re: A list of textbook misconceptions

[trammell@fn872.fnal.gov (John Trammell)]

I'd change 

> 4) Melting of ice under skating blades is due to high pressure.

to read

  "4) Melting of ice under skating blades is NOT due to high pressure"

To make the sense of the statement the same as the other
three -- statements of truth as we know it.

Regards,
John

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        A LIST OF TEXTBOOK MISCONCEPTIONS (Only 4 so far)
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 1) The Physics of Flight: It's Newton not Bernoulli.

 2) The green house effect: suppression of convection is the main factor.

 3) Capacitors in series: the equilibrated charges are not equal in the dc 
    circuits.

 4) Melting of ice under skating blades is not due to high pressure.

 5) .....