Student Understanding of Waves

“Identifying and Addressing Student Difficulties with Mechanical Waves (propagation)” Michael C. Wittmann, E.F. Redish, and R.N. Steinberg, American Association of Physics Teachers, College Park, August 1996.
“Identifying and Addressing Student Difficulties with Mechanical Waves (superposition)” Michael C. Wittmann, E.F. Redish, and R.N. Steinberg, regional meeting of the American Association of Physics Teachers, 2 Mar 96, York, PA.

"Mathematical Tutorials in Introductory Physics," R.N. Steinberg, M.C. Wittmann, and E.F. Redish, sample class, presented at The International Conference on Undergraduate Physics Education (ICUPE), College Park, Maryland July 31-August 3, 1996. Proceedings to be published by the American Institute of Physics, E. Redish and J. Rigden, Eds.
"Student Difficulties in Understanding Mechanical Waves: An Overview of Research Results," Michael Wittmann, University of Maryland, College Park Physics Education Research Group, 22 May 1996

Research into student understanding of waves is taking place under the research grants for Student Expectations in Physics and for Activity Based Physics.

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University of Maryland	Physics Department	PERG UMD