Student understanding of induced current: Using tutorials in introductory physics to teach electricity and magnetism

American Journal of Physics

Volumn 73, Issue 12, 2005, Pages 1164-1171

  Mauk, Heidi V ^a   Hingley, Dan ^a  

^a UNITED STATES AIR FORCE ACADEMY   (United States)

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EID: 30344482553     PISSN: 00029505     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1119/1.2117167     Document Type: Article

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