Teaching introductory quantum physics and chemistry: Caveats from the history of science and science teaching to the training of modern chemists

Chemistry Education Research and Practice

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 286-296

  Greca, Ileana M ^a,b   Freire, Olival ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BURGOS   (Spain)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF BAHIA   (Brazil)

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EID: 84904323147     PISSN: None     EISSN: 11094028     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1039/c4rp00006d     Document Type: Article

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