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ERIC Number: EJ665259
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 2003
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Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-0926-7220
Newton's First Law: Text, Translations, Interpretations and Physics Education.
Galili, Igal; Tzeitlin, Michael
Science and Education, v12 n1 p45-73 Jan 2003
Considers the translation from Latin of Newton's First Law (NFL) in an historical perspective. Shows that Newton's original yields two versions of complimentary meanings, one temporal and the other quantitative. Reviews the presentation of NFL in physics textbooks and notes a decline in the status of NFL in the physics curriculum. (Contains 72 references.) (Author/YDS)
Descriptors: Concept Formation, Cultural Differences, Elementary Secondary Education, Higher Education, Motion, Physics, Science Curriculum, Science Instruction, Textbooks
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Conceptual Change; Newton Laws of Motion