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Peer reviewedGalili, Igal; Goldberg, Fred – Physics Teacher, 1993
Expands upon the popular belief that mirrors cause the left-right reversal of objects placed in front of them. The image-location rule and image-symmetry rule are applied throughout the article to help summarize some important properties of mirror images. (ZWH)
Descriptors: Mathematics Instruction, Misconceptions, Optics, Physics
Peer reviewedDibble, William E.; Hart, Grant W.; Stokes, Harold T. – Physics Teacher, 1999
Advocates the use of subscripts in the formula for relativistic velocity addition to minimize student confusion. (WRM)
Descriptors: Equations (Mathematics), High Schools, Higher Education, Mathematics Instruction
