Weight and gravity—the need for consistent definitions - Concepedia

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Weight and gravity—the need for consistent definitions

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1999

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Richard C. Morrison

The Physics Teacher

Stem EducationInquiry-based LearningCognitive ScienceScience EducationTeachingTeacher EducationStudent LearningTeaching MethodScience TeachingConfusion Students ExperienceEducationGravity EffectsConsistent DefinitionsIntroductory PhysicsGravitation TheoryGravity Field

Abstract

Everyone who teaches introductory physics is used to dealing with the confusion students experience when first confronted with the difference between mass and weight.