Re: [Phys-l] Unit Conversions (was Mass and Energy)

["Josh Gates-fac" <Josh_Gates-fac@nobles.edu>]

Forum for Physics Educators <phys-l@carnot.physics.buffalo.edu> on Sunday,
May 28, 2006 at 11:24 PM -0500 wrote:
> Hi all-
>
> On Sun, 28 May 2006, John Clement wrote (in part):
>
> _____________________________snip________________________________________
> > Sometimes when you have discomfort with an idea it is because the
> concept
> > does not agree with your existing conceptions.  This happens when
> students
> > confront NTN3.  The are uncomfortable with it and find it confusing
> despite
> > the fact that it is actually quite simple and straightforward.  It could
> > also be that the concept is wrong, so your discomfort comes from being
> > required to learn something that is not correct.
> _________________________snip____________________________________________
>
> 	My goodness, John, have you no curiosity about what my discomfort 
> is, and what background I might have in understanding Piaget's ideas?
>
> 	Regards,
> 			Jack

I'm mostly curious about what 'NTN3' means....
jg

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Josh Gates
Noble and Greenough
Dedham MA