This page will collect the contributions from the teachers who have used this unit, in total or in part, in the classroom. Initially it just contains a few "teaching suggestions" which we could call "theoretical", although they are based on our teaching experience.

The study of the magnetic field presents two types of difficulties to students of post-compulsory secondary education:

•  The problem of visualising vector equalities in a 3D space.

•  The application of burdensome mathematical methods to justify the laws of the magnetic field.

In this unit we have emphasised three-dimensional representations of the vectorial magnitudes to make the relations between them obvious.

On the other hand, we have avoided the use of mathematical proofs. The laws of the magnetic field can be deduced through simulated experiments, with activities planned to guide the students. Even a purely mathematical concept like Ampère's theorem can be obtained in this way...

We hope that our students will be able to overcome the fears that the magnetic field usually raises, that they will be able to grasp the most difficult concepts visually and that they will become used to applying deductive logic to their observations.

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