http://sites.science.oregonstate.edu/portfolioswiki/ 2020-01-27T00:58:28-08:00 http://sites.science.oregonstate.edu/portfolioswiki/ http://sites.science.oregonstate.edu/portfolioswiki/lib/images/favicon.ico text/html 2008-07-16T16:56:27-08:00 http://sites.science.oregonstate.edu/portfolioswiki/workshops:talks:aapt08summerem:start?rev=1216252587 Title: Easing the Transition to Upper-Division E & M Abstract: Why do strong students who have done well in lower-division mathematics classes suddenly have trouble applying that knowledge in upper-division physics? How can we help students develop the complex three-dimensional visualization resources that they need to solve upper-division E & M problems? How can we encourage students to make genuine symmetry arguments when employing Ampere's law, rather than just parroting the words “by …