Thermal Expansion

Fakhruddin, Hasan

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ERIC Number: EJ480162

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1993

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ISSN: ISSN-0031-921X

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Thermal Expansion "Paradox."

Fakhruddin, Hasan

Physics Teacher, v31 n4 p214 Apr 1993

Describes a paradox in the equation for thermal expansion. If the calculations for heating a rod and subsequently cooling a rod are determined, the new length of the cool rod is shorter than expected. (PR)

Descriptors: College Science, Heat, High Schools, Higher Education, Mathematics Instruction, Physics, Science Instruction, Thermodynamics

Publication Type: Guides - Classroom - Teacher; Journal Articles

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Audience: Teachers; Practitioners

Language: English

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