3 papers
physics.ed-ph2010
Investigations about Science Misconceptions
M. Risch
Students entering engineering in universities of applied sciences were tested to see whether they understood easy Science problems within the first week of the first semester. The…
physics.hist-ph2010
History of Scientists? Elimination of Naive Beliefs about Movement - The testing of the theories of Galileo in his lifetime on board of a galley -
Matthias R. Risch
Throughout the early history of Science the heliocentric world model was refused because it contradicted the thoughts of Aristotle and the medieval "Impetus" theory of movement. Ev…
physics.ed-ph2010
Can Physics Teaching be improved by Explanation of Tricks with a Motorcycle?
Matthias R. Risch
A priority of physics instruction is to help students make the connection between the formulae they think they are required to memorize and the real world in which they interact ev…