Portfolios Wiki whitepapers:representations:upperdiv http://sites.science.oregonstate.edu/portfolioswiki/ 2020-01-26T23:00:34-08:00 Portfolios Wiki http://sites.science.oregonstate.edu/portfolioswiki/ http://sites.science.oregonstate.edu/portfolioswiki/lib/images/favicon.ico text/html 2012-07-08T14:48:18-08:00 whitepapers:representations:upperdiv:start http://sites.science.oregonstate.edu/portfolioswiki/whitepapers:representations:upperdiv:start?rev=1341784098 Representation Issues: Using Mathematics in Upper-Division Physics Corinne Manogue and John Thompson Submitted Abstract to PERC 2011 Upper-division students must learn to apply sophisticated mathematics from algebra, limits, calculus, multi-variable and vector calculus, linear algebra, complex variables, and ordinary and partial differential equations. The presenters in this session will discuss how the representations that we choose may affect whether students are able to use this mathemati…