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DA of the Debye length
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Highlights: An extended groupwork activity on the HP equation that can help students get a handle on dimensional analysis. Includes a little calculus.
Abstract: This groupwork activity has students work through a moderately complex problem in dimensional analysis relevant to biologists: Debye shielding of charge in an ionic fluid. The lesson is highly scaffolded without being algorithmic. Appropriate either for a recitation or a large lecture class with groupwork structures available. Also could be given as a homework problem.
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DA of the Debye length

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