Ricardo Avelar Sotomaior Karam

Ricardo Avelar Sotomaior Karam

Associate Professor

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    1. 2023
    2. 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

    3. 2022
    4. Published

      Conceptual challenges with the graphical representation of the propagation of a pulse in a string

      Rangkuti, Muhammad Aswin & Avelar Sotomaior Karam, Ricardo, 2022, In: Physical Review Physics Education Research. 18, 14 p., 020119.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    5. 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

    6. 2021
    7. 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

    8. 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

    9. 2020
    10. 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

    11. 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

    12. 2019
    13. Published

      Different uses of complex numbers in the early stages of quantum theory

      Avelar Sotomaior Karam, Ricardo, 2019, p. 285-286. 2 p.

      Research output: Contribution to conferenceConference abstract for conferenceResearchpeer-review

    14. 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

    15. 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

    16. Published

      Schrödinger’s Struggles with a Complex Wave Function

      Avelar Sotomaior Karam, Ricardo, 2019.

      Research output: Contribution to conferenceConference abstract for conferenceResearchpeer-review

    17. 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

    18. 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

    19. 2018
    20. 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

    21. 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

    22. 2017
    23. 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

    24. 2016
    25. 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

    26. Published

      Atwood and Poggendorff: an insightful analogy

      Coelho, R., Borges, P. & Avelar Sotomaior Karam, Ricardo, 22 Sep 2016, In: European Journal of Physics. 37, 6, p. 1-13 13 p.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    27. Published

      Das habt ihr schon im Mathe gelernt! Stimmt das wirklich? Ein Vergleich zwischen dem Umgang mit mathematischen Konzepten in der Mathematik und in der Physik

      Avelar Sotomaior Karam, Ricardo, Uhden, O. & Höttecke, D., Jul 2016, In: Naturwissenschaften im Unterricht Physik. 153/154, p. 22-27

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    28. 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

    29. 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

    30. 2015
    31. 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

    32. Published

      Quod erat demonstrandum: Understanding and Explaining Equations in Physics Teacher Education

      Avelar Sotomaior Karam, Ricardo & Krey, O., 9 Feb 2015, In: Science & Education. 24, 5, p. 661-698

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    33. 2014
    34. Book review: Evidence and Method: Scientific Strategies of Isaac Newton and James Clerk Maxwell / Peter Achinstein. - Oxford University Press, New York, 2013

      Avelar Sotomaior Karam, Ricardo, 2014, In: Science & Education. 23, 10, p. 2137-2148

      Research output: Contribution to journalLiterature reviewResearch

    35. Comparing Teaching Approaches About Maxwell’s Displacement Current

      Avelar Sotomaior Karam, Ricardo, Coimbra, D. & Pietrocola, M., 2014, In: Science & Education. 23, 8, p. 1637-1661

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    36. 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

    37. 2012
    38. Published

      Formal analogies in physics teacher education

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

      Research output: Contribution to conferencePaperResearchpeer-review

    39. 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

    40. 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

    41. 2009
    42. 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

    43. 2007
    44. 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

    45. 2006
    46. 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

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