Using a variation approach to enhance physics learning in a college classroom

Physics Teacher

Volumn 44, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 589-592

  Linder, Cedric ^a,b   Fraser, Duncan ^c   Pang, Ming Fai ^d  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE WESTERN CAPE   (South Africa)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^d UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

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EID: 85007560384     PISSN: 0031921X     EISSN: 19434928     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1119/1.2396777     Document Type: Article

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