[Phys-L] Re: Aristotelian thinking among modern students
From: Joel.Rauber at SDSTATE.EDU (Rauber, Joel)
Date: Thu Oct 20 16:18:11 2005
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| 1) I hope that somebody planning to write a really innovating
| Introductory Physics textbook pays attention to some of our threads.
| Most textbooks are essentially similar because authors (and
| publishers) do not want to take a chance. On the other hand,
| a really innovating text is needed. An author and publisher
| willing to take a chance might be able to produce something
| that is not only useful but profitable as well.
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IMO, it more or less qualifies, but curious as to opinions from phys-L
members. I haven't actually used the book in a course; so those who are
currently using it should chime in.