A number of problems that middle-division students seem to have with physics content are actually problems with notation:

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.

  • 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

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