ERIC Number: EJ896115
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Publication Date: 2010-Sep
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A Trick of Gravity
Newburgh, Ronald
Physics Teacher, v48 n6 p401-402 Sep 2010
It's both surprising and rewarding when an old, standard problem reveals a subtlety that expands its pedagogic value. I realized recently that the role of gravity in the range equation for a projectile is not so simple as first appears. This realization may be completely obvious to others but was quite new to me.
Descriptors: Physics, Scientific Principles, Science Instruction, Scientific Concepts, Teaching Methods, Equations (Mathematics)
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Language: English
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