The physics-mathematics nexus: Connecting formalism, meaning, and classroom practice

Avraham Merzel; Philipp Bitzenbauer

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Avraham Merzel ¹ , Philipp Bitzenbauer ² ^*

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¹ The Seymour Fox School of Education, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem, ISRAEL² Institute of Physics Education, Faculty of Physics and Earth System Sciences, Leipzig University, Leipzig, GERMANY^* Corresponding Author

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Editorial: The physics-mathematics nexus: Connecting formalism, meaning, and classroom practice.

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EURASIA J Math Sci Tech Ed, Volume 22, Issue 11, November 2026, Article No: em2944

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Merzel, A., & Bitzenbauer, P. (2026). The physics-mathematics nexus: Connecting formalism, meaning, and classroom practice. Eurasia Journal of Mathematics, Science and Technology Education, 22(11), em2944. https://doi.org/10.29333/ejmste/19559

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Merzel A, Bitzenbauer P. The physics-mathematics nexus: Connecting formalism, meaning, and classroom practice. EURASIA J Math Sci Tech Ed. 2026;22(11):em2944. https://doi.org/10.29333/ejmste/19559

AMA

Merzel A, Bitzenbauer P. The physics-mathematics nexus: Connecting formalism, meaning, and classroom practice. EURASIA J Math Sci Tech Ed. 2026;22(11), em2944. https://doi.org/10.29333/ejmste/19559

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Merzel, Avraham, and Philipp Bitzenbauer. "The physics-mathematics nexus: Connecting formalism, meaning, and classroom practice". Eurasia Journal of Mathematics, Science and Technology Education 2026 22 no. 11 (2026): em2944. https://doi.org/10.29333/ejmste/19559

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Merzel, A., and Bitzenbauer, P. (2026). The physics-mathematics nexus: Connecting formalism, meaning, and classroom practice. Eurasia Journal of Mathematics, Science and Technology Education, 22(11), em2944. https://doi.org/10.29333/ejmste/19559

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Merzel, Avraham et al. "The physics-mathematics nexus: Connecting formalism, meaning, and classroom practice". Eurasia Journal of Mathematics, Science and Technology Education, vol. 22, no. 11, 2026, em2944. https://doi.org/10.29333/ejmste/19559