Energy as a substancelike quantity that flows: Theoretical considerations and pedagogical consequences

Utilizing an energy-as-substance conceptual metaphor as a central feature of the introductory physics curriculum affords students a wealth of conceptual resources for reasoning about energy conservation, storage, and transfer. This paper first establishes the utility and function of a conceptual met...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Eric Brewe
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: American Physical Society 2011-09-01
Series:Physical Review Special Topics. Physics Education Research
Online Access:http://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevSTPER.7.020106