From central force to Kepler’s area law
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From central force to Kepler’s area law. / Anetawardi, Yuvita Oktarisa; Avelar Sotomaior Karam, Ricardo.
2019. 287-288 Abstract from GIREP-ICPE-EPEC-MPTL 2019 CONFERENCE, Budapest, Hungary.Research output: Contribution to conference › Conference abstract for conference › Research › peer-review
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T1 - From central force to Kepler’s area law
AU - Anetawardi, Yuvita Oktarisa
AU - Avelar Sotomaior Karam, Ricardo
PY - 2019
Y1 - 2019
N2 - In Theorem 1 of his Principia, Newton showed that if one assumes a central force, Kepler’s area law follows. In this work, we report a study where two different ways of deriving this relation, one geometrical (à la Newton) and the other analytical (using vector calculus), were presented to pre-service physics teachers. The students were asked to formulate the essential arguments and to discuss issues that they did not understand. The main findings consist of students’ understanding of the arguments and their core difficulties, as well as a comparative analysis of their preference for more geometrical or analytical derivations.
AB - In Theorem 1 of his Principia, Newton showed that if one assumes a central force, Kepler’s area law follows. In this work, we report a study where two different ways of deriving this relation, one geometrical (à la Newton) and the other analytical (using vector calculus), were presented to pre-service physics teachers. The students were asked to formulate the essential arguments and to discuss issues that they did not understand. The main findings consist of students’ understanding of the arguments and their core difficulties, as well as a comparative analysis of their preference for more geometrical or analytical derivations.
M3 - Conference abstract for conference
SP - 287
EP - 288
T2 - GIREP-ICPE-EPEC-MPTL 2019 CONFERENCE
Y2 - 1 July 2019 through 5 July 2019
ER -
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