Analysis of the relativistic dynamics approach in high school and university textbooks

Authors

  • Richard González
  • María Rita Otero
  • Marcelo Arlego

Keywords:

Relativistic dynamics, Textbooks, Teaching and Learning of Special Relativity

Abstract

This research analyses the main arguments for revising the classical concepts of momentum, mass and energy, in the teaching of relativistic dynamics in (N=18) high school and basic university textbooks through inductive categorization. It analyses how the educational level to which the texts are directed influences the arguments for the revision of classical dynamics and its strategies, in addition to characterizing the use of experiments, images, and the relevance of studying the relativistic dynamics exposed by the different texts.
There is evidence of a preference for university books to review in the first instance the concept of momentum for the subsequent analysis of dynamic magnitudes, while in high school books the concepts of momentum, mass and energy are reviewed equally for the
introduction of relativistic dynamics. Finally, some considerations and discussions are made about the consequences that this study entails for the teaching of relativistic dynamics

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2022-12-21

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How to Cite

Analysis of the relativistic dynamics approach in high school and university textbooks. (2022). Journal of Physics Teaching, 34, 211-219. https://revistas.unc.edu.ar/index.php/revistaEF/article/view/39833