The incorporation of historical context into teaching: Student perception at The University of Nottingham Malaysia Campus

IEEE Antennas and Propagation Magazine

Volumn 49, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 161-163

  Selvan, Krishnasamy T ^a   Ellison, Linda ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM MALAYSIA CAMPUS   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Education; Electromagnetic fields; Electromagnetic waves; History; Maxwell; Maxwell's equations

Indexed keywords

ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD THEORY; ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVES; HISTORY; MAXWELL EQUATIONS; TEACHING;

ENGINEERING TEACHING;

ANTENNAS;

EID: 37249071877     PISSN: 10459243     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/MAP.2007.4395330     Document Type: Article

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