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Reaching the Critical Mass

JUL 01, 2008
The Twenty Year Surge in High School Physics
Michael Neuschatz
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Susan White
Director ,  Statistical Research
Reaching the critical mass

Findings from the latest AIP Survey of High School Physics Teachers.

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