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ERIC Number: EJ600176
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1999
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ISSN: ISSN-0002-9505
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Development of Energy Concepts in Introductory Physics Courses.
Arons, Arnold B.
American Journal of Physics, v67 n12 p1063-67 Dec 1999
Believes that a student's understanding of energy concepts can be enhanced by introducing and using the concept of internal energy by articulating the first law of thermodynamics in a simple, phenomenological form without mathematical encumbrances. (Author/CCM)
Descriptors: Course Descriptions, Curriculum Development, Higher Education, Physics, Science Education, Scientific Concepts, Thermodynamics
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers
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Language: English
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Note: Theme issue: Thermal and Statistical Physics.