Historical problems and learning difficulties in the Newtonian interpretation of supposedly elementary electrostatic phynomena
This paper starts with a a brief historical review of electrostatics. Then, the use of this historical knowledge is proposed in order to analyse students’ difficulties in learning this theory. This is done using proofs and empirical designs, employed mainly in the historical evolution, which are kno...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul
1998-09-01
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| Series: | Investigações em Ensino de Ciências |
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| Online Access: | http://www.if.ufrgs.br/ienci/artigos/Artigo_ID43/v3_n3_a1998.pdf |