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The study of motion presents problems to students of beginning physics at all levels. Part of this problem arises because of students' "common sense" ideas of motion. Six questions on trajectory motion, based on Galileo's "thought experiments" in his Dialogue Concerning the Two Chief World Systems, were given to students in several different introductory physics classes. These responses are analyzed and discussed.
American Journal of Physics: Volume 51, Issue 4, Pages 352-357
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10.1119/1.13247
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Aristotle, Galileo, motion, trajectory motion
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R. Whitaker, , Am. J. Phys. 51 (4), 352 (1983), WWW Document, (https://doi.org/10.1119/1.13247).
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R. Whitaker, Aristotle is not dead: Student understanding of trajectory motion, Am. J. Phys. 51 (4), 352 (1983), <https://doi.org/10.1119/1.13247>.
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Whitaker, R. (1983, April 1). Aristotle is not dead: Student understanding of trajectory motion. Am. J. Phys., 51(4), 352-357. Retrieved April 26, 2024, from https://doi.org/10.1119/1.13247
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Whitaker, Robert. "Aristotle is not dead: Student understanding of trajectory motion." Am. J. Phys. 51, no. 4, (April 1, 1983): 352-357, https://doi.org/10.1119/1.13247 (accessed 26 April 2024).
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Whitaker, Robert. "Aristotle is not dead: Student understanding of trajectory motion." Am. J. Phys. 51.4 (1983): 352-357. 26 Apr. 2024 <https://doi.org/10.1119/1.13247>.
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