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Thinking in Physics: The pleasure of reasoning and understanding
Laurence Viennot
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Description for Thinking in Physics: The pleasure of reasoning and understanding
Hardback. Thinking in Physics Num Pages: 161 pages, 53 black & white illustrations, 5 colour illustrations, 4 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: JNLC; JNM; JNU; PH; YQSP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 162 x 240 x 16. Weight in Grams: 444.
Read this book if you care about students really understanding physics and getting genuine intellectual satisfaction from doing so. Read it too if you fear that this goal is out of reach – you may be surprised! Laurence Viennot here shows ways to deal with the awkward fact that common sense thinking is often not the same as scientific thinking. She analyses examples of frequent and widespread errors and confusions, which provide a real eye-opener for the teacher. More than that, she shows ways to avoid and overcome them. The book argues against over-emphasis on “fun” applications, demonstrating that students ... Read more
Read this book if you care about students really understanding physics and getting genuine intellectual satisfaction from doing so. Read it too if you fear that this goal is out of reach – you may be surprised! Laurence Viennot here shows ways to deal with the awkward fact that common sense thinking is often not the same as scientific thinking. She analyses examples of frequent and widespread errors and confusions, which provide a real eye-opener for the teacher. More than that, she shows ways to avoid and overcome them. The book argues against over-emphasis on “fun” applications, demonstrating that students ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Springer
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
Weight
443g
Number of Pages
161
Place of Publication
Dordrecht, Netherlands
ISBN
9789401786652
SKU
V9789401786652
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Ref
99-15
About Laurence Viennot
Laurence Viennot is emeritus professor at the Université Denis Diderot (Paris 7) and contributed to the creation of the LDPES (Laboratoire de Didactique de la Physique dans l'Enseignement Supérieur) laboratory, now part of the Laboratoire André Revuz. She has for a long time been responsible for the Master's course in science teaching, but devotes herself equally to training physics instructors. ... Read more
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