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Pedagogy of misconceptions.



I was not questioning the pedagogy. But JohnB brings a
new and interesting issue. I try to follow the logic of the
textbook and I am confused by it. That is a penalty imposed
on me for NOT having wrong preconceptions. Is this OK?
Ludwik Kowalski

John Barrer wrote:

I believe the book may be written to take into account
the probable viewpoint(s) of a student new to the
topic and to recognize the likely preconceptions he or
she is likely to have. For example, twists and turns
on a path force you to move more slowly than if it
were straight. I think it's very understandable that
many students would expect steady-state current in
wires to be similarly affected. Etc, etc.