Goals of the introductory physics laboratory

American Journal of Physics

Volumn 66, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 483-485

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EID: 0032329102     PISSN: 00029505     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1119/1.19042     Document Type: Article

References (9)

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7. See Fig. 6 in Patrick J. Mulvey and Elizabeth Dodge, 1995 Bachelor's Degree Recipients Report, American Institute of Physics, pub. R-211.27, 1996.
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