Proceedings of the 2016 International Conference on Mathematics and Science Education

Correlation between Students' Understanding on Derivative and Integral Calculus with Thermodynamics

Authors
Duden Saepuzaman, Aldi Zulfikar, Denni Y Girsang
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Duden Saepuzaman
Available Online January 2017.
DOI
10.2991/icmsed-16.2017.47How to use a DOI?
Keywords
correlation; thermodynamics; derivative; integral
Abstract

This research was conducted in order to find the correlation between students' understanding on derivative and integral calculus with thermodynamics. The instrument used in this research was a test comprising of essays and interview questions. The participants in this research were 69 prospective physics teachers who studied in Physics Education Department. The result indicated that there was a correlation between students' understanding on calculus with thermodynamics. Results from interview also indicated that understanding of calculus is essential in order to understand thermodynamics. Therefore, this research suggests the needs for further improving learning process in calculus subject in order to improve other subjects that implemented calculus such as in thermodynamics. Therefore, the students could understand both the concept and the mathematical representation.

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Volume Title
Proceedings of the 2016 International Conference on Mathematics and Science Education
Series
Advances in Social Science, Education and Humanities Research
Publication Date
January 2017
ISBN
978-94-6252-295-4
ISSN
2352-5398
DOI
10.2991/icmsed-16.2017.47How to use a DOI?
Copyright
© 2017, the Authors. Published by Atlantis Press.
Open Access
This is an open access article distributed under the CC BY-NC license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/).

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