The impact of video motion analysis on kinematics graph interpretation skills

American Journal of Physics

Volumn 64, Issue 10, 1996, Pages 1272-1277

  Beichner, Robert J ^a  

^a NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0030489067     PISSN: 00029505     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1119/1.18390     Document Type: Article

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