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most citedUnpacking Students' Use of Mathematics in Upper-division Physics

25 citations · 31 across the 5 of their papers we have counts for

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physics.ed-ph2023★ 1 cited

Should we trade off higher-level mathematics for abstraction to improve student understanding of quantum mechanics?

James K. Freericks, Leanne Doughty

Undergraduate quantum mechanics focuses on teaching through a wavefunction approach in the position-space representation. This leads to a differential equation perspective for teac…

physics.ed-ph2016★ 3 cited

Assessing Learning Outcomes in Middle-Division Classical Mechanics: The Colorado Classical Mechanics/Math Methods Instrument

Marcos D. Caballero, Leanne Doughty, Anna M. Turnbull +2

Reliable and validated assessments of introductory physics have been instrumental in driving curricular and pedagogical reforms that lead to improved student learning. As part of a…

physics.ed-ph2014★ 25 cited

Unpacking Students' Use of Mathematics in Upper-division Physics

Marcos D. Caballero, Bethany R. Wilcox, Leanne Doughty +1

In their study of physics beyond the first year of University -- termed upper-division in the US, many of students' primary learning opportunities come from working long, complex b…

physics.ed-ph2014★ 1 cited

Rubric Design for Separating the Roles of Open-Ended Assessments

Leanne Doughty, Marcos D. Caballero

End-of-course assessments play important roles in the ongoing attempt to improve instruction in physics courses. Comparison of students' performance on assessments before and after…

physics.ed-ph2014★ 1 cited

Just Math: A new epistemic frame

Steven F. Wolf, Leanne Doughty, Paul W. Irving +2

A goal of PER is to understand how students use math in physics contexts. To investigate how students use math, we need to identify transitions between conceptual sense-making abou…