Context dependence of students' views about the role of equations in understanding biology

CBE Life Sciences Education

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 274-286

  Watkins, Jessica ^a   Elby, Andrew ^b  

^a TUFTS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

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EID: 84878713067     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19317913     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1187/cbe.12-11-0185     Document Type: Article

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