Raviv, D., & Ginton, A. (2015, June), A Visual and Intuitive Approach to Teaching and Learning Concepts in Wave Theory  Paper presented at 2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, Seattle, Washington. 10.18260/p.23475

\bibitem{asee_peer_23475}
  Raviv, D., \& Ginton, A. (2015, June), \emph{A Visual and Intuitive Approach to Teaching and Learning Concepts in Wave Theory}
  Paper presented at 2015 ASEE Annual Conference \& Exposition, Seattle, Washington.
  10.18260/p.23475

Daniel Raviv and Adam Ginton.  "A Visual and Intuitive Approach to Teaching and Learning Concepts in Wave Theory".  2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, Seattle, Washington, 2015, June.  ASEE Conferences, 2015.  https://peer.asee.org/23475 Internet.  26 Apr, 2024

\bibitem{asee_peer_23475}
  Daniel Raviv and Adam Ginton.
  "A Visual and Intuitive Approach to Teaching and Learning Concepts in Wave Theory".
  \emph{2015 ASEE Annual Conference \& Exposition, Seattle, Washington, 2015, June}.
  ASEE Conferences, 2015.
  https://peer.asee.org/23475 Internet.  26 Apr, 2024

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