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APA

Levi, H., Merzel, A., & Lehavi, Y. (2025). Physmatic difficulties and students’ thinking approaches. Eurasia Journal of Mathematics, Science and Technology Education, 21(7), em2663. https://doi.org/10.29333/ejmste/16565

Vancouver

Levi H, Merzel A, Lehavi Y. Physmatic difficulties and students’ thinking approaches. EURASIA J Math Sci Tech Ed. 2025;21(7):em2663. https://doi.org/10.29333/ejmste/16565

AMA

Levi H, Merzel A, Lehavi Y. Physmatic difficulties and students’ thinking approaches. EURASIA J Math Sci Tech Ed. 2025;21(7), em2663. https://doi.org/10.29333/ejmste/16565

Chicago

Levi, Hadas, Avraham Merzel, and Yaron Lehavi. "Physmatic difficulties and students’ thinking approaches". Eurasia Journal of Mathematics, Science and Technology Education 2025 21 no. 7 (2025): em2663. https://doi.org/10.29333/ejmste/16565

Harvard

Levi, H., Merzel, A., and Lehavi, Y. (2025). Physmatic difficulties and students’ thinking approaches. Eurasia Journal of Mathematics, Science and Technology Education, 21(7), em2663. https://doi.org/10.29333/ejmste/16565

MLA

Levi, Hadas et al. "Physmatic difficulties and students’ thinking approaches". Eurasia Journal of Mathematics, Science and Technology Education, vol. 21, no. 7, 2025, em2663. https://doi.org/10.29333/ejmste/16565