Cinema, Fermi problems and general education

Physics Education

Volumn 42, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 253-261

  Efthimiou, C J ^a   Llewellyn, R A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA   (United States)

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EID: 34247492552     PISSN: 00319120     EISSN: 13616552     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0031-9120/42/3/003     Document Type: Article

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