Making More Plausible What is Hard To Believe: Historical Justifications and Illustrations of Newton's Third Law.

Gauld, Colin

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ERIC Number: EJ563191

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1998

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Making More Plausible What is Hard To Believe: Historical Justifications and Illustrations of Newton's Third Law.

Gauld, Colin

Science and Education, v7 n2 p159-72 Mar 1998

Reports that many students do not believe Newton's law of action and reaction and suggests ways in which its plausibility might be enhanced. Reviews how this law has been made more plausible over time by Newton and those who succeeded him. Contains 25 references. (DDR)

Descriptors: Concept Formation, Elementary Secondary Education, Higher Education, Misconceptions, Motion, Physics, Science History

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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