Developing instruction in magnetostatics at  undergraduate level Part 1 Undergraduate students’ initial knowledge  of magnetic field and magnetic force

dc.creator	M. Saarelainen
dc.creator	M. A. Asikainen
dc.creator	P. E. Hirvonen
dc.date	2011-09-01T00:00:00Z
dc.date.accessioned	2015-07-20T22:15:01Z
dc.date.available	2015-07-20T22:15:01Z
dc.identifier	1870-9095
dc.identifier	https://doaj.org/article/cdf0f79f2d9345ef92af9cb18a860a2b
dc.identifier.uri	http://evidence.thinkportal.org/handle/123456789/17312
dc.description	This study explores first-year university students‟ understanding of magnetic field and force. Students‟ conceptions were investigated by means of a written test (N=38), and a sample of students (N=7) participated in a semi-structured interview. According to our findings, students do not produce coherent explanations for magnetic field and force. Furthermore, understanding the use and the basis of the specific Right-Hand Rules for the magnetic field and force is challenging for students since they do not possess a proper physical foundation for those rules. Typically, the students tend to explain the magnetic phenomena by using an incorrect analogy related to electrical phenomena. In addition, the reasoning behind the Right-Hand Rules in magnetostatics is remarkably vague. The study introduced in this article provides an empirical context for developing instruction in magnetostatics in the introductory university course in electromagnetics that will be reported in Part 2.
dc.language	English
dc.language	Spanish
dc.language	Portuguese
dc.publisher	Instituto Politécnico Nacional, Latin American Physics Education Network
dc.relation	http://www.lajpe.org/sep11/LAJPE_548_Markku_Saarelainen_preprint_corr_f.pdf
dc.relation	https://doaj.org/toc/1870-9095
dc.source	Latin-American Journal of Physics Education, Vol 5, Iss 3, Pp 497-504 (2011)
dc.subject	Undergraduate
dc.subject	electromagnetics
dc.subject	magnetic field concept.
dc.subject	Special aspects of education
dc.subject	LC8-6691
dc.subject	Education
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dc.subject	DOAJ:Education
dc.subject	DOAJ:Social Sciences
dc.subject	Special aspects of education
dc.subject	LC8-6691
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.subject	DOAJ:Education
dc.subject	DOAJ:Social Sciences
dc.subject	Special aspects of education
dc.subject	LC8-6691
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.subject	Special aspects of education
dc.subject	LC8-6691
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.subject	Special aspects of education
dc.subject	LC8-6691
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.title	Developing instruction in magnetostatics at undergraduate level Part 1 Undergraduate students’ initial knowledge of magnetic field and magnetic force
dc.type	article