A number of problems that middle-division students seem to have with physics content are actually problems with notation: * [[http://www.math.oregonstate.edu/bridge/papers/spherical.pdf|conventions for spherical coordinates]] FIXME The following three papers are from the Vector Calculus Bridge Project Instructor's Guide. Put a link here. Wikify these sections. Add to the Bridge book and put a link. * {{whitepapers:notation:notation.pdf|vectors}} * {{whitepapers:notation:beast.pdf|what sort of a "beast" is it?}} * {{whitepapers:notation:dimensions.pdf|dimensions}} * using primes on variables and confusion with derivatives: [[Primes]] * primes for spatial derivatives vs dots for time derivatives: [[Dots]] * what our students had to say about changes in notation