Experts’ understanding of partial derivatives using the partial derivative machine

[This paper is part of the Focused Collection on Upper Division Physics Courses.] Partial derivatives are used in a variety of different ways within physics. Thermodynamics, in particular, uses partial derivatives in ways that students often find especially confusing. We are at the beginning of a st...

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Main Authors: David Roundy, Eric Weber, Tevian Dray, Rabindra R. Bajracharya, Allison Dorko, Emily M. Smith, Corinne A. Manogue
Format: article
Language:EN
Published: American Physical Society 2015
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Online Access:https://doaj.org/article/b5954dd03af84d1499d17ff49e1d2879
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