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Re: [Phys-l] Physics First

From: Rick Tarara <rtarara@saintmarys.edu>
Date: Fri, 05 May 2006 11:33:01 -0400

----- Original Message ----- From: "John Denker" <jsd@av8n.com>

Here's a modest suggestion: If you're going to try the physics-first
idea, don't let anyone call the course "high school physics". Instead
call it "Pre-Physics" or something like that.

It doesn't disguise the bigotry towards conceptual level physics as not being 'real' physics.

Rick

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- Re: [Phys-l] Equations (causal relationship)
  - From: "Ken Caviness" <caviness@southern.edu>
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- [Phys-l] Physics First
  - From: Larry Smith <larry.smith@snow.edu>
- Re: [Phys-l] Physics First
  - From: "Michael Edmiston" <edmiston@bluffton.edu>
- Re: [Phys-l] Physics First
  - From: John Denker <jsd@av8n.com>

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