Knowledge integration in student learning of Newton’s third law: Addressing the action-reaction language and the implied causality

Newton’s third law is one of the most important concepts learned early in introductory mechanics courses; however, ample studies have documented a wide range of students’ misconceptions and fragmented understandings of this concept that are difficult to change through traditional instruction. This r...

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Main Authors: Lei Bao, Joseph C. Fritchman
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: American Physical Society 2021-09-01
Series:Physical Review Physics Education Research
Online Access:http://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevPhysEducRes.17.020116