Using math in physics -- 3. Anchor equations
arXiv:2011.12761 · doi:10.1119/5.0023066
Abstract
An important step in learning to use math in science is learning to see physics equations as not just calculational tools, but as ways of expressing fundamental relationships among physical quantities, of coding conceptual information, and of organizing physics knowledge structures. In this paper I discuss the role of basic anchor equations in introductory physics and show some examples of how to help students learn to use them.
6 pages, 4 figures
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