2.4 Diagnostic Exam for an undergraduate, introductory Electricity and Magnetism course (DEEM)
[A] Authors
Jeff Marx, Jack Wilson
Department of Physics, McDaniel College 2 College Hill Westminster, Maryland 21157 USA
jmarx@mcdaniel.edu
[B] Summary and Format
DEEM is a sixty-six item multiple-choice diagnostic exam, developed as part of Jeff Marx PhD studies. The exam covers the following basic concepts of EM: forces on charged particles in electric or magnetic fields; properties of electric fields and magnetic fields; properties of electrostatic potential and potential energy; Maxwell’s Equations; and induction, with Lenz’s Law. Items comprising the DEEM do not require calculus, explicit calculations, or memorization of fundamental constants; are pictorially based; and generally explore high-symmetry scenarios.
[C] Citation
J. Marx, J. Wilson
Creation of a Diagnostic Exam for Introductory, Undergraduate Electricity and Magnetism
Available online
[D] How to obtain
The instrument can be obtained online
[E] Relevant literature
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