Ricardo Avelar Sotomaior Karam

Research output

Research output per year 2006 2012 2014 2016 2019 2019

• 17 Journal article
• 4 Conference abstract for conference
• 2 Paper
• 1 Book chapter
• 1 More
  • 1 Literature review

Research output per year

Research output per year

Search results

• 2019

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

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

  Research output: Contribution to conference › Conference abstract for conference › Research › peer-review

  • Quantum Theory 100%
  • Quantum Mechanics 91%
  • Paul A. M. Dirac 63%
  • Heisenberg 59%
  • Classical Physics 58%

• From central force to Kepler’s area law

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

  Research output: Contribution to conference › Conference abstract for conference › Research › peer-review

  • Law 100%
  • physics 80%
  • student 46%
  • teacher 39%

• O que diferencia as Feynman lectures de livros tradicionais?

  Translated title of the contribution: What distinguishes the Feynman lectures from traditional physics textbooks?Avelar Sotomaior Karam, R., 2019, In: Revista Brasileira de Ensino de Fisica. 40, 4, p. 1-11 11 p., e4204.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review

  • textbook 100%
  • physics 99%
  • Teaching 25%

• Schrödinger’s Struggles with a Complex Wave Function

  Avelar Sotomaior Karam, R., 2019.

  Research output: Contribution to conference › Conference abstract for conference › Research › peer-review

  • Waves 100%
  • Matrix Mechanics 58%
  • Wave Mechanics 49%
  • Maxwell's Equations 48%
  • Physical 36%

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

  Avelar Sotomaior Karam, R., 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 proceeding › Book chapter › Research › peer-review

  • physics 100%
  • mathematics 80%
  • Teaching 50%
  • learning 26%

• Why is centripetal acceleration v^2/r? Students’ struggles and preferences after seeing different derivations

  Vedel, S., Avelar Sotomaior Karam, R. & Hansen, S. H., 2 Jul 2019, p. 289-290.

  Research output: Contribution to conference › Conference abstract for conference › Research › peer-review

  • physics 100%
  • student 87%
  • interview 50%
• 2018

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

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

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review

  • complex numbers 100%
  • elliptical polarization 50%
  • optics 49%
  • circular polarization 38%
  • polarized light 33%

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

  Koch Torres Assis, A. & Avelar Sotomaior Karam, R., 23 Mar 2018, In: European Journal of Physics. 39, 3, p. 1-14 14 p., 035003.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review

  • free fall 100%
  • education 75%
  • two body problem 56%
  • physics 48%
  1 Citation (Scopus)
• 2017

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

  Avelar Sotomaior Karam, R., Kneubil, F. & Robilotta, M., 27 Jun 2017, In: European Journal of Physics. 38, p. 1-13 13 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review

  • wire 100%
  • magnetic fields 66%
  • textbooks 28%
  • charge distribution 22%
  • education 22%
  1 Citation (Scopus)

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

  Kneubil, F. & Avelar Sotomaior Karam, R., 2017, In: Revista Brasileira de Ensino de Fisica. 39, 2, p. 1-11 11 p., e2302.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review

  • physics 100%
  • gases 54%
  • education 51%
  • hydrogen atoms 50%
  • Hall effect 48%
• 2016

  Atwood and Poggendorff: an insightful analogy

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

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review

  • equations of motion 100%
  • levers 77%
  • students 58%
  • newton 58%
  2 Citations (Scopus)

• 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

  Translated title of the contribution: You already learned it in your math classes! Is this really true?Avelar Sotomaior Karam, R., Uhden, O. & Höttecke, D., Jul 2016, In: Naturwissenschaften im Unterricht Physik. 153/154, p. 22-27

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Commissioned › peer-review

  • Physics 100%
  • Mathematics 73%
  • Physical World 32%
  • Acknowledgement 31%
  • Physicists 28%

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

  Translated title of the contribution: Mathematics as bridge between the macro- and microcosmos: A teaching proposal for Thermodynamics at upper secondary levelZander, S., Dorn, T. & Avelar Sotomaior Karam, R., Jul 2016, In: Naturwissenschaften im Unterricht Physik. 153/154, p. 68-73

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Commissioned › peer-review

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

  Translated title of the contribution: Mathematics in Physics: Is it necessary? And if so, why and what for?Krey, O. & Avelar Sotomaior Karam, R., Jul 2016, In: Naturwissenschaften im Unterricht Physik. 153/154, p. 7-13

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Commissioned › peer-review
• 2015

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

  Avelar Sotomaior Karam, R., 1 Jul 2015, In: Science & Education. 24, 5, p. 487-494

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review

  • physics 100%
  • mathematics 80%
  • natural philosophy 43%
  • historian 23%
  • educational practice 22%
  5 Citations (Scopus)

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

  Avelar Sotomaior Karam, R. & Krey, O., 1 Jul 2015, In: Science & Education. 24, 5, p. 661-698

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review

  • physics 100%
  • teacher 49%
  • education 36%
  • mathematics 22%
  • regularity 18%
  9 Citations (Scopus)
• 2014

  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, R., 2014, In: Science & Education. 23, 10, p. 2137-2148

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Literature review › Research

  • book review 100%
  • natural philosophy 49%
  • evidence 34%
  • argumentation 27%
  • Law 14%

• Comparing Teaching Approaches About Maxwell’s Displacement Current

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

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review

  • physics 100%
  • Teaching 50%
  • educator 48%
  • historical development 40%
  • historian 39%
  2 Citations (Scopus)

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

  Avelar Sotomaior Karam, R., 28 May 2014, In: Physical Review Physics Education Research. 10, 1, 010119 .

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review

  • lectures 100%
  • mathematics 94%
  • physics 71%
  • education 66%
  • electromagnetism 60%
  21 Citations (Scopus)
• 2012

  Formal analogies in physics teacher education

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

  Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper › Research › peer-review

  • physics 100%
  • teacher 49%
  • questionnaire 39%
  • education 36%
  • mathematics 26%

• Modelling Mathematical Reasoning in Physics Education

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

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review

  • mathematical modeling 100%
  • physics 67%
  • mathematics 54%
  • education 24%
  • teaching research 17%
  56 Citations (Scopus)

• The complex road to mathematization in physics instruction

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

  Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper › Research › peer-review

  • mathematization 100%
  • physics instruction 94%
  • university teacher 35%
  • teacher training 22%
  • physics 21%
• 2009

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

  Translated title of the contribution: Technical versus Structural skills: Problem solving and the role of Mathematics in Physical thoughtAvelar Sotomaior Karam, R. & Pietrocola, M., 2009, In: Alexandria: Journal of Science and Technology Education. 2, p. 181-205

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review

  • mathematics 100%
  • physics 83%
  • development of science 61%
  • teaching strategy 47%
  • everyday life 40%
• 2007

  Relatividades no ensino médio: o debate em sala de aula

  Translated title of the contribution: Relativities in secondary school: Classroom debateAvelar Sotomaior Karam, R., Coimbra, D. & Maria S. C. de Souza Cruz, S., 2007, In: Revista Brasileira de Ensino de Fisica. 29, 1

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review

  • physics 100%
  • secondary school 88%
  • school class 69%
  • classroom 62%
  • first-year student 60%
  3 Citations (Scopus)
• 2006

  Tempo relativístico no início do Ensino Médio

  Translated title of the contribution: Relativistic time in the beginning of High SchoolAvelar Sotomaior Karam, R., 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 journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review

  • performance tests 100%
  • students 78%
  • education 77%
  • relativity 72%
  • kinematics 66%
  2 Citations (Scopus)