Development of energy concepts in introductory physics courses

American Journal of Physics

Volumn 67, Issue 12, 1999, Pages 1063-1067

  Arons, Arnold B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

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EID: 0033262126     PISSN: 00029505     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1119/1.19182     Document Type: Article

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1. For example, why must work in compressing a spring be calculated by using the displacement of the end of the spring rather than displacement of the center of mass of the spring? In the derivation presented in Eq. (3), the displacement entering into the calculation of work was supposed to be that of the center of mass of the extended object.
2. R. P. Feynman, R. B. Leighton, and M. Sands, The Feynman Lectures on Physics (Addison-Wesley, Reading, MA, 1965), Vol. I, p. 4-1.
3. See, for example, H. Erlichson, "Work and kinetic energy for an automobile coming to a stop," Am. J. Phys. 45, 769-769 (1977); C. M. Penchina, "Pseudowork-energy principle," ibid. 46, 295-296 (1978); B. A. Sherwood, "Pseudowork and real work," ibid. 51, 597-602 (1983); A. B. Arons, Teaching Introductory Physics (Wiley, New York, 1997), Part I, Chap. 5, pp. 135-161.
4. See, for example, H. Erlichson, "Work and kinetic energy for an automobile coming to a stop," Am. J. Phys. 45, 769-769 (1977); C. M. Penchina, "Pseudowork-energy principle," ibid. 46, 295-296 (1978); B. A. Sherwood, "Pseudowork and real work," ibid. 51, 597-602 (1983); A. B. Arons, Teaching Introductory Physics (Wiley, New York, 1997), Part I, Chap. 5, pp. 135-161.
5. See, for example, H. Erlichson, "Work and kinetic energy for an automobile coming to a stop," Am. J. Phys. 45, 769-769 (1977); C. M. Penchina, "Pseudowork-energy principle," ibid. 46, 295-296 (1978); B. A. Sherwood, "Pseudowork and real work," ibid. 51, 597-602 (1983); A. B. Arons, Teaching Introductory Physics (Wiley, New York, 1997), Part I, Chap. 5, pp. 135-161.
6. See, for example, H. Erlichson, "Work and kinetic energy for an automobile coming to a stop," Am. J. Phys. 45, 769-769 (1977); C. M. Penchina, "Pseudowork-energy principle," ibid. 46, 295-296 (1978); B. A. Sherwood, "Pseudowork and real work," ibid. 51, 597-602 (1983); A. B. Arons, Teaching Introductory Physics (Wiley, New York, 1997), Part I, Chap. 5, pp. 135-161.
7. P. W. Bridgman, The Nature of Thermodynamics (Harvard U.P., Cam′ bridge, MA, 1941), Chap. 1, p. 30.
8. See elementary school curricula such as ESS (Elementary Science Study) or SCIS (Science Curriculum Improvement Study), both published by Delta Education, Nashua, NH.
9. For specific examples, see A. B. Arons, in Ref. 3 Part I, Sec. 5.5, pp. 139-140.