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ERIC Number: EJ317392
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1985
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The Slide-Wire Potentiometer--A New Approach.
Otto, Fred B.
Physics Teacher, v23 n4 p232 Apr 1985
While students are able to cope with the slide-wire Wheatstone bridge, the slide-wire potentiometer has had a long history of confusing and frustrating elementary physics students. Therefore, a new approach for teaching and using the potentiometer has been developed. This approach is described. (JN)
Descriptors: College Science, Electric Circuits, Electricity, Higher Education, Physics, Potentiometers (Instruments), Science Education, Science Equipment, Science Experiments, Science Instruction
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
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Audience: Teachers; Practitioners
Language: English
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