2 papers
physics.ed-ph2026
Teaching Maxwell's Equations from 2D to 3D with Bivectors
Steuard Jensen, Edward Markarian
Electromagnetism is one of the few core physics topics without simple two-dimensional examples to start from: the cross product and curl require three dimensions. Previous work des…
physics.ed-ph2024
Teaching Magnetism with Bivectors
Steuard Jensen
The magnetic field is traditionally presented as a (pseudo)vector quantity, tied closely to the cross product. Though familiar to experts, many students find these ideas challengin…