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ERIC Number: EJ561862
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1998
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ISSN: ISSN-0031-9120
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Relativity on a Spreadsheet.
Carson, S. R.
Physics Education, v33 n1 p13-19 Jan 1998
Presents a method for using spreadsheets to model special relativistic phenomena based on the connection between electric and magnetic fields in special relativity. Uses the time dilation equation to carry out transformations between reference frames that show the connection between the fields quantitatively. (DDR)
Descriptors: British National Curriculum, Computer Uses in Education, Electricity, Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Magnets, Physics, Relativity, Secondary Education, Spreadsheets
Publication Type: Guides - Classroom - Teacher; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: United Kingdom (Great Britain)
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