Re: errors rife in U.S. science textbooks

[Warren Hein <whein@AAPT.ORG>]

The report is available at

http://www.psrc-online.org/curriculum/book.html

in both WORD and pdf formats.

Warren W. Hein
Associate Executive Officer
American Association of Physics Teachers
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College Park, MD  20740-3845

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> > > John Denker <jsd@MONMOUTH.COM> 01/15 12:27 PM >>>
> None of the 12 textbooks has an acceptable level of accuracy, said John
> Hubisz, a North Carolina State University physics professor who led the
> two-year survey, released earlier this month.

   http://www.cnn.com/2001/US/01/15/textbook.errors.ap/index.html

   http://www2.ncsu.edu/ncsu/pams/physics/People/hubisz.html

I've written to Prof. H. to see if we can get access to the full report.