Thursday, June 27, 2013

SOCS #8 Explaining the "At Rest" Condition of an Object

I was quite surprised at the depth of the misconceptions of the concept of simply being "at rest".   Recognizing students need for clarification might take more than one class period and pushing on books.  

Explaining the "at rest" condition of an object,  by:  Jim Minstrell, The Physics Teacher, Jan. 1982, pp. 10-14

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