Ricardo Avelar Sotomaior Karam

Ricardo Avelar Sotomaior Karam

Associate Professor

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    1. Published

      Why is centripetal acceleration v2/r2: Students’ struggles and preferences after seeing different derivations

      Vedel, S., Avelar Sotomaior Karam, Ricardo & Hansen, Steen Harle, 2019, p. 289-290.

      Research output: Contribution to conferenceConference abstract for conferenceResearchpeer-review

    2. Published

      Why are complex numbers needed in quantum mechanics? Some answers for the introductory level

      Avelar Sotomaior Karam, Ricardo, 2020, In: American Journal of Physics. 88, 1, p. 39-45

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    3. Published

      The “Math as Prerequisite” Illusion: Historical Considerations and Implications for Physics Teaching

      Avelar Sotomaior Karam, Ricardo, Uhden, O. & Höttecke, D., 2019, Mathematics in Physics Education. Pospiech, G., Michelini, M. & Eylon, B-S. (eds.). Springer, p. 37-52

      Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceedingBook chapterResearchpeer-review

    4. Published

      The free fall of an apple: conceptual subtleties and implications for physics teaching

      Koch Torres Assis, A. & Avelar Sotomaior Karam, Ricardo, 2018, In: European Journal of Physics. 39, 3, p. 1-14 14 p., 035003.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    5. Published

      The complex road to mathematization in physics instruction

      Avelar Sotomaior Karam, Ricardo, Pietrocola, M. & Pospiech, G., 2012. 7 p.

      Research output: Contribution to conferencePaperResearchpeer-review

    6. Published

      Tempo relativístico no início do Ensino Médio

      Avelar Sotomaior Karam, Ricardo, Maria S. C. de Souza Cruz, S. & Coimbra, D., 2006, In: Revista Brasileira de Ensino de Fisica. 28, 3, p. 373-386

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    7. Published

      Schrödinger’s Struggles with a Complex Wave Function

      Avelar Sotomaior Karam, Ricardo, 2019.

      Research output: Contribution to conferenceConference abstract for conferenceResearchpeer-review

    8. Published

      Schrödinger's original struggles with a complex wave function

      Avelar Sotomaior Karam, Ricardo, 2020, In: American Journal of Physics. 88, 6, p. 433-438 6 p.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    9. Published

      Schrödinger's equation from Snell's law

      Lima, N. & Avelar Sotomaior Karam, Ricardo, 2022, In: European Journal of Physics. 43, 3, 035402.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    10. Published

      Relatividades no ensino médio: o debate em sala de aula

      Avelar Sotomaior Karam, Ricardo, Coimbra, D. & Maria S. C. de Souza Cruz, S., 2007, In: Revista Brasileira de Ensino de Fisica. 29, 1

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    11. Published

      Particle velocity = group velocity: A common assumption in the different theories of Louis de Broglie and Erwin Schrödinger

      Lima, N. & Avelar Sotomaior Karam, Ricardo, 2021, In: American Journal of Physics. 89, 5, p. 521-528 8 p.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    12. Published

      O que diferencia as Feynman lectures de livros tradicionais?

      Avelar Sotomaior Karam, Ricardo, 2019, In: Revista Brasileira de Ensino de Fisica. 40, 4, p. 1-11 11 p., e4204.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    13. Published

      Modelling Mathematical Reasoning in Physics Education

      Uhden, O., Avelar Sotomaior Karam, Ricardo, Pospiech, G. & Pietrocola, M., 2012, In: Science & Education. 20, 4

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    14. Published

      Mathematik in der Physik – Muss das sein? Und wenn ja, warum und wozu?

      Krey, O. & Avelar Sotomaior Karam, Ricardo, Jul 2016, In: Naturwissenschaften im Unterricht Physik. 153/154, p. 7-13

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    15. Published

      Mathematik als Brücke zwischen Makro- und Mikrokosmos: Ein Unterrichtskonzept zur Thermodynamik in der Oberstufe

      Zander, S., Dorn, T. & Avelar Sotomaior Karam, Ricardo, Jul 2016, In: Naturwissenschaften im Unterricht Physik. 153/154, p. 68-73

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    16. Published

      Keyhole: Equal signs as bridges between the phenomenological and theoretical dimensions

      Kneubil, F. & Avelar Sotomaior Karam, Ricardo, 1 Dec 2016, In: Revista Brasileira de Ensino de Fisica. 39, 2, p. 1-11 11 p., e2302.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    17. Published

      Introduction of the Thematic Issue on the Interplay of Physics and Mathematics

      Avelar Sotomaior Karam, Ricardo, 5 May 2015, In: Science & Education. 24, 5, p. 487-494

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    18. Published

      Habilidades Técnicas Versus Habilidades Estruturantes: Resolução de Problemas e o Papel da Matemática como Estruturante do Pensamento Físico

      Avelar Sotomaior Karam, Ricardo & Pietrocola, M., 2009, In: Alexandria: Journal of Science and Technology Education. 2, p. 181-205

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    19. Published

      From central force to Kepler’s area law

      Anetawardi, Y. O. & Avelar Sotomaior Karam, Ricardo, 2019, p. 287-288. 2 p.

      Research output: Contribution to conferenceConference abstract for conferenceResearchpeer-review

    20. Published

      From a central force to Kepler's area law: Student difficulties and preferences with two derivations

      Oktarisa, Y. & Avelar Sotomaior Karam, Ricardo, 2021, In: European Journal of Physics. 42, 1, p. 1-23 015706.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    21. Published

      Fresnel's original interpretation of complex numbers in 19th century optics

      Avelar Sotomaior Karam, Ricardo, 1 Apr 2018, In: American Journal of Physics. 86, 4, p. 245-249 5 p.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    22. Framing the structural role of mathematics in physics lectures: A case study on electromagnetism

      Avelar Sotomaior Karam, Ricardo, 2014, In: Physical Review Physics Education Research. 10, 1, 010119 .

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    23. Published

      Formal analogies in physics teacher education

      Avelar Sotomaior Karam, Ricardo & Ricardo, E., 2012. 5 p.

      Research output: Contribution to conferencePaperResearchpeer-review

    24. Published

      Forces on a current-carrying wire in a magnetic field: the macro-micro connection

      Avelar Sotomaior Karam, Ricardo, Kneubil, F. & Robilotta, M., 2017, In: European Journal of Physics. 38, p. 1-13 13 p.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    25. Published

      Encouraging students to understand the 1D wave equation

      Rangkuti, Muhammad Aswin & Avelar Sotomaior Karam, Ricardo, 2023, In: Physical Review Physics Education Research. 19, 2, 20 p., 020161.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

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