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Vocabulary and Experiences to Develop a Center of Mass Model
Kaar, Taylor; Pollack, Linda B.; Lerner, Michael E.; Engels, Robert J.
Physics Teacher, v55 n7 p409-412 Oct 2017
The use of systems in many introductory courses is limited and often implicit. Modeling two or more objects as a system and tracking the center of mass of that system is usually not included. Thinking in terms of the center of mass facilitates problem solving while exposing the importance of using conservation laws. We present below three laboratory activities that build this systems thinking for introductory physics students.
Descriptors: Physics, Introductory Courses, Scientific Concepts, Problem Solving, Scientific Principles, Conservation (Concept), Science Laboratories, Science Activities, Systems Approach, Laboratory Experiments
American Association of Physics Teachers. One Physics Ellipse, College Park, MD 20740. Tel: 301-209-3300; Fax: 301-209-0845; e-mail: pubs@aapt.org; Web site: http://aapt.scitation.org/journal/pte
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