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View SchemaDifficult Problems Having Easy Solutions
| Authors | Oscar Bolina |
|---|---|
| Categories | |
| ArXiv ID | physics/9905018 |
| URL | https://arxiv.org/abs/physics/9905018 |
| DOI | 10.1088/0031-9120/34/3/310 |
| Journal | Physics Education 34 N.3 (1999) pp.148-149 |
Abstract
We discuss how a class of difficult kinematic problems can play an important role in an introductory course in stimulating students' reasoning on more complex physical situations. The problems presented here have an elementary analysis once certain symmetry features of the motion are revealed. We also explore some unexpected directions these problems lead us.
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