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Jeffrey T. Morgan:
Papers, Talks, and Posters

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Dissertation

J.T. Morgan Investigating How Students Think About and Learn Quantum Physics: An Example From Tunneling Unpublished Ph.D. dissertation, University of Maine, 2006

Papers

M.C. Wittmann, J.T. Morgan, and L. Bao Addressing student models of energy loss in quantum tunneling European Journal of Physics 26, 939–950 (2005)
J.T. Morgan, M.C. Wittmann, and J.R. Thompson Student Understanding of Tunneling in Quantum Mechanics: Examining Survey Results In S. Franklin, K. Cummings, J. Marx (Eds.) Physics Education Research Conference Proceedings 2003 (submitted).
J.T. Morgan, M.C. Wittmann Understanding Data Analysis from Multiple Viewpoints: An Example from Quantum Tunneling In S. Franklin, K. Cummings, J. Marx (Eds.) Physics Education Research Conference Proceedings 2003 (submitted).

Contributed Talks

J.T. Morgan, M.C. Wittmann Students’ revised models of quantum tunneling in a reform curriculum (abstract) 131st AAPT National Meeting, Salt Lake City UT, 2005 August. The Announcer 35(2).
E. Bianchi, M. Dudley, J.T. Morgan, and M.C. Wittmann Modifying instruction in mechanics to address student learning of electrostatics (abstract) 131st AAPT National Meeting, Salt Lake City UT, 2005 August. The Announcer 35(2).
J.T. Morgan and M.C. Wittmann Student understanding of quantum tunneling (abstract) 127th National AAPT Meeting, Madison, WI, 2003 August.
M.C. Wittmann, J.T. Morgan, and J.R. Thompson Student Reasoning about Quantum Tunneling Fermi School in Physics Education Research, Varenna, Italy, 2003 July.

Contributed Posters

J.T. Morgan, M.C. Wittmann A longitudinal study of student learning of quantum tunneling Physics Education Research Conference, Salt Lake City UT, August 2005.
M.C. Wittmann, J.T. Morgan, K. Black, and R.P. Springuel General Education Students’ Understanding of Quantum Wavefunctions Physics Education Research Conference, Salt Lake City UT, 2005 August.
J.T. Morgan, M.C. Wittmann A survey to investigate student understanding of quantum tunneling Physics Education Research Conference, Sacramento CA, 2004 August.
J.T. Morgan, M.C. Wittmann, J.R. Thompson Student Understanding of Tunneling in Quantum Mechanics: Examining Survey Results Physics Education Research Conference, Madison, WI, August 2003.
J.T. Morgan, M.C. Wittmann, J.R. Thompson An investigation into student understanding of tunneling University of Maine Association of Graduate Students Research Exposition, Orono, ME, April 2003.

Department of Physics and Astronomy
College of Education and Human Development
Center for Science and Mathematics Education Research
 

Contact Information

Michael C. Wittmann
-or-
John R. Thompson
Department of Physics and Astronomy
5709 Bennett Hall
University of Maine
Orono ME 04401-5709
tel: Michael C. Wittmann: 207 - 581 - 1237
tel: John R. Thompson: 207 - 581 - 1030
fax: 207 - 581 - 3410