Would You Believe...? The (Plus/Minus) Gremlins and the Conservation Laws.

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ERIC Number: EJ237542

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Publication Date: 1980-Dec

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Would You Believe...? The (Plus/Minus) Gremlins and the Conservation Laws.

Physics Teacher, v18 n9 p678-79 Dec 1980

Discusses errors and misleading statements found in discussing the meaning of the minus sign in treating the topics of the conservation laws of energy, momentum, and angular momentum. (CS)

Descriptors: College Science, Higher Education, Physics, Science Education, Science Instruction, Secondary Education, Secondary School Science, Textbook Evaluation, Textbooks

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Language: English

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