in physics problem solving between first- and third-year students.

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    Publication: A. R. Akinyemi, J. R. Thompson, and M. E. Loverude, "Linking terms to physical significance as an evaluation strategy," in Proceedings of the 23rd Annual Conference in Research in Undergraduate Mathematics Education, 2020, pp. 843–849.<br><br>Planned publications:<br>A. R. Akinyemi,M. E. Loverude , and J. R. Thompson, "A Survey of Evaluation Strategies Used By First-Year Students (in reparation)" Physical Review Special Topics - Physics Education Research, 2023<br><br>A. R. Akinyemi, J. R. Thompson, and M. E. Loverude, "Evaluation Strategies: Expert, Novice and In-between (in preparation)" Physical Review Special Topics - Physics Education Research, 2023

    Presenters

    • Abolaji Akinyemi

      University of Minnesota, Duluth

    Authors

    • Abolaji Akinyemi

      University of Minnesota, Duluth

    • John R Thompson

      University of Maine

    • Michael E Loverude

      California State University, Fullerton

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  • Student Understanding of Constituent Derivatives of Divergence and Curl from Vector Field Diagrams

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    Publication: Topdemir, Z., Loverude, M. E., & Thompson, J. R. (Accepted, 2023). Physics Student Understanding of Divergence and Curl and Their Constituent Partial Derivatives. Proceedings of the 25th Annual Conference on Research in Undergraduate Mathematics Education. Omaha, NE.<br>Paper is planned to be submitted to Physical Review Special Topics - Physics Education Research in 2023.

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    • Zeynep Topdemir

      University of Maine

    Authors

    • Zeynep Topdemir

      University of Maine

    • Michael E Loverude

      California State University, Fullerton

    • John R Thompson

      University of Maine

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  • Student reasoning about the signs of backward definite integrals in mathematics and physics

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    Publication: R. R. Bajracharya, V. L. Sealey, and J. R. Thompson, "Student understanding of the sign of negative definite integrals in mathematics and physics," accepted for publication in International Journal of Research in Undergraduate Mathematics Education, Special Issue on The Teaching and Learning of Definite Integrals, R. Ely & S. R. Jones, Eds.<br>V. L. Sealey and J. R. Thompson, "Students' interpretation and justification of 'backward' definite integrals," in Proceedings of the 19th Annual Conference on Research in Undergraduate Mathematics Education, pp. 410-418 (Mathematical Association of America, 2016).<br>R. R. Bajracharya, T. M. Wemyss, J. R. Thompson, "Student interpretation of the signs of definite integrals using graphical representations," in 2011 Physics Education Research Conference, C. Singh, N.S. Rebello, P. Engelhardt, eds., AIP Conference Proceedings 1413, 111-114 (2012).

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    • John R Thompson

      University of Maine

    Authors

    • John R Thompson

      University of Maine

    • Rabindra R Bajracharya

      Missouri Southern State University

    • Vicky L Sealey

      West Virginia University

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