How Students Use Physics to Reason About Calculus Tasks

School Science and Mathematics

Volumn 104, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 258-272

  Marrongelle, Karen A ^a  

^a PORTLAND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84926305439     PISSN: 00366803     EISSN: 19498594     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1949-8594.2004.tb17997.x     Document Type: Article

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