Research on Student Learning of Mathematics in Physics

Presentations

• Reforming Introductory Physics Courses 

  ORAL

  March 18, 2026, 10:30 AM – March 18, 2026, 10:42 AM

  Presenters

  • Stella F Nelson

    • Ohio State University

  Authors

  • Stella F Nelson

    • Ohio State University

  • Geraldine L Cochran

    • The Ohio State University
    • Ohio State University

  • Mathias Parris

    • Ohio State University

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• Instructional practices with calculus in introductory calculus-based mechanics

  ORAL

  March 18, 2026, 10:42 AM – March 18, 2026, 10:54 AM

  Presenters

  • Michael E Loverude

    • California State University, Fullerton

  Authors

  • Maxwell Ichinose

    • California State University Fullerton

  • David Robles

    • California State University Fullerton

  • Michael E Loverude

    • California State University, Fullerton

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• Designing Activities for Applying Calculus Topics in Calculus-Based Intro Physics

  ORAL

  March 18, 2026, 10:54 AM – March 18, 2026, 11:06 AM

  Presenters

  • Idris I Malik

    • North Dakota State University

  Authors

  • Idris I Malik

    • North Dakota State University

  • Warren M Christensen

    • North Dakota State University

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• Investigating Student Interpretations of Integration: dx as punctuation vs. dx as an infinitesimal

  ORAL

  March 18, 2026, 11:06 AM – March 18, 2026, 11:18 AM

  Presenters

  • Naomi R Whitlock

    • Northern Arizona University

  Authors

  • Naomi R Whitlock

    • Northern Arizona University

  • Idris I Malik

    • North Dakota State University

  • Warren M Christensen

    • North Dakota State University

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• Developing Mathematical Reasoning in Introductory Physics: Early Results from a PQL Intervention

  ORAL

  March 18, 2026, 11:18 AM – March 18, 2026, 11:30 AM

  Publication: White Brahmia et al. (2021), Phys. Rev. Phys. Educ. Res. 17, 020129, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevPhysEducRes.17.020129

  Presenters

  • Suzanne White Brahmia

    • University of Washington

  Authors

  • Suzanne White Brahmia

    • University of Washington

  • Trevor I. Smith

    • Rowan University

  • Charlotte Zimmerman

    • Cornell University

  • Alexis Olsho

    • Alexis Olsho Consulting, LLC

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• Investigating student reasoning with multivariable expressions in the context of wave propagation  

  ORAL

  March 18, 2026, 11:30 AM – March 18, 2026, 11:42 AM

  Presenters

  • Tara Miller

    • North Dakota State University

  Authors

  • Tara Miller

    • North Dakota State University

  • Mila Kryjevskaia

    • North Dakota State University

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• Preliminary Results of Validating a New Closed-Format Instrument: The Colorado Classical Mechanics and Math Methods Instrument

  ORAL

  March 18, 2026, 11:42 AM – March 18, 2026, 11:54 AM

  Presenters

  • Michael Freeman

    • University of Colorado, Boulder

  Authors

  • Michael Freeman

    • University of Colorado, Boulder

  • Bethany R Wilcox

    • University of Colorado, Boulder

  • Steven J Pollock

    • University of Colorado, Boulder

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• The impact of distracting features on student reasoning on graph-based integration tasks

  ORAL

  March 18, 2026, 11:54 AM – March 18, 2026, 12:06 PM

  Presenters

  • Liam Martinez

    • University of Maine

  Authors

  • Liam Martinez

    • University of Maine

  • John R. Thompson

    • University of Maine

  • MacKenzie R Stetzer

    • University of Maine

  • Paul van Kampen

    • Dublin City University

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• Impact of physics problem characteristics on problem difficulty

  ORAL

  March 18, 2026, 12:06 PM – March 18, 2026, 12:18 PM

  Presenters

  • David Elliott Meltzer

    • Arizona State University

  Authors

  • David Elliott Meltzer

    • Arizona State University

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