Content evaluation of traditional core physics courses in engineering curricula

International Journal of Engineering Education

Volumn 21, Issue 5 PART I AND II, 2005, Pages 943-949

  Erdil, Erzat ^a   Garip, Mehmet ^a,b,c,d   Bilsel, Ayhan ^a,e,f,g,h   Bulancak, Atilla ^a  

^a EASTERN MEDITERRANEAN UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b EMU   (United States)

^c AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY   (United States)

^d ROYAL SOCIETY OF CHEMISTRY   (United Kingdom)

^e Department of Physics ^*

^f Institute of Physics   (United Kingdom)

^g AMERICAN PHYSICAL SOCIETY   (United States)

^h American Association of Physics Teachers   (United States)

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EID: 27844506016     PISSN: 0949149X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
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