The challenge of teaching introductory physics to premedical students

Physics Teacher

Volumn 45, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 552-557

  Kortemeyer, Gerd ^a  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 85005816293     PISSN: 0031921X     EISSN: 19434928     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1119/1.2809149     Document Type: Article

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