Problem Solving and the Use of Math in Physics Courses

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2006-08-27

arxiv.org/abs/physics/0608268v1

Physics

Physics Education

Invited talk presented at the conference, World View on Physics Education in 2005: Focusing on Change, Delhi, August 21-26, 20

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Mathematics is an essential element of physics problem solving, but experts often fail to appreciate exactly how they use it. Math may be the language of science, but math-in-physics is a distinct dialect of that language. Physicists tend to blend conceptual physics with mathematical symbolism in a way that profoundly affects the way equations are used and interpreted. Research with university physics students in classes from algebra-based introductory physics indicates that the gap between what students think they are supposed to be doing and what their instructors expect them to do can cause severe problems.

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