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Students' concept of force: The importance of understanding Newton's third law

  • David E. Brown

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Abstract

Data indicate that students have a naive view of force as a property of objects. This suggests that Newton's third law, which makes explicit the relational quality of forces, may need to be stressed in teaching physics.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Article number007
Pages (from-to)353-358
Number of pages6
JournalPhysics Education
Volume24
Issue number6
DOIs
StatePublished - 1989
Externally publishedYes

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Education
  • General Physics and Astronomy

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