CSAAPT Fall 2022 Semi-Virtual Meeting

Session

Featured Talk 2 (Chair: James Freericks, Zoom Monitor: Maria Gordon)

Oct 22, 2022, 11:00 AM

Room 214 (VT Northern Virginia Center)

22. Using math in physics: What’s the problem?

Prof. Edward F. "Joe" Redish (University of Maryland College Park)

10/22/22, 11:00 AM

I often find the students in my intro physics classes have trouble with the math even though they’ve done well in all the pre-req math classes. It turns out using math in science isn’t the same as in a math class. I analyze what’s going on and make suggestions for helping them to deal with the differences.

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