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In terms of student numbers, the University of the Western Cape has one of the largest physics departments in South Africa. As a consequence of UWC’s equity entrance policy a large proportion of our students come from marginal school backgrounds and our first-year physics undergraduate programme provides for extensive extra-lecture remedial activities. Up until very recently these activities have focused on developing quantitative problem solving skills.
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Linder, C.J. (1995). The Struggle Against Convention. In: Bernardini, C., Tarsitani, C., Vicentini, M. (eds) Thinking Physics for Teaching. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-1921-8_24
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