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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…
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…
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…
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…
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…