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A 3D Universe? Students’ and professors’ perception of multidimensionality

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  03 March 2020

Urban Eriksson
Affiliation:
NRCF, Department of Physics, Lund University, Box 118, 221 00, Lund, Sweden Email: [email protected]
Wolfgang Steffen
Affiliation:
Instituto de Astronomia, OAN, UNAM, Ensenada, Mexico. Email: [email protected]
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Abstract

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This paper discusses the importance of learning to understand the three-dimensionality of astronomical objects, in particular nebulae. After collecting data from students’ and professors’ discernment of 3D we finds that this is difficult for both students and professors, which highlights the importance of addressing extrapolating three-dimensionality in astronomy education.

Type
Contributed Papers
Copyright
© International Astronomical Union 2020

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