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Difficulties in Learning Thermodynamic Concepts

Subtitle: Are They Linked to the Historical Development of this Field?
Document type: Articulo

Abstract

Students' misunderstanding of basic thermodynamic concepts is analysed on historical grounds. The persistence of some ideas from the caloric model are found to be reinforced by magnitude names and unit definitions that were brought up at the early stages of thermodynamic development. The failure of many popular textbooks to make a clear distinction between internal energy and heat is also explored and related to Students' learning difficulties. Some hints that may help to improve Students' understanding are presented.

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Issue date: 2002
Document language: English
Journal: Science and Education; vol. 11, no. 3
Origin: Investigación en Metodologías Alternativas para la Enseñanza de las Ciencias
ISSN: 0926-7220
Pages: 279-291
xmlui.dri2xhtml.METS-1.0.item-dc-subject: Thermodynamic ; Education ; physics
Subjects: Educación ; Física

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