Impetus-Force-Like Drawings May Be Less Common Than You Think

Perhaps the most commonly cited student idea about forces in the literature is the notion of an impetus force, defined as the "belief that there is a force inside a moving object that keeps it going and causes it to have some speed,"that can then "fade away as the object moves along.&...

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Main Authors: Goodhew, L.M (Author), Heron, P.R.L (Author), Robertson, A.D (Author), Scherr, R.E (Author)
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: American Institute of Physics Inc. 2022
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