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A case study of how upper-division physics students use visualization while solving electrostatics problems

Creator:: Browne, Kerry P.
Abstract:: Presented here is a case study of the problem-solving behaviors of upper-division undergraduate physics majors. This study explores the role of visual representations in students' problem solving and provides a foundation for investigating how students' use of visualization changes in the upper-division physics major. Three independent studies were conducted on...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: Physics Students Use Visualization 'While Solving Electrostatics Problems. Abstract Approved: Corinne A

Octonions and supersymmetry

Creator:: Schray, Jörg
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: . Title: Octonions and Supersymmetry Abstract approved- Corinne A. Manogue The purpose of this

Students' Understanding of Complex Numbers in Middle-Division Physics

Creator:: Smith, Emily M.
Abstract:: Mathematical sophistication increases rapidly as students transition from lower- to upper-division physics courses. Complex algebra is one of the mathematical tools that is not introduced or used in lower-division physics courses but is pervasive throughout upper-division courses. In this dissertation, I study middle-division physics students' developing fluency with complex number...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: Complex Numbers in Middle-Division Physics Abstract approved: Corinne A. Manogue Mathematical

Coordinatization Activated: How Students Understand and Apply Coordinate-Independent Integral Equations to Physics Situations

Creator:: Mulder, Gregory S.
Abstract:: Physics problems that require integration, such as finding the center of mass of an object or finding the electric field from a continuous distribution of charge, are one type of problem that is difficult for introductory physics students to solve. These problems require students to define a coordinate system in...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: and Dr. Corinne Manogue for the guidance, encouragement, and personal attention they have given to

Sub-diffraction light propagation and imaging in planar negative refraction waveguides

Creator:: Wangberg, Robyn
Abstract:: In this dissertation we study the electromagnetic properties of planar waveguides with non-magnetic strongly anisotropic dielectric cores. We develop an analytical description of the mode propagation in these systems and show that the index of refraction can be either positive or negative depending on the specific material parameters. Propagating modes...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: . Corinne Manogue throughout my graduate career. I also thank my research group and physics col- leagues

Generation of narrowband THz pulses and THz studies of ultrafast phenomena in semiconductor quantum wells

Creator:: Danielson, Jeremy R.
Abstract:: This work comprises two main parts: creating and shaping narrowband, pulsed THz radiation in a table-top optical setup; and applying THz pulses to semiconductor nanostructures to study electron dynamics. I developed a scheme to shape the THz output of a fanned-out periodically poled lithium niobate (PPLN) crystal. The pulses are...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: : creating and shaping narrowband, pulsed THz radiation in a table-top optical setup; and applying THz

Students' Understanding of Discrete and Continuous Systems in Quantum Mechanics and Computation's Supporting Role

Creator:: Solorio, Christian D.
Abstract:: Quantum mechanics is increasingly being taught with a spins-first approach where instructors use simple spin systems to introduce the principles of quantum mechanics rather than systems with wavefunctions. One of the defining characteristics of a spins-first approach is that systems studied have discrete bases, whereas systems with wavefunctions have continuous...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: , I am incred- ibly grateful to Dr. Corinne Manogue for her instructive feedback and professional

Supporting Learning and Thinking with Multiple Representations in Upper Division Physics Courses

Creator:: Alfson, Jonathan W.
Abstract:: Physicists solve problems and communicate their work using many external representations, such as equations, words, diagrams, graphs, sketches, pictures, and more. To learn physics, then, students must learn to use external representations. In this dissertation, I present three manuscripts. Each manuscript discusses how upper-division Paradigms in Physics students use multiple...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: of all the representations. In the third manuscript, I looked at a thermodynamics activity and

Exploring Student and Expert Understanding of Thermodynamic Potentials, Legendre Transformations, and Independent Variables in Thermodynamics

Creator:: Vignal, Michael
Abstract:: Thermodynamic potentials are energies that can describe a thermodynamic system in terms of different mathematically independent variables. Some of these potentials describe particular thermodynamic systems or processes in particularly convenient ways. In this dissertation, I discuss the different ways that students and experts reason about quantities in thermodynamics within the...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: four manuscripts. Dr. Corinne A. Manogue assisted with writing the student interview protocol as

Model of student understanding of probability in modern physics

Creator:: Wattanakasiwich, Pornrat
Abstract:: This study aimed to investigate students' models of probability in a modern physics context. The study was divided into three phases. The first phase explored student pre-knowledge about probability before modem physics instruction. The second phase investigated student understanding of concepts related to probability such as wave-particle behavior, the uncertainty...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: investigate students' models ofprobability in a modern physics context. The study was divided into three

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A case study of how upper-division physics students use visualization while solving electrostatics problems

Octonions and supersymmetry

Students' Understanding of Complex Numbers in Middle-Division Physics

Coordinatization Activated: How Students Understand and Apply Coordinate-Independent Integral Equations to Physics Situations

Sub-diffraction light propagation and imaging in planar negative refraction waveguides

Generation of narrowband THz pulses and THz studies of ultrafast phenomena in semiconductor quantum wells

Students' Understanding of Discrete and Continuous Systems in Quantum Mechanics and Computation's Supporting Role

Supporting Learning and Thinking with Multiple Representations in Upper Division Physics Courses

Exploring Student and Expert Understanding of Thermodynamic Potentials, Legendre Transformations, and Independent Variables in Thermodynamics

Model of student understanding of probability in modern physics

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