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Klassen, Stephen – Science & Education, 2009
The Millikan oil drop experiment has been characterized as one of the "most beautiful" physics experiments of all time and, certainly, as one of the most frustrating of all the exercises in the undergraduate physics laboratory. A literature review reveals that work done on addressing student difficulties in performing the oil drop experiment has,…
Descriptors: Physics, Science Laboratories, Undergraduate Students, Science History