The complexity of simplifications in the teaching of mechanics at the university initial cycle: the case of the treatment of pulleys in textbooks

We present a study on mechanics textbooks widely used in physics courses of the university initial cycle of scientific and technological careers that form part of Spanish-speaking universities. Through a content analysis, we investigated the explanations given by the authors of the textbooks about t...

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Main Authors: Silvia María Giorgi, Cristina Noemí Cámara, Luis Alberto Marino, Ricardo Antonio Carreri
Format: Article
Language:Spanish
Published: Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina (UFSC) 2017-08-01
Series:Caderno Brasileiro de Ensino de Física
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Online Access:https://periodicos.ufsc.br/index.php/fisica/article/view/48168