Student understanding of quantum mechanics

American Journal of Physics

Volumn 69, Issue 8, 2001, Pages 885-895

  Singh, Chandralekha ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

Author keywords

01.40; 03.65

Indexed keywords

EID: 23044528357     PISSN: 00029505     EISSN: 19432909     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1119/1.1365404     Document Type: Article

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