Speaker
Arturo Marti
Description
We investigated the learning difficulties of second-year (university) students in electromagnetism courses when applying the Ampère-Maxwell law. We analyzed the written responses of 65 students using phenomenography and supplemented our investigation with 12 interviews. The results revealed that students apply the Ampère-Maxwell law by rote, they believe that it can only be used to calculate magnetic fields when the curve used is symmetrical and they do not consider the shape of the magnetic field lines when applying it.
| How would you like to present your contribution? | Live in Kraków (time slot to be allotted based on the programme) |
|---|---|
| Target education level | University |
| Category | Formal Education |
Author
Arturo Marti
Co-authors
Prof.
Alvaro Suarez
(Departamento de Física, Consejo de Formación en Educación, Montevideo, Uruguay)
Dr
Jenaro Guisasola
(School of Dual Engineering, Institute of Machine Tools (IMH), Elgoibar, Spain)
Dr
Kristina Zuza
(Department of Applied Physics, University of the Basque Country (UPV-EHU), Spain)
