Re: Weight and Mass

[Joseph Bellina <jbellina@SAINTMARYS.EDU>]

If only one person asks, or even if only a small fraction asks, I would
comment on the question and suggest they see you.  If more than a third
are asking, then I would spend class time on it.  Perhaps you could
create an in-class assessment to see if they can distinquish mass from
weight, and by how they vote determine on the fly whether you need to go
over it again.

cheers

joe


On Mon, 24 Sep 2001, Tina Fanetti wrote:

> I thought I had explained clearly what the difference between weight =
> and mass was to my students.  I asked them to write down any question=
> s they had at the end of class and some one wants me to explain the d=
> ifference again with examples.
>
> Thoughts?
> Tina
>
> Tina Fanetti
> Physics Instructor
> Western Iowa Technical Community College
> 4647 Stone Ave
> Sioux City IA 51102
> 712-274-8733 ext 1429

Joseph J. Bellina, Jr.               219-284-4662
Associate Professor of Physics
Saint Mary's College
Notre Dame, IN 46556