Quantum Mechanics and Conceptual Change in High School Chemistry Textbooks

Journal of Research in Science Teaching

Volumn 34, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 535-545

  Shiland, Thomas W ^a  

^a Saratoga Springs Senior High School   (United States)

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EID: 0009341879     PISSN: 00224308     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1098-2736(199705)34:5<535::AID-TEA7>3.0.CO;2-R     Document Type: Article

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