Developing a-level physics students’ mathematical skills—a way forward?

Physics Education

Volumn 34, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 306-310

  Raw, A J ^a  

^a Tring School   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 84874509249     PISSN: 00319120     EISSN: 13616552     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0031-9120/34/5/306     Document Type: Article

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