Publication details
Tíha tělesa: Problematický pojem fyziky?
| Title in English | Weight of body: Problematic concept of physics? |
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| Authors | |
| Year of publication | 2014 |
| Type | Article in Periodical |
| Magazine / Source | Obzory matematiky fyziky a informatiky |
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| Citation | |
| Field | Theoretical physics |
| Keywords | weight; gravitational force; mass; apparent weight |
| Description | The paper deals with the concept of the weight of the body and mistakes that are traditionally connected with it. We comment on the definition of this and related concepts in various textbooks and on the Internet, and then we suggest how to help students with correct understanding of these concepts. |