Re: [Phys-l] Caloric

[jbellina <jbellina@saintmarys.edu>]

On the other hand, could it be that those same students think of  
energy as caloric?  If that is the case would it be useful to name  
the misconception so as to deal with it?

joe
Joseph J. Bellina, Jr. Ph.D.
Professor of Physics
Saint Mary's College
Notre Dame, IN 46556

On Apr 24, 2006, at 4:52 PM, John Denker wrote:

> JMGreen wrote:
> > There was not much response to the issue  of caloric thus far.  Let
> > me be more direct:
> >
> > For members of this list what is the difference in your
> > views/ideas/images between "heat" and "caloric"?
>
> The question was correctly answered by Joel Rauber on 4/20/2006,
> to wit:  The vast majority of incoming students have never heard
> of caloric.
>
> I see no reason to bring it up in class.
> IMHO the less said about it, the better.
>
> I consider the word to have value only for the nerdiest of trivia  
> games
> and jokes, along with other "vocabulary" words such as
>    orpiment
>    spiritus veneris
>    oil of dippel
>
>
>
> Is that direct enough?
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