PER in the US: A Historical Perspective

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PER in the US A Historical Perspective

• Brian A. Pyper
• Utah State University
• Robert G. Fuller
• University of Nebraska

Bork, Wilson
Zollman, Mestre
Beichner, Goldberg
Thornton, Sokoloff
Hake
Mazur
Redish Laws, Hestenes McDermott Reif

• PER in the US A Historical Perspective
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